Appila vs Booleroo Centre
Appila is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 55 in Booleroo Centre. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Appila, about half of households are couple families. In Booleroo Centre, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Appila tends to suit families with children, while Booleroo Centre suits people living alone and older residents.
Which one suits you?
There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.
Families with school-age kids
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Appila is already more of a family suburb (65% vs 50%)
- Booleroo Centre has more parks and reserves (5 vs 2)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Appila
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (7% vs 18%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Appila
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($123/wk vs $180/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Appila
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (167 min vs 183 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (245.3 km vs 265.9 km)
- But Booleroo Centre is more walkable (60/100 vs 14/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Booleroo Centre
ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (60/100 vs 14/100)
- has more GPs (2 vs 0)
- has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 22%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Appila
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (9.6% vs -6.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Appila and Booleroo Centre drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.
Side by side, out of 100
Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.
Demographics
Booleroo Centre has more residents (482 vs 91); Booleroo Centre rents higher ($180/wk vs $123/wk).
| Appila | Booleroo Centre | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 91 | 482 +430% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +9.6% | -6.6% |
| Median age | 50 | 55 |
| Median household income | $66,300/yr +3% vs other | $64,480/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $123/wk | $180/wk +46% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Where residents were born
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.4%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Appila | Booleroo Centre | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $300,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $60,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 214 days from 3 sales |
Zoning mix
| Appila | Booleroo Centre | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% | 100% |
| Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09. | ||
Development activity
| Appila | Booleroo Centre | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 13 across Mount Remarkable same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +200% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Appila | Booleroo Centre | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 34% of SA | Higher than 32% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 69% of SA | Higher than 84% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — | Higher than 53% of SA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 33% of SA | Higher than 45% of SA |
Liveability
Booleroo Centre is more walkable (60 vs 14).
| Appila | Booleroo Centre | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Booleroo Centre carries more bushfire risk (55 vs 34).
| Appila | Booleroo Centre | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 34/100 | Moderate 55/100 |
| Crime | Low 18/100 | Low 20/100 |
| Flood | — same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Appila | Booleroo Centre | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Appila
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Booleroo Centre
- Booleroo Centre District School Government · Combined at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Appila | Booleroo Centre | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 5 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| GPs | 0 | 2 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 1 |
| Hospitals | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 2 |
| Waterways | 3 | 5 |
Mobility
Booleroo Centre sits further from the CBD (265.9 km vs 245.3 km).
| Appila | Booleroo Centre | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 14/100 | 60/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 245.3 km | 265.9 km +8% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 167 min | 183 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 5480 | 0.5% postcode 5482 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 74 postcode 5480 | 66 postcode 5482 |
How people get to work
Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (59.8%).
Setting
| Appila | Booleroo Centre | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 374 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 401 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 35.9 km | 35.5 km |
NBN connectivity
| Appila | Booleroo Centre | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 22/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 35 premises | 0% 282 premises |
Climate
| Appila | Booleroo Centre | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 330 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.9°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 2.8°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Appila | Booleroo Centre | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,600/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mount Remarkable same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Appila | Booleroo Centre | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Grey same for both | |
| Member | Tom Venning same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Appila | Booleroo Centre | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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