Murray Town vs Booleroo Centre
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Murray Town, most households are people living alone. In Booleroo Centre, about half of households are 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
Booleroo Centre
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more parks and reserves (5 vs 1)
Weighs schools, house stock, 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
Murray Town
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $180/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Murray Town
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (175 min vs 183 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (257.1 km vs 265.9 km)
- But Booleroo Centre is more walkable (60/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Booleroo Centre
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (60/100 vs 0/100)
- has more GPs (2 vs 0)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
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
Murray Town and Booleroo Centre 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
Booleroo Centre rents higher ($180/wk vs $0/wk); Booleroo Centre has more residents (482 vs 58).
| Murray Town | Booleroo Centre | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 58 | 482 +731% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -9.4% | -6.6% |
| Median age | 55 same for both | |
| Median household income | $46,800/yr | $64,480/yr +38% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | — | $180/wk (not reported on the other side) |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.9%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Murray Town | Booleroo Centre | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $300,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $60,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 214 days from 3 sales |
Zoning mix
| Murray Town | Booleroo Centre | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% | 100% |
| 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
| Murray Town | Booleroo Centre | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 13 across Mount Remarkable same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +200% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Murray Town | Booleroo Centre | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 12% of SA | Higher than 32% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 27% of SA | Higher than 84% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 52% of SA | Higher than 53% of SA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 28% of SA | Higher than 45% of SA |
Liveability
Booleroo Centre is more walkable (60 vs 0).
| Murray Town | Booleroo Centre | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Murray Town carries more bushfire risk (88 vs 55).
| Murray Town | Booleroo Centre | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 88/100 | Moderate 55/100 |
| Crime | — | Low 20/100 |
| 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
| Murray Town | Booleroo Centre | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Murray Town
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Booleroo Centre
- Booleroo Centre District School Government · Combined at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Murray Town | Booleroo Centre | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 5 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| GPs | 0 | 2 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 1 |
| Hospitals | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 2 |
| Waterways | 0 | 5 |
Mobility
Booleroo Centre sits further from the CBD (265.9 km vs 257.1 km).
| Murray Town | Booleroo Centre | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 60/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 257.1 km | 265.9 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 175 min | 183 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 5481 | 0.5% postcode 5482 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 69 postcode 5481 | 66 postcode 5482 |
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 (59.8%).
Setting
| Murray Town | Booleroo Centre | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 379 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 401 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 24.9 km | 35.5 km |
NBN connectivity
| Murray Town | Booleroo Centre | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 17/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 32 premises | 0% 282 premises |
Climate
| Murray Town | Booleroo Centre | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 330 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.9°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 2.8°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Murray Town | Booleroo Centre | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,600/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mount Remarkable same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Murray Town | Booleroo Centre | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Grey same for both | |
| Member | Tom Venning same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Murray Town | Booleroo Centre | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
Booleroo Centre
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