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
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
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):
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 966
- Trinity College Gawler RiverCombined · Independent · 3.2kmICSEA 1032
- Angle Vale Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.7kmICSEA 969
- Evanston Gardens Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.8kmICSEA 949
- Adelaide North Special SchoolCombined · Government · 6.8kmICSEA 961
- Mark Oliphant College (B-12)Combined · Government · 7kmICSEA 921
- St Columba CollegeCombined · Catholic · 7.1kmICSEA 968
- John Hartley School B-6Primary · Government · 8.2kmICSEA 917
- Gawler and District College B-12Combined · Government · 8.2kmICSEA 950
- Munno Para Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.2kmICSEA 916
- Trinity College SouthCombined · Independent · 8.2kmICSEA 1042
- Xavier College - Evanston CampusPrimary · Catholic · 8.2km
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
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
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 119 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.