Georgetown vs Gladstone

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Georgetown, most households are people living alone. In Gladstone, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Gladstone: a median of $275,000, against $135,000 in Georgetown, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Georgetown tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Gladstone

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (38% vs 24%)

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

First-home buyers

Georgetown

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($135,000 vs $275,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (9% vs 16%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Georgetown

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($83/wk vs $160/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 17%)

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

Commuting to the city

Gladstone

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (44/100 vs 24/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (149 min vs 154 min)
  • But Georgetown sits closer to the CBD (196.9 km vs 221.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Gladstone

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (44/100 vs 24/100)

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

Investors

Georgetown

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.7% vs -1.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Georgetown Gladstone
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.

Georgetown Gladstone
Walkability 24 / 44
Georgetown — Walkability: 24/100 Gladstone — Walkability: 44/100
Safety 74 / 65
Georgetown — Safety: 74/100 Gladstone — Safety: 65/100
Low fire risk 67 / 67
Georgetown — Low fire risk: 67/100 Gladstone — Low fire risk: 67/100

Demographics

Gladstone has more residents (745 vs 186); Gladstone rents higher ($160/wk vs $83/wk).

Georgetown Gladstone
Population 186 745
+301% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.7% -1.3%
Median age 53 51
Median household income $45,500/yr $48,620/yr
+7% vs other
Median weekly rent $83/wk $160/wk
+93% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Georgetown Gladstone
0-4 3.8% / 5.4%
Georgetown — 0-4: 3.8% Gladstone — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 10.2% / 10.7%
Georgetown — 5-14: 10.2% Gladstone — 5-14: 10.7%
15-19 4.8% / 6.6%
Georgetown — 15-19: 4.8% Gladstone — 15-19: 6.6%
20-24 4.3% / 3.5%
Georgetown — 20-24: 4.3% Gladstone — 20-24: 3.5%
25-34 4.3% / 8.9%
Georgetown — 25-34: 4.3% Gladstone — 25-34: 8.9%
35-44 10.2% / 8.7%
Georgetown — 35-44: 10.2% Gladstone — 35-44: 8.7%
45-54 17.7% / 11.0%
Georgetown — 45-54: 17.7% Gladstone — 45-54: 11.0%
55-64 17.7% / 17.0%
Georgetown — 55-64: 17.7% Gladstone — 55-64: 17.0%
65-74 21.0% / 18.4%
Georgetown — 65-74: 21.0% Gladstone — 65-74: 18.4%
75-84 9.1% / 8.5%
Georgetown — 75-84: 9.1% Gladstone — 75-84: 8.5%
85+ — / 1.3%
Georgetown — 85+: not among its largest Gladstone — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Georgetown 68.6% lone person
Georgetown — Lone Person: 68.6% Georgetown — Couple Families: 23.5% Georgetown — One Parent Families: 0.0% Georgetown — Group Household: 7.8% Georgetown — Other Families: 0.0%
Gladstone 54.7% lone person
Gladstone — Lone Person: 54.7% Gladstone — Couple Families: 23.4% Gladstone — One Parent Families: 14.5% Gladstone — Group Household: 5.6% Gladstone — Other Families: 1.9%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Georgetown 14.6% renting
Georgetown — Owned Outright: 58.5% Georgetown — Mortgage: 26.8% Georgetown — Renting: 14.6%
Gladstone 18.5% renting
Gladstone — Owned Outright: 50.7% Gladstone — Mortgage: 30.8% Gladstone — Renting: 18.5%
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.

Georgetown Gladstone
England 4.3% / 2.7%
Georgetown — England: 4.3% Gladstone — England: 2.7%
New Zealand 2.2% / 1.2%
Georgetown — New Zealand: 2.2% Gladstone — New Zealand: 1.2%
China — / 0.7%
Georgetown — China: not among its largest Gladstone — China: 0.7%
Germany — / 0.7%
Georgetown — Germany: not among its largest Gladstone — Germany: 0.7%
India — / 0.4%
Georgetown — India: not among its largest Gladstone — India: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.3%).

Qualifications

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

Georgetown Gladstone
Certificate III & IV 17.7% / 16.4%
Georgetown — Certificate III & IV: 17.7% Gladstone — Certificate III & IV: 16.4%
Bachelor Degree 9.1% / 6.8%
Georgetown — Bachelor Degree: 9.1% Gladstone — Bachelor Degree: 6.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.2% / 4.7%
Georgetown — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.2% Gladstone — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.7%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.9%
Georgetown — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Gladstone — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.7%
Georgetown — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Gladstone — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Georgetown 97.6% houses
Georgetown — Houses: 97.6% Georgetown — Townhouses: 0.0% Georgetown — Flats / Apartments: 2.4%
Gladstone 96.2% houses
Gladstone — Houses: 96.2% Gladstone — Townhouses: 3.8% Gladstone — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Georgetown Gladstone
Median house price $135,000 $275,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $75,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 67 days
from 4 sales
 89 days
from 5 sales

Zoning mix

Georgetown Gladstone
Rural and farming 99%
same for both
Infrastructure and transport 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

Georgetown Gladstone
New dwellings approved 11
across Northern Areas
same for both
Approvals change year on year -100%
same for both

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.

Georgetown Gladstone
Houses — 11.7%
$850/wk on $378K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Georgetown Gladstone
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 11% of SA Higher than 14% of SA
Schools — Higher than 81% of SA
Walkability Higher than 74% of SA Higher than 79% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 46% of SA Higher than 67% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 100% of SA

Liveability

Gladstone is more walkable (44 vs 24).

Georgetown Gladstone
Grade — C
Score — 44/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Georgetown Gladstone
Bushfire Low
33/100
same for both
Crime Low
26/100
 Low
35/100
Flood —
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

Georgetown Gladstone
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Georgetown

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

Schools in Gladstone

  • Gladstone Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Gladstone High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • St Joseph's Parish School Catholic · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Georgetown Gladstone
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 2 0
Childcare 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 3 1

Mobility

Gladstone sits further from the CBD (221.5 km vs 196.9 km).

Georgetown Gladstone
Walkability score 24/100 44/100
Distance to Adelaide 196.9 km 221.5 km
+12% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 154 min 149 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 5472
 0.0%
postcode 5473
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 5472
 64
postcode 5473

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.

Georgetown Gladstone
Car (driver) 57.5% / 70.4%
Georgetown — Car (driver): 57.5% Gladstone — Car (driver): 70.4%
Worked from Home 21.9% / 13.6%
Georgetown — Worked from Home: 21.9% Gladstone — Worked from Home: 13.6%
Walked Only 11.0% / 8.4%
Georgetown — Walked Only: 11.0% Gladstone — Walked Only: 8.4%
Car (passenger) 9.6% / 7.6%
Georgetown — Car (passenger): 9.6% Gladstone — Car (passenger): 7.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.4%).

Setting

Georgetown Gladstone
Elevation 278 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 229 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 41.4 km 32.9 km

NBN connectivity

Georgetown Gladstone
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
108 premises
 0%
414 premises

Climate

Georgetown Gladstone
Annual rainfall 472 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Georgetown Gladstone
Average residential rate $1,809/yr
same for both
Council Northern Areas
same for both

Federal electorate

Georgetown Gladstone
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Georgetown Gladstone
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Georgetown

Quiet Retirees Rural

Gladstone

Affordable Retirees Rural

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