Light Pass vs Stockwell

Stockwell is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 49 in Light Pass. 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, Light Pass tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Stockwell suits families with children and 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

Stockwell

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (81% vs 67%)

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

Light Pass

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (19% vs 7%)
  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $323/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Light Pass

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 6/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (84.1 km vs 87.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Light Pass

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 6/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 9%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

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

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Light Pass and Stockwell drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Light Pass Stockwell
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.

Light Pass Stockwell
Walkability 17 / 6
Light Pass — Walkability: 17/100 Stockwell — Walkability: 6/100
Safety 78 / 85
Light Pass — Safety: 78/100 Stockwell — Safety: 85/100
Low fire risk 76 / 69
Light Pass — Low fire risk: 76/100 Stockwell — Low fire risk: 69/100
Low flood risk 66 / 83
Light Pass — Low flood risk: 66/100 Stockwell — Low flood risk: 83/100

Demographics

Stockwell has more residents (516 vs 256); Light Pass skews older (49 vs 37).

Light Pass Stockwell
Population 256 516
+102% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.5% +8.4%
Median age 49 37
Median household income $82,836/yr $105,300/yr
+27% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk $323/wk
+29% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Light Pass Stockwell
0-4 3.9% / 4.8%
Light Pass — 0-4: 3.9% Stockwell — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 11.7% / 21.5%
Light Pass — 5-14: 11.7% Stockwell — 5-14: 21.5%
15-19 9.4% / 8.9%
Light Pass — 15-19: 9.4% Stockwell — 15-19: 8.9%
20-24 4.3% / 3.1%
Light Pass — 20-24: 4.3% Stockwell — 20-24: 3.1%
25-34 7.0% / 7.0%
Light Pass — 25-34: 7.0% Stockwell — 25-34: 7.0%
35-44 11.3% / 16.1%
Light Pass — 35-44: 11.3% Stockwell — 35-44: 16.1%
45-54 17.2% / 16.9%
Light Pass — 45-54: 17.2% Stockwell — 45-54: 16.9%
55-64 18.0% / 11.2%
Light Pass — 55-64: 18.0% Stockwell — 55-64: 11.2%
65-74 12.5% / 7.6%
Light Pass — 65-74: 12.5% Stockwell — 65-74: 7.6%
75-84 5.1% / 1.7%
Light Pass — 75-84: 5.1% Stockwell — 75-84: 1.7%
85+ 2.7% / —
Light Pass — 85+: 2.7% Stockwell — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Light Pass 55.2% couple families
Light Pass — Couple Families: 55.2% Light Pass — Lone Person: 32.8% Light Pass — One Parent Families: 12.1%
Stockwell 68.1% couple families
Stockwell — Couple Families: 68.1% Stockwell — Lone Person: 19.3% Stockwell — One Parent Families: 12.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Light Pass 19.1% renting
Light Pass — Owned Outright: 56.2% Light Pass — Mortgage: 24.7% Light Pass — Renting: 19.1%
Stockwell 7.4% renting
Stockwell — Owned Outright: 30.7% Stockwell — Mortgage: 62.0% Stockwell — Renting: 7.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Light Pass Stockwell
England 3.9% / 3.3%
Light Pass — England: 3.9% Stockwell — England: 3.3%
South Africa 2.0% / 1.2%
Light Pass — South Africa: 2.0% Stockwell — South Africa: 1.2%
Germany 2.0% / —
Light Pass — Germany: 2.0% Stockwell — Germany: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 0.6%
Light Pass — New Zealand: not among its largest Stockwell — New Zealand: 0.6%
Philippines — / 0.6%
Light Pass — Philippines: not among its largest Stockwell — Philippines: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.9%).

Qualifications

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

Light Pass Stockwell
Certificate III & IV 15.2% / 20.9%
Light Pass — Certificate III & IV: 15.2% Stockwell — Certificate III & IV: 20.9%
Bachelor Degree 12.1% / 6.2%
Light Pass — Bachelor Degree: 12.1% Stockwell — Bachelor Degree: 6.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.0% / 7.6%
Light Pass — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0% Stockwell — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6%
Postgraduate Degree 2.0% / 1.6%
Light Pass — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0% Stockwell — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.2%
Light Pass — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Stockwell — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Light Pass 101.1% houses
Light Pass — Houses: 101.1% Light Pass — Townhouses: 0.0% Light Pass — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Stockwell 97.5% houses
Stockwell — Houses: 97.5% Stockwell — Townhouses: 1.9% Stockwell — Flats / Apartments: 0.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Light Pass Stockwell
Median house price — $938,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Light Pass Stockwell
Rural and farming 99% 91%
Industrial 0% 5%
Residential 1% 3%
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

Light Pass Stockwell
New dwellings approved 180
across Barossa
same for both
Approvals change year on year -48%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Light Pass Stockwell
House price —
same for both
Income — Higher than 83% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 70% of SA Higher than 60% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 62% of SA Higher than 61% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 55% of SA Higher than 75% of SA

Liveability

Light Pass is more walkable (17 vs 6).

Light Pass Stockwell
Grade — B
Score — 52/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Light Pass carries more flood risk (34 vs 17).

Light Pass Stockwell
Bushfire Low
24/100
 Low
31/100
Crime Low
22/100
 Low
15/100
Flood Low
34/100
 Low
17/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 15
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Light Pass Stockwell
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Light Pass

  • Light Pass Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Stockwell

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Light Pass Stockwell
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Stockwell sits further from the CBD (87.4 km vs 84.1 km).

Light Pass Stockwell
Walkability score 17/100 6/100
Distance to Adelaide 84.1 km 87.4 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 62 min 63 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 5355
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 75
postcode 5355
same for both

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.

Light Pass Stockwell
Car (driver) 62.2% / 81.1%
Light Pass — Car (driver): 62.2% Stockwell — Car (driver): 81.1%
Worked from Home 18.2% / 11.5%
Light Pass — Worked from Home: 18.2% Stockwell — Worked from Home: 11.5%
Walked Only 14.0% / 1.3%
Light Pass — Walked Only: 14.0% Stockwell — Walked Only: 1.3%
Car (passenger) 5.6% / 6.2%
Light Pass — Car (passenger): 5.6% Stockwell — Car (passenger): 6.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.1%).

Setting

Light Pass Stockwell
Elevation 283 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 354 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Light Pass Stockwell
Connectivity score 30/100 52/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
111 premises
 18%
189 premises

Climate

Light Pass Stockwell
Annual rainfall 460 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Light Pass Stockwell
Average residential rate $2,247/yr
same for both
Council Barossa
same for both

Federal electorate

Light Pass Stockwell
Division Barker
same for both
Member Tony Pasin
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Light Pass Stockwell
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Light Pass

Rural

Stockwell

Acreage Family Quiet

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