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SA · Adelaide Hills Council
Cleland, 5152
- National parks
- Excellent transport
- Heritage area
Suburb profile
Cleland is a hillside smaller community in Adelaide Hills Council, with elevated streets and a greener, quieter pace. A strong local centre anchors daily routines, while the surrounding region adds variety for weekends away. Retirees and empty-nesters are well represented here, with a strong working population.
Open space is thinner than in many comparable suburbs, so residents often travel a little further for a longer park day. A car helps for most daily errands, though buses still link the suburb further afield. Homes are neither a bargain nor a premium buy against the wider market.
This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.
At a glance
Cleland snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
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Population (ERP)
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Dwelling vacancy
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How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Safety
2nd
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Population
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 0
- Median age
- 62
- Median household income / week
- $0
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 0 of 0
- Median monthly mortgage
- $0
- Employment rate
- 100%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 0 / 0 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
- Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences are unchanged compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (2024–25)
- 3
- Against the person
- 2
- Against property
- 1
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 5.5
- State safety percentile
- 1.9th (lower crime is better)
- Family & domestic abuse offences
- 11
- Increase (daily rate)
- +0.3%
Most common offence types
- Abduction, Harassment And Other Offences1
- Serious Assault Not Resulting In Injury1
- Theft/Illegal Use Of Mv1
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- SAPOL reported crime statistics — South Australia Police — OpenData · 2023-24 → 2024-25; 2024-25 · Updated · Financial-year releases
Family & Lifestyle
Public transport
5 public transport stops in this suburb
- Stop 17 Greenhill Rd - South East side
- Stop 17B Greenhill Rd - South side
- Stop 18 Greenhill Rd - South West side
- Stop 26 Summit Rd - Mt Lofty Summit
- Stop 27 Cleland Wildlife Park
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- Adelaide Metro GTFS stops — Department for Infrastructure and Transport (SA) · current · Updated
Amenities
83 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
1 restaurants · 1 cafes
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Limited walkable amenities nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 12/100
Food & drink(2)
- Barking Gecko CafeCafe
- The Summit Cafe and Function CentreRestaurant
Entertainment(2)
- Mount Lofty Summit LookoutViewpoint
- Viewpoint
Transport(2)
2 bus stops
Other(26)
- Bench (31)
- Clare's BenchBench
- Bicycle Parking
- Cleland CottageChalet
- Drinking water (2)
- Cleland DepotFire station
- Gift
- Chinamans HutInformation
- Cleland shared-use trailsInformation
- Heysen TrailInformation
- Information (13)
- Mount Lofty Summit Visitor Information CentreInformation
- Prescribed Burning in the Mt Lofty RangesInformation
- Stringybark CommunityInformation
- TreesInformation
- Wilsons BogInformation
- Cleland Wildlife ParkNature Reserve
- Outdoor Seating
- Mt Lofty Summit Car ParkParking
- Parking (3)
- Parking Space
- Public toilets
- Recycling
- Shelter (6)
- Waste Basket (2)
- Cleland Wildlife ParkZoo
365 Mount Lofty Summit Road
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Parks & reserves
2 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Cleland Wildlife Park
- Mount Lofty Summit
Data sources & freshness
- National parks & reserves (SA) — Department for Environment and Water (SA) · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 1
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Stirling Hospital (4.7 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Private Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- No emergency department listed
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & GP Plus clinics (SA) — SA Health · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 12
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 22.0
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Data sources & freshness
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
Weather
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Summer (Dec–Feb)
- Usual max / min
- 29° / 14°
- Rainfall
- 67 mm · ~8 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 23° / 10°
- Rainfall
- 97 mm · ~12 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 16° / 6°
- Rainfall
- 148 mm · ~18 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 22° / 9°
- Rainfall
- 119 mm · ~15 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Roadworks & transport
1 active roadworks / incidents
- Stormwater Trap CleaningSouth Eastern Freeway, Measdays Ramp From Swanport28 Jul 2026 – 28 Aug 2026
Data sources & freshness
- Traffic SA road events — Department for Infrastructure and Transport (SA) · current · Updated
Heritage
1 heritage place
- Cleland Conservation Park within the 1993 boundary, including Mount Lofty Summit/Obelisk and Waterfall GullyMount Lofty Summit Road MOUNT LOFTYState heritage
Data sources & freshness
- SA Heritage Places database — Department for Environment and Water (SA) · current · Updated
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid against all current SA Planning risk layers (high, medium, general, urban interface, regional, outback). Safer places from CFS designated locations.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Bushfire & hazard overlays (SA) — Government of South Australia · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Mayo
- Member of Parliament
- Rebekha SHARKIE (Centre Alliance)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 137,818
- Turnout (2025)
- 94.2%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +3.4 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 45.0%Labor 55.0%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 6.8 km away).
Coalition 37.8%Labor 62.2%
7.2 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +5.2 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- CrafersLabor 64.3% · Coalition 35.7% TPP (2025)2.6 km away
- SummertownLabor 60.2% · Coalition 39.8% TPP (2025)3.1 km away
- Stirling WestLabor 59.0% · Coalition 41.0% TPP (2025)3.9 km away
- UraidlaLabor 58.4% · Coalition 41.6% TPP (2025)4.4 km away
- Stirling EastLabor 61.6% · Coalition 38.4% TPP (2025)4.6 km away
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
Data sources & freshness
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
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