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SA · Northern Areas Council

Gladstone (SA), SA, 5473

Current weather

12.2°CLight drizzle

64% humidity · 29.1 km/h wind · 12.9° / 10.3° today · 10.2 mm rain

Desirability index

21.2/100

#175 among Country & regional suburbs

How this score is calculated

Suburb snapshot

Gladstone (SA) is a small locality in the Northern Areas area, home to around 745 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show reported crime totals of around 24 offences in 2024–25 (Jul–Jun), roughly 32.2 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $464 (flats $128, houses $800), 3 school and preschool sites in the area, limited but present public transport access, a quieter amenity profile than busier neighbouring suburbs, and notable planning and development activity on record. Use the sections below for detailed population, safety, schools, and local activity data.

Population

Population
745
Median age
51
Median household income / week
$935
Dwelling vacancy
17.5%
Unoccupied private dwellings
68 of 388
Median monthly mortgage
$650
Employment rate
43.5%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
35 / 12 / 0

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.

Housing

Flats / units (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
$128
Houses (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
$800
All types (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
$464

Median weekly rent from SA Housing Authority rental bond data. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.

Data sources & freshness

  • SA Housing Authority rent & sales reports — Government of South Australia · Period: 1 January - 31 March 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases

Crime & safety

Total offences (2024–25)
24
Against the person
6
Against property
18
Rate per 1,000 residents
32.2
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 124 residents
State safety percentile
46.9th (lower crime is better)
Family & domestic abuse offences
6
Year-on-year change
0%

Most common offence types

  • Abduction, Harassment And Other Offences2
  • Obtain Benefit By Deception2
  • Other Property Damage And Environmental7
  • Other Theft3
  • Theft From Motor Vehicle2

Data sources & freshness

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

Schools & preschools

Schools & preschools
3 (2 schools, 1 preschools)
Median school ICSEA (3 schools)
980
  • Gladstone High SchoolSecondary · ICSEA 967
  • Gladstone Kindergarten2 West TerracePreschools
  • Gladstone Primary SchoolPrimary · ICSEA 980
  • St Joseph's Parish SchoolPrimary · ICSEA 1046

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Public transport

1 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Gladstone St / Bondowie St - East side (Hanleys- Gladstone)

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Planning & development

Development applications from PlanSA register (lodged 2020–2026) and EPA licensed activities.

71 planning-related records

2026· 3 proposals

  • June 2026

  • Verandah - 6000mm Wide x 11400mm Long x 3000mm High Woodland Grey
    12 BONDOWIE ST GLADSTONE SA 5473Under Assessment

  • March 2026

  • Installation of a fire escape to the second story of 5 Port Street Gladstone.
    5 PORT ST GLADSTONE SA 5473Under Assessment

  • January 2026

  • New Colorbond Shed 14.63mL x 9.14mW x 3mH Colour: Woodland Grey - all materials Purpose: Storage of Vehicles and Domestic Items Stormwater to 2 x 22000L Tanks to be installed with shed
    31 SIXTH ST GLADSTONE SA 5473Decision Made
2025· 15 proposals

  • December 2025

  • 4 x 2 bedroom relocatable cabins and 1 x 3 bedroom relocatable cabin. All bedrooms with ensuite shower, toilet, basin. 1 x Dining/kitchen/ laundry relocatable unit. Parking spaces for 11 residents and 2 guest parks Some minimal screen fencing.
    9 PORT ST GLADSTONE SA 5473Under Assessment
  • Timber frame addition to existing dwelling
    50 HIGH ST GLADSTONE SA 5473Under Assessment

  • November 2025

  • Outbuilding
    30 FIFTH ST GLADSTONE SA 5473Decision Made
  • Erect a Stratco large span shed 15m L x 10m W x 3.6m H
    43 MILL ST GLADSTONE SA 5473Decision Made

  • October 2025

  • Adding a bathroom-laundry room with toilet, bath, shower, double vanity and washer dryer space. Also adding a front veranda to the granny flat.
    17 ASH CR GLADSTONE SA 5473Decision Made

  • September 2025

  • New Colorbond Shed 8mL x 5mW x 2.6mH Colour: Wallaby Roller Door, Woodland Grey all other Materials Purpose: Storage of Tools and Domestic Items Stormwater to Garden
    7 HIGH ST GLADSTONE SA 5473Decision Made
  • Single storey detached dwelling with front deck and verandah
    LOT 3 MATTHEW ST GLADSTONE SA 5473Decision Made

  • June 2025

  • Create an additonal allotment by separating each piece onto it's own title.
    LOT 98 BONDOWIE ST GLADSTONE SA 5473;LOT 99 BONDOWIE ST GLADSTONE SA 5473Decision Made
  • Erect a 3 bay carport with all open sides to park cars under.
    23 MATTHEW ST GLADSTONE SA 5473Decision Made

  • April 2025

  • Erect a steel frame semi attached carport along southern side of house to park cars under. Carport to be designed and built by Brett Cunningham Builder.
    8 HIGH ST GLADSTONE SA 5473Decision Made

  • March 2025

  • Alterations to existing shed including new barn doors & cladding to enclose, new concrete slab + kitchen/bathroom amenities
    24 FIFTH ST GLADSTONE SA 5473Under Assessment
  • Colorbond Domestic Outbuilding 9.1m x 6.1m x 3m
    16 NORTH TCE GLADSTONE SA 5473Decision Made

  • February 2025

  • Remove existing timber frame pergola and replace with steel frame verandah attached to existing dwelling
    38 HOLLYWOOD DR GLADSTONE SA 5473Decision Made

