Boors Plain ^{SA 5554}

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Boors Plain is a rural locality in South Australia, 152 km from Adelaide CBD, around 1 hour 45 minutes by car. Population is 56; the median age is 34 and the median household income is $94,224 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the middle range nationally. Population fell 18.8% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $200 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $780. The area shows no recorded bushfire exposure. Walkability is low.

This locality is too small to rate.

The Liveability Rating is calculated for suburbs of 500 residents or more, and this one has 56. Below that the school, census and safety figures behind the score cover too few people to rank fairly against the rest of the state. The individual measures further down this page are still shown.

Rental Market

Rental affordability

June quarter 2025

126 Acceptable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 24% of its income on the median rent in postcode 5554.

SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.

Is Boors Plain safe? Crime statistics

2026

Crime in Boors Plain sits in the moderate band, with 1 incidents recorded in 2026 — down roughly 67% on the prior year.

1 offences

66.7% since 2025

Assault 1 (100.0%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

3 crashes

where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 1 of them fatal

Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the locality carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. This state’s crash data does not name the road.

Schools

No schools in this locality boundary.

Walkability

Boors Plain is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car.

out of 100

Very Car-Dependent

Bottom 17% in SA

Public Transport within 1 km not measured

Schools within 1.5 km 0

Parks within 800 m 0

Supermarkets within 1 km 0

GPs within 1 km 0

Pharmacies within 1 km 0

Childcare within 1 km 0

Hospitals within 5 km 0

We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Boors Plain.

connectivity score / 100

Most common

Fixed wireless

Full-fibre (FTTP) share: 0%
Premises covered: 25

Technology mix

Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 96%

Satellite (Sky Muster) (SATELLITE) 4%

NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.

Amenities

No amenities mapped in this locality boundary.

Copper Coast: council population

The whole council area, not just Boors Plain · estimated residents

at 30 June 2025

Residents

16,601

+1.6% in a year

Change

+265

people since 2024

Density

people per km² across the council area

What drove the change

Natural increase

-61

births minus deaths

Net internal migration

+304

moves within Australia

Net overseas migration

+22

arrivals minus departures

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this locality alone — this locality's own population is in the census section above.

Socio-economic profile

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state

2021 census

Advantage and disadvantage

5/10

6/10 within SA

income, education, jobs and housing together

Economic resources

5/10

6/10 within SA

income against housing cost and household size

Education and occupation

4/10

4/10 within SA

qualifications and job type, income excluded

Boors Plain is home to 56 residents, with a median age of 34, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $94,000 a year, with unemployment at 0.0%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

18.8% since 2016

Median Age

12.8% since 2016

Median Household Income

$94,224/yr

11.5% since 2016

Census Median Rent

$200/wk

Census Median Mortgage

$780/mo

Avg Household Size

2.6

10.3% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$40,248/yr

5.3% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

0.0%

Unoccupied Dwellings

0.0%

Total Dwellings

12.5% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

73.3%

12.4% since 2016

Houses

100.0%

no change since 2016

Rental Stress

11.0%

Mortgage Stress

9.9%

Work From Home

15.8%

52.6% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 21 (100.0%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 8 (53.3%)

Renting 4 (26.7%)

Mortgage 3 (20.0%)

Demographics

Born in Australia: 85.7%
English Spoken at Home: 91.1%
Employment Rate: 52.2%
Completed Year 12: 23.2%

Occupations

Managers 9 (32.1%)

Technicians & Trades 5 (17.9%)

Clerical & Administrative 3 (10.7%)

Religion

No Religion 26 (46.4%)

Christianity 24 (42.9%)

Age Distribution

0-4 4 (7.1%)

5-14 3 (5.4%)

15-19 7 (12.5%)

25-34 12 (21.4%)

35-44 3 (5.4%)

45-54 4 (7.1%)

55-64 5 (8.9%)

65-74 9 (16.1%)

75-84 6 (10.7%)

Family & Household Composition

Lone Person 7 (58.3%)

Couple Families 5 (41.7%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 16 (84.2%)

Worked from Home 3 (15.8%)

Education

Certificate III & IV 9 (16.1%)

Bachelor Degree 4 (7.1%)

Cars per Dwelling

1 car 3 (14.3%)

2 cars 8 (38.1%)

3 cars 5 (23.8%)

4+ cars 5 (23.8%)

Council Rates

Copper Coast

FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,817 a year through Copper Coast based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate

$1,817/yr

About the SA average ($1,863) · median of 68 councils

Valuation basis

Capital Value

land + buildings

How this land is zoned

Share of Boors Plain's area by planning zone

2026-09

Rural and farming 100%

Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the locality around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.

