Booragoon, WA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Booragoon is a leafy southern suburb of Perth, within the City of Melville, whose name is said to come from an Aboriginal word for the lower reaches of the Canning River. It serves as a civic and shopping hub for the surrounding district: the council offices for the City of Melville are based here, alongside Westfield Booragoon, one of Perth's largest shopping centres, which opened decades ago as the Garden City complex. The nearby Booragoon bus station links the centre to suburbs and railway stations across the wider region, and a busy commercial strip runs along Riseley Street. Mount Pleasant Baptist Church is also found in the suburb. With retail, transport and council services close at hand, Booragoon is a practical, well-connected community.
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Booragoon is more socio-economically advantaged than about 93% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1088, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Booragoon at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 5,684
- Median age
- 43
- Median weekly household income
- $1,991
- SEIFA score
- 1088
- Coordinates
- -32.0389, 115.8331
Booragoon demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Booragoon 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 mid-life (45–64) at 26%, 19% of homes are rented, and 40% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 1,018 | 18% |
| Youth (15–24) | 726 | 13% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 1,215 | 21% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 1,451 | 26% |
| Seniors (65+) | 1,270 | 22% |
Share of the 5,680 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 965 | 45% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 685 | 32% |
| Rented | 397 | 19% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 1,452 | 68% |
| Townhouses & semis | 594 | 28% |
| Flats & apartments | 81 | 4% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 2,127 occupied private dwellings in Booragoon.
- Median weekly rent
- $410
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,500
- Average household size
- 2.6 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,571
- Median weekly personal income
- $847
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 2,245 (40%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 1,261 (23%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 42 (1%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 3,286 (75%)
- Labour-force participation
- 62.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.4%
- Employed full-time
- 1,551
- Employed part-time
- 1,069
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.
Weather and climate in Booragoon
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Booragoon is February (average daytime high around 29.9°C) and the coolest is August (around 17.6°C). The area receives roughly 624 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.8°C | 18.9°C | 23 mm |
| Feb | 29.9°C | 19°C | 20 mm |
| Mar | 28.2°C | 18.1°C | 40 mm |
| Apr | 24.2°C | 14.9°C | 42 mm |
| May | 20.7°C | 12°C | 78 mm |
| Jun | 18.2°C | 10.5°C | 99 mm |
| Jul | 17.2°C | 10.4°C | 112 mm |
| Aug | 17.6°C | 9.7°C | 97 mm |
| Sep | 19.1°C | 10.7°C | 47 mm |
| Oct | 21.6°C | 12.5°C | 37 mm |
| Nov | 25°C | 14.9°C | 21 mm |
| Dec | 28.1°C | 17.4°C | 8 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Common questions about Booragoon
Where is Booragoon?
Booragoon is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Booragoon?
At the 2021 Census, Booragoon had a population of about 5,684.
Is Booragoon an advantaged area?
Booragoon has an ABS SEIFA score of 1088, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 93 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 93% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Booragoon?
Booragoon has average daytime highs of about 23.3°C and overnight lows of about 14.1°C, with roughly 624 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
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