Gawler River
SA 5118 · Light
104 (2021) → 112 est. (2025) · High Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Gawler River is a high growth suburb in Light, SA 5118, about 36km from Adelaide CBD. Recent property sales in Gawler River are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 18km inland. Gawler River has an overall score of 15/100, based on transport, liveability and education. Suburb-level crime data isn't available for a safety score here.
Demographics
Age distribution
ATO 2023-24, postcode 5118 area — postcode-level, not suburb-specific.
Top countries of birth: England (7.69%)
Top languages: Italian (3.85%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Suburb-level sale prices aren't published for SA. Median weekly rents:
Source: Land Services SA + SA Housing Authority · Updated Q1 2026
Residential Safety
Very small population (under 500) — per-resident rates aren't shown and no safety score is calculated, but the raw incident counts below are still accurate.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year):
Includes street and public-place assaults — supplementary context, not part of the safety score.
Incident-trend chart suppressed for this suburb — its all-category totals don't reflect the small resident base. Raw residential counts are shown above.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: SA Police / OCSAR (suburb-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 974 (below the national average of 1000).
No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).
Nearby (within 10km)
- Riverbanks College B-12Combined · Government · 3.1kmICSEA 955
- Trinity College Gawler RiverCombined · Independent · 3.2kmICSEA 1032
- Angle Vale Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.7kmICSEA 963
- Evanston Gardens Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.8kmICSEA 943
- Adelaide North Special SchoolCombined · Government · 6.8kmICSEA 964
- Mark Oliphant College (B-12)Combined · Government · 7kmICSEA 919
- St Columba CollegeCombined · Catholic · 7.1kmICSEA 973
- John Hartley School B-6Primary · Government · 8.2kmICSEA 903
- Gawler and District College B-12Combined · Government · 8.2kmICSEA 932
- Munno Para Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.2kmICSEA 929
- Trinity College SouthCombined · Independent · 8.2kmICSEA 1039
- Xavier College - Evanston CampusPrimary · Catholic · 8.2km
Source: ACARA MySchool · Updated 2025
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Employment & Economy
Top local industries
Source: DEWR SALM / ABS Census 2021 · Updated SALM Mar 2026 / 2021 Census
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
Entertainment Scene
No data
Entertainment venue data isn't available for this suburb.
Government liquor register data is not yet available for SA. Venue counts are estimated from OpenStreetMap within 2km of the suburb centre.
View nearby venues on the Entertainment Map →
Source: OpenStreetMap
Population & Growth
High GrowthSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Gawler River
How far is Gawler River from Adelaide CBD?
Gawler River is about 35.6 km from Adelaide CBD, an estimated 99 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Gawler River?
Gawler River has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Gawler River?
Gawler River has a transport score of 0/100.