$410 ▲ +13.9%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $360
- 2016: $415
- 2021: $410
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Booragoon · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Booragoon
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A typical monthly mortgage payment of $2,500 makes Booragoon much more expensive than most areas. This suburb is marked by high housing costs, though a large number of residents own their homes outright. It is a well-established residential pocket where most people live in three or more bedroom houses.
$410
▲ +13.9%
- $0–$25: 37 areas
- $25–$50: 86 areas
- $50–$75: 199 areas
- $75–$100: 214 areas
- $100–$125: 525 areas
- $125–$150: 343 areas
- $150–$175: 699 areas
- $175–$200: 597 areas
- $200–$225: 1183 areas
- $225–$250: 724 areas
- $250–$275: 1277 areas
- $275–$300: 787 areas
- $300–$325: 1282 areas
- $325–$350: 618 areas
- $350–$375: 935 areas
- $375–$400: 570 areas
- $400–$425: 763 areas
- $425–$450: 288 areas
- $450–$475: 415 areas
- $475–$500: 176 areas
- $500–$525: 204 areas
- $525–$550: 79 areas
- $550–$575: 125 areas
- $575–$600: 70 areas
- $600–$625: 97 areas
- $625–$650: 21 areas
- $650–$675: 54 areas
- $675–$700: 145 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Booragoon — higher than 84% of areas.
| Booragoon | $410 |
|---|---|
| 6154, WA | $415 |
| Western Australia | $340 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical home-loan payments are well above the Western Australian figure by $658 and the national figure by $637. Rent is also slightly higher than the state and national averages, with a typical weekly cost of $410.
$2,500 ▲ +14.8%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,178
- 2016: $2,383
- 2021: $2,500
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Booragoon, $350–$549 is the majority at 56%; $200–$349 is next at 21%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Booragoon splits fairly evenly between $3,000 or more (38%) and $1,800–$2,999 (33%), with $1,000–$1,799 at 17%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is strong here, with 45.2% of homes owned outright, which is far above the state and national figures. Only 18.6% of households rent, a figure that is well below the state and national averages.
18.6% ▲ +6.3%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
45.2% ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.7%
- 2016: 45.9%
- 2021: 45.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Booragoon, the largest group is Owned outright at 45%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (32%) and Rented (19%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 68% of the suburb, which is well below the national figure. While 80.7% of homes have three or more bedrooms, they are lightly occupied with only 0.70 people per bedroom.
0.70 ▼ -30.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.00
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
68.0% ▼ -13.5%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 78.7%
- 2016: 68.1%
- 2021: 68.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
80.7% ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 81.8%
- 2016: 80.8%
- 2021: 80.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Booragoon, Separate house is the majority at 68%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 28%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Booragoon, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 41%, followed by 3 bedrooms (29%) and 2 bedrooms (17%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Booragoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50148/booragoon/topic/housing-dwellings