Boorabbin, WA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Is Boorabbin a good place to live?
There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.
Around the national middle
A weighted blend of the 1 component we can score for Boorabbin from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.
Housing affordability
63/100More affordable than the national median
Median weekly rent was $250 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 63% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- Socio-economic advantageNot scored — this suburb has no ABS SEIFA score.
- Amenities & accessNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap amenity mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- Green spaceNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap green-space mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- TransportNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap public-transport mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
- SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
- CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.
A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.
Boorabbin at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 48
- Median age
- 43
- Median weekly household income
- $1,649
- Local government area
- Coolgardie
- Coordinates
- -30.9256, 120.1776
Map of Boorabbin
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Housing & property in Boorabbin
What it costs to live in Boorabbin and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $250
- per week
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Boorabbin demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Boorabbin using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is young adults (25–44) at 57% and 41% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 0 | 0% |
| Youth (15–24) | 5 | 11% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 27 | 57% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 15 | 32% |
| Seniors (65+) | 0 | 0% |
Share of the 47 people counted by age.
Housing and households
- Average household size
- 1.5 people
- Median weekly family income
- $725
- Median weekly personal income
- $2,227
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 9 (41%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 5 (26%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 0 (0%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 19 (40%)
- Labour-force participation
- 50%
- Employed full-time
- 21
- Employed part-time
- 0
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
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Common questions about Boorabbin
Is Boorabbin a good place to live?
There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On housing affordability, Boorabbin rates 63/100 overall (Around the national middle). Public transport, schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.
What is the median rent in Boorabbin?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Boorabbin was $250. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Boorabbin?
Boorabbin is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia, in the Coolgardie local government area.
What is the population of Boorabbin?
At the 2021 Census, Boorabbin had a population of about 48.
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