Gadara, NSW

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan · Updated 30 May 2026

54/100

Suburb Score

Around the national middle

Gadara is more socio-economically advantaged than about 54% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 994, where about 1000 is the national average).

A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.

Gadara at a glance

Population (2021): 49
Median age: 50
Median weekly household income: $1,625
SEIFA score: 994
Coordinates: -35.3089, 148.1281

Gadara demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Gadara using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 46%, 13% of homes are rented, and 13% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	6	13%
Youth (15–24)	0	0%
Young adults (25–44)	9	20%
Mid-life (45–64)	21	46%
Seniors (65+)	10	22%

Share of the 46 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	14	58%
Owned with a mortgage	3	13%
Rented	3	13%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	25	100%
Townhouses & semis	0	0%
Flats & apartments	0	0%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 25 occupied private dwellings in Gadara.

Median weekly rent: $280
Median monthly mortgage: $2,253
Average household size: 2.3 people
Median weekly family income: $1,916
Median weekly personal income: $900

Community and culture

Born overseas: 7 (13%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 3 (6%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 0 (0%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 21 (51%)
Labour-force participation: 72.1%
Employed full-time: 18
Employed part-time: 9

Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.

Common questions about Gadara

Where is Gadara?

Gadara is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia.

What is the population of Gadara?

At the 2021 Census, Gadara had a population of about 49.

Is Gadara an advantaged area?

Gadara has an ABS SEIFA score of 994, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 54 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 54% of Australian suburbs.