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St Peters - Marden

South Australia · Norwood - Payneham - St Peters · Adelaide - Central and Hills

Why “St Peters - Marden”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of St Peters into several statistical areas (SA2s); this profile covers one part of it. Other parts are listed further down. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.

St Peters - Marden is a locality in the Norwood - Payneham - St Peters area of South Australia. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the St Peters - Marden SA2.

Where in SA
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At a glance
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Schools
4
Top ICSEA 1117 (gov)
Childcare
18
NQS-rated services
Population
14,481
+1.4% in 1 year
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Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the St Peters - Marden SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings.

Government schools Soon SA zoning

Government schools in St Peters - Marden

Free government schools your child may attend. Exact school zones aren’t mapped for SA yet, so we can’t confirm which one is yours.

Open Access College Government · 4,028 students
ICSEA 1017
Marden Senior College Government · 496 students
ICSEA 1041
East Adelaide School Government · 495 students
ICSEA 1117

A picture of students’ family backgrounds (ICSEA) — not a ranking or a quality score.

Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Peter's College
Independent 1,585 students
ICSEA 1164 intake context

Fee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.

We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).

Schools in St Peters - Marden

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ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All SA schools →

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Childcare & early learning

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  • Precious Cargo Montessori Child Care & Early Learning Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 100 places · St Peters
    Exceeding NQS
  • St Peter's College Early Learning Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 60 places · St Peters
    Exceeding NQS
  • Hackney Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 45 places · College Park
    Exceeding NQS
  • Lilliput Village Montessori
    Centre-Based Care · 45 places · Maylands
    Exceeding NQS
  • Guardian Childcare & Education Evandale
    Centre-Based Care · 110 places · Evandale
    Meeting NQS
  • Stepping Stone Marden Childcare & Early Development Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 110 places · Marden
    Meeting NQS
  • St Peters Child Care Centre & Preschool
    Centre-Based Care · 105 places · Stepney
    Meeting NQS
  • St Joseph's School OSHC Payneham
    Centre-Based Care · 100 places · Payneham
    Meeting NQS
  • Green Leaves Early Learning Glynde
    Centre-Based Care · 90 places · Glynde
    Meeting NQS
  • Goodstart Early Learning Payneham
    Centre-Based Care · 85 places · Payneham
    Meeting NQS
  • Treetops Early Learning Centre - Stepney
    Centre-Based Care · 84 places · Stepney
    Meeting NQS
  • St Joseph's Preschool - Payneham
    Centre-Based Care · 52 places · Payneham South
    Meeting NQS

+ 6 more services in this area's postcodes.

NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.

Source: ACECQA NQS register
The neighbourhood
Population & growth
Population
14,481
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+1.40%
2024→25
Net change
+205
people / yr
Density
2,421
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+205
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
+22
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
-72
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+255

Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.

Growth vs benchmarks
St Peters - Marden
+1.40%
SA median
+0.70%
National median
+0.80%

Other SA2s in Norwood - Payneham - St Peters

The next zoom out — sorted by 1-year growth

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  1. 01
    Norwood (SA)
    +1.9%
    12,253 ppl
  2. 02
    Payneham - Felixstow
    +1.6%
    14,111 ppl