Sandy Creek
SA 5350 · Barossa
360 (2021) → 376 est. (2025) · Moderate Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Sandy Creek is a moderate growth suburb in Barossa, SA 5350, about 42km from Adelaide CBD. Recent property sales in Sandy Creek are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 31km inland. Sandy Creek has an overall score of 14/100, 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 (5.28%), South Africa (1.94%), Brazil (1.11%), Scotland (0.83%)
Top languages: Italian (0.83%), Russian (0.83%)
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
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 1011 (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)
- Sandy Creek Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 1kmICSEA 1037
- Lyndoch Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.6kmICSEA 1001
- St Jakobi Lutheran SchoolPrimary · Independent · 5.6kmICSEA 1029
- Gawler East Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.9kmICSEA 992
- Immanuel Lutheran SchoolPrimary · Independent · 7.7kmICSEA 1052
- Hewett Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.4kmICSEA 1004
- Gawler Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.7kmICSEA 966
- Williamstown Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.9kmICSEA 1019
- Gawler and District College B-12Combined · Government · 9.3kmICSEA 950
- Xavier College - Evanston CampusPrimary · Catholic · 9.4km
- Xavier College - Head CampusSecondary · Catholic · 9.8kmICSEA 1011
- Trinity College SeniorSecondary · Independent · 9.9kmICSEA 1032
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 Sandy Creek
How far is Sandy Creek from Adelaide CBD?
Sandy Creek is about 42.1 km from Adelaide CBD.
What schools are in Sandy Creek?
Sandy Creek has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Sandy Creek?
Sandy Creek has a transport score of 0/100.