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Booragoon vs Brentwood

Name: Booragoon vs Brentwood — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 1.7 km apart · Booragoon profile · Brentwood profile

Booragoon Brentwood

Booragoon and Brentwood (WA) are neighbouring areas with different housing and social profiles. Booragoon has a much higher share of homes owned outright at 45.2%, while Brentwood (WA) is more likely to rent at 40.7%. There is a stark contrast in First Nations outcomes; Booragoon has a typical personal income of $1,062 and an unemployment rate of 0.0%, whereas in Brentwood (WA), the typical income is $430 and unemployment is far higher at 29.2%. Brentwood (WA) also provides better local access, with 90.2% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a school compared to 64.6% in Booragoon.

Typical weekly family incomes are nearly identical in both places, sitting around $2,500. These areas share similar levels of education and health, though the gap in home ownership has widened. Booragoon is notably older, with 22.2% of people aged 65 and over, compared to 15.8% in Brentwood (WA). This is consistent with Booragoon's higher share of married couples and a larger proportion of residents born overseas, at 39.5%.

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Where they differ most

Renting: 22.1 pts higher in Brentwood Owned outright: 18.1 pts higher in Booragoon Population: 3,531 larger in Booragoon Median age: 5 yrs older in Booragoon One-parent: 6.5 pts higher in Brentwood

Demographics & Identity

Population in Booragoon in Brentwood +3,531 larger in Booragoon gap steady

5,684 86th pct 2,153 79th pct

Median age in Booragoon in Brentwood +5 yrs older in Booragoon gap steady

43 yrs 43rd pct 38 yrs 23rd pct

Age structure

25.5% Older adults (45–64) +0.4 pts ▸ 25.9%

21.4% Young adults (25–44) +4.1 pts ▸ 25.5%

22.2% Seniors (65+) ◂ +6.4 pts 15.8%

17.9% Children (0–14) +2.2 pts ▸ 20.1%

12.8% Youth (15–24) +0.7 pts ▸ 13.4%

Marital status

52.7% Married ◂ +9.5 pts 43.2%

29.6% Never married +8.0 pts ▸ 37.7%

7.6% Divorced +2.6 pts ▸ 10.3%

7.8% Widowed ◂ +2.9 pts 4.9%

2.4% Separated +1.6 pts ▸ 4.0%

Age & sex structure

Booragoon Brentwood

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

58.1% Australia +4.5 pts ▸ 62.6%

7.2% England ◂ +1.5 pts 5.8%

3.4% China ◂ +1.1 pts 2.3%

1.9% South Africa ◂ +0.3 pts 1.6%

1.8% New Zealand even 1.8%

1.4% India +0.1 pts ▸ 1.5%

1.0% Philippines ◂ +0.4 pts 0.6%

0.7% Italy ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%

0.5% Vietnam ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

0.1% Nepal +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Ancestry

36.0% English ◂ +2.6 pts 33.4%

27.1% Australian +0.9 pts ▸ 28.0%

15.7% Chinese +0.4 pts ▸ 16.0%

10.4% Scottish ◂ +2.4 pts 8.0%

9.0% Irish ◂ +2.1 pts 6.9%

4.0% Italian ◂ +0.5 pts 3.5%

3.1% German ◂ +0.9 pts 2.1%

2.1% Indian +0.7 pts ▸ 2.8%

1.8% Dutch +0.3 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.1% Filipino ◂ +0.4 pts 0.7%

0.8% Greek ◂ +0.6 pts 0.2%

0.4% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

Language

Language used at home

75.1% English only ◂ +2.2 pts 72.8%

5.5% Mandarin +1.6 pts ▸ 7.1%

3.1% Cantonese ◂ +0.5 pts 2.6%

0.9% Italian ◂ +0.8 pts 0.1%

0.1% Punjabi +0.6 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.5% Arabic ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

0.2% Hindi +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.4% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.3% Tagalog ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.2% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

48.1% Christianity ◂ +7.3 pts 40.9%

41.7% No religion +2.8 pts ▸ 44.5%

4.6% Not stated +1.0 pts ▸ 5.6%

3.0% Buddhism +0.2 pts ▸ 3.2%

1.2% Islam +0.9 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.8% Hinduism +1.2 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.5% Other religions +0.9 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.2% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Booragoon in Brentwood +1.33 more in Brentwood

0.98 7th pct 2.31 33rd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Booragoon in Brentwood +2 more in Booragoon

