SA · Adelaide Hills Council
Cudlee Creek, 5232
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Desirability score
- Green suburb
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Cudlee Creek sits up in the Adelaide Hills hills, a smaller community where elevation and tree cover define the mood. Regional calm with capital access on standby: close enough for outings, distant enough to feel unhurried. Elevated streets and bushland backdrops bring a sense of fresh country air to daily life.
An older demographic makes it especially popular with retirees, with multiple generations sharing the same neighbourhood. The pace is unhurried, with local businesses and community spots doing the heavy lifting. Local parks and tree cover add a welcome outdoor dimension to suburban life.
Homes here are sought-after, with many people drawn to the lifestyle the area offers. Construction and infill projects are noticeably reshaping parts of the area.
The desirability score is below average, weighed down by weaker local dining and lifestyle amenities and growth momentum against similar regional towns, even with housing affordability and community and employment holding up better. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- Population
- 425
- Median age
- 52
- Median household income / week
- $1,875
- Dwelling vacancy
- 7.6%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 12 of 157
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,888
- Employment rate
- 64.3%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 3 / 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 · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Housing
- Houses (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
- $420
Median weekly rent from SA Housing Authority rental bond data. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- SA Housing Authority rent & sales reports — Government of South Australia · Period: 1 January - 31 March 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (2024–25)
- 9
- Against the person
- 1
- Against property
- 8
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 21.2
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 425 residents
- State safety percentile
- 30th (lower crime is better)
- Family & domestic abuse offences
- 1
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -18%
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Graffiti1
- Obtain Benefit By Deception1
- Other Property Damage And Environmental5
- Other Theft1
- Serious Assault Not Resulting In Injury1
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- SAPOL reported crime statistics — South Australia Police — OpenData · Period: 2023-24 → 2024-25; 2024-25 · Updated on site · Financial-year releases
Public transport
2 public transport stops in this suburb
- Holland Creek Rd / Gorge Rd - East side (Cudley Creek CFS Station)
- Holland Creek Rd / Gorge Rd - West side (Cudley Creek CFS Station)
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- Adelaide Metro GTFS stops — Department for Infrastructure and Transport (SA) · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Planning & development
Development applications from PlanSA register (lodged 2020–2026) and EPA licensed activities.
54 planning-related records
2026· 5 proposals
May 2026
- Outbuilding2323 GORGE RD CUDLEE CREEK SA 5232Decision Made
April 2026
- Carport429 CUDLEE CREEK RD CUDLEE CREEK SA 5232Decision Made
March 2026
- Outbuilding (shed)2136B GORGE RD CUDLEE CREEK SA 5232Decision Made
January 2026
- Partial demolition, verandah, dwelling additions and building alterations2145B GORGE RD CUDLEE CREEK SA 5232Decision Made
- Dwelling addition (enclosure of existing understorey)82 CROFT RD CUDLEE CREEK SA 5232Under Assessment
2025· 9 proposals
November 2025
- Construction of a detached dwelling with attached verandah.328 CUDLEE CREEK RD CUDLEE CREEK SA 5232Under Assessment
October 2025
- Verandah attached to an existing outbuilding93 REDDEN DR CUDLEE CREEK SA 5232Decision Made
- Outbuilding (Carport)67 REDDEN DR CUDLEE CREEK SA 5232Decision Made
September 2025
- Retaining Wall33 HANNAFORD RD CUDLEE CREEK SA 5232Decision Made
- Construction of a verandah114 PRAIRIE RD CUDLEE CREEK SA 5232Decision Made
June 2025
- Change of use to include tourist accommodation & construction of two (2) tourist accommodation units & associated water storage tank165 PRAIRIE RD CUDLEE CREEK SA 5232Under Assessment
May 2025
- Dwelling additions2154 GORGE RD CUDLEE CREEK SA 5232Decision Made
April 2025
- Outbuilding22 HOLLANDS CREEK RD CUDLEE CREEK SA 5232Decision Made
March 2025
- Installation of lean-to carport to existing shed and verandah363 NEUDORF RD CUDLEE CREEK SA 5232Decision Made
2024· 7 proposals
November 2024
- Shop and associated advertisements163 CUDLEE CREEK RD CUDLEE CREEK SA 5232Under Assessment
October 2024
- Outbuilding93 REDDEN DR CUDLEE CREEK SA 5232Decision Made
