Gawler TAS 7315

Gawler is a rural locality in Tasmania, 306 km from Hobart CBD, around 3 hours 35 minutes by car. Population is 703; the median age is 45 and the median household income is $91,312 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the middle range nationally. Population grew 13.0% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $250 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,300. Walkability is low.

Is Gawler a good place to live?

Gawler scores a B (49/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on safety, weaker on transit.

Transit

Car-dependent

Walkability 0/100 · 305.6 km · 214 min drive to Hobart

Prices

Median available

Median $925K

Safety

Low all-round risk

Fire 20/100

Community

Mid-range socio-economic

SEIFA decile 5/10 · median age 45 · 703 residents

B

Liveability Rating

49 / 100 · Ranked #96 in TAS

Each bar is Gawler's rank among TAS suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.

Schools quality no data
no schools mapped
Safety
69
Bushfire Low

No crime data is published for Tasmania — a blank here means we hold no data, not that there is no risk.

Flood data for Tasmania covers only the areas mapped there — a blank here is not an all-clear.

Socio-economic
66
Mid-range
Walkability
15
Very car-dependent
CBD access
11
305.6 km · 214 min drive to Hobart
How it's calculated: Safety rank 69 × 25% + Socio-economic rank 66 × 25% + Walkability rank 15 × 15% + CBD access rank 11 × 10% = 49 / 100. Missing components rebalance the remaining weights.

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49 / 100

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Median House Price

Public listings data

The median house sale price in Gawler sits at $925,000, broadly flat year-on-year. That said, only seven sales settled in the quarter, so the median is a noisy signal — treat it as a direction rather than a level.

Houses

$925,000

Based on only 7 sales — small sample, take as indicative.

Typically sold in 73 days — median across 4 sales that recorded a listing period

Land

$1,025,000

Based on only 3 sales — small sample, take as indicative.

Rental Market

Rental affordability

June quarter 2025

106 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 28% of its income on the median rent in postcode 7315.

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.

Short-Stay Rentals

No active Airbnb listings (1 listed without a review in the past year).

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.

Crime in the Central Coast council area

Crime recorded across the whole council area over the 12 months to Jul 2026, not in Gawler alone. Tasmania Police publish by council, not by suburb.

Type Count Per 1,000 residents
All offences 581 24.9
Assault 121 5.2
Assault in a public place 30 1.3
Home burglary 15 0.6
Stolen vehicles 9 0.4
Robbery 3 0.1
Serious crime 22 0.9
Public order incidents 514 22.0
Family violence order breaches 54 2.3
Police family violence order breaches 49 2.1

Rates use the council’s 23,378 residents. The latest month is preliminary and may be revised.

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

1 crash

where someone was killed or admitted to hospital

Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the locality carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.

Schools

No schools in this locality boundary.

Walkability

Gawler is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car.

0
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
Bottom 6% in TAS
Public Transport within 1 km not measured
Schools within 1.5 km 0
Parks within 800 m 0
Supermarkets within 1 km 0
GPs within 1 km 0
Pharmacies within 1 km 0
Childcare within 1 km 0
Hospitals within 5 km 0

We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Gawler.

37
connectivity score / 100
Most common
Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
6%
Premises covered
288
Technology mix
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 70%
Fibre to the node (FTTN) 23%
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) 6%
Satellite (Sky Muster) (SATELLITE) 2%

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

Supermarkets
None
Shopping Centres
None
Cafes & Restaurants
None
Parks & Reserves
None
Sport & Recreation
None
Beaches
None
Waterways
18 in locality
Childcare
None
GPs
None
Pharmacies
None
Hospitals
None
Police Stations
None
Banks & Bank@Post
1 in locality
Fuel Stations
None
EV Chargers
None
Pubs & Bars
None
Arts & Culture
None
Places of Worship
None

Central Coast (Tas.): council population

The whole council area, not just Gawler · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
23,378
+0.2% in a year
Change
+53
people since 2024
Density
25
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
-69
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
+81
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+41
arrivals minus departures

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this locality alone — this locality's own population is in the census section above.

