Bookpurnong SA 5333
93 addresses · 8 streets
Barker Electorate › Loxton Waikerie LGA › Bookpurnong · 194 km from Adelaide
Living Here
Bookpurnong is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 157 people, with a median age of 37. The typical household earns around $1,593 a week, with median rent near $243 a week. Most homes are houses. About 72% of households own their home and 15% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, German. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Loxton Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Bookpurnong itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 Catholic church
2 hospitals
Getting around. Airport: Renmark Airport, 17.9 km north-east.
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 52.9% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 3.7% · Labour-force participation 66.1%
Population by age in Bookpurnong
| 0-4 | 12 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 21 |
| 15-19 | 12 |
| 20-24 | 3 |
| 25-34 | 20 |
| 35-44 | 16 |
| 45-54 | 32 |
| 55-64 | 16 |
| 65-74 | 20 |
| 75-84 | 7 |
| 85+ | 3 |
Dwelling types in Bookpurnong
| House | 45 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Bookpurnong
| <$650 | 0 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 20 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 7 |
| $3,000+ | 15 |
Top ancestries in Bookpurnong
| Australian | 79 |
|---|---|
| English | 61 |
| German | 33 |
| Ancestry NS | 10 |
| Aboriginal | 6 |
| Irish | 6 |
Housing tenure in Bookpurnong
| Owned | 17 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 21 |
| Rented | 8 |
| Other | 7 |
Cars per household in Bookpurnong
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 8 |
| 2 | 25 |
| 3 | 5 |
| 4+ | 7 |
Commute to work in Bookpurnong
| Car | 52 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 5 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 8 |
Languages used at home in Bookpurnong
| Punjabi | 3 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
4,904 bird observations recorded near Bookpurnong — most often seen:
- Grey Teal (292)
- Whistling Kite (281)
- Australian Pelican (280)
- Australasian Darter (244)
- Pacific Black Duck (221)
- Southern Magpie-lark (210)
- Yellow Rosella (187)
- Eastern Crested Pigeon (185)
- Australian Wood Duck (173)
- Little Black Cormorant (173)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (172)
- White-faced Heron (167)
- Great Cormorant (153)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Bookpurnong
- White-plumed Honeyeater (153)
- Australian Shelduck (147)
- Western Striated Pardalote (147)
- North-eastern Brown Treecreeper (145)
- Australian Raven (140)
- Crimson Rosella (140)
- Great Egret (134)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (132)
- Yellow-billed Spoonbill (132)
- Australian Magpie (120)
- Eastern White-plumed Honeyeater (118)
- Eastern Australian Raven (117)
- Australasian Little Pied Cormorant (116)
- Eastern Australian Magpie (110)
- Black Swan (106)
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (106)
- Northern Superb Fairy-wren (103)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Bookpurnong:
- Gurra Gurra (6.7 km)
- Loxton North (7.3 km)
- Berri (7.9 km)
- Winkie (8.1 km)
- Glossop (10 km)
- Lyrup (11.3 km)
- Gerard (11.5 km)
- Loxton (11.8 km)
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Streets
- Bookpurnong Road (29)
- Brand Drive (7)
- Gordon Road (9)
- Nitschke Road (30)
- Obst Road (4)
- Quast Road (5)
- Schwarz Road (3)
- Stanitzki Road (6)