Bookpurnong vs Gurra Gurra

Bookpurnong is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 50 in Gurra Gurra. In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Bookpurnong, the large majority of households are couple families. In Gurra Gurra, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Bookpurnong tends to suit families with children and couples, while Gurra Gurra suits people living alone.

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

Bookpurnong

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (92% vs 69%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (92% vs 73%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Gurra Gurra

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 15%)
  • has cheaper rent ($120/wk vs $243/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Gurra Gurra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (246.5 km vs 250.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Gurra Gurra

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (27% vs 8%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 19%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bookpurnong and Gurra Gurra drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Bookpurnong Gurra Gurra
Hides rows where both suburbs match

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.

Bookpurnong Gurra Gurra
Walkability 0 / 4
Bookpurnong — Walkability: 0/100 Gurra Gurra — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 79 / 84
Bookpurnong — Safety: 79/100 Gurra Gurra — Safety: 84/100
Low fire risk 59 / 100
Bookpurnong — Low fire risk: 59/100 Gurra Gurra — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bookpurnong rents higher ($243/wk vs $120/wk); Bookpurnong has more residents (157 vs 104).

Bookpurnong Gurra Gurra
Population 157
+34% vs other
 104
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +27.6% +26.8%
Median age 37 50
Median household income $82,836/yr $87,724/yr
+6% vs other
Median weekly rent $243/wk
+51% vs other
 $120/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bookpurnong Gurra Gurra
0-4 7.6% / 4.8%
Bookpurnong — 0-4: 7.6% Gurra Gurra — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 13.4% / 8.7%
Bookpurnong — 5-14: 13.4% Gurra Gurra — 5-14: 8.7%
15-19 7.6% / 5.8%
Bookpurnong — 15-19: 7.6% Gurra Gurra — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 1.9% / 2.9%
Bookpurnong — 20-24: 1.9% Gurra Gurra — 20-24: 2.9%
25-34 12.7% / 2.9%
Bookpurnong — 25-34: 12.7% Gurra Gurra — 25-34: 2.9%
35-44 10.2% / 8.7%
Bookpurnong — 35-44: 10.2% Gurra Gurra — 35-44: 8.7%
45-54 20.4% / 19.2%
Bookpurnong — 45-54: 20.4% Gurra Gurra — 45-54: 19.2%
55-64 10.2% / 19.2%
Bookpurnong — 55-64: 10.2% Gurra Gurra — 55-64: 19.2%
65-74 12.7% / 18.3%
Bookpurnong — 65-74: 12.7% Gurra Gurra — 65-74: 18.3%
75-84 4.5% / 7.7%
Bookpurnong — 75-84: 4.5% Gurra Gurra — 75-84: 7.7%
85+ 1.9% / —
Bookpurnong — 85+: 1.9% Gurra Gurra — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bookpurnong 78.4% couple families
Bookpurnong — Couple Families: 78.4% Bookpurnong — Lone Person: 8.1% Bookpurnong — One Parent Families: 13.5%
Gurra Gurra 50.0% couple families
Gurra Gurra — Couple Families: 50.0% Gurra Gurra — Lone Person: 30.8% Gurra Gurra — One Parent Families: 19.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bookpurnong 17.4% renting
Bookpurnong — Owned Outright: 37.0% Bookpurnong — Mortgage: 45.7% Bookpurnong — Renting: 17.4%
Gurra Gurra 10.3% renting
Gurra Gurra — Owned Outright: 61.5% Gurra Gurra — Mortgage: 28.2% Gurra Gurra — Renting: 10.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bookpurnong 91.8% houses
Bookpurnong — Houses: 91.8% Bookpurnong — Flats / Apartments: 8.2%
Gurra Gurra 73.0% houses
Gurra Gurra — Houses: 73.0% Gurra Gurra — Flats / Apartments: 27.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Bookpurnong Gurra Gurra
Certificate III & IV 17.2% / 13.5%
Bookpurnong — Certificate III & IV: 17.2% Gurra Gurra — Certificate III & IV: 13.5%
Bachelor Degree 9.6% / 11.5%
Bookpurnong — Bachelor Degree: 9.6% Gurra Gurra — Bachelor Degree: 11.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.6% / 6.7%
Bookpurnong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6% Gurra Gurra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.2% / —
Bookpurnong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2% Gurra Gurra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).

Zoning mix

Bookpurnong has more rural and farming land (89% vs 21%); Gurra Gurra has more land zoned for conservation (79% vs 11%).

Bookpurnong Gurra Gurra
Rural and farming 89% 21%
Environmental 11% 79%
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

Bookpurnong Gurra Gurra
New dwellings approved 46
across Loxton Waikerie
 61
across Renmark Paringa
Approvals change year on year -30% +0%

Ranking within SA

Bookpurnong Gurra Gurra
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 58% of SA Higher than 66% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 7% of SA Higher than 59% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 20% of SA Higher than 25% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 52% of SA Higher than 63% of SA

Liveability

Bookpurnong Gurra Gurra
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Bookpurnong carries more bushfire risk (41 vs 0).

Bookpurnong Gurra Gurra
Bushfire Moderate
41/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
21/100
 Low
16/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Bookpurnong Gurra Gurra
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Bookpurnong Gurra Gurra
Waterways 0 3

Mobility

Bookpurnong sits further from the CBD (250.7 km vs 246.5 km).

Bookpurnong Gurra Gurra
Walkability score 0/100 4/100
Distance to Adelaide 250.7 km
+2% vs other
 246.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 169 min 173 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 5333
 0.2%
postcode 5343
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 71
postcode 5333
 60
postcode 5343

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.

Bookpurnong Gurra Gurra
Car (driver) 80.0% / 72.9%
Bookpurnong — Car (driver): 80.0% Gurra Gurra — Car (driver): 72.9%
Worked from Home 12.3% / 14.6%
Bookpurnong — Worked from Home: 12.3% Gurra Gurra — Worked from Home: 14.6%
Walked Only 7.7% / 12.5%
Bookpurnong — Walked Only: 7.7% Gurra Gurra — Walked Only: 12.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.0%).

Setting

Bookpurnong Gurra Gurra
Elevation 52 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 20 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bookpurnong Gurra Gurra
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
70 premises
 0%
35 premises

Climate

Bookpurnong Gurra Gurra
Annual rainfall 256 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Bookpurnong Gurra Gurra
Average residential rate $1,871/yr $1,591/yr
Council Loxton Waikerie Renmark Paringa

Federal electorate

Bookpurnong Gurra Gurra
Division Barker
same for both
Member Tony Pasin
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bookpurnong Gurra Gurra
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bookpurnong

Rural

Gurra Gurra

Retirees Rural

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