Gladstone is a close-knit residential community in South Australia within the Northern Areas local government area (postcode 5473). It is home to about 745 residents, with a settled, mature resident base and a median age of 51. Households earn a median income of $49K per year, with an average household size of 2.1 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.2% year-on-year at the LGA level. SA employment has moved +2.1% 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 managers, community & personal service, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, German.
The current median weekly rent is $464. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $650.
Gladstone is served by 3 schools, including 2 primary, 1 secondary. The average ICSEA score is 998, which is around the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Northern Areas LGA is below average at 3,221 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of +0.2% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.