Located in South Australia, Gawler Belt sits 53 km from Adelaide CBD, around 42 minutes by car. The suburb has 1,000 residents, a median age of 44, and a median household income of $114,816 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the top 40% nationally. Population grew 6.2% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $350 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,777. The area shows high flood risk. 1 school sits within the suburb boundary, and walkability is low.
Is Gawler Belt a good suburb?
Gawler Belt scores a C (37/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on community, weaker on transit and safety.
Mixed results
1 school
Car-dependent
Walkability 20/100 · 53.3 km · 42 min drive to Adelaide
Median available
Median $825K
High flood risk
Fire 24/100 · Crime 48/100 · Flood 83/100
Advantaged
SEIFA decile 7/10 · median age 44 · 1,000 residents
Liveability Rating
37 / 100 · Ranked #412 in SAEach bar is Gawler Belt's rank among SA suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
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Our score
37 / 100
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Median Land Price
Public listings dataGawler Belt's land market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $272,000, roughly 21% above where it sat a year earlier.
Land
$272,500
Based on 63 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Houses
$825,000
6% below its 3 neighbours (median $880,500)
Based on 54 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 47 days — median across 13 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 10 sales $462K
- 4 bed 32 sales $811K
- 5 bed 7 sales $1.1M
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Gawler Belt are currently listed at around $864,000 on average. Based on 10 houses listed in the past six months.
$864K
10 houses listed in the last 6 months.
10 of the suburb's 318 dwellings (3.1%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Gawler Belt rent for around $740 a week on average, based on 7 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
$740/wk
7 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
Rental affordability
June quarter 2025112 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 27% of its income on the median rent in postcode 5118.
SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$740/week ($38,000 a year) on a $864,000 median
Based on a small sample (7 listings) — indicative only.
Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.
Short-Stay Rentals
No active Airbnb listings.
Airbnb only, as at Jun 2026; other platforms are not included. Active means reviewed in the past 12 months. The share is against private dwellings at the 2021 Census.
Is Gawler Belt safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Gawler Belt sits in the moderate band, with 28 incidents recorded in 2026 — down about 10% on the prior year.
28 offences
9.7% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–20256 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. This state’s crash data does not name the road.
Schools
One school serve Gawler Belt, and the cohort is trailing peer-suburb performance.
- • 2,532 students in one school (avg 2,532)
Secondary
Walkability
Gawler Belt is very car-dependent on foot — at 20/100, nearly all errands require a car.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Gawler Belt.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 16%
- Premises covered
- 376
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Light: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
Gawler Belt is home to about 1,000 residents, with a median age of 44, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $115,000 a year, with unemployment at 3.5%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
1,000
Median Age
44
Median Household Income
$114,816/yr
Census Median Rent
$350/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,777/mo
Avg Household Size
3.0
Median Personal Income
$44,044/yr
Unemployment Rate
3.5%
Unoccupied Dwellings
3.8%
Total Dwellings
318
Owner-Occupier Rate
94.2%
Houses
100.0%
Rental Stress
15.9%
Mortgage Stress
18.6%
Work From Home
7.9%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 80.9%
- English Spoken at Home
- 92.0%
- Employment Rate
- 67.2%
- Completed Year 12
- 37.3%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
0 residents (0.0%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 958 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
6% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (31 of 553).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Local Jobs
People who work in this suburb against employed people who live here, 2021 Census.
About 1,049 people work here; 553 employed residents live here.
A jobs hub: 1.9 jobs for every working resident. At least 35% of the people who work here must live elsewhere.
Counts are by place of work and place of usual residence. The ABS counts jobs in zones; where a zone spans several places, its jobs are shared out by land use. The ABS also adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $2,297 a year through Light based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Rural and farming 79%
- Residential 20%
- Industrial 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 — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Light
In the year to August 2026, 278 new dwellings were approved across Light. Almost all of the pipeline is detached houses. Approvals are up 42.9% on the same period a year earlier.
