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Owen
South Australia
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Post office and war memorial
Owen is located in South Australia
Owen
Owen
Location in South Australia
Population
Gazetted 1 May 1879
Postcode(s) 5460
Time zone ACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST) ACDT (UTC+10:30)
Location
  • 80 km (50 mi) N of Adelaide
  • 18 km (11 mi) southeast of Balaklava
  • 22 km (14 mi) north of Mallala
  • 18 km (11 mi) northwest of Hamley Bridge
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 (about 16.5 inches) of rain annually and was first settled in about 1865. It is about 80 km 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.

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