Boors Plain vs Warburto
Boors Plain is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 58 in Warburto. 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 Warburto, most households are couple families. On these figures, Boors Plain tends to suit people living alone, while Warburto suits couples and older residents.
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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Boors Plain carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 90/100)
- Warburto is already more of a family suburb (70% 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 20%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Warburto
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $200/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 127 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (151.8 km vs 167.6 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 carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 90/100)
- Warburto has more residents already 65 and over (38% vs 27%)
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 Warburto drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Warburto skews older (58 vs 34); Boors Plain rents higher ($200/wk vs $150/wk).
| Boors Plain | Warburto | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 56 | 58 +4% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -18.8% | -15.9% |
| Median age | 34 | 58 |
| Median household income | $94,224/yr +24% vs other | $71,500/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk +25% vs other | $150/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (32.8%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Zoning mix
Warburto has more land zoned for conservation (14% vs 0%); Boors Plain has more rural and farming land (100% vs 86%).
| Boors Plain | Warburto | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 86% |
| Environmental | 0% | 14% |
| 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 | Warburto | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 232 across Copper Coast same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +142% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Boors Plain | Warburto | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 72% of SA | Higher than 43% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 17% of SA | Higher than 20% 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 56% of SA |
Liveability
| Boors Plain | Warburto | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Warburto carries more crime risk (90 vs 47).
| Boors Plain | Warburto | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 47/100 | High 90/100 |
| Flood | — same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 | Moderate 48/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Boors Plain | Warburto | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Warburto sits further from the CBD (167.6 km vs 151.8 km).
| Boors Plain | Warburto | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Adelaide | 151.8 km | 167.6 km +10% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 107 min | 127 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 5554 | 0.1% postcode 5556 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 69 postcode 5554 | 69 postcode 5556 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.2%).
Setting
| Boors Plain | Warburto | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 71 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 19 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 12.3 km | 3.7 km |
NBN connectivity
| Boors Plain | Warburto | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 25 premises | 0% 29 premises |
Climate
| Boors Plain | Warburto | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Warburto | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,817/yr same for both | |
| Council | Copper Coast same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Boors Plain | Warburto | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Grey same for both | |
| Member | Tom Venning same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Boors Plain | Warburto | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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