New Town
SA 5554 · Copper Coast
1,291 (2021) → 1,346 est. (2025) · Moderate Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
New Town is a moderate growth suburb in Copper Coast, SA 5554, about 137km from Adelaide CBD. Recent property sales in New Town are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is a short drive from the coast. New Town has an overall score of 21/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 99/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (2.32%), Germany (0.54%), Scotland (0.54%), Sri Lanka (0.39%), Greece (0.31%)
Top languages: Mandarin (0.31%), Italian (0.31%), Malayalam (0.31%), Greek (0.23%), Sinhal (0.23%)
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 951 (below 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)
- Wallaroo Mines Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.4kmICSEA 922
- Kadina Memorial SchoolCombined · Government · 1.6kmICSEA 959
- Harvest Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 1.6kmICSEA 1003
- St Mary MacKillop SchoolCombined · Catholic · 6.3kmICSEA 975
- Wallaroo Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.9kmICSEA 898
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
Moderate GrowthSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about New Town
Is New Town safe?
New Town has a residential safety score of 99/100, 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 2,324 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is New Town from Adelaide CBD?
New Town is about 136.6 km from Adelaide CBD.
What schools are in New Town?
New Town has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in New Town?
New Town has a transport score of 0/100.