Boston vs Duck Ponds

Boston is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 46 in Duck Ponds. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Boston tends to suit families with children and couples, while Duck Ponds 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

Boston

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 48/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (82% vs 65%)

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

First-home buyers

Boston

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 34%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Duck Ponds

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (27% vs 8%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $345/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Boston

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (423 min vs 439 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (648.1 km vs 660.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Boston

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 48/100)

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

Investors

Boston

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (20.6% vs -1.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Boston Duck Ponds
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.

Boston Duck Ponds
Walkability 0 / 0
Boston — Walkability: 0/100 Duck Ponds — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 82 / 52
Boston — Safety: 82/100 Duck Ponds — Safety: 52/100
Low fire risk 100 / 47
Boston — Low fire risk: 100/100 Duck Ponds — Low fire risk: 47/100

Demographics

Boston has more residents (1,169 vs 284); Boston rents higher ($345/wk vs $200/wk).

Boston Duck Ponds
Population 1,169
+76% vs other
 284
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +20.6% -1.7%
Median age 40 46
Median household income $114,348/yr
+42% vs other
 $66,612/yr
Median weekly rent $345/wk
+42% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Boston Duck Ponds
0-4 6.3% / 2.8%
Boston — 0-4: 6.3% Duck Ponds — 0-4: 2.8%
5-14 19.1% / 4.9%
Boston — 5-14: 19.1% Duck Ponds — 5-14: 4.9%
15-19 5.5% / 3.2%
Boston — 15-19: 5.5% Duck Ponds — 15-19: 3.2%
20-24 2.4% / 5.6%
Boston — 20-24: 2.4% Duck Ponds — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 8.1% / 13.4%
Boston — 25-34: 8.1% Duck Ponds — 25-34: 13.4%
35-44 17.3% / 18.7%
Boston — 35-44: 17.3% Duck Ponds — 35-44: 18.7%
45-54 15.1% / 21.1%
Boston — 45-54: 15.1% Duck Ponds — 45-54: 21.1%
55-64 12.4% / 15.8%
Boston — 55-64: 12.4% Duck Ponds — 55-64: 15.8%
65-74 9.8% / 9.9%
Boston — 65-74: 9.8% Duck Ponds — 65-74: 9.9%
75-84 3.1% / 6.7%
Boston — 75-84: 3.1% Duck Ponds — 75-84: 6.7%
85+ 0.4% / —
Boston — 85+: 0.4% Duck Ponds — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Boston 75.4% couple families
Boston — Couple Families: 75.4% Boston — Lone Person: 16.9% Boston — One Parent Families: 6.4% Boston — Group Household: 1.3%
Duck Ponds 55.9% couple families
Duck Ponds — Couple Families: 55.9% Duck Ponds — Lone Person: 35.3% Duck Ponds — One Parent Families: 8.8% Duck Ponds — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Boston 7.6% renting
Boston — Owned Outright: 31.4% Boston — Mortgage: 61.0% Boston — Renting: 7.6%
Duck Ponds 27.3% renting
Duck Ponds — Owned Outright: 40.9% Duck Ponds — Mortgage: 31.8% Duck Ponds — Renting: 27.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Boston Duck Ponds
England 1.8% / 1.1%
Boston — England: 1.8% Duck Ponds — England: 1.1%
New Zealand 0.7% / 1.4%
Boston — New Zealand: 0.7% Duck Ponds — New Zealand: 1.4%
South Africa 0.5% / —
Boston — South Africa: 0.5% Duck Ponds — South Africa: not among its largest
Philippines 0.3% / —
Boston — Philippines: 0.3% Duck Ponds — Philippines: not among its largest
Scotland 0.3% / —
Boston — Scotland: 0.3% Duck Ponds — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.8%).

Qualifications

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

Boston Duck Ponds
Certificate III & IV 18.6% / 9.2%
Boston — Certificate III & IV: 18.6% Duck Ponds — Certificate III & IV: 9.2%
Bachelor Degree 8.6% / 6.3%
Boston — Bachelor Degree: 8.6% Duck Ponds — Bachelor Degree: 6.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.3% / 3.5%
Boston — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3% Duck Ponds — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / —
Boston — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Duck Ponds — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / —
Boston — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Duck Ponds — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Boston 99.2% houses
Boston — Houses: 99.2% Boston — Flats / Apartments: 0.8%
Duck Ponds 102.6% houses
Duck Ponds — Houses: 102.6% Duck Ponds — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Boston Duck Ponds
Median house price $895,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $435,071 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 56 days
from 6 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Boston Duck Ponds
Rural and farming 99% 98%
Environmental 1%
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

Boston Duck Ponds
New dwellings approved 39
across Lower Eyre Peninsula
same for both
Approvals change year on year +29%
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.

Boston Duck Ponds
Houses 3.1%
$750/wk on $1.27M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Boston Duck Ponds
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 88% of SA Higher than 34% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 35% of SA Higher than 42% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 3% of SA Higher than 4% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 62% of SA Higher than 64% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 17% of SA —

Liveability

Boston Duck Ponds
Grade B —
Score 57/100 —
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Duck Ponds carries more bushfire risk (53 vs 0); Duck Ponds carries more crime risk (48 vs 18).

Boston Duck Ponds
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
53/100
Crime Low
18/100
 Moderate
48/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Boston Duck Ponds
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

Boston Duck Ponds
Parks & reserves 1
same for both

Mobility

Duck Ponds sits further from the CBD (660.2 km vs 648.1 km).

Boston Duck Ponds
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Adelaide 648.1 km 660.2 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 423 min 439 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 5607
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 59
postcode 5607
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.

Boston Duck Ponds
Car (driver) 87.3% / 61.0%
Boston — Car (driver): 87.3% Duck Ponds — Car (driver): 61.0%
Walked Only 1.4% / 26.8%
Boston — Walked Only: 1.4% Duck Ponds — Walked Only: 26.8%
Worked from Home 7.4% / 12.2%
Boston — Worked from Home: 7.4% Duck Ponds — Worked from Home: 12.2%
Car (passenger) 3.9% / —
Boston — Car (passenger): 3.9% Duck Ponds — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.3%).

Setting

Boston Duck Ponds
Elevation 129 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 82 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.7 km 7.2 km

NBN connectivity

Boston Duck Ponds
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
364 premises
 0%
50 premises

Council rates

Boston Duck Ponds
Average residential rate $1,789/yr
same for both
Council Lower Eyre Peninsula
same for both

Federal electorate

Boston Duck Ponds
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Boston Duck Ponds
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Boston

Acreage Coastal Family

Duck Ponds

Multicultural Rural

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