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Gerard, 5343

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  • Green suburb
What Gerard is known for: Green suburb

Suburb profile

Gerard is a residential smaller community in Unincorporated SA with a familiar suburban feel. Set in the wider countryside, it offers distance from the capital and a strong sense of place. A younger crowd gives the area energy, with a strong presence of young families throughout.

Weekends tend to revolve around local favourites: a café, a market run, a walk through town. Local identity runs deep. This is the kind of place people stay once they have found it.

Homes are relatively affordable, which helps families and first-time residents put down roots.

Population

Population
50
Median age
27
Median household income / week
$737
Dwelling vacancy
34.8%
Unoccupied private dwellings
8 of 23
Median monthly mortgage
$0
Employment rate
19.4%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
0 / 0 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release

    The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Total offences (2024–25)
7
Against the person
2
Against property
5
Rate per 1,000 residents
140
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 25 residents
State safety percentile
90.7th (lower crime is better)
Family & domestic abuse offences
107
Increase (daily rate)
+0.3%

Reported offences are unchanged compared with the previous period.

Reported offences by period

Most common offence types

  • Other Property Damage And Environmental3
  • Sct - Residence2
  • Serious Assault Not Resulting In Injury2

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

Data sources & freshness

  • SAPOL reported crime statistics — South Australia Police — OpenData · Period: 2023-24 → 2024-25; 2024-25 · Updated on site · Financial-year releases

Amenities

No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
1/10
IRSD decile (2021)
1/10

SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid against all current SA Planning risk layers (high, medium, general, urban interface, regional, outback). Safer places from CFS designated locations.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Bushfire hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

Recent changes

  • Other Property Damage And Environmentalcrime3
  • Sct - Residencecrime2
  • Serious Assault Not Resulting In Injurycrime2

Data sources & freshness

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