Meadows
SA 5201 · Mount Barker
1,717 (2021) → 1,852 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Meadows is a suburb in Mount Barker, SA 5201, about 31km from Adelaide CBD. Recent property sales in Meadows are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 15/100, and is about 26km inland. Meadows has an overall score of 25/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 100/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (6.29%), New Zealand (0.82%), Netherlands (0.58%), Scotland (0.41%), Philippines (0.35%)
Top languages: German (0.76%), Australian Indigenous Languages (0.52%), Spanish (0.35%), French (0.29%), Greek (0.29%)
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 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 1036 (above the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Meadows Primary SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 1025
Nearby (within 10km)
- Macclesfield Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.6kmICSEA 1046
- Echunga Primary and PreschoolPrimary · Government · 9.1kmICSEA 1055
- Kangarilla Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.2kmICSEA 1017
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
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Frequently asked questions about Meadows
Is Meadows safe?
Meadows has a residential safety score of 100/100, 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 932 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Meadows from Adelaide CBD?
Meadows is about 30.8 km from Adelaide CBD, an estimated 104 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Meadows?
Meadows has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 1025 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Meadows?
Meadows has a transport score of 15/100 and 5 bus stops.