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Gawler River SA 5118

56 addresses · 10 streets

Grey Electorate › Light LGA › Gawler River · 35 km from Adelaide

Living Here

Gawler River is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 104 people, with a median age of 46. The typical household earns around $1,624 a week, with median rent near $320 a week. Most homes are houses. About 78% of households own their home and 22% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Italian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

104Population
46Median age
$1,624Median household income / wk
$320Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Kudla, 6.6 km south-east · Bus interchange: Smithfield Interchange, 8.2 km south-east · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 37.9 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs3/10

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.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 3.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Gawler River

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

Tree cover measures, Gawler River SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20203.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20217.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.2% · Labour-force participation 51.7%

Population by age in Gawler River
Population by age, Gawler River SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-40
5-1415
15-1915
20-244
25-343
35-4414
45-5411
55-6413
65-7421
75-848
85+0
Dwelling types in Gawler River
Dwelling types, Gawler River SA (ABS Census 2021)
House34
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Gawler River
Households by weekly income, Gawler River SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$6504
$650-1,49922
$1,500-2,9998
$3,000+3
Top ancestries in Gawler River
Top ancestries, Gawler River SA (ABS Census 2021)
English48
Australian35
Italian16
German9
Ancestry NS9
Other4
Housing tenure in Gawler River
Housing tenure, Gawler River SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned21
Mortgage8
Rented8
Other0
Cars per household in Gawler River
Cars per household, Gawler River SA (ABS Census 2021)
03
17
213
33
4+8
Commute to work in Gawler River
Commute to work, Gawler River SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car30
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home4
Top countries of birth in Gawler River
Top countries of birth, Gawler River SA (ABS Census 2021)
England8
Languages used at home in Gawler River
Languages used at home, Gawler River SA (ABS Census 2021)
Italian4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,220 bird observations recorded near Gawler River — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Gawler River

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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