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Kibbutz · Yoav Regional Council · Southern District · founded 1941

Gat (Kibuz) by the numbers

An affluent kibbutz

Gat (Kibuz) has 945 residents (CBS estimate, December 2024). Compared with the 930 other small towns, it is older than 74% of them and has more graduates than 79% of them.

Population
945
33% children under 18
Average monthly salary
₪19,185
27% higher than the national average
Schools
1
2 kindergartens
Socio-economic cluster
7 of 10
1 lowest, 10 highest

How does Gat (Kibuz) compare with other towns?

Gat (Kibuz) Another of the 931 towns with under 2,000 residents

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How much do people earn?

₪14,110Higher wages than 90% of towns
Median monthly wage per employee, 2022
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How educated?

44%More graduates than 79% of towns
Residents with an academic degree, 2022
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Young or old?

15%Older than 74% of towns
Residents aged 65+, 2022
LowHigh

Big families?

3.2Like most (slightly above)
People per household, average, 2022
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Do people rent or own?

26%Like most (slightly below)
Households renting, 2022
LowHigh

Can you live without a car?

11%Like most (slightly above)
Households without a car, 2022
LowHigh

Sources: age: CBS 2022; education, renting, cars and household size: the 2022 census, the only source at town level. Compared with the 931 towns with under 2,000 residents.

What is the average salary in Gat (Kibuz)?

₪19,185 a month for the average employee, 27% higher than the national average; socio-economic cluster 7 of 10

Wages 2025

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₪19,185average monthly salary (Yoav Regional Council)

27% above the national average.

The council
₪19,185
Israel
₪15,140
23.8%earn up to minimum wageIsrael: 26.6%
5.5%earn 4x the average or moreIsrael: 2.6%
₪13,177self-employed monthly incomeIsrael: ₪11,928
Socio-economic cluster
1
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1 · lowesthighest · 10

Ranked 637 of 996 communities in regional councils (1 is the lowest).

Wages: National Insurance Institute, 2025, average for Yoav Regional Council. Cluster: CBS socio-economic index 2021, the latest (published in 2024).

Schools and kindergartens in Gat (Kibuz)

1 school, 2 kindergartens and 1 daycare centre

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1Schools
2Kindergartens
1Daycare centres

Schools by stream: State (secular) 1.

Source: Ministry of Education, list of active institutions

Who lives in Gat (Kibuz)?

13% are 65 or older (less than the national share); the largest health fund is Clalit

As of October 2026

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These figures are for Yoav Regional Council as a whole.

Age groups

Council
33%
55%
13%
Israel
32%
55%
13%

Under 18Working age (18–65)65+

Health funds (kupot holim)

Council
72%
22%
Israel
50%
28%
14%

ClalitMaccabiMeuhedetLeumit

22.3%self-employed among the insuredIsrael: 16.9%
1%get unemployment benefitIsrael: 1%
0.3%get pension income supplementIsrael: 2%
2.3%get disability benefitIsrael: 3.8%
3.3%get long-term care benefitIsrael: 4.1%

Source: National Insurance Institute, statistics by town (ages as of October 2026). Benefit rates are shares of all residents.

How does Gat (Kibuz) vote?

Largest list: Yashar (39%). Turnout 73%

Election for the 26th Knesset

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In the 2026 election, Gat (Kibuz) voted Yashar more than the country as a whole (‎+23 points) and Likud less (‎-16).

Turnout
Here, 202673%
Israel, 202678%
Here, 202270%

In 2022 the largest list here was Yesh Atid (40%).

Yashar
38.6%
The Democrats
25.4%
Together (Beyachad)
18.6%
The Reservists and the Economic Party
5.8%
Yisrael Beiteinu
4.3%
Likud
4.1%

Gat (Kibuz) All Israel

Source: Central Elections Committee, 26th Knesset election (2026), via the Kaplan Open Source mirror (official results by locality). Compared with the 25th Knesset (2022)

How much is arnona (property tax) in Gat (Kibuz)?

About ₪320 a month for a 90 m² apartment, about the same as most local authorities

Audited accounts 2024

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A 90 m² apartment in Yoav Regional Council pays about ₪320 a month in arnona on average (₪3,843 a year).

Residential arnona, average per m² a year₪42.7
Median authority: ₪41.5
Spending per resident a year₪15,744
Median authority: ₪8,818
Arnona collected of the amount billed98.9%
Median authority: 90%
Own revenue as a share of all revenue62.7%
Median authority: 45.9%

Of every shekel the authority spends, 53 agorot go to education and 7 agorot to welfare.

Source: Ministry of the Interior, audited financial reports of local authorities for 2024, Yoav Regional Council. Actual arnona depends on the zone and type of property.

Towns like Gat (Kibuz), and nearby

Most similar: Shoval, Beit She'arim, Shave Zion

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Similar in wages, education, age, renting, car ownership, household size and population mix.

Shoval1,052 residents · wage ₪14,460Beit She'arim700 residents · wage ₪13,700Shave Zion1,321 residents · wage ₪14,130Afek751 residents · wage ₪15,020

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Gat (Kibuz): common questions

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What is the population of Gat (Kibuz)?

Gat (Kibuz) has 945 residents, according to the CBS estimate for December 2024.

How many schools are there in Gat (Kibuz)?

Gat (Kibuz) has 1 schools, 2 kindergartens and 1 daycare centres, according to the Ministry of Education.

What is the average salary in Gat (Kibuz)?

The average monthly wage per employee in Yoav Regional Council is ₪19,185, against ₪15,140 nationwide (National Insurance, 2025).

Which district is Gat (Kibuz) in?

Gat (Kibuz) is in the Southern District, in the Yoav Regional Council, Ashkelon subdistrict.

Data sources

CBS locality code: 340