Gawler River vs Lewiston

Lewiston is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 46 in Gawler River. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Gawler River, about half of households are people living alone. In Lewiston, most households are couple families. On these figures, Gawler River tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Lewiston suits 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

Lewiston

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 93/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 50%)

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

Gawler River

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (22% vs 6%)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Gawler River has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 12%)
  • Lewiston carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 93/100)

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

Investors

Lewiston

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.2% vs -16.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Gawler River and Lewiston 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 River Lewiston
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 River Lewiston
Walkability 0 / 0
Gawler River — Walkability: 0/100 Lewiston — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 7 / 64
Gawler River — Safety: 7/100 Lewiston — Safety: 64/100
Low fire risk 64 / 85
Gawler River — Low fire risk: 64/100 Lewiston — Low fire risk: 85/100
Low flood risk 6 / 6
Gawler River — Low flood risk: 6/100 Lewiston — Low flood risk: 6/100

Demographics

Lewiston has more residents (3,275 vs 104); Lewiston has higher household incomes ($99,320 vs $84,448).

Gawler River Lewiston
Population 104 3,275
+3049% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -16.1% +6.2%
Median age 46 42
Median household income $84,448/yr $99,320/yr
+18% vs other
Median weekly rent $320/wk $330/wk
+3% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gawler River Lewiston
0-4 — / 5.0%
Gawler River — 0-4: not among its largest Lewiston — 0-4: 5.0%
5-14 14.4% / 12.5%
Gawler River — 5-14: 14.4% Lewiston — 5-14: 12.5%
15-19 14.4% / 8.0%
Gawler River — 15-19: 14.4% Lewiston — 15-19: 8.0%
20-24 3.8% / 5.5%
Gawler River — 20-24: 3.8% Lewiston — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 2.9% / 10.0%
Gawler River — 25-34: 2.9% Lewiston — 25-34: 10.0%
35-44 13.5% / 11.6%
Gawler River — 35-44: 13.5% Lewiston — 35-44: 11.6%
45-54 10.6% / 18.3%
Gawler River — 45-54: 10.6% Lewiston — 45-54: 18.3%
55-64 12.5% / 16.6%
Gawler River — 55-64: 12.5% Lewiston — 55-64: 16.6%
65-74 20.2% / 8.3%
Gawler River — 65-74: 20.2% Lewiston — 65-74: 8.3%
75-84 7.7% / 3.4%
Gawler River — 75-84: 7.7% Lewiston — 75-84: 3.4%
85+ — / 0.7%
Gawler River — 85+: not among its largest Lewiston — 85+: 0.7%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gawler River 31.2% couple families
Gawler River — Couple Families: 31.2% Gawler River — Lone Person: 50.0% Gawler River — One Parent Families: 18.8% Gawler River — Group Household: 0.0% Gawler River — Other Families: 0.0%
Lewiston 59.0% couple families
Lewiston — Couple Families: 59.0% Lewiston — Lone Person: 23.6% Lewiston — One Parent Families: 13.6% Lewiston — Group Household: 3.1% Lewiston — Other Families: 0.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Gawler River 21.6% renting
Gawler River — Owned Outright: 56.8% Gawler River — Mortgage: 21.6% Gawler River — Renting: 21.6%
Lewiston 6.2% renting
Lewiston — Owned Outright: 28.3% Lewiston — Mortgage: 65.4% Lewiston — Renting: 6.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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 River Lewiston
England 7.7% / 7.7%
Gawler River — England: 7.7% Lewiston — England: 7.7%
Scotland — / 0.9%
Gawler River — Scotland: not among its largest Lewiston — Scotland: 0.9%
Vietnam — / 0.7%
Gawler River — Vietnam: not among its largest Lewiston — Vietnam: 0.7%
New Zealand — / 0.6%
Gawler River — New Zealand: not among its largest Lewiston — New Zealand: 0.6%
Greece — / 0.5%
Gawler River — Greece: not among its largest Lewiston — Greece: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.7%).

Qualifications

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

Gawler River Lewiston
Certificate III & IV 16.3% / 21.6%
Gawler River — Certificate III & IV: 16.3% Lewiston — Certificate III & IV: 21.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.7% / 6.6%
Gawler River — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7% Lewiston — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6%
Bachelor Degree 5.8% / 4.9%
Gawler River — Bachelor Degree: 5.8% Lewiston — Bachelor Degree: 4.9%
Postgraduate Degree 3.8% / 1.0%
Gawler River — Postgraduate Degree: 3.8% Lewiston — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.2%
Gawler River — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Lewiston — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gawler River 100.0% houses
Gawler River — Houses: 100.0% Gawler River — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Lewiston 99.1% houses
Lewiston — Houses: 99.1% Lewiston — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Gawler River Lewiston
Median house price — $945,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $815,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 22 days
from 26 sales

Zoning mix

Gawler River Lewiston
Rural and farming 100% 99%
Environmental 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

Gawler River Lewiston
New dwellings approved 278
across Light
 106
across Adelaide Plains
Approvals change year on year +43% -21%

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 River Lewiston
Houses — 2.8%
$750/wk on $1.38M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Gawler River Lewiston
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 59% of SA Higher than 78% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 4% of SA Higher than 34% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 56% of SA Higher than 48% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 51% of SA Higher than 95% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 12% of SA

Liveability

Gawler River Lewiston
Grade — D
Score — 31/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Gawler River carries more crime risk (93 vs 36); Gawler River carries more bushfire risk (36 vs 15).

Gawler River Lewiston
Bushfire Low
36/100
 Low
15/100
Crime High
93/100
 Low
36/100
Flood High
94/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Gawler River Lewiston
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

Gawler River Lewiston
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 0 5

Mobility

Gawler River Lewiston
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Adelaide 43.6 km 44.8 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 41 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 5118
 0.4%
postcode 5501
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 76
postcode 5118
 —
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.

Gawler River Lewiston
Car (driver) 70.6% / 84.3%
Gawler River — Car (driver): 70.6% Lewiston — Car (driver): 84.3%
Car (passenger) 17.6% / 4.1%
Gawler River — Car (passenger): 17.6% Lewiston — Car (passenger): 4.1%
Worked from Home 11.8% / 9.5%
Gawler River — Worked from Home: 11.8% Lewiston — Worked from Home: 9.5%
Walked Only — / 1.1%
Gawler River — Walked Only: not among its largest Lewiston — Walked Only: 1.1%
Bus — / 0.6%
Gawler River — Bus: not among its largest Lewiston — Bus: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.3%).

Setting

Gawler River Lewiston
Elevation 37 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 27 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 17.6 km 14.5 km

NBN connectivity

Gawler River Lewiston
Connectivity score 30/100 85/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
37 premises
 79%
1,287 premises

Climate

Gawler River Lewiston
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 River Lewiston
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 River Lewiston
Average residential rate $2,297/yr $2,698/yr
Council Light Adelaide Plains

Federal electorate

Gawler River Lewiston
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Gawler River

Outer Retirees

Lewiston

Acreage Outer

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