Gumeracha, SA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Gumeracha is a town in the Adelaide Hills of South Australia, about 37 kilometres from Adelaide on the south bank of the upper River Torrens. The district is the country of the Peramangk people, and the name is said to come from an Aboriginal word meaning 'fine waterhole'. The area was explored in 1838 and settled the following year, with the town surveyed in 1860; many of its nineteenth-century buildings remain in use. Grazing, dairying, orchards and grape-growing have long shaped the surrounding hills. Gumeracha is best known to visitors for the Big Rocking Horse — said to be the largest of its kind in the world at more than 18 metres — which stands beside a toy factory and wildlife park on the edge of town.
More advantaged than the national average
Gumeracha is more socio-economically advantaged than about 60% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1005, 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.
Gumeracha at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 847
- Median age
- 48
- Median weekly household income
- $1,583
- SEIFA score
- 1005
- Coordinates
- -34.8212, 138.8876
Gumeracha demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Gumeracha 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 28%, 16% of homes are rented, and 16% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 130 | 16% |
| Youth (15–24) | 97 | 12% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 161 | 19% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 230 | 28% |
| Seniors (65+) | 218 | 26% |
Share of the 836 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 108 | 37% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 133 | 45% |
| Rented | 47 | 16% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 288 | 97% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 10 | 3% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 298 occupied private dwellings in Gumeracha.
- Median weekly rent
- $286
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,428
- Average household size
- 2.5 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,923
- Median weekly personal income
- $746
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 132 (16%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 29 (4%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 9 (1%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 328 (48%)
- Labour-force participation
- 60.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.5%
- Employed full-time
- 224
- Employed part-time
- 140
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 Gumeracha
Where is Gumeracha?
Gumeracha is a suburb of South Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Gumeracha?
At the 2021 Census, Gumeracha had a population of about 847.
Is Gumeracha an advantaged area?
Gumeracha has an ABS SEIFA score of 1005, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 60 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 60% of Australian suburbs.
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