Gawler Belt vs Reid
Reid is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 44 in Gawler Belt. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Reid 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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Reid
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (50.3 km vs 53.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Gawler Belt
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (13% vs 7%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Gawler Belt and Reid 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 436); Gawler Belt skews older (44 vs 33).
| Gawler Belt | Reid | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,000 +56% vs other | 436 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +6.2% | +7.7% |
| Median age | 44 | 33 |
| Median household income | $114,816/yr +8% vs other | $105,352/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $350/wk same for both | |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.1%).
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%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Gawler Belt | Reid | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $825,000 | $810,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $272,500 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 47 days from 13 sales | 39 days from 3 sales |
Zoning mix
Reid has more rural and farming land (96% vs 79%).
| Gawler Belt | Reid | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 79% | 96% |
| Residential | 20% | 0% |
| Parks and recreation | 0% | 4% |
| 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 | Reid | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 278 across Light | 324 across Gawler |
| Approvals change year on year | +43% | -22% |
Gross rental yield
| Gawler Belt | Reid | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 4.5% $740/wk on $864K | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Gawler Belt | Reid | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 20% of SA |
| Income | Higher than 89% of SA | Higher than 83% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 72% of SA | Higher than 74% of SA |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 94% of SA |
| EV adoption | Higher than 57% of SA same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 74% of SA | Higher than 76% of SA |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 87% of SA | — |
Liveability
| Gawler Belt | Reid | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 37/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Gawler Belt carries more bushfire risk (24 vs 0); Reid carries more flood risk (95 vs 83).
| Gawler Belt | Reid | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 24/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 48/100 | Moderate 40/100 |
| Flood | High 83/100 | High 95/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 2 within 5 km | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Gawler Belt | Reid | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Reid
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Mobility
Gawler Belt sits further from the CBD (53.3 km vs 50.3 km).
| Gawler Belt | Reid | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 20/100 | 26/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 53.3 km +6% vs other | 50.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 42 min same for both | |
| 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 | Reid | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 68 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 49 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 25.7 km | 23.6 km |
NBN connectivity
| Gawler Belt | Reid | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 49/100 | 55/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 16% 376 premises | 18% 158 premises |
Climate
| Gawler Belt | Reid | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Reid | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Reid | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,297/yr | $2,258/yr |
| Council | Light | Gawler |
Federal electorate
| Gawler Belt | Reid | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Spence same for both | |
| Member | Matt Burnell same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Gawler Belt | Reid | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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