Owen vs Erith

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Erith, most households are couple families. On these figures, Owen tends to suit people living alone, while Erith suits 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

  • Owen has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • Erith is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 56%)

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

First-home buyers

Erith

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (10% vs 20%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Erith

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (4% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $220/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Owen

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (67 min vs 73 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (83.7 km vs 90.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Owen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

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

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

Owen Erith
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.

Owen Erith
Walkability 13 / 0
Owen — Walkability: 13/100 Erith — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 64 / 68
Owen — Safety: 64/100 Erith — Safety: 68/100
Low fire risk 23 / 100
Owen — Low fire risk: 23/100 Erith — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Owen has more residents (509 vs 51); Owen rents higher ($220/wk vs $100/wk).

Owen Erith
Population 509
+90% vs other
 51
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.4% +2.0%
Median age 42 44
Median household income $56,472/yr $121,316/yr
+115% vs other
Median weekly rent $220/wk
+55% vs other
 $100/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Owen Erith
0-4 4.7% / —
Owen — 0-4: 4.7% Erith — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 14.1% / 15.7%
Owen — 5-14: 14.1% Erith — 5-14: 15.7%
15-19 8.1% / 5.9%
Owen — 15-19: 8.1% Erith — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 4.7% / 7.8%
Owen — 20-24: 4.7% Erith — 20-24: 7.8%
25-34 10.0% / 9.8%
Owen — 25-34: 10.0% Erith — 25-34: 9.8%
35-44 11.0% / 13.7%
Owen — 35-44: 11.0% Erith — 35-44: 13.7%
45-54 13.8% / 35.3%
Owen — 45-54: 13.8% Erith — 45-54: 35.3%
55-64 13.0% / —
Owen — 55-64: 13.0% Erith — 55-64: not among its largest
65-74 13.4% / 13.7%
Owen — 65-74: 13.4% Erith — 65-74: 13.7%
75-84 7.7% / 7.8%
Owen — 75-84: 7.7% Erith — 75-84: 7.8%
85+ 0.6% / —
Owen — 85+: 0.6% Erith — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (35.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Owen 36.3% couple families
Owen — Couple Families: 36.3% Owen — Lone Person: 41.5% Owen — One Parent Families: 20.0% Owen — Group Household: 2.2%
Erith 58.8% couple families
Erith — Couple Families: 58.8% Erith — Lone Person: 23.5% Erith — One Parent Families: 17.6% Erith — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Owen 15.0% renting
Owen — Owned Outright: 36.9% Owen — Mortgage: 48.1% Owen — Renting: 15.0%
Erith 0.0% renting
Erith — Owned Outright: 61.1% Erith — Mortgage: 38.9% Erith — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Owen 97.5% houses
Owen — Houses: 97.5% Owen — Flats / Apartments: 2.5%
Erith 100.0% houses
Erith — Houses: 100.0% Erith — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Owen Erith
Certificate III & IV 18.5% / 17.6%
Owen — Certificate III & IV: 18.5% Erith — Certificate III & IV: 17.6%
Bachelor Degree 3.7% / 5.9%
Owen — Bachelor Degree: 3.7% Erith — Bachelor Degree: 5.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.9% / —
Owen — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.9% Erith — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / —
Owen — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Erith — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

Property market

Owen Erith
Median house price $540,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 20 days
from 6 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Owen Erith
Rural and farming 99% 100%
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

Owen Erith
New dwellings approved 15
across Wakefield
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Owen Erith
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 21% of SA Higher than 93% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 66% of SA Higher than 11% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 46% of SA Higher than 22% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 51% of SA Higher than 53% of SA

Liveability

Owen is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Owen Erith
Grade D —
Score 14/100 —
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Owen carries more bushfire risk (77 vs 0).

Owen Erith
Bushfire High
77/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
36/100
 Low
32/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Owen Erith
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Owen

  • Owen Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Erith

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

Amenities in the suburb

Owen Erith
Parks & reserves 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0

Mobility

Erith sits further from the CBD (90.2 km vs 83.7 km).

Owen Erith
Walkability score 13/100 0/100
Distance to Adelaide 83.7 km 90.2 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 67 min 73 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 5460
 0.2%
postcode 5461
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 73
postcode 5460
 74
postcode 5461

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.

Owen Erith
Car (driver) 74.1% / 72.4%
Owen — Car (driver): 74.1% Erith — Car (driver): 72.4%
Worked from Home 14.6% / 17.2%
Owen — Worked from Home: 14.6% Erith — Worked from Home: 17.2%
Walked Only 7.6% / 10.3%
Owen — Walked Only: 7.6% Erith — Walked Only: 10.3%
Car (passenger) 3.8% / —
Owen — Car (passenger): 3.8% Erith — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.1%).

Setting

Owen Erith
Elevation 107 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 59 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 29.8 km 18.8 km

NBN connectivity

Owen Erith
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
235 premises
 0%
23 premises

Climate

Owen Erith
Annual rainfall 460 mm 295 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 27.8°C
Winter min (Jul) — 7.2°C

Council rates

Owen Erith
Average residential rate $1,640/yr
same for both
Council Wakefield
same for both

Federal electorate

Owen Erith
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Owen Erith
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Owen

Rural

Erith

Rural

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