Maylands
SA 5069 · Norwood Payneham and St Peters
1,508 (2021) → 1,602 est. (2025) · Stable
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Maylands is a stable suburb in Norwood Payneham and St Peters, SA 5069, about 4km from Adelaide CBD. Its median house price of $1.53M is more expensive than the SA average. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 74/100, and is about 13km inland. Maylands has an overall score of 83/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 57/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (4.38%), Italy (4.18%), China (2.12%), India (1.33%), Greece (1.26%)
Top languages: Italian (6.03%), Greek (2.39%), Mandarin (2.12%), Spanish (1.13%), Persian ED (0.86%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Median price history
Source: Land Services SA + SA Housing Authority · Updated Q1 2026
Residential Safety
Small population (under 3,000) — crime rates may be volatile due to low sample size.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
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 1069 (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)
- Trinity Gardens SchoolPrimary · Government · 0.5kmICSEA 1104
- St Joseph's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 1kmICSEA 1079
- East Adelaide SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.1kmICSEA 1114
- Saint Ignatius' College - Junior School CampusCombined · Catholic · 1.3km
- Norwood Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.3kmICSEA 1145
- Saint Ignatius' College - Senior School CampusCombined · Catholic · 1.3kmICSEA 1146
- Mary MacKillop CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 1.4kmICSEA 1071
- St Joseph's Memorial SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 1.4kmICSEA 1110
- St Joseph's Memorial School - Junior Primary CampusPrimary · Catholic · 1.7km
- Pembroke School - Middle School CampusCombined · Independent · 1.7kmICSEA 1176
- St Peter's CollegeCombined · Independent · 1.8kmICSEA 1159
- Marryatville Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.9kmICSEA 1136
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
StableSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Maylands
Is Maylands safe?
Maylands has a residential safety score of 57/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 4,443 per 100,000 across all categories.
What are property prices in Maylands?
In Maylands, the median house price is $1.53M. Median weekly house rent is $660.
How far is Maylands from Adelaide CBD?
Maylands is about 3.8 km from Adelaide CBD, an estimated 23 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Maylands?
Maylands has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Maylands?
Maylands has a transport score of 74/100 and 4 bus stops.