Mount Compass
SA 5210 · Alexandrina
1,580 (2021) → 1,674 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Mount Compass is a suburb in Alexandrina, SA 5210, about 48km from Adelaide CBD. Recent property sales in Mount Compass are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 14km inland. Mount Compass has an overall score of 20/100, 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 (8.48%), South Africa (1.08%), Germany (0.89%), New Zealand (0.63%), Scotland (0.63%)
Top languages: Afrikaans (1.08%), German (0.76%), Italian (0.63%), French (0.38%), Greek (0.32%)
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 Q3 2025
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 994 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Mount Compass Area SchoolCombined · GovernmentICSEA 994
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 Mount Compass
Is Mount Compass safe?
Mount Compass 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 1,709 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Mount Compass from Adelaide CBD?
Mount Compass is about 48.1 km from Adelaide CBD.
What schools are in Mount Compass?
Mount Compass has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 994 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Mount Compass?
Mount Compass has a transport score of 0/100.