Air Quality
MODERATEPM2.5 averaged 5.5 µg/m³ in 2025 — below Australia's NEPM annual standard (8 µg/m³), slightly above the stricter WHO guideline (5 µg/m³). 1 day exceeded the daily threshold of 25 µg/m³.
PM10 averaged 18.7 µg/m³ · NO₂ averaged 0.31 pphm. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 5 · NO₂ 0 · ozone 0.
From the Elizabeth monitoring station, 17.0 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Edinburgh RAAF, 18.3 kmDry climate — hot summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 68 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 25.7 km
- Annual rainfall
- 404 mm
- 67 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 30.0°C
- 28 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 6.6°C
- 1 frost days ≤ 0°C
Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
2 facilities within 5 km- 2.4 km
- 4.1 kmGlass and Glass Product ManufacturingTop reported: Sulfur dioxide · Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide
EV adoption
In postcode 5118, 102 of 17,166 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.3% (401 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.9%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 5118, 6,058 rooftop-solar systems totalling 41.1 MW have been installed since 2001, against 7,931 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 418 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$15,000 for new homes.
No purchase-price cap. Stamp duty is fully exempted for eligible first-home buyers as a separate concession.
Mortgage repayments
6 mortgage brokers are registered in postcode 5118.
Conveyance duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with RevenueSA
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Matt Burnell Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Matt Burnell | 65.3% | 34.7% | +2.4 |
| 2022 | Matt Burnell | 62.9% | 37.1% | +1.2 |
| 2019 | Nick Champion | 64.1% | 35.9% | +3.0 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by David Paton Pauline Hanson's One Nation
Next state election: 16 March 2030.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | David Paton ON | 57.0% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2024, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: Electoral Commission of South Australia.
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Nearby suburbs
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Common questions about Gawler Belt
Is Gawler Belt a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Gawler Belt is moderate (48/100, ranked against other SA suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Gawler Belt?
Gawler Belt has a low recorded bushfire history (24/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). Flood overlays cover a high share of it (83/100). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Gawler Belt a good place to live?
Gawler Belt has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of C (37/100), ranked against other SA suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Gawler Belt?
Gawler Belt, SA had a population of 1,000 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Gawler Belt, SA?
The postcode for Gawler Belt, SA is 5118.
How far is Gawler Belt from Adelaide?
Gawler Belt is 53 km from Adelaide CBD by road, about 42 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Gawler Belt?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Gawler Belt was $114,816 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Gawler Belt?
The median advertised rent in Gawler Belt is $740 a week for houses (7 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Gawler Belt?
The median age of residents in Gawler Belt was 44 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Gawler Belt at risk of bushfire?
Gawler Belt has a low recorded bushfire history (24/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the suburb relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.
How are the schools in Gawler Belt?
There is 1 school inside the Gawler Belt boundary: 1 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Gawler Belt walkable?
Gawler Belt scores 20/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the air quality in Gawler Belt?
The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Gawler Belt (Elizabeth) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 5.5 µg/m³ and PM10 of 18.7 µg/m³. That puts Gawler Belt below the Australian NEPM annual standard of 8 µg/m³ but above the stricter WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.
What is the weather like in Gawler Belt?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Gawler Belt, Edinburgh RAAF (18.3 km away), summer days average 30°C, winter nights 6.6°C, 404 mm of rain a year over 67 rainy days, and 28 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Gawler Belt?
First-home buyers in SA may be eligible for $15,000 towards new homes. The grant is administered by RevenueSA; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Gawler Belt belong to?
Gawler Belt sits within the Light local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Gawler Belt?
The average residential rates bill through Light is $2,297 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Gawler Belt?
Across Light, 278 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 42.9% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Gawler Belt in?
Gawler Belt sits within the federal Division of Spence, currently held by Matt Burnell (Australian Labor Party).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2026
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Air quality · 2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- Short-stay rentals · Jun 2026
- State electorate · 2026
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
Vintages show when each source's data is from. See all data sources.
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