The quick read on
SA 5118 · Gawler
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
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ABS 2021
Gawler, South Australia
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Gawler (SA) SA
Based on 13 sales in the preceding 12 months
$737,000
Up 16.9% over 12 months
Based on 9 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$500 per week
Up 5.3% over 12 months
Market data updated September 2026.
The median house price in Gawler (SA), SA is currently $737,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Gawler (SA) has a 12-month growth rate of 16.9% for houses and 22.0% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $640,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $744,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $950,000 in Gawler (SA).
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Gawler (SA) is $500 per week. The median house rent has increased 5.3% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Gawler (SA) is $550,000, which has increased 22.0% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $548,000 in Gawler (SA).
Crime and safety
The overall rate for Gawler is 11,776 offences per 100,000 residents — 213% above the Greater Adelaide benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Gawler.
Overall crime rate
11,776
offences per 100,000 residents
213% aboveGreater Adelaide
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Gawler SA 5118 is in South Australia, within Greater Adelaide.
668 people call Gawler home, with an average of 1.9 people per household and a median household income of $936 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
Share of residents in each age band.
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Vehicles available to occupied households.
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
10.3% of workers in Gawler worked from home on Census day.
15.0% of Gawler residents were born in England, about twice the rate across Greater Adelaide.
49.4% of people in Gawler described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Gawler SA 5118.
9.0% of Gawler's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is about half the Greater Adelaide rate.
179 family households lived in Gawler; 23.5% were couple families and 17.9% were one-parent families.
19.6% of local families included children under 15. That is about half the Greater Adelaide rate.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
Gawler had 668 residents at the 2021 Census.
15.6% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
53.6% were 55 or older. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
Separate houses made up 53.4% of occupied private dwellings in Gawler.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 34.6% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 8.7% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
36.1% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
28.2% were buying their home with a mortgage.
35.7% rented their home. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
The average household in Gawler had 1.9 people.
One-person households made up 45.9% of occupied homes. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Two-person households represented 35.4%, while 9.6% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
10.3% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
67.9% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
1.5% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.5% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
16.6% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about twice the Greater Adelaide rate.
One-car households formed 44.7% of the total.
38.4% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
59.5% were at the same address five years earlier, while 40.5% reported a different address.
23.2% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
89.4% of residents used only English at home.
4.6% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
23.2% of Gawler's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 76.8% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.6% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 87.6%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
English ancestry accounted for 51.5% of ancestry responses in Gawler.
Australian ancestry made up 33.4% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
21.4% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
Managers accounted for 9.9% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 14.1%.
Health care and social assistance employed 14.9% of workers, and education and training employed 9.2%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
The labour-force participation rate was 46.7%, compared with 61.7% across Greater Adelaide.
24.7% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 15.4% worked part time.
Unemployment was 8.4%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
43.1% reported no selected long-term health condition.
14.4% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
12.1% reported asthma, 16.2% arthritis and 9.3% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
22.8% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 8.3% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 15.1%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 36.2%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
Median household income was $936 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,200.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $240 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
Working from home was 10.3% in Gawler, compared with 9.8% across Greater Adelaide.
Outright ownership was 36.1% locally and 32.1% across Greater Adelaide. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
Renting accounted for 35.7% in Gawler, against 29.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
The median house price is $737,000, while units and apartments sit at $550,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
The Census counted 179 local families, and 9.0% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
4-bedroom houses have a median around $950,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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