Average rent in Gilbert Valley, SA — 2026

Gilbert Valley sits below the South Australia median, with the typical renter paying $225/week — 20% less than the state-wide $283/week baseline (ABS Census 2021). The suburb skews owner-occupied: 79% own outright or with a mortgage, and only 16% rent. Housing stock is dominated by separate houses (96%), with limited high-density development. Population sits at 5,016, the median age is 51, and the most common occupation is Managers. 11% of residents were born overseas. Gilbert Valley is 103km from Adelaide, often putting it outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — though state-level rent indices show the 2021 baseline is now meaningfully out of date. Your reported figure above gives the live read; the Census number anchors the historical baseline.