Wistow
SA 5251 · Mount Barker
285 (2021) → 307 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Wistow is a suburb in Mount Barker, SA 5251, about 35km from Adelaide CBD. Recent property sales in Wistow are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 14/100, and is about 37km inland. Wistow has an overall score of 25/100, 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 (7.72%), Netherlands (1.75%), USA (1.75%), Scotland (1.05%)
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 Q4 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 1046 (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)
- Mount Barker Waldorf SchoolCombined · Independent · 5kmICSEA 1092
- Mount Barker South Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.3kmICSEA 1010
- St Mark's Lutheran SchoolPrimary · Independent · 6.8kmICSEA 1083
- Mount Barker High SchoolSecondary · Government · 6.9kmICSEA 1011
- St Francis de Sales CollegeCombined · Catholic · 7kmICSEA 1040
- King's Baptist Grammar School - Mount Barker CampusCombined · Independent · 7.5km
- Mount Barker Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.7kmICSEA 1012
- Cornerstone CollegeSecondary · Independent · 8.2kmICSEA 1092
- Littlehampton Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.5kmICSEA 1049
- Nairne Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.8kmICSEA 1023
- Macclesfield Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 9kmICSEA 1046
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
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Frequently asked questions about Wistow
How far is Wistow from Adelaide CBD?
Wistow is about 35.3 km from Adelaide CBD, an estimated 118 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Wistow?
Wistow has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Wistow?
Wistow has a transport score of 14/100 and 2 bus stops.