Flaxman Valley vs Pewsey Vale

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Pewsey Vale tends to suit couples.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Flaxman Valley has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
  • Pewsey Vale is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 77%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Pewsey Vale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $250/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Pewsey Vale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (77.7 km vs 94.4 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (73 min vs 78 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Flaxman Valley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 6%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Flaxman Valley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (11.3% vs 6.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Flaxman Valley and Pewsey Vale drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Flaxman Valley Pewsey Vale
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Flaxman Valley Pewsey Vale
Walkability 0 / 0
Flaxman Valley — Walkability: 0/100 Pewsey Vale — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 89 / 81
Flaxman Valley — Safety: 89/100 Pewsey Vale — Safety: 81/100
Low fire risk 66 / 68
Flaxman Valley — Low fire risk: 66/100 Pewsey Vale — Low fire risk: 68/100

Demographics

Flaxman Valley rents higher ($250/wk vs $0/wk); Flaxman Valley has more residents (285 vs 84).

Flaxman Valley Pewsey Vale
Population 285
+71% vs other
 84
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.3% +6.3%
Median age 46 48
Median household income $91,676/yr $117,000/yr
+28% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Flaxman Valley Pewsey Vale
0-4 1.1% / —
Flaxman Valley — 0-4: 1.1% Pewsey Vale — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 15.4% / 13.1%
Flaxman Valley — 5-14: 15.4% Pewsey Vale — 5-14: 13.1%
15-19 8.4% / 3.6%
Flaxman Valley — 15-19: 8.4% Pewsey Vale — 15-19: 3.6%
20-24 7.0% / 3.6%
Flaxman Valley — 20-24: 7.0% Pewsey Vale — 20-24: 3.6%
25-34 4.2% / 11.9%
Flaxman Valley — 25-34: 4.2% Pewsey Vale — 25-34: 11.9%
35-44 10.9% / 3.6%
Flaxman Valley — 35-44: 10.9% Pewsey Vale — 35-44: 3.6%
45-54 18.6% / 19.0%
Flaxman Valley — 45-54: 18.6% Pewsey Vale — 45-54: 19.0%
55-64 13.3% / 21.4%
Flaxman Valley — 55-64: 13.3% Pewsey Vale — 55-64: 21.4%
65-74 14.0% / 6.0%
Flaxman Valley — 65-74: 14.0% Pewsey Vale — 65-74: 6.0%
75-84 5.6% / —
Flaxman Valley — 75-84: 5.6% Pewsey Vale — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Flaxman Valley — 85+: not among its largest Pewsey Vale — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Flaxman Valley Pewsey Vale
England 3.5% / 14.3%
Flaxman Valley — England: 3.5% Pewsey Vale — England: 14.3%
South Africa — / 4.8%
Flaxman Valley — South Africa: not among its largest Pewsey Vale — South Africa: 4.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Flaxman Valley 57.8% couple families
Flaxman Valley — Couple Families: 57.8% Flaxman Valley — Lone Person: 23.4% Flaxman Valley — One Parent Families: 18.8%
Pewsey Vale 100.0% couple families
Pewsey Vale — Couple Families: 100.0% Pewsey Vale — Lone Person: 0.0% Pewsey Vale — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Flaxman Valley 100.0% houses
Flaxman Valley — Houses: 100.0%
Pewsey Vale 100.0% houses
Pewsey Vale — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Flaxman Valley Pewsey Vale
Certificate III & IV 16.5% / 21.4%
Flaxman Valley — Certificate III & IV: 16.5% Pewsey Vale — Certificate III & IV: 21.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.2% / 13.1%
Flaxman Valley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.2% Pewsey Vale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 13.1%
Bachelor Degree 10.5% / 7.1%
Flaxman Valley — Bachelor Degree: 10.5% Pewsey Vale — Bachelor Degree: 7.1%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / 3.6%
Flaxman Valley — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Pewsey Vale — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 3.6%
Flaxman Valley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Pewsey Vale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Flaxman Valley 11.8% renting
Flaxman Valley — Owned Outright: 43.5% Flaxman Valley — Mortgage: 44.7% Flaxman Valley — Renting: 11.8%
Pewsey Vale 0.0% renting
Pewsey Vale — Owned Outright: 29.6% Pewsey Vale — Mortgage: 70.4% Pewsey Vale — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Zoning mix

Flaxman Valley Pewsey Vale
Rural and farming 95% 100%
Environmental 5% 0%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Flaxman Valley Pewsey Vale
New dwellings approved 180
across Barossa
same for both
Approvals change year on year -48%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Flaxman Valley Pewsey Vale
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 70% of SA Higher than 91% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 5% of SA Higher than 48% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 42% of SA Higher than 54% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 51% of SA Higher than 43% of SA

Liveability

Flaxman Valley Pewsey Vale
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Flaxman Valley Pewsey Vale
Bushfire Low
34/100
 Low
32/100
Crime Low
11/100
 Low
19/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Flaxman Valley Pewsey Vale
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Flaxman Valley Pewsey Vale
Parks & reserves 4 0
Waterways 4 8

Mobility

Flaxman Valley sits further from the CBD (94.4 km vs 77.7 km).

Flaxman Valley Pewsey Vale
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Adelaide 94.4 km
+18% vs other
 77.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 78 min 73 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 5235
 0.5%
postcode 5351
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 78
postcode 5235
 85
postcode 5351

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Flaxman Valley Pewsey Vale
Car (driver) 68.3% / 81.4%
Flaxman Valley — Car (driver): 68.3% Pewsey Vale — Car (driver): 81.4%
Worked from Home 26.6% / 18.6%
Flaxman Valley — Worked from Home: 26.6% Pewsey Vale — Worked from Home: 18.6%
Car (passenger) 5.0% / —
Flaxman Valley — Car (passenger): 5.0% Pewsey Vale — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.4%).

Setting

Flaxman Valley Pewsey Vale
Elevation 476 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 486 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 48.0 km 41.3 km

NBN connectivity

Flaxman Valley Pewsey Vale
Connectivity score 30/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
119 premises
 0%
32 premises

Climate

Flaxman Valley Pewsey Vale
Annual rainfall 460 mm 404 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 30.0°C
Winter min (Jul) — 6.6°C

Council rates

Flaxman Valley Pewsey Vale
Average residential rate $2,247/yr
same for both
Council Barossa
same for both

Federal electorate

Flaxman Valley Pewsey Vale
Division Barker
same for both
Member Tony Pasin
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Flaxman Valley Pewsey Vale
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Flaxman Valley

Rural

Pewsey Vale

Outer

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