Lower Hermitage
SA 5131 · Adelaide Hills
195 (2021) → 200 est. (2025) · Declining
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Lower Hermitage is a declining suburb in Adelaide Hills, SA 5131, about 22km from Adelaide CBD. Recent property sales in Lower Hermitage are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 26/100, and is about 20km inland. Lower Hermitage has an overall score of 30/100, based on transport, liveability and education. Suburb-level crime data isn't available for a safety score here.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (8.21%)
Top languages: Afrikaans (2.05%)
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 Q2 2025
Residential Safety
Very small population (under 500) — per-resident rates aren't shown and no safety score is calculated, but the raw incident counts below are still accurate.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year):
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
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 1032 (above 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)
- Fairview Park Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.9kmICSEA 1026
- Banksia Park School R-6Primary · Government · 4.6kmICSEA 1025
- Banksia Park International High SchoolSecondary · Government · 4.8kmICSEA 1010
- Saint David's Parish SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 4.9kmICSEA 1076
- Tea Tree Gully Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.2kmICSEA 1036
- Surrey Downs Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.6kmICSEA 998
- Greenwith Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.8kmICSEA 1022
- Our Lady of Hope SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 5.9kmICSEA 1047
- Paracombe Primary and PreschoolPrimary · Government · 6kmICSEA 1062
- Pinnacle College - Golden GroveCombined · Independent · 6.1km
- Golden Grove Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.2kmICSEA 1031
- Ridgehaven Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.3kmICSEA 1001
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
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
Population & Growth
DecliningSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Lower Hermitage
How far is Lower Hermitage from Adelaide CBD?
Lower Hermitage is about 21.6 km from Adelaide CBD, an estimated 77 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Lower Hermitage?
Lower Hermitage has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Lower Hermitage?
Lower Hermitage has a transport score of 26/100.