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Boonah QLD 4310

1,741 addresses · 98 streets

Wright Electorate › Scenic Rim LGA › Boonah · 67 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Boonah is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 2,557 people, with a median age of 50. The typical household earns around $1,040 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 71% of households own their home and 25% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, German. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

2,557Population
50Median age
$1,040Median household income / wk
$300Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs2/10

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: 6.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Boonah

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

Tree cover measures, Boonah QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20206.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202123.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.5% · Labour-force participation 45.4%

Population by age in Boonah
Population by age, Boonah QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4111
5-14277
15-19167
20-2482
25-34255
35-44241
45-54261
55-64340
65-74381
75-84262
85+175
Dwelling types in Boonah
Dwelling types, Boonah QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House881
Townhouse88
Apartment0
Other22
Households by weekly income in Boonah
Households by weekly income, Boonah QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650252
$650-1,499375
$1,500-2,999225
$3,000+79
Top ancestries in Boonah
Top ancestries, Boonah QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English1,100
Australian974
German390
Irish289
Scottish259
Ancestry NS153
Housing tenure in Boonah
Housing tenure, Boonah QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned439
Mortgage258
Rented245
Other36
Cars per household in Boonah
Cars per household, Boonah QLD (ABS Census 2021)
053
1386
2357
3118
4+59
Commute to work in Boonah
Commute to work, Boonah QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car651
Train0
Bus3
Tram/ferry0
Walked43
Bicycle4
Home82
Top countries of birth in Boonah
Top countries of birth, Boonah QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England85
South Korea50
New Zealand42
Indonesia17
Philippines15
Japan9
Languages used at home in Boonah
Languages used at home, Boonah QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Korean49
Indonesian11
Mandarin6
Filipino6
German5
Italian5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

8,351 bird observations recorded near Boonah — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Boonah

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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