Paskeville vs Boors Plain

Boors Plain is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 47 in Paskeville. 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 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

  • Paskeville is already more of a family suburb (51% vs 42%)
  • Boors Plain carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 58/100)

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 15%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Boors Plain

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 19%)

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

Commuting to the city

Paskeville

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (93 min vs 107 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (132.5 km vs 151.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Boors Plain

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 18%)
  • carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 58/100)
  • But Paskeville is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)

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

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

Paskeville Boors Plain
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.

Paskeville Boors Plain
Walkability 14 / 0
Paskeville — Walkability: 14/100 Boors Plain — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 42 / 53
Paskeville — Safety: 42/100 Boors Plain — Safety: 53/100
Low fire risk 86 / 100
Paskeville — Low fire risk: 86/100 Boors Plain — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Paskeville has more residents (149 vs 56); Boors Plain has higher household incomes ($94,224 vs $54,184).

Paskeville Boors Plain
Population 149
+62% vs other
 56
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -16.3% -18.8%
Median age 47 34
Median household income $54,184/yr $94,224/yr
+74% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Paskeville Boors Plain
0-4 3.4% / 7.1%
Paskeville — 0-4: 3.4% Boors Plain — 0-4: 7.1%
5-14 12.8% / 5.4%
Paskeville — 5-14: 12.8% Boors Plain — 5-14: 5.4%
15-19 2.0% / 12.5%
Paskeville — 15-19: 2.0% Boors Plain — 15-19: 12.5%
20-24 7.4% / —
Paskeville — 20-24: 7.4% Boors Plain — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 8.7% / 21.4%
Paskeville — 25-34: 8.7% Boors Plain — 25-34: 21.4%
35-44 8.7% / 5.4%
Paskeville — 35-44: 8.7% Boors Plain — 35-44: 5.4%
45-54 15.4% / 7.1%
Paskeville — 45-54: 15.4% Boors Plain — 45-54: 7.1%
55-64 20.1% / 8.9%
Paskeville — 55-64: 20.1% Boors Plain — 55-64: 8.9%
65-74 14.1% / 16.1%
Paskeville — 65-74: 14.1% Boors Plain — 65-74: 16.1%
75-84 4.0% / 10.7%
Paskeville — 75-84: 4.0% Boors Plain — 75-84: 10.7%
85+ — / —
Paskeville — 85+: not among its largest Boors Plain — 85+: not among its largest

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Paskeville 40.4% lone person
Paskeville — Lone Person: 40.4% Paskeville — Couple Families: 34.0% Paskeville — One Parent Families: 17.0% Paskeville — Group Household: 8.5%
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%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Paskeville 26.5% renting
Paskeville — Owned Outright: 50.0% Paskeville — Mortgage: 23.5% Paskeville — Renting: 26.5%
Boors Plain 26.7% renting
Boors Plain — Owned Outright: 53.3% Boors Plain — Mortgage: 20.0% Boors Plain — Renting: 26.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Paskeville 100.0% houses
Paskeville — Houses: 100.0%
Boors Plain 100.0% houses
Boors Plain — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Paskeville Boors Plain
Certificate III & IV 18.1% / 16.1%
Paskeville — Certificate III & IV: 18.1% Boors Plain — Certificate III & IV: 16.1%
Bachelor Degree 4.7% / 7.1%
Paskeville — Bachelor Degree: 4.7% Boors Plain — Bachelor Degree: 7.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.0% / —
Paskeville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.0% Boors Plain — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

Zoning mix

Paskeville Boors Plain
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

Paskeville Boors Plain
New dwellings approved 232
across Copper Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year +142%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Paskeville Boors Plain
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 19% of SA Higher than 72% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 68% of SA Higher than 17% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 68% of SA Higher than 1% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 55% of SA Higher than 45% of SA

Liveability

Paskeville is more walkable (14 vs 0).

Paskeville Boors Plain
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Paskeville carries more bushfire risk (14 vs 0); Paskeville carries more crime risk (58 vs 47).

Paskeville Boors Plain
Bushfire Low
14/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
58/100
 Moderate
47/100
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

Paskeville Boors Plain
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

Boors Plain sits further from the CBD (151.8 km vs 132.5 km).

Paskeville Boors Plain
Walkability score 14/100 0/100
Distance to Adelaide 132.5 km 151.8 km
+15% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 93 min 107 min
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 5552
 0.1%
postcode 5554
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 5552
 69
postcode 5554

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.

Paskeville Boors Plain
Car (driver) 54.5% / 84.2%
Paskeville — Car (driver): 54.5% Boors Plain — Car (driver): 84.2%
Worked from Home 27.3% / 15.8%
Paskeville — Worked from Home: 27.3% Boors Plain — Worked from Home: 15.8%
Car (passenger) 12.1% / —
Paskeville — Car (passenger): 12.1% Boors Plain — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 6.1% / —
Paskeville — Walked Only: 6.1% Boors Plain — Walked Only: not among its largest

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

Setting

Paskeville Boors Plain
Elevation 151 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 71 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 19.8 km 12.3 km

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Paskeville

Rural

Boors Plain

Retirees Rural

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