SA · Barossa Council
Pewsey Vale, 5351
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Suburb profile
Pewsey Vale is a welcoming smaller community in Barossa, 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.
The market sits in a sensible middle ground: not cheap, but fair value for the area. Local identity runs deep. This is the kind of place people stay once they have found it.
This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.
Population
- 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)
- 0 / 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 · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (2024–25)
- 1
- Against the person
- 0
- Against property
- 1
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 11.9
- State safety percentile
- 11.1th (lower crime is better)
- Family & domestic abuse offences
- 31
- Increase (daily rate)
- +0.3%
Reported offences are unchanged compared with the previous period.
Reported offences by period
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 · Period: 2023-24 → 2024-25; 2024-25 · Updated on site · Financial-year releases
Planning & development
Development applications from PlanSA register (lodged 2020–2026) and EPA licensed activities.
9 planning-related records
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 · Period: 2020–2026 · Updated on site
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 8/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 9/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
10 state heritage places
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Data sources & freshness
- SA Heritage Places database — Department for Environment and Water (SA) · Period: current · Updated on site
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 · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 1
- 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 features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Recent changes
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Data sources & freshness
- SA Heritage Places database — Department for Environment and Water (SA) · Updated on site
- SAPOL reported crime statistics — South Australia Police — OpenData · Updated on site · Financial-year releases
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