Paechtown
SA 5245 · Mount Barker
204 (2021) → 202 est. (2025) · Stable
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Paechtown is a stable suburb in Mount Barker, SA 5245, about 24km from Adelaide CBD. Recent property sales in Paechtown are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 23/100, and is about 27km inland. Paechtown has an overall score of 36/100, 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 (3.92%), Germany (3.43%), New Zealand (2.45%), Malaysia (1.47%)
Top languages: Cantonese (1.47%)
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
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 1063 (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)
- St Michael's Lutheran SchoolPrimary · Independent · 2.9kmICSEA 1099
- Hahndorf Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 3kmICSEA 1060
- Cornerstone CollegeSecondary · Independent · 3.6kmICSEA 1092
- Mount Barker Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.7kmICSEA 1012
- King's Baptist Grammar School - Mount Barker CampusCombined · Independent · 3.7km
- Mount Barker High SchoolSecondary · Government · 4.4kmICSEA 1011
- St Mark's Lutheran SchoolPrimary · Independent · 4.6kmICSEA 1083
- Littlehampton Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.7kmICSEA 1049
- St Francis de Sales CollegeCombined · Catholic · 4.8kmICSEA 1040
- Mount Barker South Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.9kmICSEA 1010
- Mylor Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.3kmICSEA 1036
- Echunga Primary and PreschoolPrimary · Government · 5.4kmICSEA 1055
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
StableSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Paechtown
How far is Paechtown from Adelaide CBD?
Paechtown is about 24.1 km from Adelaide CBD, an estimated 84 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Paechtown?
Paechtown has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Paechtown?
Paechtown has a transport score of 23/100.