Median price trend for houses
Based on 7 sales in the preceding 12 months
$540,000
Down 27.0% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $491k
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The quick read on
Owen
SA 5460 · Wakefield
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $540,000
- Population
- 509
- Postcode
- 5460
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Owen, South Australia
Property market insights for Owen
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Owen SA
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Owen, SA is currently $540,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Owen has a 12-month growth rate of -27.0% for houses.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $491,000 in Owen.
Crime and safety
Is Owen safe?
The overall rate for Owen is 1,976 offences per 100,000 residents — 35% below the Rest of SA benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Owen.
Overall crime rate
1,976
offences per 100,000 residents
35% belowRest of SA
OwenRest of SA: 3,055
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Owen?
Owen SA 5460 is in South Australia, within Rest of SA.
509 people call Owen home, with an average of 2.5 people per household and a median household income of $1,086 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 509
- Median age
- 42 years
- Median mortgage
- $964 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $220 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of SA benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1518.9%Above
15–3422.8%Above
35–5424.8%Above
55–7426.3%Below
75 and over8.3%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses97.1%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright36.9%Below
Paying a mortgage48.1%Above
Renting15.0%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car2.0%Below
One car29.1%Below
Two cars39.8%Above
Three or more30.1%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home12.5%Above
Drove to work63.4%Below
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled6.5%Above
What stands out in Owen
12.5% of workers in Owen worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Rest of SA.
3.9% of Owen residents were born in England.
51.9% of people in Owen described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Owen
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Owen SA 5460.
Is Owen family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
18.9% of Owen's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Rest of SA average.
149 family households lived in Owen; 32.9% were couple families and 18.1% were one-parent families.
36.2% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat above the Rest of SA average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Owen?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Owen had 509 residents at the 2021 Census.
21.0% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
34.6% were 55 or older. That is somewhat below the Rest of SA average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Owen?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 97.1% of occupied private dwellings in Owen.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Owen?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
36.9% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is somewhat below the Rest of SA average.
48.1% were buying their home with a mortgage.
15.0% rented their home. That is well below the Rest of SA average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Owen?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Owen had 2.5 people.
One-person households made up 27.6% of occupied homes. That is somewhat below the Rest of SA average.
Two-person households represented 42.9%, while 26.1% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Owen?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
12.5% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat above the Rest of SA average.
63.4% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat below the Rest of SA average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 6.5% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Owen?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
2.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Rest of SA rate.
One-car households formed 29.1% of the total.
69.9% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Owen, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
70.7% were at the same address five years earlier, while 29.3% reported a different address.
7.7% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat below the Rest of SA average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Owen?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
96.5% of residents used only English at home.
0.8% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Owen residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
7.7% of Owen's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 92.3% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 95.3%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Owen?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 47.7% of ancestry responses in Owen.
Australian ancestry made up 48.3% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Owen?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
5.6% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Rest of SA rate.
Managers accounted for 21.8% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 9.3%.
Health care and social assistance employed 8.8% of workers, and education and training employed 8.3%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Owen?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 55.6%, compared with 54.1% across Rest of SA.
26.6% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 21.5% worked part time.
Unemployment was 6.1%, compared with 4.8% across Rest of SA.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Owen show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
57.2% reported no selected long-term health condition.
13.2% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
12.0% reported asthma, 10.2% arthritis and 5.7% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Owen?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
10.3% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat below the Rest of SA average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 0.0% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 10.8%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 55.7%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Owen?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,086 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $964.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $220 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Owen compare with Rest of SA?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 12.5% in Owen, compared with 8.9% across Rest of SA.
Outright ownership was 36.9% locally and 41.6% across Rest of SA. That is somewhat below the Rest of SA average.
Renting accounted for 15.0% in Owen, against 26.0% across Rest of SA.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Owen
Is Owen expensive?
The median house price is $540,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Owen good for families?
The Census counted 149 local families, and 18.9% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Owen?
3-bedroom houses have a median around $491,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Owen
49 streets in Owen
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Aldenhoven Rd
- Argyl Rd
- Bennett Rd
- Boundary Rd
- Bowyer Rd
- Brown Rd
- Burford Rd
- Dale Rd
- Davies Road
- Days Hill Rd
- Dows Rd
- Elizabeth St
- Fifth St
- First St
- Florance St
- Fourth St
- Freebairn Estate Rd
- Freebairn Rd
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- George St
- Gory Rd
- Goward Rd
- Harkness Rd
- Helps Rd
- Hoskin Corner Rd
- Main St
- Marshman Rd
- Miller St
- North West Tce
- Old Mallala Rd
- Olive Grove Road
- Owen Rd
- Park Rd
- Pinery Rd
- Railway Pde
- Railway Tce
- Second St
- South East Tce
- South West Tce
- Target Hill Rd
- Third St
- Traeger Rd
- Wandel Rd
- Water Tank Rd
- Water Tower Rd
- Wattle Rd
- White St
- Woods Rd
- Wray Rd
- Young Rd
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