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Boya WA 6056

320 addresses · 14 streets

Hasluck Electorate › Mundaring LGA › Boya · 19 km from Perth

Living Here

Boya is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 669 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $2,159 a week, with median rent near $395 a week. Most homes are houses. About 93% of households own their home and 6% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

669Population
41Median age
$2,159Median household income / wk
$395Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Helena Valley - Koongamia statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Boya itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Midland, 5.5 km north-west · Bus interchange: Midland Bus Station, 5.7 km north-west · Ferry wharf: Mandoon Jetty, 7.6 km north-west · Airport: Perth Airport, 9.1 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources9/10
Education & jobs9/10

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: 43% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Boya

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

Tree cover measures, Boya WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202043.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202190.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.7% · Labour-force participation 70.1%

Population by age in Boya
Population by age, Boya WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-450
5-1478
15-1932
20-2432
25-3481
35-4483
45-5493
55-6490
65-7468
75-8443
85+15
Dwelling types in Boya
Dwelling types, Boya WA (ABS Census 2021)
House255
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Boya
Households by weekly income, Boya WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65039
$650-1,49938
$1,500-2,99979
$3,000+77
Top ancestries in Boya
Top ancestries, Boya WA (ABS Census 2021)
English369
Australian273
Scottish70
Irish67
Other51
German35
Housing tenure in Boya
Housing tenure, Boya WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned101
Mortgage125
Rented15
Other3
Cars per household in Boya
Cars per household, Boya WA (ABS Census 2021)
06
166
2110
348
4+27
Commute to work in Boya
Commute to work, Boya WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car238
Train5
Bus5
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home49
Top countries of birth in Boya
Top countries of birth, Boya WA (ABS Census 2021)
England77
Germany11
United States7
India5
South Korea4
Netherlands4
Languages used at home in Boya
Languages used at home, Boya WA (ABS Census 2021)
Spanish8
German6
Korean4
French3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

42,582 bird observations recorded near Boya — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Boya

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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