Burra (SA), SA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Burra is a heritage town in the mid-north of South Australia, in bare hill country east of the Clare Valley about 160 kilometres from Adelaide. It lies on Ngadjuri land; the origin of its name is uncertain, traced variously to an Aboriginal word, a Hindustani term and a Scottish source. Copper made the town: the Burra Burra mine, known as the Monster Mine, was opened in 1845 and for years produced a large share of South Australia's and the world's copper. Cornish, Welsh, Scottish and German miners flooded in, and at first many lived in dugouts cut into the creek banks. Today the open pit, Morphett's Engine House museum and the old Redruth Gaol anchor a town proclaimed a state heritage area in 1993.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Burra (SA) is more socio-economically advantaged than about 16% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 915, 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.
Is Burra (SA) a good place to live?
There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.
Below the national middle on the data we score
A weighted blend of the 2 components we can score for Burra (SA) from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.
Socio-economic advantage
16/100Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (16/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
82/100More affordable than most suburbs
Median weekly rent was $180 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 82% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- Amenities & accessNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap amenity mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- Green spaceNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap green-space mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- TransportNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap public-transport mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
- SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
- CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.
A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.
Burra (SA) at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 1,112
- Median age
- 54
- Median weekly household income
- $866
- SEIFA score
- 915
- Local government area
- Goyder
- Coordinates
- -33.6824, 138.9257
Map of Burra (SA)
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Housing & property in Burra (SA)
What it costs to live in Burra (SA) and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $180
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $953
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 71%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 24%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Burra (SA) demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Burra (SA) demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Burra (SA) 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% and 12% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 177 | 16% |
| Youth (15–24) | 94 | 8% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 183 | 16% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 317 | 28% |
| Seniors (65+) | 357 | 32% |
Share of the 1,128 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 220 | 46% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 118 | 25% |
| Rented | 117 | 24% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 428 | 89% |
| Townhouses & semis | 51 | 11% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 479 occupied private dwellings in Burra (SA).
- Average household size
- 2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,324
- Median weekly personal income
- $539
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 125 (12%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 40 (4%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 27 (2%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 327 (36%)
- Labour-force participation
- 48.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.1%
- Employed full-time
- 226
- Employed part-time
- 176
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.
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Common questions about Burra (SA)
Is Burra (SA) a good place to live?
There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On socio-economic advantage and housing affordability, Burra (SA) rates 38/100 overall (Below the national middle on the data we score). Public transport, schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.
What is the median rent in Burra (SA)?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Burra (SA) was $180, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $953. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Burra (SA)?
Burra (SA) is a suburb of South Australia, Australia, in the Goyder local government area.
What is the population of Burra (SA)?
At the 2021 Census, Burra (SA) had a population of about 1,112.
Is Burra (SA) an advantaged area?
Burra (SA) has an ABS SEIFA score of 915, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 16 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 16% of Australian suburbs.
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