Boors Plain vs Agery

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Boors Plain, most households are people living alone. In Agery, most households are couple families. On these figures, Boors Plain tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Agery suits families with children and couples.

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

Agery

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 42%)
  • carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 47/100)

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

Boors Plain

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $273/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Boors Plain

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (107 min vs 117 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (151.8 km vs 165.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Boors Plain has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 13%)
  • Agery carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 47/100)

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

Investors

Agery

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-6.2% vs -18.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Boors Plain Agery
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.

Boors Plain Agery
Walkability 0 / 0
Boors Plain — Walkability: 0/100 Agery — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 53 / 63
Boors Plain — Safety: 53/100 Agery — Safety: 63/100
Low fire risk 100 / 75
Boors Plain — Low fire risk: 100/100 Agery — Low fire risk: 75/100

Demographics

Agery has more residents (90 vs 56); Agery rents higher ($273/wk vs $200/wk).

Boors Plain Agery
Population 56 90
+61% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -18.8% -6.2%
Median age 34 33
Median household income $94,224/yr
+2% vs other
 $92,612/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk $273/wk
+36% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Boors Plain Agery
0-4 7.1% / 11.1%
Boors Plain — 0-4: 7.1% Agery — 0-4: 11.1%
5-14 5.4% / 18.9%
Boors Plain — 5-14: 5.4% Agery — 5-14: 18.9%
15-19 12.5% / 4.4%
Boors Plain — 15-19: 12.5% Agery — 15-19: 4.4%
20-24 — / 7.8%
Boors Plain — 20-24: not among its largest Agery — 20-24: 7.8%
25-34 21.4% / 14.4%
Boors Plain — 25-34: 21.4% Agery — 25-34: 14.4%
35-44 5.4% / 15.6%
Boors Plain — 35-44: 5.4% Agery — 35-44: 15.6%
45-54 7.1% / 10.0%
Boors Plain — 45-54: 7.1% Agery — 45-54: 10.0%
55-64 8.9% / 10.0%
Boors Plain — 55-64: 8.9% Agery — 55-64: 10.0%
65-74 16.1% / 10.0%
Boors Plain — 65-74: 16.1% Agery — 65-74: 10.0%
75-84 10.7% / 3.3%
Boors Plain — 75-84: 10.7% Agery — 75-84: 3.3%
85+ — / —
Boors Plain — 85+: not among its largest Agery — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Boors Plain 41.7% couple families
Boors Plain — Couple Families: 41.7% Boors Plain — Lone Person: 58.3% Boors Plain — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Agery 58.8% couple families
Agery — Couple Families: 58.8% Agery — Lone Person: 23.5% Agery — One Parent Families: 17.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Boors Plain 26.7% renting
Boors Plain — Owned Outright: 53.3% Boors Plain — Mortgage: 20.0% Boors Plain — Renting: 26.7%
Agery 28.6% renting
Agery — Owned Outright: 57.1% Agery — Mortgage: 14.3% Agery — Renting: 28.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Boors Plain 100.0% houses
Boors Plain — Houses: 100.0%
Agery 100.0% houses
Agery — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Boors Plain Agery
Certificate III & IV 16.1% / 16.7%
Boors Plain — Certificate III & IV: 16.1% Agery — Certificate III & IV: 16.7%
Bachelor Degree 7.1% / 3.3%
Boors Plain — Bachelor Degree: 7.1% Agery — Bachelor Degree: 3.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 3.3%
Boors Plain — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Agery — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).

Zoning mix

Boors Plain Agery
Rural and farming 100%
same for both
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

Boors Plain Agery
New dwellings approved 232
across Copper Coast
 97
across Yorke Peninsula
Approvals change year on year +142% -18%

Ranking within SA

Boors Plain Agery
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 72% of SA Higher than 71% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 17% of SA Higher than 57% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 1% of SA Higher than 13% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 45% of SA Higher than 50% of SA

Liveability

Boors Plain Agery
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Agery carries more bushfire risk (25 vs 0); Boors Plain carries more crime risk (47 vs 37).

Boors Plain Agery
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
25/100
Crime Moderate
47/100
 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
same for both

Schools

Boors Plain Agery
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

Boors Plain Agery
Parks & reserves 0 1

Mobility

Agery sits further from the CBD (165.5 km vs 151.8 km).

Boors Plain Agery
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Adelaide 151.8 km 165.5 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 107 min 117 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 5554
 0.1%
postcode 5558
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 69
postcode 5554
 75
postcode 5558

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.

Boors Plain Agery
Car (driver) 84.2% / 46.5%
Boors Plain — Car (driver): 84.2% Agery — Car (driver): 46.5%
Worked from Home 15.8% / 27.9%
Boors Plain — Worked from Home: 15.8% Agery — Worked from Home: 27.9%
Car (passenger) — / 14.0%
Boors Plain — Car (passenger): not among its largest Agery — Car (passenger): 14.0%
Walked Only — / 11.6%
Boors Plain — Walked Only: not among its largest Agery — Walked Only: 11.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.2%).

Setting

Boors Plain Agery
Elevation 71 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 112 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.3 km 15.7 km

NBN connectivity

Boors Plain Agery
Connectivity score 29/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
25 premises
 0%
39 premises

Climate

Boors Plain Agery
Annual rainfall 459 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Boors Plain Agery
Average residential rate $1,817/yr $1,494/yr
Council Copper Coast Yorke Peninsula

Federal electorate

Boors Plain Agery
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Boors Plain Agery
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Boors Plain

Retirees Rural

Agery

Family Rural Young Families

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