Uraidla ^{SA 5142}

Recorded crime in Uraidla is low (15/100, ranked against other SA suburbs on offences per resident).

Uraidla has a high recorded bushfire history (80/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

Uraidla has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of B (52/100), ranked against other SA suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.

Uraidla, SA had a population of 581 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

The postcode for Uraidla, SA is 5142.

Uraidla is 18 km from Adelaide CBD by road, about 27 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Uraidla was $108,108 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.

There are too few current rental listings in Uraidla for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $385, across all dwelling types.

The median age of residents in Uraidla was 43 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Uraidla has a high recorded bushfire history (80/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the suburb relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.

There is 1 school inside the Uraidla boundary: 1 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).

Uraidla scores 49/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.

The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Uraidla (Adelaide CBD) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 6.0 µg/m³ and PM10 of 17.8 µg/m³. That puts Uraidla below the Australian NEPM annual standard of 8 µg/m³ but above the stricter WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Uraidla, Mount Lofty (3.9 km away), summer days average 23.8°C, winter nights 5.4°C, 969 mm of rain a year over 109 rainy days, and 3 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.

First-home buyers in SA may be eligible for $15,000 towards new homes. The grant is administered by RevenueSA; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.

Uraidla sits within the Adelaide Hills local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

The average residential rates bill through Adelaide Hills is $2,727 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

Across Adelaide Hills, 95 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 53.3% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.

Uraidla sits within the federal Division of Mayo, currently held by Rebekha Sharkie (Centre Alliance).