Burra SA 5417
Burra is a town in South Australia, 165 km from Adelaide CBD, around 2 hours by car. Population is 1,112; the median age is 54 and the median household income is $45,032 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the bottom 20% nationally. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $180 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $953. Burra is characterised by high crime risk. 1 school sits within the town boundary, and walkability is low.
Is Burra a good town?
Burra scores a D (21/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — weaker on community.
Mixed results
1 school
Some car dependence
Walkability 33/100 · 164.9 km · 119 min drive to Adelaide
Median available
Median $390K
Moderate bushfire risk
Fire 43/100 · Crime 63/100
Highly disadvantaged
SEIFA decile 2/10 · median age 54 · 1,112 residents
Liveability Rating
21 / 100 · Ranked #500 in SAEach bar is Burra's rank among SA suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
How do you rate the liveability in Burra?
Local knowledge beats any dataset. Rate it and see what other residents think.
Our score
21 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
Residents say
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Median House Price
Public listings dataBurra's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $390,000, roughly 32% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$390,000
Based on 60 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 83 days — median across 14 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 13 sales $335K
- 3 bed 25 sales $410K
- 4 bed 14 sales $578K
Land
$108,000
Based on only 4 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Burra are currently listed at around $490,000 on average. Based on 5 houses listed in the past six months.
$490K
5 houses listed in the last 6 months.
5 of the suburb's 478 dwellings (1.0%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Is Burra safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Burra sits in the moderate band, with 44 incidents recorded in 2026 — down about 8% on the prior year.
44 offences
8.3% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–20255 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the town carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. This state’s crash data does not name the road.
Schools
One school serve Burra, and the cohort is trailing peer-suburb performance.
- • 194 students in one school (avg 194)
Combined
Walkability
Burra is car-dependent on foot — at 33/100, most errands require a car. Within the town there are 1 supermarket, 5 parks and 6 cafes to anchor that walking radius.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Burra.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 2%
- Premises covered
- 641
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
Goyder: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this town alone — this town's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
The ABS scores 4 small areas inside this town and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 2 different deciles — a narrow range, so the average describes the town closely.
Burra is home to about 1,100 residents, with a median age of 54 — noticeably older than the national figure of 38. Median household income runs at $45,000 a year, with unemployment at 4.1%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
1,112
Median Age
54
Median Household Income
$45,032/yr
Census Median Rent
$180/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$953/mo
Avg Household Size
2.0
Median Personal Income
$28,028/yr
Unemployment Rate
4.1%
Unoccupied Dwellings
28.5%
Total Dwellings
478
Owner-Occupier Rate
74.3%
Houses
89.5%
Rental Stress
20.8%
Mortgage Stress
25.4%
Work From Home
11.7%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
7 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 8 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 117 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 79.0%
- English Spoken at Home
- 86.8%
- Employment Rate
- 46.9%
- Completed Year 12
- 29.9%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
13 residents (1.2%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
7.4% of residents (79) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Adelaide (76).
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 1,067 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
2% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (7 of 440).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,395 a year through Goyder based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Rural and farming 98%
- Zones under 1% 2%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the town around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Goyder
In the year to August 2026, 12 new dwellings were approved across Goyder. Almost all of the pipeline is detached houses. Approvals are down 50.0% on the same period a year earlier.
Setting
- Elevation
- 477 m
- above sea level, at the town centre
Elevation is the ground at the town 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.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
1 facility within 5 km- 1.7 kmBasic Inorganic Chemical ManufacturingTop reported: Ammonia (total) · Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide
EV adoption
In postcode 5417, 3 of 1,651 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.2% (20 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 1.4%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 5417, 466 rooftop-solar systems totalling 3.1 MW have been installed since 2001, against 808 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 25 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.
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.
Mortgage repayments
Conveyance duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with RevenueSA
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
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 town's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Geoff Brock Independent
Next state election: 16 March 2030.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Geoff Brock IND | 56.9% |
| 2022 | Geoff Brock IND | 67.1% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2024, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this town's voters. Results: Electoral Commission of South Australia.
Looking at a specific address in Burra?
Every figure above is a town average, and an average smooths over the difference between a street of family homes and a block of flats. Look up one address and you get the census for the few hundred people around it, its own nearest schools and stops, and what the state has mapped for that block.
- The census for a few hundred neighbours, not all 1,112 residents
- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
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Common questions about Burra
Is Burra a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Burra is moderate (63/100, ranked against other SA suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Burra?
Burra has a moderate recorded bushfire history (43/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). These are town-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Burra a good place to live?
Burra has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of D (21/100), ranked against other SA suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Burra?
Burra, SA had a population of 1,112 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Burra, SA?
The postcode for Burra, SA is 5417.
How far is Burra from Adelaide?
Burra is 165 km from Adelaide CBD by road, about 119 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Burra?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Burra was $45,032 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 Burra?
There are too few current rental listings in Burra for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $180, across all dwelling types.
What is the median age in Burra?
The median age of residents in Burra was 54 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Burra at risk of bushfire?
Burra has a moderate recorded bushfire history (43/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the town relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.
How are the schools in Burra?
There is 1 school inside the Burra boundary: 1 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Burra walkable?
Burra scores 33/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Burra?
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 Burra belong to?
Burra sits within the Goyder local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Burra?
The average residential rates bill through Goyder is $1,395 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Burra?
Across Goyder, 12 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 50.0% 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 Burra in?
Burra sits within the federal Division of Grey, currently held by Tom Venning (Liberal).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2026
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- State electorate · 2026
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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