- Verandah79 REDDEN DR CUDLEE CREEK SA 5232Decision Made
September 2024
- Variation to Development Application 21027668 - Alteration to capacity and hours of operation and change of use to include the hosting of functions (limited to 12 functions per annum) in association with an existing shop for the sale and tasting of wine589 CUDLEE CREEK RD CUDLEE CREEK SA 5232Decision Made
August 2024
- Telecommunications facility comprising monopole (40m) and equipment shelter within a 10m x 10m compound.63 NEWMAN RD CUDLEE CREEK SA 5232Decision Made
July 2024
- Change of use to function venue and tourist accommodation & associated carparking51 HOLLANDS CREEK RD CUDLEE CREEK SA 5232Under Assessment
March 2024
- 4 x light poles and lights4 REDDEN DR CUDLEE CREEK SA 5232Under Assessment
2023· 13 proposals
November 2023
- Outbuilding141 PRAIRIE RD CUDLEE CREEK SA 5232Decision Made
- Outbuilding10 GOULD PL CUDLEE CREEK SA 5232Decision Made
August 2023
- Domestic outbuilding114 PRAIRIE RD CUDLEE CREEK SA 5232Decision Made
July 2023
- Freestanding verandah73 REDDEN DR CUDLEE CREEK SA 5232Decision Made
- Verandah23 REDDEN DR CUDLEE CREEK SA 5232Decision Made
May 2023
- Outbuilding and carport230 HOLLANDS CREEK RD CUDLEE CREEK SA 5232Decision Made
- Replacement Single Storey Detached Dwelling, Deck (max height 3.8m above NGL) Freestanding Carport, Domestic Outbuilding, RW (max height 2m) and Associated Earthworks284 CUDLEE CREEK RD CUDLEE CREEK SA 5232Decision Made
- Verandah87 REDDEN DR CUDLEE CREEK SA 5232Decision Made
- Boundary realignment 4 into 4145 PRAIRIE RD CUDLEE CREEK SA 5232;165 PRAIRIE RD CUDLEE CREEK SA 5232;LOT 13 PRAIRIE RD CUDLEE CREEK SA 5232;LOT 56 PRAIRIE RD CUDLEE CREEK SA 5232Decision Made
April 2023
- Alterations and additions to existing dwelling including carport/verandah.22 HOLLANDS CREEK RD CUDLEE CREEK SA 5232Decision Made
March 2023
- Above ground water storage tank (360,000L)165 PRAIRIE RD CUDLEE CREEK SA 5232Decision Made
- Domestic outbuilding (9.10m x 12.7m x 3.6m)220 PRAIRIE RD CUDLEE CREEK SA 5232Decision Made
- Two (2) Verandahs61 LANGLEY RD CUDLEE CREEK SA 5232Decision Made
2022· 6 proposals
December 2022
- Retaining Walls61 LANGLEY RD CUDLEE CREEK SA 5232Decision Made
June 2022
- Shed87 REDDEN DR CUDLEE CREEK SA 5232Decision Made
May 2022
- Agricultural building379 RETREAT VALLEY RD CUDLEE CREEK SA 5232Decision Made
- Agricultural building and associated earthworks114 CROFT RD CUDLEE CREEK SA 5232Decision Made
February 2022
- Domestic outbuilding and retaining wall 2.2m high60 REDDEN DR CUDLEE CREEK SA 5232Decision Made
January 2022
- Fire damage repairs to building (internal works and recladding of portions and re roofing)31 REDDEN DR CUDLEE CREEK SA 5232Decision Made
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- PlanSA development applications & EPA licences — Government of South Australia — PlanSA · Period: 2020–2026 · Updated on site
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 9/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 8/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
1 state heritage place
- Heritage placeState heritage
Data sources & freshness
- SA Heritage Places database — Department for Environment and Water (SA) · Period: current · Updated on site
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 · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 10
- 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 features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability Index
- Desirability score
- 35.8/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 4253rd in Australia
- State rank
- 427th in SA
- Peer rank
- #52 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #102 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 70%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Graffiticrime1
- Obtain Benefit By Deceptioncrime1
- Other Property Damage And Environmentalcrime5
- Other Theftcrime1
- Serious Assault Not Resulting In Injurycrime1
- Heritage placeheritageState heritage
- 4 x light poles and lightsplanning4 REDDEN DR CUDLEE CREEK SA 5232Lodged 18 Mar 2024 · Under Assessment
- Above ground water storage tank (360,000L)planning165 PRAIRIE RD CUDLEE CREEK SA 5232Lodged 27 Mar 2023 · Decision Made
- Agricultural buildingplanning379 RETREAT VALLEY RD CUDLEE CREEK SA 5232Lodged 20 May 2022 · Decision Made
- Agricultural building and associated earthworksplanning114 CROFT RD CUDLEE CREEK SA 5232Lodged 10 May 2022 · Decision Made
Data sources & freshness
- SA Heritage Places database — Department for Environment and Water (SA) · Updated on site
- PlanSA development applications & EPA licences — Government of South Australia — PlanSA · Updated on site
- SAPOL reported crime statistics — South Australia Police — OpenData · Updated on site · Financial-year releases
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