Pekina vs Booleroo Centre
Pekina is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 55 in Booleroo Centre. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Pekina, most households are people living alone. In Booleroo Centre, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Pekina 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
Booleroo Centre
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (5 vs 1)
- carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 74/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (50% vs 35%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Booleroo Centre
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 26%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Pekina
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $180/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Booleroo Centre
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (60/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (183 min vs 193 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (265.9 km vs 274.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Booleroo Centre
ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (60/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 74/100)
- has more GPs (2 vs 0)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Pekina
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (4.5% vs -6.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Pekina 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 70).
| Pekina | Booleroo Centre | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 70 | 482 +589% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +4.5% | -6.6% |
| Median age | 47 | 55 |
| Median household income | $58,448/yr | $64,480/yr +10% 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 (18.6%).
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.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).
Property market
| Pekina | 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
| Pekina | Booleroo Centre | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% 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. | ||
Ranking within SA
| Pekina | Booleroo Centre | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 23% of SA | Higher than 32% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 56% of SA | Higher than 84% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 39% of SA | Higher than 53% of SA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 29% of SA | Higher than 45% of SA |
Liveability
Booleroo Centre is more walkable (60 vs 0).
| Pekina | Booleroo Centre | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Booleroo Centre carries more bushfire risk (55 vs 11); Pekina carries more crime risk (74 vs 20).
| Pekina | Booleroo Centre | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 11/100 | Moderate 55/100 |
| Crime | High 74/100 | 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
| Pekina | 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 Pekina
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
| Pekina | 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 | 1 | 5 |
Mobility
Pekina sits further from the CBD (274.6 km vs 265.9 km).
| Pekina | Booleroo Centre | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 60/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 274.6 km +3% vs other | 265.9 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 193 min | 183 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 5431 | 0.5% postcode 5482 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 68 postcode 5431 | 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
| Pekina | Booleroo Centre | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 590 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 401 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Pekina | Booleroo Centre | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 18/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 27 premises | 0% 282 premises |
Climate
| Pekina | 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
| Pekina | Booleroo Centre | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,490/yr | $1,600/yr |
| Council | Orroroo Carrieton | Mount Remarkable |
Federal electorate
| Pekina | Booleroo Centre | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Grey same for both | |
| Member | Tom Venning same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Pekina | 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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