Upper Hermitage

SA 5131 · Adelaide Hills

273 (2021) → 279 est. (2025) · Declining

Overall score

Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.

273

Population

Limited sales data

Median price

Data not available

Safety score

Transport score

Upper Hermitage is a declining suburb in Adelaide Hills, SA 5131, about 21km from Adelaide CBD. Recent property sales in Upper Hermitage are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 26/100, and is about 18km inland. Upper Hermitage has an overall score of 30/100, based on transport, liveability and education. Suburb-level crime data isn't available for a safety score here.

20.9 km

To Adelaide CBD

18.3 km

To coast

$695/wk

Median rent (house)

11.4 km

To nearest station

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Demographics

273

Population

Median age

2.8

Avg household

Age distribution

Median household income (weekly)$1,978

vs NSW median+6.9%

Median taxable income (individual)$57,918/yr

vs national median ($59,576)↓ -3%

ATO 2023-24, postcode 5131 area — postcode-level, not suburb-specific.

Bachelor degree or higher29.9%

Born in Australia79.1%

Dwellings: house / unit / townhouse89 / 0 / 0

Top countries of birth: England (9.16%), Italy (2.56%), New Zealand (1.1%)

Top languages: Italian (1.1%)

Source: ABS Census 2021

Property

Suburb-level sale prices aren't published for SA. Median weekly rents:

Median rent — house / unit$695 / Data not available wk

Source: Land Services SA + SA Housing Authority · Updated Q2 2025

Residential Safety

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Residential

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.

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):

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Break & enter dwellingNot reported

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Steal from dwellingNot reported

Motor vehicle theft

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Domestic assaultNot reported

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RobberyNot reported

Non-domestic assault

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

Total recorded incidents: 7 (all categories, latest year)2-yr

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

Within 10km0 in suburb

Govt (suburb)

Catholic (suburb)

Indep. (suburb)

Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 1020 (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)

Fairview Park Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.7kmICSEA 1027
Banksia Park School R-6Primary · Government · 3.6kmICSEA 1037
Banksia Park International High SchoolSecondary · Government · 3.9kmICSEA 1009
Saint David's Parish SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 4kmICSEA 1063
Tea Tree Gully Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.4kmICSEA 1073
Surrey Downs Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.4kmICSEA 986
Greenwith Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.5kmICSEA 1019
Our Lady of Hope SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 4.6kmICSEA 1045
Pinnacle College - Golden GroveCombined · Independent · 4.7km
Golden Grove Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.8kmICSEA 1021
Ridgehaven Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.3kmICSEA 983
St Francis Xavier's Regional Catholic SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 5.6kmICSEA 1051

Source: ACARA MySchool · Updated 2025

Transport

CBD commute (est.)75 min (bus)

Nearest train stationSalisbury Railway (11.4 km)

Source: TfNSW GTFS

Employment & Economy

Unemployment rate2.6% · vs SA avg 4.1% ↓

Top local industries

Health Care & Social Assistance

12.9%

Construction

12.0%

Education & Training

9.3%

Manufacturing

8.3%

Public Administration & Safety

7.7%

Source: DEWR SALM / ABS Census 2021 · Updated SALM Mar 2026 / 2021 Census

Liveability

29.0°C

Summer max

15.5°C

Winter max

550mm

Rainfall/yr

Sun/day

Amenities within 2–3km

Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.

00 in suburbSupermarkets

00 in suburbCafes/Rest.

00 in suburbParks

0Playgrounds

0Pools

00 in suburbGyms

0Dog parks

00 in suburbGPs

00 in suburbPharmacies

00 in suburbChildcare

00 in suburbLibraries

19Sports fields

0Vets

Nearest beachData not available

Nearest hospitalLyell McEwin Hospital (10.2 km)

Nearest vet5.0 km

Nearest airportAdelaide (26.9 km)

Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap · Healthdirect NHSD (via Geoscience Australia)

Entertainment Scene

No data

Entertainment venue data isn't available for this suburb.

Licensed venues (within 2km)

0.00

Per 1,000 residents

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

Population & Growth

Declining

Annual growth rate0.54%

Projected population 2041267

Projected households 2041Data not available

Source: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI

Nearby suburbs in Adelaide Hills

Lower HermitageData not available26transport InglewoodData not available25transport HoughtonData not available28transport ParacombeData not available29transport MillbrookData not available25transport CastambulData not available30transport

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Frequently asked questions about Upper Hermitage

How far is Upper Hermitage from Adelaide CBD?

Upper Hermitage is about 20.9 km from Adelaide CBD, an estimated 75 minutes by public transport.

What schools are in Upper Hermitage?

Upper Hermitage has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.

What is public transport like in Upper Hermitage?

Upper Hermitage has a transport score of 26/100.