Median price trend for houses
Based on 7 sales in the preceding 12 months
$292,000
Up 1.2% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $295k
- 4 bed
- $210k
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Booborowie
SA 5417 · Goyder
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $292,000
- Population
- 205
- Postcode
- 5417
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Booborowie, South Australia
Property market insights for Booborowie
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Booborowie SA
Median rent trend for houses
Up 5.8% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Booborowie, SA is currently $292,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Booborowie has a 12-month growth rate of 1.2% for houses.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $295,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $210,000 in Booborowie.
The median house rent has increased 5.8% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Booborowie safe?
The overall rate for Booborowie is 1,729 offences per 100,000 residents — 43% below the Rest of SA benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Booborowie.
Overall crime rate
1,729
offences per 100,000 residents
43% belowRest of SA
BooborowieRest of SA: 3,055
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Booborowie?
Booborowie SA 5417 is in South Australia, within Rest of SA.
205 people call Booborowie home, with an average of 2.2 people per household and a median household income of $1,021 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 205
- Median age
- 56 years
- Median mortgage
- $618 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $200 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of SA benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1511.2%Below
15–3410.2%Below
35–5422.9%In line
55–7439.0%Above
75 and over11.2%In line
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses102.4%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright59.7%Above
Paying a mortgage27.3%Below
Renting13.0%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.0%Below
One car19.5%Below
Two cars39.1%Above
Three or more23.0%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home12.9%Above
Drove to work63.5%Below
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled4.7%In line
What stands out in Booborowie
12.9% of workers in Booborowie worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Rest of SA.
40.5% of people in Booborowie described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Booborowie
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Booborowie SA 5417.
Is Booborowie family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
11.2% of Booborowie's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat below the Rest of SA average.
60 family households lived in Booborowie; 43.3% were couple families and 11.7% were one-parent families.
23.3% of local families included children under 15. That is well below the Rest of SA average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Booborowie?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Booborowie had 205 residents at the 2021 Census.
15.1% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
50.2% were 55 or older. That is well above the Rest of SA average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Booborowie?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 102.4% of occupied private dwellings in Booborowie.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Booborowie?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
59.7% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Rest of SA average.
27.3% were buying their home with a mortgage.
13.0% rented their home. That is about half the Rest of SA rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Booborowie?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Booborowie had 2.2 people.
One-person households made up 25.3% of occupied homes. That is well below the Rest of SA average.
Two-person households represented 42.5%, while 13.8% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Booborowie?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
12.9% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat above the Rest of SA average.
63.5% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat below the Rest of SA average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 4.7% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Booborowie?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
0.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Rest of SA rate.
One-car households formed 19.5% of the total.
62.1% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Booborowie, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
72.9% were at the same address five years earlier, while 27.1% reported a different address.
7.3% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat below the Rest of SA average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Booborowie?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
92.2% of residents used only English at home.
0.0% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Booborowie residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
7.3% of Booborowie's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 92.7% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 88.8%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Booborowie?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 39.5% of ancestry responses in Booborowie.
Australian ancestry made up 42.9% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 1.5% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Booborowie?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
10.6% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat below the Rest of SA average.
Managers accounted for 23.5% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 12.9%.
Health care and social assistance employed 3.5% of workers, and education and training employed 3.5%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Booborowie?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 49.1%, compared with 54.1% across Rest of SA.
25.7% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 14.3% worked part time.
Unemployment was 2.3%, compared with 4.8% across Rest of SA.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Booborowie show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
38.0% reported no selected long-term health condition.
8.8% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
14.6% reported asthma, 22.4% arthritis and 6.8% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Booborowie?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
17.9% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is close to the Rest of SA average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 0.0% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 11.5%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 47.4%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Booborowie?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,021 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $618.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $200 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Booborowie compare with Rest of SA?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 12.9% in Booborowie, compared with 8.9% across Rest of SA.
Outright ownership was 59.7% locally and 41.6% across Rest of SA. That is well above the Rest of SA average.
Renting accounted for 13.0% in Booborowie, against 26.0% across Rest of SA.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Booborowie
Is Booborowie expensive?
The median house price is $292,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Booborowie good for families?
The Census counted 60 local families, and 11.2% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Booborowie?
3-bedroom houses have a median around $295,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Booborowie
44 streets in Booborowie
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Baileys Trk
- Black Tank Rd
- Booborowie Rd
- Booborowie School Rd
- Bowling Club Rd
- Cartapo Rd
- Cemetery Rd
- Drews Trk
- Dump Rd
- East Tce
- Fifth St
- First St
- Fourth St
- Golf Course Rd
- Goyder Highway
- Goyder Hwy
- Hills Rd
- Koonenberry Rd
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- Madigan Rd
- Mcmahon Rd
- Mokota Rd
- Muncowie Rd
- North Booborowie Rd
- North Booborowie School Rd
- North Bungaree Rd
- North Tce
- Orchard Rd
- Penshurst Rd
- Petherton Road
- Pipeline Rd
- Quinn Rd
- Second St
- Shattock Rd
- Sixth St
- Somme Brae Rd
- South Tce
- Sugar Loaf Rd
- Third St
- Threadgolds Rd
- Tohls Rd
- Wahroonga Rd
- White Rd
- Williams Rd
- Windy Brae Road
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