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Two Wells SA 5501

Two Wells is in Adelaide Plains LGA, SA, postcode 5501, with population 3,233.

The read

Growth-momentum

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$536/wk
Falling
-12.5% YoY
Mar 2025 → Mar 2026 · 5 periods
SA private rent report · suburb grain · Mar 2026
$625
$535
Mar 2025Mar 2026
Why it fits

Population movement supports a growth-led read.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$536/wk
Rent context available
12.5%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
3,233
3K local footprint
D9 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Drive to city
40 min
46.8 km to Adelaide CBD · free-flow
Solar
3,437
321 added 12mo · 29MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$1,700
Median rent · wk$300
Investor profile

Who invests in Two Wells

Owner-occupied 89%Rented 11%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared4.7%
259 of 558 landlords
Avg rental loss$5,540/yr
Landlords (rental income)558
Reported capital gains261
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

85% of homes here are owner-occupied and 11% rented, with 5% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

85% owner-occupied — owner-occupiers hold longer and absorb rate shocks, supporting price stability.

ABS Census 2021 tenure (G37), ATO postcode rental statistics, and QuickProperty's investor-exposure index. Owner-occupied = owned outright + with a mortgage.

Affordability

28%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,700/mo, while renters pay about $2,323/mo — renting runs $623/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$99K
Median rent · wk
$536
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,700

Household income

$99K household · yr+31.6% vs SA suburb median
Personal
$43K
Family
$106K
Household
$99K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
29
$300-649
87
$650-999
104
$1,000-1,499
138
$1,500-1,999
146
$2,000-2,999
287
$3,000-3,999
106
$4,000+
69

At the median asking rent, about 46% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $1,787/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (1,093 households)0.6% social housing
Owned outright
22%
Owned with mortgage
63%
Rented
11%
Dwelling structure6.0% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
99%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 87% drive, 1% public transport, 1% walk or cycle, 6% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA932
Students247
Government1
  • Two Wells Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 932

Livability

20/ 100 livability index

Top 80% most liveable of 4,565Australian suburbs.

Peer distributionstronger than 20% of Australian suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Everyday access36
Public transport0
Schools & hospitals25

Bar = this suburb's percentile · tick = typical (median) peer

Suburb-level access-density index (not an address-level walk-time score), normalised within Australian suburbs. Method based on the Urban Liveability Index (Higgs et al. 2019) and Walk Score — three equal-weighted domains combined with an imbalance penalty.

Crime 2024-25
134
4,145 per 100k
D6 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k4,145
Total incidents134· 2024-25
  • Assault4167%
  • Break And Enter1830%
  • Drug Offences00%
  • Fraud23%

Population outlook

7,011 people · 20229,641 by 2032 (+37.5%)

ABS population projection (2022 base) for the Lewiston - Two Wells SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Two Wells SA — Property Data and Demographics

Two Wells is a compact suburb in South Australia within the Adelaide Plains local government area (postcode 5501). With a population of 3,233, the suburb has a mix of families and early-career residents with a median age of 35. Households earn a median income of $99K per year, with an average household size of 2.8 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +3.8% year-on-year at the LGA level. SA employment has moved +2.1% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. SA also had 21 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 7 underway, and 7 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are technicians & trades, clerical & administrative, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward construction and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Italian.

The current median weekly rent is $536. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,700.

Two Wells is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 932, which is below the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Adelaide Plains LGA is moderate at 4,145 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, Population growth of +3.8% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+3.8% Strong Growth
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentSA
Mortgage · mth$1,700
Rent · wk(Census)$300
Market rent · wk(Q1 2026)$536
Population growth · Adelaide Plains LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)11,736
5-year growth+3.9% CAGR
YoY change+3.8%
20012025
Development · Adelaide Plains LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)99
Houses99
YoY change+0%
Employment · Adelaide Plains LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.6%
YoY change+0.1pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 5501ATO
Negatively geared4.7%
259 of filers
Avg rental loss$5,540/yr
Landlords (rental income)558
Reported capital gains261
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population3,233
Median age35
Household size2.8
HH income · wk$1,906
Personal income · wk$818
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)5/10
Education (IEO)2/10
Economic (IER)8/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)4/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,366 → $1,906
Change+39.5%
vs SA median+20.7 pp
Median rent+22.4%
gentrifyingvs SA 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics1
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining1
Childcare · Adelaide Plains LGAACECQA
Services7
Approved places353
Exceeding NQS2
Xavier College OSHC Two Wells90 places · in suburb
Stepping Stone Two Wells Childcare & Early Development Centre80 places · in suburb
Two Wells Community Children's Centre60 places · in suburb
Happy Haven OSHC Two Wells39 places · in suburb
Mallala Preschool30 places
Two Wells Community Children's Centre Outreach Preschool30 places · in suburb
+1 more in Adelaide Plains LGA
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

There is enough direct local evidence on Two Wells for a first-pass decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Prices come from release-based suburb series.

Official quarterly house sales workbooks; units remain on ABS fallback coverage

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
SA metropolitan median house sales · Official quarterly house sales workbooks; units remain on ABS fallback coverage
stable source · automated · every update · quarterly
Missing
Market rent
SA Housing Authority / CBS · Q1 2026 · State market dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
Crime
State crime dataset · 2024-25 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 1 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.

Two Wells FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Two Wells in?

    Two Wells is in the Adelaide Plains Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5501. Council-level context for Adelaide Plains LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Two Wells?

    The median weekly rent in Two Wells is $536/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Two Wells?

    Rent context available: Two Wells has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  4. Is Two Wells a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Two Wells show: Strong Growth, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Two Wells?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  6. How often is the Two Wells data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.