Ward Belt
SA 5118 · Light
158 (2021) → 170 est. (2025) · High Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Ward Belt is a high growth suburb in Light, SA 5118, about 39km from Adelaide CBD. Recent property sales in Ward Belt are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 22km inland. Ward Belt has an overall score of 13/100, 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 (6.33%), Zimbabwe (3.8%), Netherlands (2.53%)
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
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 994 (below 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)
- Xavier College - Head CampusSecondary · Catholic · 5.6kmICSEA 1011
- Riverbanks College B-12Combined · Government · 6kmICSEA 966
- Gawler Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.4kmICSEA 966
- Evanston Gardens Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.4kmICSEA 949
- Trinity College Gawler RiverCombined · Independent · 6.8kmICSEA 1032
- Gawler and District College B-12Combined · Government · 7.1kmICSEA 950
- Hewett Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.1kmICSEA 1004
- Angle Vale Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.3kmICSEA 969
- Xavier College - Evanston CampusPrimary · Catholic · 7.3km
- Immanuel Lutheran SchoolPrimary · Independent · 7.4kmICSEA 1052
- Trinity College SeniorSecondary · Independent · 8kmICSEA 1032
- Trinity College SouthCombined · Independent · 8kmICSEA 1042
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
High GrowthSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Ward Belt
How far is Ward Belt from Adelaide CBD?
Ward Belt is about 39.2 km from Adelaide CBD, an estimated 129 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Ward Belt?
Ward Belt has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Ward Belt?
Ward Belt has a transport score of 0/100.