Montacute
SA 5134 · Adelaide Hills
332 (2021) → 354 est. (2025) · Declining
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Montacute is a declining suburb in Adelaide Hills, SA 5134, about 15km from Adelaide CBD. Recent property sales in Montacute are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 30/100, and is about 20km inland. Montacute has an overall score of 34/100, 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 (7.23%), USA (2.41%), Germany (2.11%), New Zealand (1.51%), South Africa (1.51%)
Top languages: Afrikaans (2.11%), German (1.51%), Italian (1.51%), Spanish (1.2%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Median price history
Source: Land Services SA + SA Housing Authority · Updated Q1 2026
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 1054 (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)
- Paracombe Primary and PreschoolPrimary · Government · 4.7kmICSEA 1062
- Norton Summit Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5kmICSEA 1066
- Athelstone SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.3kmICSEA 1091
- Thorndon Park Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.4kmICSEA 1064
- Highbury Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.8kmICSEA 1058
- Basket Range Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.9kmICSEA 1127
- Stradbroke SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.3kmICSEA 1110
- Rostrevor CollegeCombined · Catholic · 6.4kmICSEA 1064
- Paradise Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.5kmICSEA 1025
- Torrens Valley Christian SchoolCombined · Independent · 6.8kmICSEA 1078
- St Agnes Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 7kmICSEA 1039
- Morialta Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · 7.1kmICSEA 1067
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 Montacute
What are property prices in Montacute?
Recent sales volume in Montacute is too low to report a reliable median house or unit price. Median weekly house rent is $450.
How far is Montacute from Adelaide CBD?
Montacute is about 14.6 km from Adelaide CBD, an estimated 56 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Montacute?
Montacute has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Montacute?
Montacute has a transport score of 30/100.