Owen SA 5460
Owen sits 84 km from Adelaide CBD in South Australia, around 1 hour 5 minutes by car. Census data records 509 residents with a median age of 42 and a median household income of $56,472 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the bottom 20% nationally. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $220 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $964. The area shows high bushfire risk. All 1 school within the locality boundary rank above the state average, and walkability is low.
Is Owen a good place to live?
Owen scores a D (14/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — weaker on transit, safety, and community.
Mixed results
1 school · 1 above peer schools
Car-dependent
Walkability 13/100 · 83.7 km · 67 min drive to Adelaide
Median available
Median $540K
High bushfire risk
Fire 77/100 · Crime 36/100
Highly disadvantaged
SEIFA decile 1/10 · median age 42 · 509 residents
Liveability Rating
14 / 100 · Ranked #519 in SAEach bar is Owen's rank among SA suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
How do you rate the liveability in Owen?
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Our score
14 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
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Median House Price
Public listings dataOwen's house market is moving lower: the median sale price reached $540,000, roughly 23% below where it sat a year earlier. That said, only nine sales settled in the quarter, so the median is a noisy signal — treat it as a direction rather than a level.
$540,000
Based on only 9 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Typically sold in 20 days — median across 6 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 6 sales $491K
Is Owen safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Owen sits in the low band, with 9 incidents recorded in 2026 — down roughly 10% on the prior year.
9 offences
10.0% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–20253 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the locality carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. This state’s crash data does not name the road.
Schools
One school serve Owen, and the cohort skews above peer-suburb performance. Owen Primary School leads the pack.
- • 36 students in one school (avg 36)
Primary
Walkability
Owen is very car-dependent on foot — at 13/100, nearly all errands require a car.
We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Owen.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 0%
- Premises covered
- 235
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Wakefield: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this locality alone — this locality's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
Owen is home to 509 residents, with a median age of 42, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $56,000 a year, with unemployment at 6.4%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
509
Median Age
42
Median Household Income
$56,472/yr
Census Median Rent
$220/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$964/mo
Avg Household Size
2.5
Median Personal Income
$25,688/yr
Unemployment Rate
6.4%
Unoccupied Dwellings
13.3%
Total Dwellings
203
Owner-Occupier Rate
85.0%
Houses
97.5%
Rental Stress
20.3%
Mortgage Stress
20.5%
Work From Home
14.6%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 87.6%
- English Spoken at Home
- 96.5%
- Employment Rate
- 52.2%
- Completed Year 12
- 27.3%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
1% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (3 of 216).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,640 a year through Wakefield based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Rural and farming 99%
- Zones under 1% 1%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the locality around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Wakefield
In the year to August 2026, 15 new dwellings were approved across Wakefield. Almost all of the pipeline is detached houses.
Climate & Setting
from Kapunda, 34.9 kmDry climate.
- Elevation
- 107 m
- above sea level, at the locality centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 29.8 km
- Near high-voltage lines
- 1.4% of addresses
- 6 within 100 m of an overhead line of 110 kV or more
- Annual rainfall
- 460 mm
- 64 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- —
- Winter min (Jul)
- —
Elevation is the ground at the locality centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
1 facility within 5 km- 4.2 km
EV adoption
In postcode 5460, 3 of 788 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.1% (9 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 1.5%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 5460, 233 rooftop-solar systems totalling 1.7 MW have been installed since 2001, against 321 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 14 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$15,000 for new homes.
No purchase-price cap. Stamp duty is fully exempted for eligible first-home buyers as a separate concession.
Mortgage repayments
Conveyance duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with RevenueSA
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Tom Venning Liberal
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tom Venning | 45.4% | 54.6% | +5.4 |
| 2022 | Rowan Ramsey | 39.9% | 60.1% | -3.2 |
| 2019 | Rowan Ramsey | 36.7% | 63.3% | +5.6 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact locality's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by David Paton Pauline Hanson's One Nation
Next state election: 16 March 2030.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | David Paton ON | 57.0% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2024, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this locality's voters. Results: Electoral Commission of South Australia.
Looking at a specific address in Owen?
Every figure above is a locality average, and an average smooths over the difference between a street of family homes and a block of flats. Look up one address and you get the census for the few hundred people around it, its own nearest schools and stops, and what the state has mapped for that block.
- The census for a few hundred neighbours, not all 509 residents
- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
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Common questions about Owen
Is Owen a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Owen is low (36/100, ranked against other SA suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Owen?
Owen has a high recorded bushfire history (77/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Owen a good place to live?
Owen has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of D (14/100), ranked against other SA suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Owen?
Owen, SA had a population of 509 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Owen, SA?
The postcode for Owen, SA is 5460.
How far is Owen from Adelaide?
Owen is 84 km from Adelaide CBD by road, about 67 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Owen?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Owen was $56,472 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Owen?
There are too few current rental listings in Owen for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $220, across all dwelling types.
What is the median age in Owen?
The median age of residents in Owen was 42 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Owen at risk of bushfire?
Owen has a high recorded bushfire history (77/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the locality relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.
How are the schools in Owen?
There is 1 school inside the Owen boundary: 1 above similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Owen walkable?
Owen scores 13/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the weather like in Owen?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Owen, Kapunda (34.9 km away), 460 mm of rain a year over 64 rainy days over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Owen?
First-home buyers in SA may be eligible for $15,000 towards new homes. The grant is administered by RevenueSA; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Owen belong to?
Owen sits within the Wakefield local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Owen?
The average residential rates bill through Wakefield is $1,640 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Owen?
Across Wakefield, 15 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Owen in?
Owen sits within the federal Division of Grey, currently held by Tom Venning (Liberal).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2026
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- State electorate · 2026
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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