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WA · Melville Council

Booragoon, 6154

Est. population · Jun 2025

6,415

Growth (1 yr)

+2.8%

Growth (5 yr)

+12.3%

Median age

43

Median income

$1,991/wk

Employment rate

58.8%

University qualified

41.3%

Work from home

10.6%

Languages at home

22.8%non-English

Most common: Mandarin, Cantonese, Indonesian

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

62/100
Good

Top 3% of Western Australia's suburbs

Verified 90% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Walkable
  • Multicultural
  • High desirability
What Booragoon is known for: Walkable, Multicultural, High desirability

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Suburb profile

Booragoon is a middle-ring metropolitan suburb of Perth, in Melville Council, with mainly mixed commercial and residential development. It is close to the Canning River and Mount Pleasant Baptist Church.

The suburb is highly walkable compared with similar places, placing it among the highest-ranked middle-ring metropolitan suburbs. Local school ICSEA scores are among the highest in the peer group. University qualifications are among the highest in the peer group, with university qualifications 59% above the peer median. Crime in the wider Fremantle Police District remains above typical levels but is improving. Reported offences have fallen 26% year on year. The main trade-offs are higher rents and thinner park access, with park access 25% below the peer median.

Overall, Booragoon suits people prioritising school quality and walkability over lower rents.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Middle-ring metropolitan suburb · compared with middle-ring metropolitan suburbs in Western Australia (131)

Strengths

  • Local school ICSEA scores are among the highest in the peer group
  • The suburb is highly walkable compared with similar places
  • University qualifications are among the highest in the peer group

Weaknesses

  • Median rents are a relative weakness
  • Park access is a relative weakness

What stands out

  • Canning River
  • Mount Pleasant Baptist Church
  • Crime in the wider Fremantle Police District remains above typical levels but is improving

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Booragoon compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$755/wk

Population (ERP)

6,415

+2.8% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

9.5%

Census unoccupied dwellings

Livability profile

Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Desirability

#3

among Metro Perth · Emerging

Pop. growth

84th

percentile in WA

Rented dwellings

19%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

10/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

90th

percentile among schools with ICSEA

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Desirability

Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
62.0/100 — Good
State standing
Top 3% of Western Australia's suburbs
National rank
335th in Australia
State rank
16th in WA
Peer rank
#3 among Metro Perth · Emerging suburbs
Cohort rank
#11 among Metro Perth suburbs
Data confidence
90%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

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.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

  • WA rental bond lodgements — Department of Communities (WA) · wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv · Updated · Monthly bond summaries

Population

Estimated resident population

6,415(June 2025)

+2.8% annual · +12.3% over 5 years · 84th percentile in WA

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+2.8%
5-year growth
+12.3%
Change in 1 year
+172
Change in 5 years
+702
Growth rank in WA
84th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~6,850), extrapolated at +1.3% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

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
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$410
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
47.1% / 33.5% / 19.4%
Employment rate
58.8%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
10.6% / 5% / 66.3%
Walked or cycled to work
2%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
1,452 / 594 / 81

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

41.3% of adults have a university degree, compared with 23.8% across Western Australia. 9.5% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified41.3% · 23.8% WA
  • Diploma qualified11% · 9.3% WA
  • Trade / vocational9.5% · 17.8% WA
  • Year 12 or below38.2% · 49.1% WA

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Management and commerce26.1%
  • Engineering and related technologies16.5%
  • Health13.1%
  • Society and culture11.8%
  • Education10.5%
  • Natural and physical sciences6%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$63,454

62nd percentile in WA · +8% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$71,948

79th percentile in WA · +11% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
15.0%

74th percentile in WA · +9% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$110,054

92nd percentile in WA · +74% vs Australia

Residents with business income
9.0%

57th percentile in WA · -13% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 6154 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
7,468
Taxpayers reporting net rent
1,147
Median net rent
$592
Taxpayers reporting business income
655
Taxable income vs state median
+4%
Salary / wages vs state median
+15%
Rental investment vs state median
+25%
Super vs state median
+73%
Business income vs state median
+13%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in WA, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Community & culture

