Borroloola NT 0854
387 addresses · 18 streets
Lingiari Electorate › Roper Gulf LGA › Borroloola · 712 km from Darwin
Living Here
Borroloola is a suburb of Northern Territory, home to about 755 people, with a median age of 32. The typical household earns around $1,301 a week, with median rent near $33 a week. Most homes are houses. About 13% of households own their home and 66% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Aboriginal, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Gulf statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Borroloola itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
2 schools
1 supermarket
1 medical clinic
3 service stations
Getting around. Airport: Borroloola Airport, 1.1 km south.
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 25.8% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 6.6% · Labour-force participation 39.5%
Population by age in Borroloola
| 0-4 | 53 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 123 |
| 15-19 | 55 |
| 20-24 | 63 |
| 25-34 | 108 |
| 35-44 | 93 |
| 45-54 | 107 |
| 55-64 | 86 |
| 65-74 | 42 |
| 75-84 | 14 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Borroloola
| House | 138 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 18 |
| Apartment | 3 |
| Other | 24 |
Households by weekly income in Borroloola
| <$650 | 31 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 68 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 54 |
| $3,000+ | 17 |
Top ancestries in Borroloola
| Aboriginal | 551 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 95 |
| Ancestry NS | 51 |
| English | 43 |
| Scottish | 18 |
| Other | 18 |
Housing tenure in Borroloola
| Owned | 19 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 5 |
| Rented | 119 |
| Other | 36 |
Cars per household in Borroloola
| 0 | 63 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 73 |
| 2 | 33 |
| 3 | 6 |
| 4+ | 9 |
Commute to work in Borroloola
| Car | 117 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 4 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 62 |
| Bicycle | 4 |
| Home | 8 |
Top countries of birth in Borroloola
| Scotland | 4 |
|---|---|
| China | 3 |
| England | 3 |
| Fiji | 3 |
| New Zealand | 3 |
Languages used at home in Borroloola
| Australian Indigenous | 110 |
|---|---|
| Mandarin | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
3,421 bird observations recorded near Borroloola — most often seen:
- Black Kite (205)
- Magpie-lark (188)
- Whistling Kite (183)
- Torresian Crow (172)
- Willie Wagtail (161)
- Bar-shouldered Dove (159)
- Red-tailed Black Cockatoo (157)
- Red-collared Lorikeet (151)
- Galah (150)
- Peaceful Dove (141)
- White-gaped Honeyeater (123)
- Rainbow Bee-eater (116)
- Crimson Finch (107)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Borroloola
- Blue-winged Kookaburra (102)
- Paperbark Flycatcher (93)
- Brolga (92)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (88)
- Golden-headed Cisticola (87)
- Masked Lapwing (86)
- Red-backed Fairy-wren (85)
- Australasian Grebe (84)
- Red-winged Parrot (84)
- Great Bowerbird (83)
- Brown Falcon (80)
- Brown Honeyeater (76)
- Double-barred Finch (75)
- Long-tailed Finch (74)
- Rufous Whistler (74)
- Grey Teal (73)
- Straw-necked Ibis (72)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Borroloola:
- Mcarthur (32.8 km)
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Streets
- Alfred Street (19)
- Anyula Street (34)
- Broad Street (35)
- Burt Street (1)
- Carrington Terrace (13)
- Foster Court (5)
- Garawa Street (15)
- Harney Court (16)
- John Street (23)
- Jose Street (30)
- Mcintyre Street (15)
- Moss Street (12)
- Mulholland Street (69)
- Reichardt Street (1)
- Riverside Drive (8)
- Robinson Road (77)
- Sayle Court (12)
- Searcy Street (2)