Concordia vs Gawler East

Gawler East is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 53 in Concordia. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Concordia tends to suit share households.

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

Gawler East

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (7 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (60% vs 45%)
  • But Concordia carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 49/100)

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

First-home buyers

Gawler East

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 31%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Gawler East

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $330/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Gawler East

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (66/100 vs 4/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (47 min vs 52 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (55.3 km vs 58.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Gawler East

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (66/100 vs 4/100)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • But Concordia carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 49/100)

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

Investors

Gawler East

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.6% vs -5.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Concordia Gawler East
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.

Concordia Gawler East
Walkability 4 / 66
Concordia — Walkability: 4/100 Gawler East — Walkability: 66/100
Safety 88 / 51
Concordia — Safety: 88/100 Gawler East — Safety: 51/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Concordia — Low fire risk: 100/100 Gawler East — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 67 / 37
Concordia — Low flood risk: 67/100 Gawler East — Low flood risk: 37/100

Demographics

Gawler East has more residents (5,689 vs 153); Concordia skews older (53 vs 46).

Concordia Gawler East
Population 153 5,689
+3618% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.6% +6.6%
Median age 53 46
Median household income $84,500/yr
+3% vs other
 $81,588/yr
Median weekly rent $330/wk
+9% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Concordia Gawler East
0-4 11.1% / 4.8%
Concordia — 0-4: 11.1% Gawler East — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 6.5% / 10.9%
Concordia — 5-14: 6.5% Gawler East — 5-14: 10.9%
15-19 3.9% / 5.0%
Concordia — 15-19: 3.9% Gawler East — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 3.3% / 5.7%
Concordia — 20-24: 3.3% Gawler East — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 11.8% / 11.5%
Concordia — 25-34: 11.8% Gawler East — 25-34: 11.5%
35-44 12.4% / 11.0%
Concordia — 35-44: 12.4% Gawler East — 35-44: 11.0%
45-54 9.2% / 12.2%
Concordia — 45-54: 9.2% Gawler East — 45-54: 12.2%
55-64 19.6% / 14.7%
Concordia — 55-64: 19.6% Gawler East — 55-64: 14.7%
65-74 11.1% / 11.7%
Concordia — 65-74: 11.1% Gawler East — 65-74: 11.7%
75-84 11.8% / 8.1%
Concordia — 75-84: 11.8% Gawler East — 75-84: 8.1%
85+ — / 4.5%
Concordia — 85+: not among its largest Gawler East — 85+: 4.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Concordia 35.5% couple families
Concordia — Couple Families: 35.5% Concordia — Lone Person: 35.5% Concordia — One Parent Families: 9.7% Concordia — Group Household: 19.4% Concordia — Other Families: 0.0%
Gawler East 41.6% couple families
Gawler East — Couple Families: 41.6% Gawler East — Lone Person: 36.4% Gawler East — One Parent Families: 18.0% Gawler East — Group Household: 2.6% Gawler East — Other Families: 1.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Concordia 15.4% renting
Concordia — Owned Outright: 40.4% Concordia — Mortgage: 44.2% Concordia — Renting: 15.4%
Gawler East 19.1% renting
Gawler East — Owned Outright: 36.1% Gawler East — Mortgage: 44.8% Gawler East — Renting: 19.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Concordia Gawler East
Certificate III & IV 24.2% / 19.1%
Concordia — Certificate III & IV: 24.2% Gawler East — Certificate III & IV: 19.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.1% / 8.7%
Concordia — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.1% Gawler East — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7%
Bachelor Degree 7.8% / 9.1%
Concordia — Bachelor Degree: 7.8% Gawler East — Bachelor Degree: 9.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.1%
Concordia — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Gawler East — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.0%
Concordia — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Gawler East — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.2%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Concordia Gawler East
England 11.1% / 10.7%
Concordia — England: 11.1% Gawler East — England: 10.7%
New Zealand 2.6% / 0.5%
Concordia — New Zealand: 2.6% Gawler East — New Zealand: 0.5%
Ireland 2.0% / —
Concordia — Ireland: 2.0% Gawler East — Ireland: not among its largest
Scotland — / 0.9%
Concordia — Scotland: not among its largest Gawler East — Scotland: 0.9%
Germany — / 0.6%
Concordia — Germany: not among its largest Gawler East — Germany: 0.6%
Philippines — / 0.5%
Concordia — Philippines: not among its largest Gawler East — Philippines: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Concordia 100.0% houses
Concordia — Houses: 100.0% Concordia — Townhouses: 0.0% Concordia — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Gawler East 90.0% houses
Gawler East — Houses: 90.0% Gawler East — Townhouses: 7.7% Gawler East — Flats / Apartments: 2.3%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Concordia Gawler East
Median house price — $775,000
Median unit price — $571,000
Median land price — $370,750
Typical days to sell (houses) — 20 days
from 60 sales

Zoning mix

Concordia has more rural and farming land (62% vs 0%).

Concordia Gawler East
Residential 37% 95%
Rural and farming 62% 0%
Parks and recreation 0% 3%
Commercial 0% 1%
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

Concordia Gawler East
New dwellings approved 180
across Barossa
 324
across Gawler
Approvals change year on year -48% -22%

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Concordia Gawler East
Houses — 4.2%
$625/wk on $765K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Concordia Gawler East
House price — Higher than 23% of SA
Income Higher than 60% of SA Higher than 57% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 58% of SA Higher than 86% of SA
Affordability — Higher than 80% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 56% of SA Higher than 57% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 74% of SA Higher than 97% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 76% of SA

Liveability

Gawler East is more walkable (66 vs 4).

Concordia Gawler East
Grade — B
Score — 51/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Gawler East carries more crime risk (49 vs 12); Gawler East carries more flood risk (63 vs 33).

Concordia Gawler East
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
12/100
 Moderate
49/100
Flood Low
33/100
 Moderate
63/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Concordia Gawler East
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Concordia

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Gawler East

  • Immanuel Gawler Independent · Primary above peers
  • Gawler East Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Concordia Gawler East
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 1
Childcare 0 7
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 2
Hospitals 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Concordia sits further from the CBD (58.8 km vs 55.3 km).

Concordia Gawler East
Walkability score 4/100 66/100
Distance to Adelaide 58.8 km
+6% vs other
 55.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 52 min 47 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 5118
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 76
postcode 5118
same for both

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.

Concordia Gawler East
Car (driver) 80.4% / 83.4%
Concordia — Car (driver): 80.4% Gawler East — Car (driver): 83.4%
Worked from Home 10.7% / 8.8%
Concordia — Worked from Home: 10.7% Gawler East — Worked from Home: 8.8%
Car (passenger) 8.9% / 3.3%
Concordia — Car (passenger): 8.9% Gawler East — Car (passenger): 3.3%
Bus — / 2.4%
Concordia — Bus: not among its largest Gawler East — Bus: 2.4%
Walked Only — / 2.0%
Concordia — Walked Only: not among its largest Gawler East — Walked Only: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.4%).

Setting

Concordia Gawler East
Elevation 128 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 115 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 29.6 km 26.0 km

NBN connectivity

Concordia Gawler East
Connectivity score 48/100 95/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 26%
74 premises
 87%
2,617 premises

Climate

Concordia Gawler East
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)

Concordia Gawler East
PM2.5 5.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 18.7 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.31 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Concordia Gawler East
Average residential rate $2,247/yr $2,258/yr
Council Barossa Gawler

Federal electorate

Concordia Gawler East
Division Spence
same for both
Member Matt Burnell
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Concordia Gawler East
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Concordia

Outer Young Families

Gawler East

Large Blocks Outer

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