Gomersal vs Rowland Flat
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, Gomersal 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
Gomersal
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 61%)
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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Gomersal
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (51 min vs 61 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (69.4 km vs 79.1 km)
- But Rowland Flat is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Rowland Flat
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 12%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Where they sit
Gomersal and Rowland 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
Rowland Flat has more residents (110 vs 60); Rowland Flat skews older (45 vs 43).
| Gomersal | Rowland Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 60 | 110 +83% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +13.2% | — |
| Median age | 43 | 45 |
| Median household income | $108,316/yr +6% vs other | $101,816/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $330/wk +5% vs other | $312/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.7%).
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 (5.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Zoning mix
| Gomersal | Rowland Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 99% |
| Commercial | 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
| Gomersal | Rowland Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 278 across Light | 180 across Barossa |
| Approvals change year on year | +43% | -48% |
Ranking within SA
| Gomersal | Rowland Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 85% of SA | Higher than 81% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 55% of SA | Higher than 60% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 58% of SA same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 49% of SA | Higher than 41% of SA |
Liveability
Rowland Flat is more walkable (8 vs 0).
| Gomersal | Rowland Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Rowland Flat carries more bushfire risk (37 vs 25).
| Gomersal | Rowland Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 25/100 | Low 37/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 52/100 | Moderate 50/100 |
| Flood | — same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 3 within 5 km | 4 within 5 km |
Schools
| Gomersal | Rowland Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Gomersal | Rowland Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 2 |
Mobility
Rowland Flat sits further from the CBD (79.1 km vs 69.4 km).
| Gomersal | Rowland Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 8/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 69.4 km | 79.1 km +14% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 51 min | 61 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 5352 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 78 postcode 5352 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 (61.3%).
Setting
| Gomersal | Rowland Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 222 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 238 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 40.3 km | 41.3 km |
NBN connectivity
| Gomersal | Rowland Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 28 premises | 0% 39 premises |
Climate
| Gomersal | Rowland Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 460 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Gomersal | Rowland 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
| Gomersal | Rowland Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,297/yr | $2,247/yr |
| Council | Light | Barossa |
Federal electorate
| Gomersal | Rowland Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Barker same for both | |
| Member | Tony Pasin same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Gomersal | Rowland Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.