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Booral QLD 4655

1,707 addresses · 57 streets

Hinkler Electorate › Fraser Coast LGA › Booral · 235 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Booral is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 1,636 people, with a median age of 47. The typical household earns around $1,412 a week, with median rent near $335 a week. Most homes are houses. About 87% of households own their home and 12% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

1,636Population
47Median age
$1,412Median household income / wk
$335Median rent / wk
2.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Bus interchange: Hervey Bay Airport, 4.6 km north · Airport: Hervey Bay Airport, 4.5 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources5/10
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: 47.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Booral

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

Tree cover measures, Booral QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202047.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202167.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 7.9% · Labour-force participation 55%

Population by age in Booral
Population by age, Booral QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-465
5-14204
15-19117
20-2472
25-34146
35-44177
45-54235
55-64286
65-74218
75-84110
85+13
Dwelling types in Booral
Dwelling types, Booral QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House543
Townhouse0
Apartment5
Other6
Households by weekly income in Booral
Households by weekly income, Booral QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65080
$650-1,499178
$1,500-2,999173
$3,000+70
Top ancestries in Booral
Top ancestries, Booral QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English793
Australian652
Scottish153
Irish134
German133
Other95
Housing tenure in Booral
Housing tenure, Booral QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned236
Mortgage236
Rented67
Other4
Cars per household in Booral
Cars per household, Booral QLD (ABS Census 2021)
05
1123
2231
3123
4+72
Commute to work in Booral
Commute to work, Booral QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car515
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked8
Bicycle4
Home58
Top countries of birth in Booral
Top countries of birth, Booral QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England75
New Zealand59
South Africa13
Germany12
Philippines10
Netherlands9
Languages used at home in Booral
Languages used at home, Booral QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Afrikaans7
German7
Russian7
Vietnamese6
Italian3
Filipino3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

7,934 bird observations recorded near Booral — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Booral

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.