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Boonooroo QLD 4650

374 addresses · 21 streets

Wide Bay Electorate › Fraser Coast LGA › Boonooroo · 201 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Boonooroo is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 371 people, with a median age of 63. The typical household earns around $913 a week, with median rent near $240 a week. Most homes are houses. About 86% of households own their home and 12% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, German. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

371Population
63Median age
$913Median household income / wk
$240Median rent / wk
2.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Maryborough Region - South statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Boonooroo itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Maryborough Airport, 24.6 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs1/10

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: 56.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Boonooroo

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

Tree cover measures, Boonooroo QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202056.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202158.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 10% · Labour-force participation 32.9%

Population by age in Boonooroo
Population by age, Boonooroo QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-48
5-1430
15-199
20-245
25-348
35-4424
45-5427
55-6484
65-74139
75-8429
85+0
Dwelling types in Boonooroo
Dwelling types, Boonooroo QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House150
Townhouse4
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Boonooroo
Households by weekly income, Boonooroo QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65043
$650-1,49966
$1,500-2,99929
$3,000+12
Top ancestries in Boonooroo
Top ancestries, Boonooroo QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English166
Australian142
German54
Irish40
Scottish30
Aboriginal22
Housing tenure in Boonooroo
Housing tenure, Boonooroo QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned92
Mortgage42
Rented19
Other3
Cars per household in Boonooroo
Cars per household, Boonooroo QLD (ABS Census 2021)
00
158
275
315
4+11
Commute to work in Boonooroo
Commute to work, Boonooroo QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car75
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked4
Bicycle0
Home4
Top countries of birth in Boonooroo
Top countries of birth, Boonooroo QLD (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand23
England3
Thailand3
Languages used at home in Boonooroo
Languages used at home, Boonooroo QLD (ABS Census 2021)
German3
Thai3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

7,087 bird observations recorded near Boonooroo — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Boonooroo

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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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.