27 88th pct 25 87th pct

Avg size in Booragoon in Brentwood +36 larger in Brentwood

770 94th pct 806 95th pct

ICSEA in Booragoon in Brentwood +6 higher in Brentwood

1,124 96th pct 1,130 98th pct

Highest year of school

74.5% Year 12 ◂ +5.0 pts 69.6%

11.7% Year 10 +3.4 pts ▸ 15.1%

4.9% Year 11 +1.2 pts ▸ 6.1%

4.7% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.4 pts 4.3%

Highest qualification level

39.5% Bachelor degree ◂ +3.7 pts 35.8%

13.6% Certificate III / IV +3.7 pts ▸ 17.3%

15.7% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.9 pts 12.8%

13.9% Postgraduate degree +1.2 pts ▸ 15.0%

5.7% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.4 pts 4.3%

1.3% Certificate I / II +0.9 pts ▸ 2.2%

Field of qualification

24.3% Management & commerce ◂ +2.9 pts 21.5%

15.3% Engineering & related ◂ +0.5 pts 14.8%

12.1% Health +1.5 pts ▸ 13.6%

11.0% Society & culture +1.0 pts ▸ 12.0%

9.8% Education ◂ +2.0 pts 7.8%

5.6% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.3 pts 4.3%

2.9% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.3 pts ▸ 4.2%

3.7% Architecture & building ◂ +0.2 pts 3.5%

3.3% Information technology +0.4 pts ▸ 3.7%

3.5% Creative arts ◂ +0.6 pts 2.9%

1.3% Agriculture & environment +0.4 pts ▸ 1.8%

Income

Personal income in Booragoon in Brentwood +$62 higher in Booragoon gap widening

$847 66th pct $785 57th pct

Household income in Booragoon in Brentwood +$284 higher in Booragoon gap widening

$1,991 75th pct $1,707 60th pct

Family income in Booragoon in Brentwood +$145 higher in Booragoon gap narrowing

$2,571 84th pct $2,426 78th pct

Household income distribution

24.6% $1,500–$2,999 +0.5 pts ▸ 25.1%

21.6% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.7 pts 21.0%

15.0% Under $650 +6.4 pts ▸ 21.5%

19.4% $4,000 or more ◂ +2.7 pts 16.8%

10.5% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.6 pts 8.9%

Personal income distribution

40.3% Under $650 +3.1 pts ▸ 43.4%

26.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.7 pts 22.4%

20.7% $1,500–$2,999 +0.8 pts ▸ 21.5%

9.2% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.3 pts 7.9%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

6.9% Mental health +2.0 pts ▸ 8.9%

8.0% Other condition +0.7 pts ▸ 8.6%

7.8% Arthritis ◂ +0.6 pts 7.2%

5.9% Asthma +0.5 pts ▸ 6.3%

3.5% Diabetes +0.4 pts ▸ 3.9%

3.7% Heart disease ◂ +0.4 pts 3.3%

3.2% Cancer ◂ +0.4 pts 2.9%

1.5% Dementia ◂ +1.0 pts 0.5%

1.3% Lung condition ◂ +0.1 pts 1.3%

1.0% Stroke ◂ +0.3 pts 0.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

70.1% None ◂ +0.6 pts 69.5%

18.1% One condition ◂ +0.5 pts 17.6%

5.1% Two conditions +0.3 pts ▸ 5.5%

2.2% Three or more ◂ +0.1 pts 2.1%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Booragoon in Brentwood +29 larger in Brentwood

42 75th pct 71 81st pct

Median age in Booragoon in Brentwood +5 yrs older in Booragoon

25 yrs 46th pct 20 yrs 25th pct

Median income in Booragoon in Brentwood +$632 higher in Booragoon

$1,062 82nd pct $430 21st pct

Household income in Booragoon in Brentwood +$2,150 higher in Booragoon

$3,250 89th pct $1,100 22nd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Booragoon in Brentwood +0.1 larger in Booragoon gap narrowing

2.6 57th pct 2.5 50th pct

Family composition

65.4% Couples with children ◂ +4.2 pts 61.1%

23.2% Couples without children ◂ +3.0 pts 20.2%

10.3% One-parent families +6.5 pts ▸ 16.8%

1.2% Other families +0.7 pts ▸ 1.9%

Household size

26.7% 1 person +3.9 pts ▸ 30.6%

30.4% 2 people ◂ +2.4 pts 28.0%

17.8% 4 people ◂ +0.8 pts 17.0%

15.5% 3 people +0.1 pts ▸ 15.6%

7.7% 5 people ◂ +1.5 pts 6.2%

2.3% 6 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 2.2%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Booragoon in Brentwood +$60 higher in Booragoon gap widening

$410 84th pct $350 71st pct

Mortgage in Booragoon in Brentwood +$400 higher in Booragoon gap widening

$2,500 88th pct $2,100 76th pct

People / bedroom in Booragoon in Brentwood +0.10 higher in Brentwood gap widening

0.70 14th pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

45.2% Owned outright ◂ +18.1 pts 27.1%

18.6% Rented +22.1 pts ▸ 40.7%

32.1% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +2.1 pts 30.0%

3.0% Other tenure ◂ +1.9 pts 1.1%

1.2% Not stated ◂ +0.2 pts 0.9%

Types of homes

68.0% Separate house +0.9 pts ▸ 68.9%

27.8% Townhouse / semi-detached +2.6 pts ▸ 30.5%

3.8% Flat or apartment ◂ +3.1 pts 0.7%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

