Boors Plain vs East Moonta

Boors Plain is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 55 in East Moonta. 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. On these figures, Boors Plain tends to suit 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

East Moonta

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (54% vs 42%)

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

First-home buyers

Boors Plain

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (10% vs 24%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Boors Plain

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (27% vs 12%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 24%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $250/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 118 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (151.8 km vs 163.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs 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

Boors Plain and East Moonta 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 East Moonta
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 East Moonta
Walkability 0 / 0
Boors Plain — Walkability: 0/100 East Moonta — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 53 / 47
Boors Plain — Safety: 53/100 East Moonta — Safety: 47/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Boors Plain — Low fire risk: 100/100 East Moonta — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

East Moonta has more residents (130 vs 56); Boors Plain has higher household incomes ($94,224 vs $53,248).

Boors Plain East Moonta
Population 56 130
+132% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -18.8% -16.1%
Median age 34 55
Median household income $94,224/yr
+43% vs other
 $53,248/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk $250/wk
+25% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Boors Plain East Moonta
0-4 7.1% / 6.9%
Boors Plain — 0-4: 7.1% East Moonta — 0-4: 6.9%
5-14 5.4% / 10.0%
Boors Plain — 5-14: 5.4% East Moonta — 5-14: 10.0%
15-19 12.5% / 4.6%
Boors Plain — 15-19: 12.5% East Moonta — 15-19: 4.6%
20-24 — / —
Boors Plain — 20-24: not among its largest East Moonta — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 21.4% / 7.7%
Boors Plain — 25-34: 21.4% East Moonta — 25-34: 7.7%
35-44 5.4% / 6.9%
Boors Plain — 35-44: 5.4% East Moonta — 35-44: 6.9%
45-54 7.1% / 13.1%
Boors Plain — 45-54: 7.1% East Moonta — 45-54: 13.1%
55-64 8.9% / 27.7%
Boors Plain — 55-64: 8.9% East Moonta — 55-64: 27.7%
65-74 16.1% / 13.1%
Boors Plain — 65-74: 16.1% East Moonta — 65-74: 13.1%
75-84 10.7% / 10.0%
Boors Plain — 75-84: 10.7% East Moonta — 75-84: 10.0%
85+ — / —
Boors Plain — 85+: not among its largest East Moonta — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Boors Plain 58.3% lone person
Boors Plain — Lone Person: 58.3% Boors Plain — Couple Families: 41.7% Boors Plain — Other Families: 0.0% Boors Plain — One Parent Families: 0.0%
East Moonta 32.1% lone person
East Moonta — Lone Person: 32.1% East Moonta — Couple Families: 39.3% East Moonta — Other Families: 14.3% East Moonta — One Parent Families: 14.3%
Lone Person Couple Families Other Families 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%
East Moonta 11.5% renting
East Moonta — Owned Outright: 45.9% East Moonta — Mortgage: 42.6% East Moonta — Renting: 11.5%
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%
East Moonta 100.0% houses
East Moonta — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Boors Plain East Moonta
Certificate III & IV 16.1% / 18.5%
Boors Plain — Certificate III & IV: 16.1% East Moonta — Certificate III & IV: 18.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 10.0%
Boors Plain — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest East Moonta — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.0%
Bachelor Degree 7.1% / —
Boors Plain — Bachelor Degree: 7.1% East Moonta — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.8%
Boors Plain — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest East Moonta — Postgraduate Degree: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

Property market

Boors Plain East Moonta
Median house price — $440,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Boors Plain East Moonta
Rural and farming 100% 93%
Environmental 0% 7%
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 East Moonta
New dwellings approved 232
across Copper Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year +142%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Boors Plain East Moonta
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 72% of SA Higher than 18% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 17% of SA Higher than 4% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 1% of SA Higher than 11% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 45% of SA Higher than 51% of SA

Liveability

Boors Plain East Moonta
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Boors Plain East Moonta
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
47/100
 Moderate
53/100
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 East Moonta
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

Mobility

East Moonta sits further from the CBD (163.1 km vs 151.8 km).

Boors Plain East Moonta
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Adelaide 151.8 km 163.1 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 107 min 118 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 East Moonta
Car (driver) 84.2% / 100.0%
Boors Plain — Car (driver): 84.2% East Moonta — Car (driver): 100.0%
Worked from Home 15.8% / —
Boors Plain — Worked from Home: 15.8% East Moonta — Worked from Home: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).

Setting

Boors Plain East Moonta
Elevation 71 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 48 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.3 km 6.8 km

NBN connectivity

Boors Plain East Moonta
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
25 premises
 0%
72 premises

Climate

Boors Plain East Moonta
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 East Moonta
Average residential rate $1,817/yr
same for both
Council Copper Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Boors Plain

Retirees Rural

East Moonta

Rural

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