Upper Hermitage
SA 5131 · Adelaide Hills
273 (2021) → 279 est. (2025) · Declining
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
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.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
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:
Source: Land Services SA + SA Housing Authority · Updated Q2 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 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 1026
- Banksia Park School R-6Primary · Government · 3.6kmICSEA 1025
- Banksia Park International High SchoolSecondary · Government · 3.9kmICSEA 1010
- Saint David's Parish SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 4kmICSEA 1076
- Tea Tree Gully Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.4kmICSEA 1036
- Surrey Downs Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.4kmICSEA 998
- Greenwith Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.5kmICSEA 1022
- Our Lady of Hope SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 4.6kmICSEA 1047
- Pinnacle College - Golden GroveCombined · Independent · 4.7km
- Golden Grove Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.8kmICSEA 1031
- Ridgehaven Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.3kmICSEA 1001
- St Francis Xavier's Regional Catholic SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 5.6kmICSEA 1043
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
DecliningSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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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.