Socio-economic profile

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state
2021 census
Advantage and disadvantage
5/10
8/10 within TAS
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
7/10
9/10 within TAS
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
4/10
6/10 within TAS
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Gawler is home to 703 residents, with a median age of 45, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $91,000 a year, with unemployment at 3.0%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

703

13.0% since 2016

Median Age

45

2.3% since 2016

Median Household Income

$91,312/yr

28.6% since 2016
Top 18% in TAS

Census Median Rent

$250/wk

25.0% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$1,300/mo

no change since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.6

no change since 2016

Median Personal Income

$40,508/yr

24.4% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

3.0%

45.5% since 2016

Unoccupied Dwellings

7.3%

24.0% since 2016

Total Dwellings

260

13.0% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

93.7%

7.2% since 2016

Houses

98.5%

0.7% since 2016

Rental Stress

14.2%

3.4% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

17.1%

22.3% since 2016

Work From Home

10.7%

16.3% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 256 (98.5%)
Flats / Apartments 4 (1.5%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 120 (47.1%)
Mortgage 119 (46.7%)
Renting 16 (6.3%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
90.5%
English Spoken at Home
96.6%
Employment Rate
66.3%
18.6% since 2016
Completed Year 12
25.2%

Occupations

Managers 63 (16.5%)
Professionals 59 (15.4%)
Technicians & Trades 56 (14.7%)
Labourers 54 (14.1%)
Community & Personal Service 42 (11.0%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 37 (9.7%)
Clerical & Administrative 34 (8.9%)
Sales 25 (6.5%)

Religion

No Religion 373 (53.1%)
Christianity 287 (40.8%)
Buddhism 6 (0.9%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

England 17 (2.4%)
Philippines 6 (0.9%)
New Zealand 3 (0.4%)
Netherlands 3 (0.4%)

Age Distribution

0-4 28 (4.0%)
5-14 95 (13.5%)
15-19 44 (6.3%)
20-24 28 (4.0%)
25-34 63 (9.0%)
35-44 84 (11.9%)
45-54 99 (14.1%)
55-64 132 (18.8%)
65-74 79 (11.2%)
75-84 40 (5.7%)
85+ 12 (1.7%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 93 (58.9%)
Lone Person 47 (29.7%)
One Parent Families 18 (11.4%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 264 (83.3%)
Worked from Home 34 (10.7%)
Car (passenger) 10 (3.2%)
Walked Only 9 (2.8%)

Education

Certificate III & IV 145 (20.6%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 59 (8.4%)
Bachelor Degree 54 (7.7%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 15 (2.1%)
Postgraduate Degree 12 (1.7%)

Cars per Dwelling

1 car 37 (14.5%)
2 cars 105 (41.0%)
3 cars 59 (23.0%)
4+ cars 54 (21.1%)

Council Rates

Central Coast (Tas.)
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,379 a year through Central Coast (Tas.) based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$1,379/yr
Valuation basis
AAV/CV

How this land is zoned

Share of Gawler's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Rural and farming 97%
  • Infrastructure and transport 2%
  • Zones under 1% 2%

Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the locality around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.

Building Approvals: Central Coast (Tas.)

The whole council area, not just Gawler · new residential dwellings
to 2026-08

In the year to August 2026, 84 new dwellings were approved across Central Coast (Tas.). That mix is 77 houses and 7 units. Approvals are down 37.5% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
84dwellings
-37.5% YoY
Houses
77
detached dwellings
Units
7
townhouses + apartments

Climate & Setting

from Forthside Research Station, 10.2 km

Moderate rainfall.

