Median house price
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SA · Barossa Council
Pewsey Vale, 5351
Est. population · Jun 2025
97
Growth (1 yr)
0.0%
Growth (5 yr)
+4.3%
Median age
48
Median income
$2,250/wk
Employment rate
77.3%
Languages at home
4.7%non-English
Mostly English at home
2021 Census · usual residence
- Heritage area
Suburb profile
Pewsey Vale is a welcoming smaller community in Barossa Council, with a settled community character. A strong local centre anchors daily routines, while the surrounding region adds variety for weekends away. Retirees and empty-nesters are well represented here, with multiple generations sharing the same neighbourhood.
Local amenities are on the light side, so many everyday needs are met by travelling to a neighbouring suburb or town. Open space is thinner than in many comparable suburbs, so residents often travel a little further for a longer park day. Day-to-day life is more car-oriented here than in denser, more walkable pockets.
Housing sits above the suburban middle: not the top of the market, but clearly pricier than average. This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.
At a glance
Pewsey Vale snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
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No data available
Population (ERP)
97
0.0% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
17.6%
Census unoccupied dwellings
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Safety
10th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
34th
percentile in SA
Advantage (IRSAD)
8/10
national SEIFA decile
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Housing mix
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Population
Estimated resident population
97(June 2025)
0.0% annual · +4.3% over 5 years · 34th percentile in SA
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- 0.0%
- 5-year growth
- +4.3%
- Change in 1 year
- 0
- Change in 5 years
- +4
- Growth rank in SA
- 34th percentile
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Methodology
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~100), extrapolated at +0.9% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 84
- Median age
- 48
- Median household income / week
- $2,250
- Dwelling vacancy
- 17.6%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 6 of 34
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,492
- Employment rate
- 77.3%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 27 / 0 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
- Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences are unchanged compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (2024–25)
- 1
- Against the person
- 0
- Against property
- 1
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 10.3
- State safety percentile
- 9.8th (lower crime is better)
- Family & domestic abuse offences
- 31
- Increase (daily rate)
- +0.3%
Most common offence types
- Graffiti1
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- SAPOL reported crime statistics — South Australia Police — OpenData · 2023-24 → 2024-25; 2024-25 · Updated · Financial-year releases
Family & Lifestyle
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 2
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Tanunda War Memorial Hospital (12.1 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Public Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & GP Plus clinics (SA) — SA Health · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 3
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 30.9
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Data sources & freshness
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
Weather
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Summer (Dec–Feb)
- Usual max / min
- 29° / 14°
- Rainfall
- 67 mm · ~8 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 23° / 10°
- Rainfall
- 97 mm · ~12 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 16° / 6°
- Rainfall
- 148 mm · ~18 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 22° / 9°
- Rainfall
- 119 mm · ~15 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Planning & development
Development applications from PlanSA register and EPA licensed activities.
2026· 1 proposal
July 2026
- 110,000 litre rainwater tank, diameter of tank is 8.02m and Height is 2.18m124 CORRYTON PARK RD PEWSEY VALE SA 5351Decision Made
2024· 2 proposals
October 2024
- Verandah211 TWEEDIES GULLY RD PEWSEY VALE SA 5351Decision Made
February 2024
- Construction of Agricultural Building - implement shed (measuring 445sqm x 5.3m total height)827 TRIAL HILL RD PEWSEY VALE SA 5351Decision Made
2023· 1 proposal
June 2023
- Fibre glass in-ground swimming pool162A TOWER RD PEWSEY VALE SA 5351Decision Made
2022· 2 proposals
November 2022
- Dwelling alterations and additions, including infill of portion of verandah for a scullery and a walk-in-robe335 WIRRA WIRRA RD PEWSEY VALE SA 5351Decision Made
April 2022
- Construction of an agricultural building - implement shed (measuring 12.0m x 10.0m x 3.6m wall height)LOT 6 SPRINGTON RD PEWSEY VALE SA 5351Decision Made
2021· 4 proposals
November 2021
- Construction of a domestic outbuilding - storage shed (measuring 9.01m x 6.92m x 3.1m max wall height)413 TRIAL HILL RD PEWSEY VALE SA 5351Decision Made
September 2021
- Construction of single-storey alterations and additions to an existing single-storey detached dwelling211 TWEEDIES GULLY RD PEWSEY VALE SA 5351Decision Made
August 2021
- Construction of a domestic outbuilding - freestanding verandah (measuring 15.0m x 6.0m x 3.0m gutter height)115 TOWER RD PEWSEY VALE SA 5351Decision Made
May 2021
- Construction of a domestic outbuilding - shed (measuring 17.6m x 7.6m x 4.2m wall height)613 SPRINGTON RD PEWSEY VALE SA 5351Decision Made
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- PlanSA development applications & EPA licences — Government of South Australia — PlanSA · 2026 · Updated
Heritage
2 heritage places
- 'Corryton Park' (previously 'Glen Para') Homestead (including main house, stables, coach house [former winery], shearing shed, outhouse, shed, bridge, garden and two rows of olive trees)335 Wirra Wirra Road PEWSEY VALEState heritage
- Martinsell complex (Wirra Wirra, The Grange)55 Wirra Wirra Road PEWSEY VALELocal heritage
Data sources & freshness
- SA Heritage Places database — Department for Environment and Water (SA) · current · Updated
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid against all current SA Planning risk layers (high, medium, general, urban interface, regional, outback). Safer places from CFS designated locations.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Bushfire & hazard overlays (SA) — Government of South Australia · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Barker
- Member of Parliament
- Tony PASIN (Liberal)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 127,045
- Turnout (2025)
- 92.6%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +3.6 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 63.0%Labor 37.0%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 17.4 km away).
Coalition 50.7%Labor 49.3%
12.3 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +7.6 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- WilliamstownLabor 53.6% · Coalition 46.4% TPP (2025)8.2 km away
- LyndochLabor 55.2% · Coalition 44.8% TPP (2025)8.3 km away
- Eden ValleyLabor 43.9% · Coalition 56.1% TPP (2025)11.7 km away
- TanundaLabor 48.2% · Coalition 51.8% TPP (2025)12.2 km away
- Sandy CreekLabor 48.2% · Coalition 51.8% TPP (2025)12.5 km away
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
Data sources & freshness
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 8/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 9/10
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
More in Barossa Council
Other suburbs in the same local government area.
Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of South Australia.