Buckland Park vs Port Gawler

Port Gawler is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 45 in Buckland Park. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Buckland Park is closer to the city centre: 37.9 km, against 48.2 km. On these figures, Port Gawler tends to suit families with children.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Port Gawler

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (61/100 vs 93/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 75%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Port Gawler

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 16%)
  • has cheaper rent ($235/wk vs $291/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Buckland Park

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (37.9 km vs 48.2 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (41 min vs 46 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Port Gawler

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (61/100 vs 93/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (17% vs 11%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Port Gawler

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (30.2% vs -42.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Buckland Park and Port Gawler drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Buckland Park Port Gawler
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Buckland Park Port Gawler
Walkability 0 / 0
Buckland Park — Walkability: 0/100 Port Gawler — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 7 / 39
Buckland Park — Safety: 7/100 Port Gawler — Safety: 39/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Buckland Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 Port Gawler — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 16 / 19
Buckland Park — Low flood risk: 16/100 Port Gawler — Low flood risk: 19/100

Demographics

Buckland Park skews older (45 vs 36); Buckland Park rents higher ($291/wk vs $235/wk).

Buckland Park Port Gawler
Population 99 112
+13% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -42.8% +30.2%
Median age 45 36
Median household income $92,300/yr $109,200/yr
+18% vs other
Median weekly rent $291/wk
+19% vs other
 $235/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Buckland Park Port Gawler
0-4 4.0% / 4.5%
Buckland Park — 0-4: 4.0% Port Gawler — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 9.1% / 16.1%
Buckland Park — 5-14: 9.1% Port Gawler — 5-14: 16.1%
15-19 — / 15.2%
Buckland Park — 15-19: not among its largest Port Gawler — 15-19: 15.2%
20-24 — / 8.0%
Buckland Park — 20-24: not among its largest Port Gawler — 20-24: 8.0%
25-34 18.2% / 8.9%
Buckland Park — 25-34: 18.2% Port Gawler — 25-34: 8.9%
35-44 16.2% / 13.4%
Buckland Park — 35-44: 16.2% Port Gawler — 35-44: 13.4%
45-54 16.2% / 15.2%
Buckland Park — 45-54: 16.2% Port Gawler — 45-54: 15.2%
55-64 20.2% / 8.0%
Buckland Park — 55-64: 20.2% Port Gawler — 55-64: 8.0%
65-74 11.1% / 8.0%
Buckland Park — 65-74: 11.1% Port Gawler — 65-74: 8.0%
75-84 — / 8.9%
Buckland Park — 75-84: not among its largest Port Gawler — 75-84: 8.9%
85+ — / —
Buckland Park — 85+: not among its largest Port Gawler — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Buckland Park 75.0% couple families
Buckland Park — Couple Families: 75.0% Buckland Park — One Parent Families: 0.0% Buckland Park — Lone Person: 25.0%
Port Gawler 72.2% couple families
Port Gawler — Couple Families: 72.2% Port Gawler — One Parent Families: 27.8% Port Gawler — Lone Person: 0.0%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Buckland Park 11.5% renting
Buckland Park — Owned Outright: 46.2% Buckland Park — Mortgage: 42.3% Buckland Park — Renting: 11.5%
Port Gawler 20.8% renting
Port Gawler — Owned Outright: 25.0% Port Gawler — Mortgage: 54.2% Port Gawler — Renting: 20.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Buckland Park 100.0% houses
Buckland Park — Houses: 100.0%
Port Gawler 100.0% houses
Port Gawler — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Buckland Park Port Gawler
Certificate III & IV 10.1% / 15.2%
Buckland Park — Certificate III & IV: 10.1% Port Gawler — Certificate III & IV: 15.2%
Bachelor Degree 4.0% / 4.5%
Buckland Park — Bachelor Degree: 4.0% Port Gawler — Bachelor Degree: 4.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 2.7%
Buckland Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Port Gawler — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.2%).

Zoning mix

Port Gawler has more land zoned for conservation (57% vs 7%); Buckland Park has more industrially zoned land (39% vs 0%).

Buckland Park Port Gawler
Environmental 7% 57%
Rural and farming 19% 43%
Industrial 39% 0%
Parks and recreation 18% 0%
Residential 16% 0%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Buckland Park Port Gawler
New dwellings approved 2,475
across Playford
 106
across Adelaide Plains
Approvals change year on year +65% -21%

Ranking within SA

Buckland Park Port Gawler
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 71% of SA Higher than 86% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 22% of SA Higher than 13% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 77% of SA Higher than 47% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 97% of SA Higher than 54% of SA

Liveability

Buckland Park Port Gawler
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Buckland Park carries more crime risk (93 vs 61).

Buckland Park Port Gawler
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
93/100
 Moderate
61/100
Flood High
84/100
 High
81/100
Coastal erosion Moderate
63/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Buckland Park Port Gawler
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Buckland Park Port Gawler
Parks & reserves 2 0
Waterways 2 1

Mobility

Port Gawler sits further from the CBD (48.2 km vs 37.9 km).

Buckland Park Port Gawler
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Adelaide 37.9 km 48.2 km
+27% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 41 min 46 min
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 5120
 0.4%
postcode 5501

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Buckland Park Port Gawler
Car (driver) 47.2% / 76.4%
Buckland Park — Car (driver): 47.2% Port Gawler — Car (driver): 76.4%
Worked from Home 33.3% / 16.4%
Buckland Park — Worked from Home: 33.3% Port Gawler — Worked from Home: 16.4%
Walked Only 19.4% / —
Buckland Park — Walked Only: 19.4% Port Gawler — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) — / 7.3%
Buckland Park — Car (passenger): not among its largest Port Gawler — Car (passenger): 7.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.4%).

Setting

Buckland Park Port Gawler
Elevation 8 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 6 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.3 km 602 m

NBN connectivity

Buckland Park Port Gawler
Connectivity score 95/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 93%
699 premises
 0%
32 premises

Climate

Buckland Park Port Gawler
Annual rainfall 404 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.6°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Buckland Park Port Gawler
PM2.5 4.6 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 18.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.51 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Buckland Park Port Gawler
Average residential rate $2,101/yr $2,698/yr
Council Playford Adelaide Plains

Federal electorate

Buckland Park Port Gawler
Division Spence Grey
Member Matt Burnell Tom Venning
Party Australian Labor Party Liberal

First Home Owner Grant

Buckland Park Port Gawler
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Buckland Park

Multicultural Outer

Port Gawler

Coastal Outer River Students

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