Owen vs Halbury

Comparing Owen and Halbury, SA: Owen is more walkable (13 vs 0); Owen carries more bushfire risk (77 vs 15); and Owen has more residents (509 vs 211).

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 the one thing that separates them

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Owen

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (83.7 km vs 105.9 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (67 min vs 82 min)

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 smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Halbury

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (5.5% vs -0.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Owen and Halbury 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 Halbury
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 Halbury
Walkability 13 / 0
Owen — Walkability: 13/100 Halbury — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 64 / 69
Owen — Safety: 64/100 Halbury — Safety: 69/100
Low fire risk 23 / 85
Owen — Low fire risk: 23/100 Halbury — Low fire risk: 85/100

Demographics

Owen has more residents (509 vs 211).

Owen Halbury
Population 509
+59% vs other
 211
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.4% +5.5%
Median age 42 43
Median household income $56,472/yr $59,904/yr
+6% vs other
Median weekly rent $220/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Owen Halbury
0-4 4.7% / 6.2%
Owen — 0-4: 4.7% Halbury — 0-4: 6.2%
5-14 14.1% / 13.7%
Owen — 5-14: 14.1% Halbury — 5-14: 13.7%
15-19 8.1% / 10.0%
Owen — 15-19: 8.1% Halbury — 15-19: 10.0%
20-24 4.7% / 1.9%
Owen — 20-24: 4.7% Halbury — 20-24: 1.9%
25-34 10.0% / 10.0%
Owen — 25-34: 10.0% Halbury — 25-34: 10.0%
35-44 11.0% / 10.4%
Owen — 35-44: 11.0% Halbury — 35-44: 10.4%
45-54 13.8% / 15.6%
Owen — 45-54: 13.8% Halbury — 45-54: 15.6%
55-64 13.0% / 15.2%
Owen — 55-64: 13.0% Halbury — 55-64: 15.2%
65-74 13.4% / 11.8%
Owen — 65-74: 13.4% Halbury — 65-74: 11.8%
75-84 7.7% / 4.7%
Owen — 75-84: 7.7% Halbury — 75-84: 4.7%
85+ 0.6% / 1.4%
Owen — 85+: 0.6% Halbury — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Owen 41.5% lone person
Owen — Lone Person: 41.5% Owen — Couple Families: 36.3% Owen — One Parent Families: 20.0% Owen — Group Household: 2.2%
Halbury 36.2% lone person
Halbury — Lone Person: 36.2% Halbury — Couple Families: 34.0% Halbury — One Parent Families: 29.8% Halbury — Group Household: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families 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%
Halbury 15.1% renting
Halbury — Owned Outright: 39.7% Halbury — Mortgage: 45.2% Halbury — Renting: 15.1%
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.

Owen Halbury
England 3.9% / 8.5%
Owen — England: 3.9% Halbury — England: 8.5%
Netherlands 0.8% / —
Owen — Netherlands: 0.8% Halbury — Netherlands: not among its largest
New Zealand 0.6% / —
Owen — New Zealand: 0.6% Halbury — New Zealand: not among its largest
Germany 0.6% / —
Owen — Germany: 0.6% Halbury — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.5%).

Qualifications

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

Owen Halbury
Certificate III & IV 18.5% / 13.7%
Owen — Certificate III & IV: 18.5% Halbury — Certificate III & IV: 13.7%
Bachelor Degree 3.7% / 6.2%
Owen — Bachelor Degree: 3.7% Halbury — Bachelor Degree: 6.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.9% / 2.4%
Owen — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.9% Halbury — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / 1.9%
Owen — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Halbury — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Owen 97.5% houses
Owen — Houses: 97.5% Owen — Flats / Apartments: 2.5%
Halbury 98.7% houses
Halbury — Houses: 98.7% Halbury — Flats / Apartments: 1.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

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

Ranking within SA

Owen Halbury
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 21% of SA Higher than 27% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 66% of SA Higher than 17% 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 45% of SA

Liveability

Owen is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Owen Halbury
Grade D —
Score 14/100 —
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Owen carries more bushfire risk (77 vs 15).

Owen Halbury
Bushfire High
77/100
 Low
15/100
Crime Low
36/100
 Low
31/100
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 Halbury
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 Halbury

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

Amenities in the suburb

Owen Halbury
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Halbury sits further from the CBD (105.9 km vs 83.7 km).

Owen Halbury
Walkability score 13/100 0/100
Distance to Adelaide 83.7 km 105.9 km
+27% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 67 min 82 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 Halbury
Car (driver) 74.1% / 65.3%
Owen — Car (driver): 74.1% Halbury — Car (driver): 65.3%
Worked from Home 14.6% / 23.6%
Owen — Worked from Home: 14.6% Halbury — Worked from Home: 23.6%
Walked Only 7.6% / 5.6%
Owen — Walked Only: 7.6% Halbury — Walked Only: 5.6%
Car (passenger) 3.8% / 5.6%
Owen — Car (passenger): 3.8% Halbury — Car (passenger): 5.6%

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

Setting

Owen Halbury
Elevation 107 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 128 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 29.8 km 35.9 km

NBN connectivity

Owen Halbury
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
235 premises
 0%
97 premises

Climate

Owen Halbury
Annual rainfall 460 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Owen

Rural

Halbury

River Rural

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