SA · Adelaide Hills Council
Cudlee Creek, SA, 5232
Current weather
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Desirability index
#65 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Cudlee Creek is a small locality in the Adelaide Hills area, home to around 425 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show reported crime totals of around 9 offences in 2024–25 (Jul–Jun), roughly 21.2 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $420, limited but present public transport access, and notable planning and development activity on record. Use the sections below for detailed population, safety, schools, and local activity data.
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
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.
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
- 29.5th (lower crime is better)
- Family & domestic abuse offences
- 1
- Year-on-year change
- 0%
Most common offence types
- Graffiti1
- Obtain Benefit By Deception1
- Other Property Damage And Environmental5
- Other Theft1
- Serious Assault Not Resulting In Injury1
Data sources & freshness
- SAPOL reported crime statistics — South Australia Police — OpenData · Period: 2024-25; 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)
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· 7 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
2021· 13 proposals
13 proposals lodged in 2021. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
Data sources & freshness
- PlanSA development applications & EPA licences — Government of South Australia — PlanSA · Period: 2020–2026; 2021; 2022… · Updated on site
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
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.
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
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 10
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 70.2/100
- Cohort rank
- #65 among Country & regional suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- 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
- Alterations and additions to existing dwelling including carport/verandah.planning22 HOLLANDS CREEK RD CUDLEE CREEK SA 5232Lodged 14 Apr 2023 · Decision Made
- Boundary realignment 4 into 4planning145 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 5232Lodged 15 May 2023 · Decision Made
- Carportplanning429 CUDLEE CREEK RD CUDLEE CREEK SA 5232Lodged 27 Apr 2026 · Decision Made
- Change of use to function venue and tourist accommodation & associated carparkingplanning51 HOLLANDS CREEK RD CUDLEE CREEK SA 5232Lodged 10 Jul 2024 · Under Assessment
- Change of use to include tourist accommodation & construction of two (2) tourist accommodation units & associated water storage tankplanning165 PRAIRIE RD CUDLEE CREEK SA 5232Lodged 25 Jun 2025 · Under Assessment
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
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