Mount Torrens
SA 5244 · Adelaide Hills
768 (2021) → 786 est. (2025) · Declining
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Mount Torrens is a declining suburb in Adelaide Hills, SA 5244, about 35km from Adelaide CBD. Recent property sales in Mount Torrens are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 38km inland. Mount Torrens has an overall score of 18/100, 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 (4.56%), New Zealand (1.17%), Germany (1.04%), Canada (0.65%), Netherlands (0.65%)
Top languages: German (0.65%), Italian (0.39%)
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 1015 (above the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Mount Torrens Christian SchoolCombined · IndependentICSEA 990
Nearby (within 10km)
- Birdwood Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.8kmICSEA 1000
- Birdwood High SchoolSecondary · Government · 5.8kmICSEA 999
- Lobethal Lutheran SchoolPrimary · Independent · 9.7kmICSEA 1048
- Gumeracha Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 10kmICSEA 1024
- Lobethal Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 10kmICSEA 1038
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 Mount Torrens
How far is Mount Torrens from Adelaide CBD?
Mount Torrens is about 34.7 km from Adelaide CBD, an estimated 116 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Mount Torrens?
Mount Torrens has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 990 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Mount Torrens?
Mount Torrens has a transport score of 0/100.