Gawler Belt vs Willaston

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. Houses cost more in Gawler Belt: a median of $825,000, against $708,000 in Willaston, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Gawler Belt tends to suit couples, while Willaston suits people living alone and older residents.

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 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (84% vs 51%)
  • carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 68/100)
  • 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

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Gawler Belt has cheaper land ($272,500 vs $881,000)
  • Willaston has cheaper houses ($708,000 vs $825,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Willaston

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (25% vs 6%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $350/wk)
  • But Gawler Belt leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 24%)

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

Commuting to the city

Willaston

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (56/100 vs 20/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Willaston

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (56/100 vs 20/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 13%)
  • But Gawler Belt carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 68/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Gawler Belt Willaston
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.

Gawler Belt Willaston
Walkability 20 / 56
Gawler Belt — Walkability: 20/100 Willaston — Walkability: 56/100
Safety 52 / 32
Gawler Belt — Safety: 52/100 Willaston — Safety: 32/100
Low fire risk 76 / 82
Gawler Belt — Low fire risk: 76/100 Willaston — Low fire risk: 82/100
Low flood risk 17 / 15
Gawler Belt — Low flood risk: 17/100 Willaston — Low flood risk: 15/100

Demographics

Willaston has more residents (3,458 vs 1,000); Gawler Belt has higher household incomes ($114,816 vs $65,208).

Gawler Belt Willaston
Population 1,000 3,458
+246% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.2% +2.2%
Median age 44 42
Median household income $114,816/yr
+43% vs other
 $65,208/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+14% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gawler Belt Willaston
0-4 4.2% / 5.0%
Gawler Belt — 0-4: 4.2% Willaston — 0-4: 5.0%
5-14 13.7% / 13.5%
Gawler Belt — 5-14: 13.7% Willaston — 5-14: 13.5%
15-19 8.8% / 5.5%
Gawler Belt — 15-19: 8.8% Willaston — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 5.7% / 5.1%
Gawler Belt — 20-24: 5.7% Willaston — 20-24: 5.1%
25-34 8.3% / 11.9%
Gawler Belt — 25-34: 8.3% Willaston — 25-34: 11.9%
35-44 9.9% / 11.4%
Gawler Belt — 35-44: 9.9% Willaston — 35-44: 11.4%
45-54 17.9% / 11.8%
Gawler Belt — 45-54: 17.9% Willaston — 45-54: 11.8%
55-64 18.1% / 13.9%
Gawler Belt — 55-64: 18.1% Willaston — 55-64: 13.9%
65-74 7.8% / 11.7%
Gawler Belt — 65-74: 7.8% Willaston — 65-74: 11.7%
75-84 3.4% / 7.1%
Gawler Belt — 75-84: 3.4% Willaston — 75-84: 7.1%
85+ 1.5% / 3.2%
Gawler Belt — 85+: 1.5% Willaston — 85+: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gawler Belt 71.0% couple families
Gawler Belt — Couple Families: 71.0% Gawler Belt — Lone Person: 15.7% Gawler Belt — One Parent Families: 13.3% Gawler Belt — Group Household: 0.0% Gawler Belt — Other Families: 0.0%
Willaston 29.1% couple families
Willaston — Couple Families: 29.1% Willaston — Lone Person: 43.1% Willaston — One Parent Families: 21.9% Willaston — Group Household: 4.6% Willaston — 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.

Gawler Belt 5.8% renting
Gawler Belt — Owned Outright: 36.6% Gawler Belt — Mortgage: 57.6% Gawler Belt — Renting: 5.8%
Willaston 24.8% renting
Willaston — Owned Outright: 34.0% Willaston — Mortgage: 41.2% Willaston — Renting: 24.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Gawler Belt Willaston
Certificate III & IV 18.8% / 20.2%
Gawler Belt — Certificate III & IV: 18.8% Willaston — Certificate III & IV: 20.2%
Bachelor Degree 7.7% / 6.9%
Gawler Belt — Bachelor Degree: 7.7% Willaston — Bachelor Degree: 6.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.1% / 6.7%
Gawler Belt — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1% Willaston — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7%
Postgraduate Degree 2.1% / 1.7%
Gawler Belt — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1% Willaston — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / 0.9%
Gawler Belt — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Willaston — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

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

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.

