Lonsdale
SA 5160 · Onkaparinga
23 (2021) → 23 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Lonsdale is a suburb in Onkaparinga, SA 5160, about 22km from Adelaide CBD. Recent property sales in Lonsdale are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 85/100, and is right by the coast. Lonsdale has an overall score of 61/100, based on transport, liveability and education. Suburb-level crime data isn't available for a safety score here.
Demographics
Age distribution
ATO 2023-24, postcode 5160 area — postcode-level, not suburb-specific.
Top countries of birth: South Africa (21.74%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Suburb-level sale prices aren't published for SA. Median weekly rents:
Source: Land Services SA + SA Housing Authority · Updated Q1 2025
Residential Safety
This is a commercial / transport hub with few residents — recorded incidents include visitors and workers, so a per-resident rate and safety score would be misleading. Raw incident counts are shown below.
Commercial & services hub. This suburb is a major employment and services centre, drawing a significant daily influx of workers and visitors from surrounding areas. Crime figures are recorded by incident location and include offences involving commuters and visitors, not just residents, so the per-resident crime rates below may overstate the risk for people who live here.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year):
Includes street and public-place assaults — supplementary context, not part of the safety score.
Incident-trend chart suppressed for this suburb — its all-category totals don't reflect the small resident base. Raw residential counts are shown above.
Area crime context
Totals include incidents involving commuters and visitors, not just residents.
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: SA Police / OCSAR (suburb-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 995 (below the national average of 1000).
No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).
Nearby (within 10km)
- Morphett Vale Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 2kmICSEA 950
- Lonsdale Heights Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.2kmICSEA 949
- O'Sullivan Beach Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.4kmICSEA 926
- Southern Montessori SchoolPrimary · Independent · 2.4kmICSEA 1095
- Sports College South Australia - The Cove CampusSecondary · Independent · 2.5km
- Reynella South Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.9kmICSEA 969
- Hallett Cove South Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.9kmICSEA 989
- St John The Apostle Parish SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 2.9kmICSEA 1021
- Christie Downs Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.9kmICSEA 925
- Antonio Catholic SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 3.1kmICSEA 1008
- FAME - Flexible Accredited Meaningful Engagement - Wardli Youth CentreSecondary · Catholic · 3.3km
- FAME - Flexible Accredited Meaningful Engagement - The Cottage CampusSecondary · Catholic · 3.3km
Source: ACARA MySchool · Updated 2025
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Employment & Economy
Top local industries
Source: DEWR SALM / ABS Census 2021 · Updated SALM Mar 2026 / 2021 Census
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap · Healthdirect NHSD (via Geoscience Australia)
Entertainment Scene
No data
Entertainment venue data isn't available for this suburb.
Government liquor register data is not yet available for SA. Venue counts are estimated from OpenStreetMap within 2km of the suburb centre.
View nearby venues on the Entertainment Map →
Source: OpenStreetMap
Childcare
No data
Childcare data isn't available for this suburb.
View childcare centres on the map →
Source: ACECQA National Quality Framework Register · Updated July 2026
Places of Worship
Mapped places of worship within 3km of the suburb centre, grouped by religion where recorded. Community mapping may not capture every congregation.
Source: OpenStreetMap
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Frequently asked questions about Lonsdale
How far is Lonsdale from Adelaide CBD?
Lonsdale is about 22.1 km from Adelaide CBD, an estimated 52 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Lonsdale?
Lonsdale has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Lonsdale?
Lonsdale has a transport score of 85/100, including 1 train station and 21 bus stops.