Bookpurnong
SA 5333 · Loxton Waikerie
157 (2021) → 160 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Bookpurnong is a suburb in Loxton Waikerie, SA 5333, about 195km from Adelaide CBD. Recent property sales in Bookpurnong are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 195km inland. Bookpurnong has an overall score of 12/100, based on transport, liveability and education. Suburb-level crime data isn't available for a safety score here.
Demographics
Age distribution
ATO 2023-24, postcode 5333 area — postcode-level, not suburb-specific.
Top languages: Punjabi (1.91%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Suburb-level sale prices aren't published for SA. Median weekly rents:
Source: Land Services SA + SA Housing Authority · Updated Q2 2025
Residential Safety
Very small population (under 500) — per-resident rates aren't shown and no safety score is calculated, but the raw incident counts below are still accurate.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year):
Includes street and public-place assaults — supplementary context, not part of the safety score.
Incident-trend chart suppressed for this suburb — its all-category totals don't reflect the small resident base. Raw residential counts are shown above.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: SA Police / OCSAR (suburb-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 944 (below the national average of 1000).
No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).
Nearby (within 10km)
- Loxton North SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.3kmICSEA 889
- Our Lady of the River SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 8.4kmICSEA 950
- Riverland Special SchoolCombined · Government · 8.8kmICSEA 920
- Berri Regional Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · 8.8kmICSEA 935
- Berri Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.9kmICSEA 923
Source: ACARA MySchool · Updated 2025
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Employment & Economy
Top local industries
Source: DEWR SALM / ABS Census 2021 · Updated SALM Mar 2026 / 2021 Census
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
In this suburb
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap · Healthdirect NHSD (via Geoscience Australia)
Entertainment Scene
No data
Entertainment venue data isn't available for this suburb.
Government liquor register data is not yet available for SA. Venue counts are estimated from OpenStreetMap within 2km of the suburb centre.
View nearby venues on the Entertainment Map →
Source: OpenStreetMap
Places of Worship
Mapped places of worship within 3km of the suburb centre, grouped by religion where recorded. Community mapping may not capture every congregation.
Source: OpenStreetMap
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Frequently asked questions about Bookpurnong
How far is Bookpurnong from Adelaide CBD?
Bookpurnong is about 195.4 km from Adelaide CBD.
What schools are in Bookpurnong?
Bookpurnong has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Bookpurnong?
Bookpurnong has a transport score of 0/100.