Boors Plain vs Kadina

Boors Plain is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 49 in Kadina. 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 Kadina, about half of 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

Kadina

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • But Boors Plain carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 72/100)

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 23%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Boors Plain

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 23%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $250/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Kadina

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (52/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Boors Plain carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 72/100)
  • Kadina is more walkable (52/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Kadina

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (3.3% vs -18.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Boors Plain and Kadina 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 Kadina
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 Kadina
Walkability 0 / 52
Boors Plain — Walkability: 0/100 Kadina — Walkability: 52/100
Safety 53 / 28
Boors Plain — Safety: 53/100 Kadina — Safety: 28/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Boors Plain — Low fire risk: 100/100 Kadina — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Kadina has more residents (2,944 vs 56); Boors Plain has higher household incomes ($94,224 vs $56,212).

Boors Plain Kadina
Population 56 2,944
+5157% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -18.8% +3.3%
Median age 34 49
Median household income $94,224/yr
+40% vs other
 $56,212/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk $250/wk
+25% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Boors Plain Kadina
0-4 7.1% / 4.8%
Boors Plain — 0-4: 7.1% Kadina — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 5.4% / 11.2%
Boors Plain — 5-14: 5.4% Kadina — 5-14: 11.2%
15-19 12.5% / 4.6%
Boors Plain — 15-19: 12.5% Kadina — 15-19: 4.6%
20-24 — / 5.1%
Boors Plain — 20-24: not among its largest Kadina — 20-24: 5.1%
25-34 21.4% / 10.8%
Boors Plain — 25-34: 21.4% Kadina — 25-34: 10.8%
35-44 5.4% / 9.7%
Boors Plain — 35-44: 5.4% Kadina — 35-44: 9.7%
45-54 7.1% / 10.3%
Boors Plain — 45-54: 7.1% Kadina — 45-54: 10.3%
55-64 8.9% / 13.9%
Boors Plain — 55-64: 8.9% Kadina — 55-64: 13.9%
65-74 16.1% / 14.4%
Boors Plain — 65-74: 16.1% Kadina — 65-74: 14.4%
75-84 10.7% / 10.4%
Boors Plain — 75-84: 10.7% Kadina — 75-84: 10.4%
85+ — / 5.0%
Boors Plain — 85+: not among its largest Kadina — 85+: 5.0%

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

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 — One Parent Families: 0.0% Boors Plain — Group Household: 0.0% Boors Plain — Other Families: 0.0%
Kadina 48.3% lone person
Kadina — Lone Person: 48.3% Kadina — Couple Families: 27.7% Kadina — One Parent Families: 18.0% Kadina — Group Household: 4.5% Kadina — Other Families: 1.4%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other 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%
Kadina 29.0% renting
Kadina — Owned Outright: 43.2% Kadina — Mortgage: 27.7% Kadina — Renting: 29.0%
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% Boors Plain — Townhouses: 0.0% Boors Plain — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Kadina 90.1% houses
Kadina — Houses: 90.1% Kadina — Townhouses: 7.4% Kadina — Flats / Apartments: 2.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Boors Plain Kadina
Certificate III & IV 16.1% / 16.2%
Boors Plain — Certificate III & IV: 16.1% Kadina — Certificate III & IV: 16.2%
Bachelor Degree 7.1% / 5.9%
Boors Plain — Bachelor Degree: 7.1% Kadina — Bachelor Degree: 5.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 5.6%
Boors Plain — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Kadina — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.4%
Boors Plain — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Kadina — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.8%
Boors Plain — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Kadina — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.2%).

Property market

Boors Plain Kadina
Median house price — $520,000
Median unit price — $289,500
Median land price — $187,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 48 days
from 58 sales

Zoning mix

Boors Plain Kadina
Rural and farming 100% 91%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 4%
Residential 0% 2%
Environmental 0% 2%
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 Kadina
New dwellings approved 232
across Copper Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year +142%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Boors Plain Kadina
Houses — 3.2%
$420/wk on $685K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Boors Plain Kadina
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 72% of SA Higher than 21% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 17% of SA Higher than 81% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 1% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 45% of SA Higher than 75% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 21% of SA

Liveability

Kadina is more walkable (52 vs 0).

Boors Plain Kadina
Grade — C
Score — 38/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Kadina carries more crime risk (72 vs 47).

Boors Plain Kadina
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
47/100
 High
72/100
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
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Boors Plain Kadina
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Boors Plain

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

Schools in Kadina

  • Kadina Memorial School Government · Combined above peers
  • Harvest Christian College Independent · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Boors Plain Kadina
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 0 3
Childcare 0 2
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 5
Fuel stations 0 4

Mobility

Boors Plain Kadina
Walkability score 0/100 52/100
Distance to Adelaide 151.8 km 151.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 107 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 5554
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 69
postcode 5554
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.

Boors Plain Kadina
Car (driver) 84.2% / 80.7%
Boors Plain — Car (driver): 84.2% Kadina — Car (driver): 80.7%
Worked from Home 15.8% / 7.2%
Boors Plain — Worked from Home: 15.8% Kadina — Worked from Home: 7.2%
Walked Only — / 6.2%
Boors Plain — Walked Only: not among its largest Kadina — Walked Only: 6.2%
Car (passenger) — / 5.4%
Boors Plain — Car (passenger): not among its largest Kadina — Car (passenger): 5.4%
Bicycle — / 0.5%
Boors Plain — Bicycle: not among its largest Kadina — Bicycle: 0.5%

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

Setting

Boors Plain Kadina
Elevation 71 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 50 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.3 km 8.9 km

NBN connectivity

Boors Plain Kadina
Connectivity score 29/100 52/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
25 premises
 16%
1,728 premises

Climate

Boors Plain Kadina
Annual rainfall 459 mm 295 mm
Summer max (Jan) 29.4°C 27.8°C
Winter min (Jul) 7.6°C 7.2°C

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Boors Plain

Retirees Rural

Kadina

Acreage Affordable Retirees

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