Bookpurnong vs Loxton North

Bookpurnong is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 42 in Loxton North. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bookpurnong, the large majority of households are couple families. In Loxton North, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Bookpurnong tends to suit couples, while Loxton North 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

  • carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 37/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (92% vs 64%)

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

Loxton North

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($225/wk vs $243/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Bookpurnong

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (169 min vs 176 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (250.7 km vs 259.4 km)
  • But Loxton North is more walkable (23/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Bookpurnong carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 37/100)
  • Loxton North is more walkable (23/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Bookpurnong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (27.6% vs 12.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bookpurnong and Loxton North 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 Loxton North
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 Loxton North
Walkability 0 / 23
Bookpurnong — Walkability: 0/100 Loxton North — Walkability: 23/100
Safety 79 / 63
Bookpurnong — Safety: 79/100 Loxton North — Safety: 63/100
Low fire risk 59 / 54
Bookpurnong — Low fire risk: 59/100 Loxton North — Low fire risk: 54/100

Demographics

Loxton North has more residents (897 vs 157); Loxton North skews older (42 vs 37).

Bookpurnong Loxton North
Population 157 897
+471% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +27.6% +12.4%
Median age 37 42
Median household income $82,836/yr
+3% vs other
 $80,184/yr
Median weekly rent $243/wk
+7% vs other
 $225/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bookpurnong Loxton North
0-4 7.6% / 5.2%
Bookpurnong — 0-4: 7.6% Loxton North — 0-4: 5.2%
5-14 13.4% / 14.7%
Bookpurnong — 5-14: 13.4% Loxton North — 5-14: 14.7%
15-19 7.6% / 6.8%
Bookpurnong — 15-19: 7.6% Loxton North — 15-19: 6.8%
20-24 1.9% / 4.2%
Bookpurnong — 20-24: 1.9% Loxton North — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 12.7% / 10.9%
Bookpurnong — 25-34: 12.7% Loxton North — 25-34: 10.9%
35-44 10.2% / 11.5%
Bookpurnong — 35-44: 10.2% Loxton North — 35-44: 11.5%
45-54 20.4% / 15.3%
Bookpurnong — 45-54: 20.4% Loxton North — 45-54: 15.3%
55-64 10.2% / 13.9%
Bookpurnong — 55-64: 10.2% Loxton North — 55-64: 13.9%
65-74 12.7% / 10.7%
Bookpurnong — 65-74: 12.7% Loxton North — 65-74: 10.7%
75-84 4.5% / 5.7%
Bookpurnong — 75-84: 4.5% Loxton North — 75-84: 5.7%
85+ 1.9% / 2.1%
Bookpurnong — 85+: 1.9% Loxton North — 85+: 2.1%

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% Bookpurnong — Group Household: 0.0%
Loxton North 50.5% couple families
Loxton North — Couple Families: 50.5% Loxton North — Lone Person: 33.8% Loxton North — One Parent Families: 13.2% Loxton North — Group Household: 2.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

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%
Loxton North 15.2% renting
Loxton North — Owned Outright: 39.3% Loxton North — Mortgage: 45.5% Loxton North — Renting: 15.2%
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% Bookpurnong — Townhouses: 0.0%
Loxton North 100.0% houses
Loxton North — Houses: 100.0% Loxton North — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Loxton North — Townhouses: 1.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Bookpurnong Loxton North
Certificate III & IV 17.2% / 17.6%
Bookpurnong — Certificate III & IV: 17.2% Loxton North — Certificate III & IV: 17.6%
Bachelor Degree 9.6% / 6.0%
Bookpurnong — Bachelor Degree: 9.6% Loxton North — Bachelor Degree: 6.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.6% / 7.2%
Bookpurnong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6% Loxton North — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.2% / 0.7%
Bookpurnong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2% Loxton North — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.7%
Bookpurnong — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Loxton North — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).

Property market

Bookpurnong Loxton North
Median house price — $410,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Bookpurnong Loxton North
Rural and farming 89% 84%
Environmental 11%
same for both
Residential 0% 4%
Industrial 0% 1%
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 Loxton North
New dwellings approved 46
across Loxton Waikerie
same for both
Approvals change year on year -30%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Bookpurnong Loxton North
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 58% of SA Higher than 55% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 7% of SA Higher than 73% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 20% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 52% of SA Higher than 71% of SA

Liveability

Loxton North is more walkable (23 vs 0).

Bookpurnong Loxton North
Grade — C
Score — 38/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Loxton North carries more crime risk (37 vs 21).

Bookpurnong Loxton North
Bushfire Moderate
41/100
 Moderate
46/100
Crime Low
21/100
 Low
37/100
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
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Bookpurnong Loxton North
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Bookpurnong

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Loxton North

  • Loxton North School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bookpurnong Loxton North
Parks & reserves 0 2

Mobility

Loxton North sits further from the CBD (259.4 km vs 250.7 km).

Bookpurnong Loxton North
Walkability score 0/100 23/100
Distance to Adelaide 250.7 km 259.4 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 169 min 176 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 5333
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 71
postcode 5333
same for both

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 Loxton North
Car (driver) 80.0% / 81.4%
Bookpurnong — Car (driver): 80.0% Loxton North — Car (driver): 81.4%
Worked from Home 12.3% / 10.3%
Bookpurnong — Worked from Home: 12.3% Loxton North — Worked from Home: 10.3%
Walked Only 7.7% / 3.9%
Bookpurnong — Walked Only: 7.7% Loxton North — Walked Only: 3.9%
Car (passenger) — / 4.4%
Bookpurnong — Car (passenger): not among its largest Loxton North — Car (passenger): 4.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.4%).

Setting

Bookpurnong Loxton North
Elevation 52 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 44 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bookpurnong Loxton North
Connectivity score 30/100 32/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
70 premises
 0%
385 premises

Climate

Bookpurnong Loxton North
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 Loxton North
Average residential rate $1,871/yr
same for both
Council Loxton Waikerie
same for both

Federal electorate

Bookpurnong Loxton North
Division Barker
same for both
Member Tony Pasin
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Bookpurnong

Rural

Loxton North

Acreage Affordable

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