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Gawler SA 5118

938 addresses · 40 streets

Spence Electorate › Gawler LGA › Gawler · 39 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

Gawler is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 668 people, with a median age of 57. The typical household earns around $936 a week, with median rent near $240 a week. Most homes are houses. About 58% of households own their home and 32% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area. The median house sells for about $791,000.

668Population
57Median age
$936Median household income / wk
$240Median rent / wk
1.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Gawler - South statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Gawler itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Gawler Central, 400 m north-east · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 43 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs4/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Median Sale Prices

$791,000House · 2026 1Q

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Metropolitan Median House Sales, Valuer-General South Australia.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 16.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Gawler

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Gawler SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202016.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202132.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 8.4% · Labour-force participation 46.7%

Population by age in Gawler
Population by age, Gawler SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-414
5-1446
15-1933
20-2426
25-3448
35-4456
45-5484
55-64127
65-74114
75-8482
85+35
Dwelling types in Gawler
Dwelling types, Gawler SA (ABS Census 2021)
House179
Townhouse116
Apartment29
Other15
Households by weekly income in Gawler
Households by weekly income, Gawler SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650106
$650-1,499104
$1,500-2,99968
$3,000+34
Top ancestries in Gawler
Top ancestries, Gawler SA (ABS Census 2021)
English344
Australian223
Irish87
Scottish61
German50
Ancestry NS32
Housing tenure in Gawler
Housing tenure, Gawler SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned106
Mortgage83
Rented105
Other30
Cars per household in Gawler
Cars per household, Gawler SA (ABS Census 2021)
055
1148
284
325
4+18
Commute to work in Gawler
Commute to work, Gawler SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car187
Train0
Bus4
Tram/ferry0
Walked4
Bicycle0
Home27
Top countries of birth in Gawler
Top countries of birth, Gawler SA (ABS Census 2021)
England100
New Zealand13
Netherlands9
Scotland7
Germany5
Italy5
Languages used at home in Gawler
Languages used at home, Gawler SA (ABS Census 2021)
Italian9

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

7,909 bird observations recorded near Gawler — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Gawler

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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