Elevation
53 m
above sea level, at the locality centre
Distance to the ocean
7.6 km
Near high-voltage lines
7.6% of addresses
24 within 100 m of an overhead line of 110 kV or more
Annual rainfall
814 mm
83 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
—
Winter min (Jul)
—

Elevation is the ground at the locality 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

1 facility within 5 km

EV adoption

0.4%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.04% in 2021
+0.1 points this year

In postcode 7315, 57 of 14,262 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.6% (232 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.0%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.04%
2022
0.04%
2023
0.10%
2024
0.29%
2025
0.40%

Rooftop solar

28
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 6.5 kW each

In postcode 7315, 1,907 rooftop-solar systems totalling 12.3 MW have been installed since 2001, against 6,899 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 138 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.

Systems installed, year by year
2019
90
2020
93
2021
116
2022
121
2023
159
2024
143
2025
131
2026
78

2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.

First Home Owner Grant

FY2026-27

$20,000 for new homes.

$20,000 for transactions commencing 1 July 2026 - 30 June 2027. THE AMOUNT MOVES EVERY YEAR AND THE SRO PUBLISHES THE TABLE: $30,000 (FY2025-26), $10,000 (FY2024-25), $30,000 (Apr 2021 - Jun 2024). We held $10,000 until 2026-09-18, which was the FY2024-25 figure — two years stale, and wrong in both directions in between. Nothing is published beyond 30 June 2027, so this is due again then regardless of the 1 July sweep. No purchase-price cap is STATED on the eligibility pages (an absence, not an explicit "no cap"); the Grant Guideline PDF was not read. Eligible new builds include substantially renovated homes and kit homes. Completion within 24 months of the transaction start date, or the grant drops to $10,000. Separate from the grant: the first home buyer duty exemption on ESTABLISHED homes up to $750,000 closed for settlements after 30 June 2026.

Verify eligibility with State Revenue Office of Tasmania

Mortgage repayments

I'm looking for
Deposit
$
%
Monthly repayment
$4,824
Loan amount
$740,000
Total interest over 30 years
$996,729
Deposit
$185,000
Stamp duty
$36,810
Cash needed at settlement
$221,810

Property transfer 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 State Revenue Office of Tasmania

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

Division of Braddon

Currently held by Anne Urquhart Australian Labor Party

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Anne Urquhart 57.2% 42.8% +15.2
2022 Gavin Pearce 42.0% 58.0% +4.9
2019 Gavin Pearce 46.9% 53.1% +4.8

Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact locality's voters across time.

State Electorate

Division of Braddon · 7 members

Elected at the 2025 election:

Year Seats won
2025 4 Liberal Party · 2 Australian Labor Party · 1 Independent
2024 3 Liberal Party · 2 Australian Labor Party · 1 Jacqui Lambie Network · 1 Independent

A vacancy here is filled by a recount of the original votes, not a by-election, so a member listed may since have been replaced. Results: Tasmanian Electoral Commission.

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Common questions about Gawler

Is Gawler a safe place to live?

TAS does not publish suburb-level crime statistics, so there is no crime figure for Gawler.

What natural hazards affect Gawler?

Gawler has a low recorded bushfire history (20/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

Is Gawler a good place to live?

Gawler has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of B (49/100), ranked against other TAS 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?

Gawler, TAS had a population of 703 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Gawler, TAS?

The postcode for Gawler, TAS is 7315.

How far is Gawler from Hobart?

Gawler is 306 km from Hobart CBD by road, about 214 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Gawler?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Gawler was $91,312 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?

There are too few current rental listings in Gawler for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $250, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Gawler?

The median age of residents in Gawler was 45 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Gawler at risk of bushfire?

Gawler has a low recorded bushfire history (20/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the locality 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.

What is the weather like in Gawler?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Gawler, Forthside Research Station (10.2 km away), 814 mm of rain a year over 83 rainy days over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Gawler?

First-home buyers in TAS may be eligible for $20,000 towards new homes. The grant is administered by State Revenue Office of Tasmania; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.

What council does Gawler belong to?

Gawler sits within the Central Coast (Tas.) local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Gawler?

The average residential rates bill through Central Coast (Tas.) is $1,379 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?

Across Central Coast (Tas.), 84 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 37.5% 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 in?

Gawler sits within the federal Division of Braddon, currently held by Anne Urquhart (Australian Labor Party).

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