Owen vs Grace Plains
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Grace Plains, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Grace Plains 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
Owen
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 51/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Owen
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 29%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Grace Plains
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $220/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Grace Plains
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (69.2 km vs 83.7 km)
- has a shorter drive in (56 min vs 67 min)
- But Owen is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Owen
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 51/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Grace Plains
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (13.0% vs -0.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Owen and Grace Plains drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Owen rents higher ($220/wk vs $0/wk); Owen has more residents (509 vs 61).
| Owen | Grace Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 509 +88% vs other | 61 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -0.4% | +13.0% |
| Median age | 42 | 41 |
| Median household income | $56,472/yr | $84,448/yr +50% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $220/wk (not reported on the other side) | — |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.0%).
Property market
| Owen | Grace Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Grace Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Grace Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 15 across Wakefield | 106 across Adelaide Plains |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% | -21% |
Ranking within SA
| Owen | Grace Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 21% of SA | Higher than 60% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 66% of SA | Higher than 40% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 46% of SA | Higher than 51% of SA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 51% of SA | Higher than 63% of SA |
Liveability
Owen is more walkable (13 vs 0).
| Owen | Grace Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 14/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Grace Plains carries more crime risk (51 vs 36).
| Owen | Grace Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 77/100 | High 84/100 |
| Crime | Low 36/100 | Moderate 51/100 |
| 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 | Grace Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Grace Plains
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Owen | Grace Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Owen sits further from the CBD (83.7 km vs 69.2 km).
| Owen | Grace Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 13/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 83.7 km +17% vs other | 69.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 67 min | 56 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 5460 | 0.5% postcode 5502 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 73 postcode 5460 | 78 postcode 5502 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.1%).
Setting
| Owen | Grace Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 107 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 44 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 29.8 km | 22.9 km |
NBN connectivity
| Owen | Grace Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 235 premises | 0% 29 premises |
Climate
| Owen | Grace Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 460 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Owen | Grace Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,640/yr | $2,698/yr |
| Council | Wakefield | Adelaide Plains |
Federal electorate
| Owen | Grace Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Grey same for both | |
| Member | Tom Venning same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Owen | Grace Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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