Building Approvals: Copper Coast

The whole council area, not just Boors Plain · new residential dwellings

to 2026-08

In the year to August 2026, 232 new dwellings were approved across Copper Coast. That mix is 204 houses and 28 units. Approvals are up 142.3% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months

232dwellings

+142.3% YoY

Houses

204

detached dwellings

Units

townhouses + apartments

Climate & Setting

from Maitland, 36.9 km

Dry climate — hot summers, mild winters.

Elevation: 71 m; above sea level, at the locality centre
Distance to the ocean: 12.3 km
Annual rainfall: 459 mm; 76 rainy days
Summer max (Jan): 29.4°C; 23 days ≥ 35°C
Winter min (Jul): 7.6°C; 0 frost days ≤ 0°C

Elevation is the ground at the locality centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.

EV adoption

0.1%

of light vehicles are electric

Up from 0.06% in 2021

Bottom 1% in SA

In postcode 5554, 4 of 5,438 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.1% (112 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.1%.

Electric share, year by year

2021

0.06%

2022

0.00%

2023

0.08%

2024

0.07%

2025

0.07%

Rooftop solar

systems per 100 dwellings

Averaging 6.9 kW each

In postcode 5554, 1,645 rooftop-solar systems totalling 11.3 MW have been installed since 2001, against 2,396 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 107 went up in the last year.

Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.

Systems installed, year by year

2019

2020

119

2021

129

2022

2023

108

2024

2025

2026

2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.

First Home Owner Grant

FY2026-27

$15,000 for new homes.

No purchase-price cap. Stamp duty is fully exempted for eligible first-home buyers as a separate concession.

Verify eligibility with RevenueSA

Federal Electorate

Division of Grey

Currently held by Tom Venning Liberal

Year	Winner	2PP ALP	2PP LNP	Swing
2025	Tom Venning	45.4%	54.6%	+5.4
2022	Rowan Ramsey	39.9%	60.1%	-3.2
2019	Rowan Ramsey	36.7%	63.3%	+5.6

Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact locality's voters across time.

State Electorate

Narungga District

Currently held by Chantelle Thomas Pauline Hanson's One Nation

Next state election: 16 March 2030.

Year	Winner	Won with
2026	Chantelle Thomas ON	50.1%
2022	Fraser Ellis IND	58.3%

Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2024, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this locality's voters. Results: Electoral Commission of South Australia.

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Common questions about Boors Plain

Is Boors Plain a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Boors Plain is moderate (47/100, ranked against other SA suburbs on offences per resident).

What natural hazards affect Boors Plain?

Boors Plain has no recorded bushfire history. These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

What is the population of Boors Plain?

Boors Plain, SA had a population of 56 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Boors Plain, SA?

The postcode for Boors Plain, SA is 5554.

How far is Boors Plain from Adelaide?

Boors Plain is 152 km from Adelaide CBD by road, about 107 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Boors Plain?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Boors Plain was $94,224 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.

What is the median weekly rent in Boors Plain?

There are too few current rental listings in Boors Plain for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $200, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Boors Plain?

The median age of residents in Boors Plain was 34 at the 2021 ABS Census.

What is the weather like in Boors Plain?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Boors Plain, Maitland (36.9 km away), summer days average 29.4°C, winter nights 7.6°C, 459 mm of rain a year over 76 rainy days, and 23 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Boors Plain?

First-home buyers in SA may be eligible for $15,000 towards new homes. The grant is administered by RevenueSA; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.

What council does Boors Plain belong to?

Boors Plain sits within the Copper Coast local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Boors Plain?

The average residential rates bill through Copper Coast is $1,817 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Boors Plain?

Across Copper Coast, 232 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 142.3% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.

Which federal electorate is Boors Plain in?

Boors Plain sits within the federal Division of Grey, currently held by Tom Venning (Liberal).

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