Booleroo Centre, SA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Booleroo Centre is a town in the southern Flinders Ranges of South Australia, within the District Council of Mount Remarkable, about 282 kilometres north of Adelaide and 66 kilometres north-east of Port Pirie. Its name comes from a local Aboriginal word said to mean either 'plenty' or 'soft mud', and the town sits at the centre of the Hundred of Booleroo, proclaimed in 1875. Pastoralists took up land here from 1853, the hotel was built in 1883, and the railway reached the town from Laura in 1910 and was later extended to Wilmington. Grain, wool and lamb sustain the district. The Booleroo Steam and Traction Preservation Society keeps one of Australia's largest collections of tractors and steam engines, holding a major rally each March.
Around the national middle
Booleroo Centre is more socio-economically advantaged than about 46% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 980, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Booleroo Centre at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 482
- Median age
- 55
- Median weekly household income
- $1,240
- SEIFA score
- 980
- Coordinates
- -32.8727, 138.3409
Booleroo Centre demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Booleroo Centre using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is seniors (65+) at 32%, 18% of homes are rented, and 8% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 72 | 15% |
| Youth (15–24) | 29 | 6% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 86 | 18% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 136 | 29% |
| Seniors (65+) | 153 | 32% |
Share of the 476 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 108 | 56% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 44 | 23% |
| Rented | 35 | 18% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 185 | 95% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 9 | 5% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 194 occupied private dwellings in Booleroo Centre.
- Median weekly rent
- $180
- Median monthly mortgage
- $988
- Average household size
- 2.3 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,477
- Median weekly personal income
- $619
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 35 (8%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 18 (4%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 8 (2%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 152 (38%)
- Labour-force participation
- 55.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.6%
- Employed full-time
- 140
- Employed part-time
- 74
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Common questions about Booleroo Centre
Where is Booleroo Centre?
Booleroo Centre is a suburb of South Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Booleroo Centre?
At the 2021 Census, Booleroo Centre had a population of about 482.
Is Booleroo Centre an advantaged area?
Booleroo Centre has an ABS SEIFA score of 980, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 46 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 46% of Australian suburbs.
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