Owen, South Australia

Owen
South Australia
Post office and war memorial
Owen is located in South Australia
Owen
Owen
Coordinates34°16′S 138°32′E / 34.267°S 138.533°E / -34.267; 138.533
Population
Gazetted1 May 1879[3]
Postcode(s)5460
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST)ACDT (UTC+10:30)
Location
LGA(s)Wakefield Regional Council
State electorate(s)Goyder
Federal division(s)Grey
Localities around Owen:
Hoskin Corner, Balaklava Halbury Salter Springs
Pinery, Erith Owen Alma
Grace Plains Barabba Stockyard Creek

Owen (postcode 5460) is a rural community in the heart of the Adelaide Plains. Owen is 46 metres (150 ft) above sea-level and receives a reliable 416 mm (16.4 in) of rain annually.[citation needed] First settled in about 1865, it is about 80 km (50 mi) north of Adelaide in South Australia and is approximately 40 minutes by road to the nearest main regional centre of Gawler. It is in the Wakefield Regional Council.

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Owen (L)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 26 April 2020. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Owen". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 26 April 2020. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ "Proclamation by His Excellency Sir WILLIAM FRANCIS DRUMMOND JERVOIS (18)" (PDF). South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. 1 May 1879. p. 1242. Retrieved 31 January 2022 – via AustLII.

Owen, South Australia

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