Copperdale Sims only appear on location outside Thriftea

I played the family living at Golden peak, was the Amicable family from the magic expansion at the time. Sat zoomed out and fast forwarded for 12 hours and only a single sim crossed the line from where the Thriftea shop sits, and it was a child who went to the monkey bars to play. I did have a few visitors who came to the house, but not a single sim was anywhere near the grills or park benches. I think 1 sim did walk to the chess sets near Thiftea as well.