WA · Melville Council
Booragoon, WA, 6154
Current weather
16.6°CMainly clear
68% humidity · 14.1 km/h wind · 17.6° / 10.1° today · 5.9 mm rain
Desirability index
#12 among Metro Perth suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Booragoon is a smaller suburban community in the Melville area, home to around 5,684 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show median weekly rent around $755, 1 school and preschool site in the area, strong public transport coverage with many Transperth stops, and a higher concentration of local shops, services, and recreation amenities. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 5,684
- Median age
- 43
- Median household income / week
- $1,991
- Dwelling vacancy
- 9.5%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 224 of 2,358
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,500
- Employment rate
- 58.8%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 113 / 594 / 81
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Housing
- All types (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
- $755
- Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
- 715
Median weekly rent from WA rental bond lodgements. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Data sources & freshness
- WA rental bond lodgements — Department of Communities (WA) · Period: wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv · Updated on site · Monthly bond summaries
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 1,121
- Booragoon Primary SchoolPrimary
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Public transport
44 public transport stops in this suburb
- Booragoon Bus Stn Stand A2
- Marmion St Before Aldous Pl
- Marmion St Before Davy St
- Marmion St Before Marcus Av
- Marmion St Melville Aquatic Centre
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Amenities
203 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- ANZATM
- BabyroadBaby Goods
- StrandbagsBag
- Bakers DelightBakery
- BreadtopBakery
- Miss MaudBakery
- Venaso SelectionsBathroom Furnishing
- Classic ThreadingBeauty salon
- Eden NailsBeauty salon
- Elite Nail BarBeauty salon
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
5 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Booragoon Lake ReservePark
- Hatfield ParkPark
- Ken Ingram ParkPark
- Layman ParkPark
- Ratcliffe ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 5
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Perth Radiological Clinicdoctor
- SILK Laser Clinics Garden CityRiseley Streetclinic
- The Perth Foot & Ankle ClinicCoomoora Roaddoctor
- Wizard Pharmacypharmacy
- Wizard Pharmacypharmacy
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 10/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 9/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via WA bush fire prone area mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 12
- Parks (OSM)
- 8
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 95.3/100
- Cohort rank
- #12 among Metro Perth suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Perth Radiological Clinichealthdoctor
- SILK Laser Clinics Garden CityhealthRiseley Streetclinic
- The Perth Foot & Ankle ClinichealthCoomoora Roaddoctor
- Wizard Pharmacyhealthpharmacy
- Wizard Pharmacyhealthpharmacy
- Booragoon Lake Reservegovernmentpark
- Hatfield Parkgovernmentpark
- Ken Ingram Parkgovernmentpark
- Layman Parkgovernmentpark
- Ratcliffe Parkgovernmentpark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
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