22.8% speak a language other than English at home; 40.5% born overseas

Language at home
4,267 English only · 1,261 other
Non-English at home
22.8%
Born overseas
2,245 (40.5%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
42 (0.7%)
Australian citizens
4,843
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
23

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • Mandarin129 · 26.3%
  • Cantonese83 · 16.9%
  • Indonesian59 · 12%
  • Korean29 · 5.9%
  • Persian29 · 5.9%
  • Italian19 · 3.9%
  • French17 · 3.5%
  • Arabic15 · 3.1%

Religion

48.1%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 48.1%, while 41.1% reported no religion.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion41.1%42.5%
Christianity48.1%41.1%
Buddhism3%2.2%
Other / not stated7.8%14.3%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic20.8%18.7%
Anglican11.2%10.1%
Christian (not further defined)3.6%3.4%
Presbyterian and Reformed2.9%1.3%
Uniting Church2.7%1.6%
Baptist2.3%1.6%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Figures are for the Fremantle Police District, not this suburb alone.

Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2026 to Sep 2026)
13,209
Against the person
3,166
Against property
8,312
Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
55.3
State crime-rate percentile
60.5th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
-30.9%

Most common offence types

  • Assault (Family)
  • Drug Offences
  • Fraud & Related Offences
  • Property Damage
  • Stealing

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

  • WA Police district crime statistics — Western Australia Police Force · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Sep 2026; Jan 2026 to Sep 2026 · Updated · Quarterly timeseries XLSX; district-level aggregates

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
7
Median school ICSEA (7 schools)
1,126
Median ICSEA percentile
90th
School list
  • Booragoon Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1121 · 89th percentile · LBOTE 42% · 435 students · Top SEA quarter 48% · 0.9 km awayView on My School →
  • Applecross Senior High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1120 · 89th percentile · LBOTE 38% · 1,962 students · Top SEA quarter 46% · 1.2 km awayView on My School →
  • Ardross Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1149 · 95th percentile · LBOTE 60% · 448 students · Top SEA quarter 61% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →
  • Brentwood Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1116 · 88th percentile · LBOTE 43% · 331 students · Top SEA quarter 50% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →
  • Mount Pleasant Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1146 · 94th percentile · LBOTE 44% · 564 students · Top SEA quarter 60% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
  • Bateman Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1126 · 90th percentile · LBOTE 51% · 371 students · Top SEA quarter 53% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
  • Winthrop Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1143 · 94th percentile · LBOTE 59% · 603 students · Top SEA quarter 56% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

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

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

248 mapped amenities

4 restaurants · 6 cafes · 3 supermarkets · 1 pharmacies · 2 fast food · 3 bakeries · 1 libraries · 1 places of worship

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Highly walkable for shops and everyday services
  • Great for outdoor family life — 8 parks mapped in suburb, 3 playgrounds nearby
  • Well connected by public transport — 44 public transport stops
Walkability proxy
100/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
1.06
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
2.64
Parks per 1,000 residents
1.41
Food & drink(15)
  • Bakers DelightBakery
  • BreadtopBakery
  • Miss MaudBakery
  • Boost JuiceCafe
  • GotchaCafe
  • Kay’sCafe
  • SensoCafe
  • TeamorrowCafe
  • The Coffee ClubCafe
  • KFCFast food
  • Soul OriginFast food
  • Chow & ChiRestaurant
  • Mandarin WokRestaurant
  • Sushi HubRestaurant
  • Zushi BentoRestaurant
Shopping(11)
  • David JonesDepartment store
  • KmartDepartment store
  • MyerDepartment store
  • Garden FreshGreengrocer
  • Good SammyOp shop
  • Primewest Melville Shopping CentreShopping centre

    276 Leach Highway

  • Westfield BooragoonShopping centre

    125 Riseley Street, Booragoon

  • ColesSupermarket
  • HanGaWee MarketSupermarket
  • WoolworthsSupermarket
Everyday services(5)
  • ANZATM
  • ChargeHubEV charging
  • ChargePointEV charging
  • 7-ElevenPetrol station
  • Booragoon Post ShopPost office

