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Booragoon WA 6154

3,732 addresses · 91 streets

Tangney Electorate › Melville LGA › Booragoon · 10 km from Perth

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Living Here

Booragoon is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 5,684 people, with a median age of 43. The typical household earns around $1,991 a week, with median rent near $410 a week. Most homes are houses. About 78% of households own their home and 19% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Chinese. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

5,684Population
43Median age
$1,991Median household income / wk
$410Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Bull Creek, 2.2 km south-east · Railway halt: Canning Junction, 7.9 km east · Bus interchange: Booragoon Bus Station, 450 m north-east · Ferry wharf: East Street Ferry Jetty, 7.2 km west · Airport: Jandakot Airport, 7.4 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources7/10
Education & jobs10/10

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 9.7% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 5.4% · Labour-force participation 62.2%

Population by age in Booragoon
Population by age, Booragoon WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4216
5-14802
15-19381
20-24345
25-34497
35-44718
45-54770
55-64681
65-74562
75-84408
85+300
Dwelling types in Booragoon
Dwelling types, Booragoon WA (ABS Census 2021)
House1,452
Townhouse594
Apartment81
Other0
Households by weekly income in Booragoon
Households by weekly income, Booragoon WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650321
$650-1,499462
$1,500-2,999525
$3,000+639
Top ancestries in Booragoon
Top ancestries, Booragoon WA (ABS Census 2021)
English2,049
Australian1,540
Chinese890
Other765
Scottish590
Irish514
Housing tenure in Booragoon
Housing tenure, Booragoon WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned965
Mortgage685
Rented397
Other64
Cars per household in Booragoon
Cars per household, Booragoon WA (ABS Census 2021)
0124
1752
2833
3280
4+121
Commute to work in Booragoon
Commute to work, Booragoon WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,792
Train36
Bus102
Tram/ferry0
Walked26
Bicycle28
Home290
Top countries of birth in Booragoon
Top countries of birth, Booragoon WA (ABS Census 2021)
England411
Malaysia225
China196
Indonesia125
South Africa108
New Zealand104
Languages used at home in Booragoon
Languages used at home, Booragoon WA (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin313
Cantonese177
Indonesian129
Korean66
Persian59
Italian51

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