Gawler Belt vs Kangaroo Flat
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Gawler Belt, most households are couple families. On these figures, Gawler Belt tends to suit couples.
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 Belt
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 89/100)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 86%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Kangaroo Flat
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (11% vs 19%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Kangaroo Flat
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (19% vs 6%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Gawler Belt
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (53.3 km vs 58 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Gawler Belt
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 89/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Gawler Belt
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (6.2% vs -1.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Gawler Belt and Kangaroo Flat drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Gawler Belt has more residents (1,000 vs 104); Kangaroo Flat skews older (46 vs 44).
| Gawler Belt | Kangaroo Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,000 +90% vs other | 104 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +6.2% | -1.9% |
| Median age | 44 | 46 |
| Median household income | $114,816/yr | $117,000/yr +2% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $350/wk +3% vs other | $340/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.0%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Gawler Belt | Kangaroo Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $825,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $272,500 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 47 days from 13 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Kangaroo Flat has more rural and farming land (100% vs 79%).
| Gawler Belt | Kangaroo Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 79% | 100% |
| Residential | 20% | 0% |
| Industrial | 1% | 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
| Gawler Belt | Kangaroo Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 278 across Light same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +43% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Gawler Belt | Kangaroo Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 4.5% $740/wk on $864K | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Gawler Belt | Kangaroo Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 89% of SA | Higher than 91% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 72% of SA | Higher than 49% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 57% of SA same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 74% of SA | Higher than 67% of SA |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 87% of SA | — |
Liveability
Gawler Belt is more walkable (20 vs 0).
| Gawler Belt | Kangaroo Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 37/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
Gawler Belt carries more flood risk (83 vs 18); Kangaroo Flat carries more crime risk (89 vs 48).
| Gawler Belt | Kangaroo Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 24/100 | Low 23/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 48/100 | High 89/100 |
| Flood | High 83/100 | Low 18/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 2 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Gawler Belt | Kangaroo Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Gawler Belt
- Xavier College - Head Campus Catholic · Secondary below peers
Schools in Kangaroo Flat
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Mobility
Kangaroo Flat sits further from the CBD (58 km vs 53.3 km).
| Gawler Belt | Kangaroo Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 20/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 53.3 km | 58 km +9% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 42 min | 45 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.6%).
Setting
| Gawler Belt | Kangaroo Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 68 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 56 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 25.7 km | 25.6 km |
NBN connectivity
| Gawler Belt | Kangaroo Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 49/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 16% 376 premises | 0% 37 premises |
Climate
| Gawler Belt | Kangaroo Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| 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)
| Gawler Belt | Kangaroo Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Gawler Belt | Kangaroo Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,297/yr same for both | |
| Council | Light same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Gawler Belt | Kangaroo Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Spence | Grey |
| Member | Matt Burnell | Tom Venning |
| Party | Australian Labor Party | Liberal |
First Home Owner Grant
| Gawler Belt | Kangaroo Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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