    Unit 9 276 Leach Highway

Community(3)
  • Civic Square LibraryLibrary
  • Booragoon Primary SchoolSchool

    10 Clements Road, Booragoon

  • City of Melville Town HallTownhall

    10 Almondbury Road

Health & services(5)
  • SILK Laser Clinics Garden CityClinic

    Unit 152 125 Riseley Street, Booragoon

  • Perth Radiological ClinicMedical clinic
  • The Perth Foot & Ankle ClinicMedical clinic

    87 Coomoora Road, Booragoon

  • Wizard PharmacyPharmacy
  • Greencross VetsVeterinary

    Unit a 498 Marmion Street

Sport & outdoors(18)
  • Fremantle Railway PSPCycling route
  • Mosman Park & North Fremantle LTCN Primary RouteCycling route
  • SAFE Route Booragoon to ArdrossCycling route
  • Goodlife Health ClubGym

    276 Leach Highway, Booragoon

  • Booragoon Lake ReservePark
  • Hatfield ParkPark
  • Ken Ingram ParkPark
  • Layman ParkPark
  • Park (3)
  • Ratcliffe ParkPark
  • Playground (3)
  • Public toilets
  • Sports centre
  • Sports field
Entertainment(1)
  • Hoyts Garden CityCinema
Transport(44)

44 bus stops

Other(96)
  • Artwork
  • BabyroadBaby Goods
  • StrandbagsBag
  • Venaso SelectionsBathroom Furnishing
  • Classic ThreadingBeauty salon
  • Eden NailsBeauty salon
  • Elite Nail BarBeauty salon
  • Fantasy NailsBeauty salon
  • MeccaBeauty salon
  • Shampoo ShopBeauty salon

    Unit 167 125 Riseley Street

  • AdairsBed

    Unit 7 276 Leach Highway, Booragoon

  • Sheridan OutletBed

    Unit 17 276 Leach Highway, Booragoon

  • Bench (7)
  • Free Spirit Drink CoBeverages
  • Churchill CyclesBicycle
  • TrekBicycle

    276 Leach Highway, Booragoon

  • Bicycle Parking (16)
  • DymocksBooks

    Unit 33-34 125 Riseley Street

  • Booragoon Bus StationBus Station
  • duskCandles
  • RepcoCar Parts

    Unit 2 276 Leach Highway, Booragoon

  • S.M.A.R.TCar repair
  • John Walker ChocolatierChocolate
  • Clock
  • Blue IllusionClothes
  • Bras N ThingsClothes
  • City BeachClothes
  • Cotton OnClothes
  • DangerfieldClothes
  • DecjubaClothes
  • Forever NewClothes
  • GormanClothes
  • Jay JaysClothes
  • Just JeansClothes
  • PortmansClothes
  • SussanClothes
  • Universal StoreClothes
  • yd.Clothes
  • Infuse CafeCoffee
  • Justice of PeaceCourthouse
  • Curtain WorldCurtain
  • Apple StoreElectronics

    125 Riseley Street, Booragoon

  • JB Hi-FiElectronics
  • JB Hi-FiElectronics

    Unit 4 276 Leach Highway, Booragoon

  • Lucy’s FloristFlorist
  • FreedomFurniture
  • Gascoigne Leather CentreFurniture

    276 Leach Highway, Booragoon

  • PlushFurniture

    276 Leach Highway, Booragoon

  • Games WorldGames
  • Just CutsHairdresser
  • Health Kick Vitamin CentreHealth Food
  • Empire HomewaresHouseware

    276 Leach Highway, Booragoon

  • Kitchen WarehouseHouseware

    Unit 6 276 Leach Highway

  • Living EmporiumHouseware

    Unit 10 276 Leach Highway, Booragoon

  • Soko & CoHouseware

    Unit 8 276 Leach Highway, Booragoon

  • Information
  • LovisaJewelry
  • Mazzucchelli’sJewelry
  • PandoraJewelry
  • ProudsJewelry
  • Lottery
  • Urban Massage StudioMassage
  • Happy TelMobile Phone
  • OptusMobile Phone
  • VodafoneMobile Phone
  • Garden City NewsNewsagent
  • Sunglass HutOptician
  • AnacondaOutdoor

