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Boorooma NSW 2650

805 addresses · 29 streets

Riverina Electorate › Wagga Wagga LGA › Boorooma · 377 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Boorooma is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 1,741 people, with a median age of 27. The typical household earns around $2,399 a week, with median rent near $415 a week. Most homes are houses. About 63% of households own their home and 37% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

1,741Population
27Median age
$2,399Median household income / wk
$415Median rent / wk
3.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Wagga Wagga - North statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Boorooma itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Wagga Wagga, 5.6 km south · Railway halt: Willans Hill, 6.7 km south · Airport: Wagga Wagga Airport, 13.5 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources7/10
Education & jobs10/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 6.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Boorooma

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Boorooma NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20206.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20219.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.8% · Labour-force participation 80.6%

Population by age in Boorooma
Population by age, Boorooma NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4208
5-14246
15-1993
20-24211
25-34421
35-44268
45-54139
55-6463
65-7452
75-8424
85+3
Dwelling types in Boorooma
Dwelling types, Boorooma NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House519
Townhouse35
Apartment8
Other0
Households by weekly income in Boorooma
Households by weekly income, Boorooma NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65041
$650-1,49982
$1,500-2,999227
$3,000+164
Top ancestries in Boorooma
Top ancestries, Boorooma NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian698
English595
Other215
Irish171
Scottish166
Indian107
Housing tenure in Boorooma
Housing tenure, Boorooma NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned69
Mortgage282
Rented204
Other0
Cars per household in Boorooma
Cars per household, Boorooma NSW (ABS Census 2021)
00
1145
2281
385
4+38
Commute to work in Boorooma
Commute to work, Boorooma NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car802
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked7
Bicycle0
Home82
Top countries of birth in Boorooma
Top countries of birth, Boorooma NSW (ABS Census 2021)
India79
China50
Iraq28
England22
Pakistan20
Philippines19
Languages used at home in Boorooma
Languages used at home, Boorooma NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Malayalam73
Mandarin61
Urdu29
Punjabi12
Filipino12
Arabic10

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

21,519 bird observations recorded near Boorooma — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Boorooma

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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