28.6% 3 bedrooms +23.8 pts ▸ 52.4%

41.1% 4 bedrooms ◂ +17.6 pts 23.4%

16.4% 2 bedrooms ◂ +1.9 pts 14.5%

11.0% 5 or more ◂ +6.2 pts 4.8%

2.1% 1 bedroom +1.8 pts ▸ 3.9%

0.2% Studio / none +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%

Weekly rent distribution

53.7% $350–$549 ◂ +14.2 pts 39.5%

1.8% Under $200 +26.8 pts ▸ 28.5%

19.9% $200–$349 +0.3 pts ▸ 20.2%

17.4% $550–$749 ◂ +8.2 pts 9.2%

2.8% $750 or more ◂ +1.3 pts 1.4%

Monthly mortgage distribution

31.2% $1,800–$2,999 +6.6 pts ▸ 37.9%

35.9% $3,000 or more ◂ +10.9 pts 25.0%

16.2% $1,000–$1,799 +6.8 pts ▸ 23.0%

10.8% Under $1,000 +3.7 pts ▸ 14.5%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Booragoon in Brentwood +32 more in Booragoon

43 87th pct 11 81st pct

Stops/1k in Booragoon in Brentwood +2.46 more in Booragoon

7.57 86th pct 5.11 78th pct

Departures/1k in Booragoon in Brentwood +3,146.3 more in Booragoon

4,137.1 100th pct 990.7 86th pct

PT routes in Booragoon in Brentwood +3 more in Booragoon

10 86th pct 7 86th pct

Stop walk in Booragoon in Brentwood +3 longer in Booragoon

5 32nd pct 2 14th pct

Drive to city in Booragoon in Brentwood +2 longer in Booragoon

12 8th pct 10 5th pct

Reach 30 min in Booragoon in Brentwood +17,745 more in Booragoon

33,221 85th pct 15,476 68th pct

Reach 45 min in Booragoon in Brentwood +91,672 more in Brentwood

127,326 85th pct 218,998 87th pct

Transit to city in Booragoon in Brentwood +11 longer in Booragoon

44 25th pct 33 10th pct

How people get to work

61.1% Car (driver) ◂ +2.8 pts 58.3%

10.6% Worked at home ◂ +2.3 pts 8.3%

1.3% Train +6.2 pts ▸ 7.5%

4.3% Car (passenger) +0.9 pts ▸ 5.2%

3.7% Bus ◂ +2.9 pts 0.9%

0.9% Walked +0.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

1.0% Bicycle ◂ +0.5 pts 0.5%

Motor vehicles per home

35.7% 1 vehicle +5.2 pts ▸ 40.9%

39.5% 2 vehicles ◂ +4.5 pts 35.1%

13.3% 3 vehicles ◂ +2.1 pts 11.2%

5.9% No vehicle +2.1 pts ▸ 8.0%

5.7% 4 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 5.6%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

13.5% Health care & social assistance +3.2 pts ▸ 16.7%

11.6% Education & training ◂ +1.5 pts 10.1%

11.2% Professional & technical +0.1 pts ▸ 11.3%

8.9% Retail trade ◂ +0.9 pts 8.1%

7.3% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.9 pts 6.3%

6.8% Construction +0.1 pts ▸ 6.9%

6.3% Mining ◂ +0.6 pts 5.8%

5.6% Public administration & safety +0.1 pts ▸ 5.7%

4.9% Manufacturing +0.1 pts ▸ 5.0%

3.8% Finance & insurance ◂ +0.9 pts 2.9%

3.1% Other services +0.5 pts ▸ 3.6%

2.8% Transport & warehousing +0.6 pts ▸ 3.5%

Occupations people work in

34.0% Professionals +1.2 pts ▸ 35.2%

14.8% Managers ◂ +0.8 pts 14.0%

11.8% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.8 pts 11.1%

10.8% Technicians & trades +0.6 pts ▸ 11.4%

9.8% Community & personal service +0.3 pts ▸ 10.1%

8.4% Sales workers ◂ +1.6 pts 6.8%

5.7% Labourers +1.6 pts ▸ 7.3%

3.4% Machinery operators & drivers +0.3 pts ▸ 3.7%

Walkability

Walk score in Booragoon in Brentwood +0.5 higher in Brentwood

6.9 92nd pct 7.4 95th pct

Types ≤15 min in Booragoon in Brentwood +0.5 more in Brentwood

7.1 95th pct 7.7 98th pct

15-min city in Booragoon in Brentwood +3.3 pts higher in Brentwood

92.5% 96th pct 95.8% 98th pct

Walk to shops in Booragoon in Brentwood +18.3 pts higher in Brentwood

76.6% 87th pct 94.9% 97th pct

Walk to transit in Booragoon in Brentwood even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to school in Booragoon in Brentwood +25.6 pts higher in Brentwood

64.6% 80th pct 90.2% 92nd pct

Walk to a park in Booragoon in Brentwood even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Booragoon in Brentwood +1.2 pts higher in Brentwood

94.1% 98th pct 95.3% 98th pct

Amenities/1k in Booragoon in Brentwood +2.7 more in Booragoon

16.2 56th pct 13.5 50th pct

Intersections/km² in Booragoon in Brentwood +79 higher in Booragoon

270 94th pct 191 90th pct

Mean slope in Booragoon in Brentwood +0.7 pts higher in Booragoon

4.9% 41st pct 4.3% 32nd pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Booragoon vs Brentwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL50148/booragoon/vs/SAL50178/brentwood