    276 Leach Highway, Booragoon

  • BCFOutdoor

    276 Leach Highway, Booragoon

  • Paint InspirationsPaint
  • Parking (18)
  • St John Ambulance WAParking
  • Parking Space (4)
  • Gold Buyers CentralPawnbroker
  • City FarmersPet

    498 Marmion

  • Beyond Limits PhysiotherapyPhysiotherapist
  • Mount Pleasant Baptist ChurchPlace of worship
  • Australia PostPost Box
  • Post Box
  • Rise Learning AcademyPrep School
  • Shelter (2)
  • Athlete's FootShoes

    Unit Shop 123 125 Riseley Street, Booragoon

  • Foot LockerShoes
  • Hype DCShoes
  • SkechersShoes
  • Spendless ShoesShoes
  • Parkland Villas BooragoonSocial Facility

    510 Marmion Street, Booragoon

  • Regents GardenSocial Facility
  • Drummond GolfSports
  • HobbyTech ToysToys
  • LegoToys
  • Mega CultureToys
  • Vacant (4)
  • Vending machine (3)
  • EB GamesVideo Games
  • Waste Basket (5)

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Sporting clubs

1 named sporting club in this suburb

  • Booragoon Junior Football Club

    Australian Rules Football

Named sporting clubs from OpenStreetMap, assigned to this suburb's boundary. Sporting facilities such as ovals, courts and recreation centres are listed under Amenities.

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap sporting clubs — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Geofabrik australia-latest.osm.pbf

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

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
7.5%
Woodland / forest cover
2.8%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
12
Parks (OSM)
8
Typical summer maximum
29°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Places of worship

1 places of worship within ~1.5 km

  • Mount Pleasant Baptist Church

From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
6
Nearest hospital
Attadale Rehabilitation Hospital (2.4 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
Not in suburb
GP clinics in suburb
3
GPs tagged bulk billing (OSM)
0 of 3
Aged-care services
1
Residential aged-care places
100

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

  • Beyond Limits PhysiotherapyPhysiotherapist
  • Perth Radiological ClinicGP
  • The Perth Foot & Ankle ClinicCoomoora RoadGP
  • SILK Laser Clinics Garden CityRiseley StreetClinic
  • Wizard PharmacyPharmacy
  • Wizard PharmacyPharmacy
Aged-care services
  • Regents Garden Four Seasons BooragoonBOORAGOONResidential

Australian Government–subsidised services from the AIHW GEN list (30 June 2025), assigned to this suburb by location.

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
111
Participants per 1,000 residents
17.3

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
29° / 16°
Rainfall
51 mm · ~6 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
24° / 13°
Rainfall
198 mm · ~25 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
17° / 8°
Rainfall
552 mm · ~69 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
21° / 10°
Rainfall
212 mm · ~26 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via WA bush fire prone area mapping. Flood cover uses floodplain mapping against the suburb boundary where published.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Tangney
Member of Parliament
Sam LIM (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
122,584
Turnout (2025)
92.7%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+4.1 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 43.0%Labor 57.0%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 2.3 km away).

Coalition 42.1%Labor 57.9%

0.9 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +6.5 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • BooragoonLabor 58.2% · Coalition 41.8% TPP (2025)0.7 km away
  • ArdrossLabor 57.7% · Coalition 42.3% TPP (2025)1.3 km away
  • BrentwoodLabor 59.9% · Coalition 40.1% TPP (2025)1.4 km away
  • Mount PleasantLabor 54.4% · Coalition 45.6% TPP (2025)1.5 km away
  • BatemanLabor 57.9% · Coalition 42.1% TPP (2025)1.7 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
10/10
IRSD decile (2021)
9/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

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