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Boorowa NSW 2586

1,731 addresses · 83 streets

Hume Electorate › Hilltops LGA › Boorowa · 237 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Boorowa is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 1,888 people, with a median age of 50. The typical household earns around $1,199 a week, with median rent near $245 a week. Most homes are houses. About 75% of households own their home and 20% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

1,888Population
50Median age
$1,199Median household income / wk
$245Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Young Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Boorowa itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Young Airport, 48.4 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs5/10

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: 6.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Boorowa

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

Tree cover measures, Boorowa NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20206.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20218.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.8% · Labour-force participation 47.7%

Population by age in Boorowa
Population by age, Boorowa NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4113
5-14225
15-1967
20-2485
25-34181
35-44166
45-54214
55-64307
65-74291
75-84177
85+66
Dwelling types in Boorowa
Dwelling types, Boorowa NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House641
Townhouse25
Apartment5
Other9
Households by weekly income in Boorowa
Households by weekly income, Boorowa NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650170
$650-1,499205
$1,500-2,999176
$3,000+80
Top ancestries in Boorowa
Top ancestries, Boorowa NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English772
Australian723
Irish351
Ancestry NS288
Scottish185
German66
Housing tenure in Boorowa
Housing tenure, Boorowa NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned329
Mortgage180
Rented136
Other33
Cars per household in Boorowa
Cars per household, Boorowa NSW (ABS Census 2021)
028
1215
2256
3104
4+69
Commute to work in Boorowa
Commute to work, Boorowa NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car459
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked51
Bicycle5
Home111
Top countries of birth in Boorowa
Top countries of birth, Boorowa NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England39
New Zealand13
Scotland7
China6
Greece5
Philippines4
Languages used at home in Boorowa
Languages used at home, Boorowa NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Indonesian8
Serbian5
Filipino4
Cantonese3
Mandarin3
Greek3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

4,691 bird observations recorded near Boorowa — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Boorowa

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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