Petwood
SA 5254 · Mount Barker
90 (2021) → 97 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Petwood is a suburb in Mount Barker, SA 5254, about 37km from Adelaide CBD. Recent property sales in Petwood are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 41km inland. Petwood has an overall score of 21/100, 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 (10%), Wales (4.44%)
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 2024
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 1038 (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)
- Nairne Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.1kmICSEA 1023
- Mount Barker Waldorf SchoolCombined · Independent · 7.4kmICSEA 1092
- Callington Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.1kmICSEA 964
- St Francis de Sales CollegeCombined · Catholic · 8.5kmICSEA 1040
- St Mark's Lutheran SchoolPrimary · Independent · 8.9kmICSEA 1083
- Mount Barker South Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 9kmICSEA 1010
- Littlehampton Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.1kmICSEA 1049
- Mount Barker High SchoolSecondary · Government · 9.3kmICSEA 1011
- Mount Barker Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.7kmICSEA 1012
- Cornerstone CollegeSecondary · Independent · 9.8kmICSEA 1092
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 Petwood
How far is Petwood from Adelaide CBD?
Petwood is about 36.9 km from Adelaide CBD, an estimated 123 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Petwood?
Petwood has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Petwood?
Petwood has a transport score of 0/100.