Gerard is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located in the Riverland on the northern side of the Murray River about 182 kilometres (113 mi) north-east of the Adelaide city centre and about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) northwest of Loxton. Its boundaries were created in August 1999. As of 2012, the land use within Gerard is divided between conservation and agriculture with the former being concerned with the floodplain. The title for land within Gerard held by the Aboriginal Lands Trust who has leased it to the Gerard Community Council. Gerard is located within the federal division of Barker, the state electoral district of Chaffey and the unincorporated area of South Australia.