Gawler (postcode 5118) is a small community in South Australia within the Gawler local government area. It is home to about 668 residents, with a predominantly older resident base and a median age of 57. Households earn a median income of $49K per year, with an average household size of 1.9 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.3% year-on-year at the LGA level. SA employment has moved +1.6% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. SA also had 21 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 7 underway, and 7 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, clerical & administrative, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and education. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
Gawler has a median house price of $791,000, which has climbed sharply by 24.6% year-on-year. Units have a median price of $429,000 (+16.9% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $520. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.4%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,200.
Gawler is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 954, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 2 rail stations, 10 bus stops. The crime rate in the Gawler LGA is higher than average at 49,551 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 3.4%, which reads as moderate yield. Property prices are near the state median ($791K/$980K). The price-to-income ratio of 16.3x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +24.6% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.3% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.