Gawler Belt Willaston
England 8.0% / 7.8%
Gawler Belt — England: 8.0% Willaston — England: 7.8%
Scotland 1.1% / 1.0%
Gawler Belt — Scotland: 1.1% Willaston — Scotland: 1.0%
New Zealand 0.4% / 0.7%
Gawler Belt — New Zealand: 0.4% Willaston — New Zealand: 0.7%
Netherlands 0.3% / 0.5%
Gawler Belt — Netherlands: 0.3% Willaston — Netherlands: 0.5%
Germany — / 0.6%
Gawler Belt — Germany: not among its largest Willaston — Germany: 0.6%
Zimbabwe 0.4% / —
Gawler Belt — Zimbabwe: 0.4% Willaston — Zimbabwe: not among its largest
Brazil 0.3% / —
Gawler Belt — Brazil: 0.3% Willaston — Brazil: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gawler Belt 100.0% houses
Gawler Belt — Houses: 100.0% Gawler Belt — Townhouses: 0.0% Gawler Belt — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Willaston 85.7% houses
Willaston — Houses: 85.7% Willaston — Townhouses: 13.5% Willaston — Flats / Apartments: 0.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Gawler Belt Willaston
Median house price $825,000 $708,000
Median unit price — $552,250
Median land price $272,500 $881,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 47 days
from 13 sales
 18 days
from 28 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Gawler Belt Willaston
3 bed $462K / $700K
Gawler Belt — 3 bed: $462K (10 sales) Willaston — 3 bed: $700K (49 sales)

10 vs 49 sales

4 bed $811K / $740K
Gawler Belt — 4 bed: $811K (32 sales) Willaston — 4 bed: $740K (17 sales)

32 vs 17 sales

Zoning mix

Gawler Belt has more rural and farming land (79% vs 1%).

Gawler Belt Willaston
Rural and farming 79% 1%
Residential 20% 62%
Parks and recreation 0% 16%
Industrial 1% 11%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 9%
Commercial 0% 2%
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 Willaston
New dwellings approved 278
across Light
 324
across Gawler
Approvals change year on year +43% -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.

Gawler Belt Willaston
Houses 4.5%
$740/wk on $864K
 4.2%
$585/wk on $720K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Gawler Belt Willaston
House price — Higher than 11% of SA
Income Higher than 89% of SA Higher than 33% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 72% of SA Higher than 82% of SA
Affordability — Higher than 70% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 57% of SA Higher than 56% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 74% of SA Higher than 79% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 87% of SA Higher than 74% of SA

Liveability

Willaston is more walkable (56 vs 20); Gawler Belt scores higher overall (37 vs 23).

Gawler Belt Willaston
Grade C D
Score 37/100 23/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Willaston carries more crime risk (68 vs 48).

Gawler Belt Willaston
Bushfire Low
24/100
 Low
18/100
Crime Moderate
48/100
 Moderate
68/100
Flood High
83/100
 High
85/100
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 Willaston
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 Willaston

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

Amenities in the suburb

Gawler Belt Willaston
Parks & reserves 0 2
Childcare 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1

Mobility

Gawler Belt Willaston
Walkability score 20/100 56/100
Distance to Adelaide 53.3 km
+3% vs other
 51.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 42 min 40 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.

Gawler Belt Willaston
Car (driver) 85.6% / 86.5%
Gawler Belt — Car (driver): 85.6% Willaston — Car (driver): 86.5%
Worked from Home 7.9% / 6.3%
Gawler Belt — Worked from Home: 7.9% Willaston — Worked from Home: 6.3%
Car (passenger) 5.5% / 4.3%
Gawler Belt — Car (passenger): 5.5% Willaston — Car (passenger): 4.3%
Walked Only 1.1% / 1.4%
Gawler Belt — Walked Only: 1.1% Willaston — Walked Only: 1.4%
Bus — / 1.6%
Gawler Belt — Bus: not among its largest Willaston — Bus: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.5%).

Setting

Gawler Belt Willaston
Elevation 68 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 63 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 25.7 km 25.4 km

NBN connectivity

Gawler Belt Willaston
Connectivity score 49/100 65/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 16%
376 premises
 37%
1,764 premises

Climate

Gawler Belt Willaston
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 Willaston
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 Willaston
Average residential rate $2,297/yr $2,258/yr
Council Light Gawler

Federal electorate

Gawler Belt Willaston
Division Spence
same for both
Member Matt Burnell
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Gawler Belt

Acreage Outer

Willaston

Large Blocks Outer Quiet

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