Suttontown
SA 5291 · Grant
692 (2021) → 710 est. (2025) · Stable
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Suttontown is a stable suburb in Grant, SA 5291, about 371km from Adelaide CBD. Recent property sales in Suttontown are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 2 schools, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 29km inland. Suttontown has an overall score of 15/100, based on transport, liveability and education. Suburb-level crime data isn't available for a safety score here.
Demographics
Age distribution
Top countries of birth: England (2.46%), New Zealand (0.72%), Croatia (0.58%), Germany (0.58%), Netherlands (0.58%)
Top languages: German (1.16%), Croatian (0.58%), Spanish (0.58%), Vietnamese (0.58%), Russian (0.43%)
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
This is a commercial / transport hub with few residents — recorded incidents include visitors and workers, so a per-resident rate and safety score would be misleading. Raw incident counts are shown below.
Commercial & services hub. This suburb is a major employment and services centre, drawing a significant daily influx of workers and visitors from surrounding areas. Crime figures are recorded by incident location and include offences involving commuters and visitors, not just residents, so the per-resident crime rates below may overstate the risk for people who live here.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year):
Includes street and public-place assaults — supplementary context, not part of the safety score.
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
Totals include incidents involving commuters and visitors, not just residents.
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
Limited school choices
Below average for school access — fewer schools nearby, and families may need to travel for preferred options.
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 962 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Compton Primary SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 979
- Suttontown Primary SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 955
Nearby (within 10km)
- Mulga Street Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.3kmICSEA 941
- Mount Gambier North Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.2kmICSEA 883
- Mount Gambier High SchoolSecondary · Government · 4.9kmICSEA 949
- Gordon Education CentreCombined · Government · 4.9kmICSEA 934
- Tenison Woods CollegeCombined · Catholic · 5.1kmICSEA 1018
- OneSchool Global SA - Mount Gambier CampusCombined · Independent · 5.2km
- St Martins Lutheran CollegeCombined · Independent · 5.5kmICSEA 1036
- McDonald Park SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.8kmICSEA 958
- Mil Lel Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.9kmICSEA 1014
- Reidy Park Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 6kmICSEA 997
- Melaleuca Park Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.3kmICSEA 871
- Grant High SchoolSecondary · Government · 8kmICSEA 964
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
Fitness
No data
No fitness facilities matched to this suburb.
Facilities within 3km of the suburb centre. The Fitness Score is a national percentile of these counts per resident.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Outdoors
No data
No outdoor amenities matched to this suburb.
Within 3km of the suburb centre. The Outdoor Score is a national percentile led by parks and green space.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Culture
No data
No cultural venues matched to this suburb.
Within 3km of the suburb centre. The Culture Score is a national percentile weighting theatres, museums, galleries, libraries and arts centres most heavily.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Entertainment Scene
Not much nightlife
No licensed on-premises venues recorded in this suburb.
Government liquor register data is not yet available for SA. Venue counts are estimated from OpenStreetMap within 2km of the suburb centre.
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Source: OpenStreetMap
Childcare
Strong options nearby
Well above average for childcare services — good choice and quality, with most families finding a place without a long drive.
View childcare centres on the map →
Source: ACECQA National Quality Framework Register
Population & Growth
StableSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Suttontown
How far is Suttontown from Adelaide CBD?
Suttontown is about 371.5 km from Adelaide CBD.
What schools are in Suttontown?
Suttontown has 2 schools, with an average ICSEA of 967 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Suttontown?
Suttontown has a transport score of 0/100.