  • January 2025

  • CARPORT
    12 HIGH ST GLADSTONE SA 5473Decision Made
  • Single storey detached dwelling
    12 BONDOWIE ST GLADSTONE SA 5473Decision Made
2024· 13 proposals

  • December 2024

  • Outbuilding with attached veranda and carport (total dimensions 12m x 12m x 3.3m wall/2.677m post heights)
    55 MILL ST GLADSTONE SA 5473Decision Made

  • November 2024

  • New Colorbond Shed 16m x 10m x 3.9m high
    10 WASHINGTON ST GLADSTONE SA 5473Decision Made
  • clear space, erect colourbond shed: -7.7mx12.2mx3.6m high - The shed will need to be this high to fit in caravan -13 degree pitch roof -Colorbond -Front gable sliding doors -LH aluminum sliding door 2100x1810 -100mm concrete slab to internal area of shed -Earth works, base & concrete included
    49 FIFTH ST GLADSTONE SA 5473Decision Made

  • September 2024

  • New Club House
    1543 HUDDLESTON RD GLADSTONE SA 5473Decision Made

  • July 2024

  • Double garage to the rear right corner on the rear and right boundary fences.
    6 HIGH ST GLADSTONE SA 5473Decision Made

  • June 2024

  • Lentil Classification Laboratory - utilising the previous site weighbridge building to complement existing classification infrastructure.
    16251 HORROCKS HWY GLADSTONE SA 5473Under Assessment
  • Detached Dwelling
    16 NORTH TCE GLADSTONE SA 5473Decision Made

  • February 2024

  • 7m x 5m verandah on the eastern end of the Clubhouse, a 22.7m x 3m shelter constructed parrallel to and adjacent to bowling green
    LOT 114 CROSS ST GLADSTONE SA 5473Decision Made
  • DOMESTIC GABLE SHED WITH ATTACHED VERANDAH
    1 CENTRE ST GLADSTONE SA 5473Decision Made
  • Colorbond Shed 15m x 6m x 3.6m Colour: Surfmist Purpose: Storage of Caravan, Domestic Items Colorbond Carport 7m x 6m x 3m Colour Dover White - all materials Purpose: Storage of Vehicles, Shade to House
    42 ASH CR GLADSTONE SA 5473Decision Made

  • January 2024

  • Replace a derelict shed with a new one using the same site
    51 MILL ST GLADSTONE SA 5473Decision Made
  • A 12.2 metre by 6.2 metre shed,including a rainwater tank.
    30 NORTH TCE GLADSTONE SA 5473Decision Made
  • Freestanding carport and verandah
    8 FIFTH ST GLADSTONE SA 5473Decision Made
2023· 10 proposals

  • December 2023

  • Supply & install new steel-frame verandah over concrete on front of house. Structure to be joined to existing carport.
    69 HIGH ST GLADSTONE SA 5473Decision Made

  • November 2023

  • New gym, carport, and swimming pool
    44 GLADSTONE ST GLADSTONE SA 5473Decision Made

  • October 2023

  • As part of the Silver to Sea Way Project, the National Trust of South Australia is enhancing Gladstone Gaol with a nighttime interactive experience. Illuminart Productions, experts in audiovisual content and technology, will collaborate with the Trust to develop and deliver this project. Their expertise in creating immersive digital media for events, art installations, and tourism offers an opportunity to tell historical stories in a contemporary medium. The objectives of this project are as fol
    10 WARD ST GLADSTONE SA 5473Decision Made

  • September 2023

  • Verandah (6.1m x 6.1m)
    166 IDLIB RD GLADSTONE SA 5473Decision Made

  • August 2023

  • Colorbond Shed
    47 PORT ST GLADSTONE SA 5473Decision Made
  • Construction of a Machinery Shed
    9 BLACK RD GLADSTONE SA 5473Decision Made

  • July 2023

  • 21m wide x 9.1m deep x 3.6m high colourbond with storeroom and toilet
    8 MATTHEW ST GLADSTONE SA 5473Decision Made

  • February 2023

  • Stratco Verandah
    39 BONDOWIE ST GLADSTONE SA 5473Decision Made

  • January 2023

  • Construct 3 bedroom brick veneer dwelling.
    44 HIGH ST GLADSTONE SA 5473Decision Made
2022· 11 proposals

11 proposals lodged in 2022. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.

2021· 12 proposals

12 proposals lodged in 2021. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.

2020· 3 proposals

3 proposals lodged in 2020. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.

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Amenities

6 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

  • Playground
  • Post office
  • Public toilets
  • IGA GladstoneSupermarket

    48 Gladstone Street

  • TelstraTelephone
  • GladstoneTrain station

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).

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.

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Heritage

8 state heritage places

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Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies
Bushfire safer places
1

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via SA Planning geohub. Safer places from CFS designated locations.

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Green cover

Parks & woodland (OSM)
4
Parks (OSM)
1

OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Desirability index

Desirability score
21.2/100
Cohort rank
#175 among Country & regional suburbs

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics

Recent changes

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  • 21m wide x 9.1m deep x 3.6m high colourbond with storeroom and toiletplanning8 MATTHEW ST GLADSTONE SA 5473Lodged 25 Jul 2023 · Decision Made
  • 4 x 2 bedroom relocatable cabins and 1 x 3 bedroom relocatable cabin. All bedrooms with ensuite shower, toilet, basin. 1 x Dining/kitchen/ laundry relocatable unit. Parking spaces for 11 residents and 2 guest parks Some minimal screen fencing.planning9 PORT ST GLADSTONE SA 5473Lodged 19 Dec 2025 · Under Assessment

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