Bookpurnong vs Winkie

Bookpurnong is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 51 in Winkie. 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 Winkie, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Bookpurnong tends to suit families with children and couples, while Winkie 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 the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (92% vs 58%)

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

Winkie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $243/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Winkie

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (160 min vs 169 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (237.5 km vs 250.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Winkie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 19%)

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

Investors

Bookpurnong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (27.6% vs -1.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bookpurnong and Winkie 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 Winkie
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 Winkie
Walkability 0 / 0
Bookpurnong — Walkability: 0/100 Winkie — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 79 / 87
Bookpurnong — Safety: 79/100 Winkie — Safety: 87/100
Low fire risk 59 / 100
Bookpurnong — Low fire risk: 59/100 Winkie — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Winkie has more residents (336 vs 157); Winkie skews older (51 vs 37).

Bookpurnong Winkie
Population 157 336
+114% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +27.6% -1.5%
Median age 37 51
Median household income $82,836/yr $93,964/yr
+13% vs other
Median weekly rent $243/wk
+18% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bookpurnong Winkie
0-4 7.6% / 5.7%
Bookpurnong — 0-4: 7.6% Winkie — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 13.4% / 10.4%
Bookpurnong — 5-14: 13.4% Winkie — 5-14: 10.4%
15-19 7.6% / 4.5%
Bookpurnong — 15-19: 7.6% Winkie — 15-19: 4.5%
20-24 1.9% / 4.8%
Bookpurnong — 20-24: 1.9% Winkie — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 12.7% / 9.8%
Bookpurnong — 25-34: 12.7% Winkie — 25-34: 9.8%
35-44 10.2% / 7.7%
Bookpurnong — 35-44: 10.2% Winkie — 35-44: 7.7%
45-54 20.4% / 14.6%
Bookpurnong — 45-54: 20.4% Winkie — 45-54: 14.6%
55-64 10.2% / 19.6%
Bookpurnong — 55-64: 10.2% Winkie — 55-64: 19.6%
65-74 12.7% / 20.8%
Bookpurnong — 65-74: 12.7% Winkie — 65-74: 20.8%
75-84 4.5% / 3.3%
Bookpurnong — 75-84: 4.5% Winkie — 75-84: 3.3%
85+ 1.9% / 2.7%
Bookpurnong — 85+: 1.9% Winkie — 85+: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).

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%
Winkie 51.9% couple families
Winkie — Couple Families: 51.9% Winkie — Lone Person: 33.8% Winkie — One Parent Families: 6.5% Winkie — Group Household: 7.8%
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%
Winkie 16.9% renting
Winkie — Owned Outright: 37.9% Winkie — Mortgage: 45.2% Winkie — Renting: 16.9%
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%
Winkie 100.0% houses
Winkie — Houses: 100.0% Winkie — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Bookpurnong Winkie
Certificate III & IV 17.2% / 20.5%
Bookpurnong — Certificate III & IV: 17.2% Winkie — Certificate III & IV: 20.5%
Bachelor Degree 9.6% / 6.8%
Bookpurnong — Bachelor Degree: 9.6% Winkie — Bachelor Degree: 6.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.6% / 8.0%
Bookpurnong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6% Winkie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.2% / —
Bookpurnong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2% Winkie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.5%
Bookpurnong — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Winkie — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

Property market

Bookpurnong Winkie
Median house price — $484,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 36 days
from 4 sales

Zoning mix

Bookpurnong has more rural and farming land (89% vs 37%); Winkie has more land zoned for conservation (63% vs 11%).

Bookpurnong Winkie
Rural and farming 89% 37%
Environmental 11% 63%
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 Winkie
New dwellings approved 46
across Loxton Waikerie
 23
across Berri Barmera
Approvals change year on year -30% +0%

Ranking within SA

Bookpurnong Winkie
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 58% of SA Higher than 72% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 7% of SA Higher than 43% 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 65% of SA

Liveability

Bookpurnong Winkie
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Bookpurnong carries more bushfire risk (41 vs 0).

Bookpurnong Winkie
Bushfire Moderate
41/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
21/100
 Low
13/100
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 Winkie
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 Winkie
Waterways 0 9

Mobility

Bookpurnong sits further from the CBD (250.7 km vs 237.5 km).

Bookpurnong Winkie
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Adelaide 250.7 km
+5% vs other
 237.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 169 min 160 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 Winkie
Car (driver) 80.0% / 81.6%
Bookpurnong — Car (driver): 80.0% Winkie — Car (driver): 81.6%
Worked from Home 12.3% / 11.7%
Bookpurnong — Worked from Home: 12.3% Winkie — Worked from Home: 11.7%
Walked Only 7.7% / 4.9%
Bookpurnong — Walked Only: 7.7% Winkie — Walked Only: 4.9%
Car (passenger) — / 1.8%
Bookpurnong — Car (passenger): not among its largest Winkie — Car (passenger): 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.6%).

Setting

Bookpurnong Winkie
Elevation 52 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 39 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Bookpurnong Winkie
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 Winkie
Average residential rate $1,871/yr $1,770/yr
Council Loxton Waikerie Berri Barmera

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Bookpurnong

Rural

Winkie

Affordable Retirees Rural

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