Median price trend for houses
Based on 68 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,740,000
Up 13.8% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $930k
- 3 bed
- $1.49m
- 4 bed
- $1.81m
- 5+ bed
- $2.1m
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The quick read on
Booragoon
WA 6154 · Melville
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,740,000
- Median unit
- $851,000
- Population
- 5,684
- Postcode
- 6154
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ABS 2021
Booragoon, Western Australia
Property market insights for Booragoon
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Booragoon WA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 64 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$850 per week
Up 6.3% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Booragoon, WA is currently $1,740,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Booragoon has a 12-month growth rate of 13.8% for houses and 11.8% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $930,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,490,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,810,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $2,100,000 in Booragoon.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Booragoon is $850 per week. The median house rent has increased 6.3% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Booragoon is $851,000, which has increased 11.8% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $835,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $914,000 in Booragoon. The median rent for units and apartments in Booragoon is $700 per week and has increased 3.7% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Booragoon safe?
The overall rate for Booragoon is 4,636 offences per 100,000 residents — 41% below the Greater Perth benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Booragoon.
Overall crime rate
4,636
offences per 100,000 residents
41% belowGreater Perth
BooragoonGreater Perth: 7,809
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Booragoon?
Booragoon WA 6154 is in Western Australia, within Greater Perth.
5,684 people call Booragoon home, with an average of 2.6 people per household and a median household income of $1,991 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 5,684
- Median age
- 43 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,500 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $410 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Perth benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1517.9%Below
15–3421.5%Below
35–5426.2%Below
55–7421.9%Above
75 and over12.5%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses68.0%Below
Townhouses27.8%Above
Apartments3.8%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright47.1%Above
Paying a mortgage33.5%Below
Renting19.4%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car5.9%Above
One car35.7%Above
Two cars39.5%In line
Three or more19.0%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home10.6%Above
Drove to work61.1%Below
Train, tram or bus5.0%In line
Walked or cycled2.0%In line
What stands out in Booragoon
10.6% of workers in Booragoon worked from home on Census day.
7.2% of Booragoon residents were born in England.
41.1% of people in Booragoon described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Booragoon
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Booragoon WA 6154.
Is Booragoon family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
17.9% of Booragoon's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Perth average.
1,540 family households lived in Booragoon; 50.7% were couple families and 12.6% were one-parent families.
37.6% of local families included children under 15. That is close to the Greater Perth average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Booragoon?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Booragoon had 5,684 residents at the 2021 Census.
21.4% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
34.3% were 55 or older. That is well above the Greater Perth average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Booragoon?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 68.0% of occupied private dwellings in Booragoon.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 27.8% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 3.8% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Booragoon?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
47.1% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Perth average.
33.5% were buying their home with a mortgage.
19.4% rented their home. That is well below the Greater Perth average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Booragoon?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Booragoon had 2.6 people.
One-person households made up 26.7% of occupied homes. That is close to the Greater Perth average.
Two-person households represented 30.4%, while 27.8% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Booragoon?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
10.6% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat above the Greater Perth average.
61.1% drove a car as their only travel method. That is close to the Greater Perth average.
5.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 2.0% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Booragoon?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
5.9% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Greater Perth average.
One-car households formed 35.7% of the total.
58.6% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Booragoon, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
62.0% were at the same address five years earlier, while 38.0% reported a different address.
39.5% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat above the Greater Perth average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Booragoon?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
75.1% of residents used only English at home.
22.2% used a language other than English at home.
5.5% spoke Mandarin at home, 3.1% spoke Cantonese and 0.2% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Booragoon residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
39.5% of Booragoon's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 60.5% was born in Australia.
3.4% of residents were born in China.
1.4% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 85.2%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Booragoon?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 36.0% of ancestry responses in Booragoon.
Australian ancestry made up 27.1% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 15.7% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Booragoon?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
34.0% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Greater Perth average.
Managers accounted for 14.8% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 11.8%.
Health care and social assistance employed 13.5% of workers, and education and training employed 11.6%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Booragoon?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 62.2%, compared with 65.2% across Greater Perth.
33.3% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 22.9% worked part time.
Unemployment was 5.4%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Perth.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Booragoon show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
65.6% reported no selected long-term health condition.
6.9% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
5.9% reported asthma, 7.8% arthritis and 3.5% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Booragoon?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
39.5% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Greater Perth average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 13.9% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 15.7%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 17.4%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Booragoon?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,991 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,500.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $410 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Booragoon compare with Greater Perth?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 10.6% in Booragoon, compared with 7.6% across Greater Perth.
Outright ownership was 47.1% locally and 29.3% across Greater Perth. That is well above the Greater Perth average.
Renting accounted for 19.4% in Booragoon, against 27.5% across Greater Perth.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Booragoon
Is Booragoon expensive?
The median house price is $1,740,000, while units and apartments sit at $851,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Booragoon good for families?
The Census counted 1,540 local families, and 17.9% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Booragoon?
3-bedroom houses have a median around $1,490,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Booragoon
91 streets in Booragoon
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Ainsworth
- Aldous Pl
- Aldridge Rd
- Allerton
- Almondbury Rd
- Andrea Ln
- Avery Ct
- Bedwell Cr
- Bolger Pl
- Boston
- Candish Ct
- Canning Ave
- Carlson St
- Chetwynd
- Clements Rd
- Colleran
- Congdon
- Connelly
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- Coomoora Rd
- Corbett
- Dale Pl
- Davenport Rd
- Davy St
- Dickenson
- Duff Pl
- Earlston
- Earlston Pl
- Edwards St
- Engler St
- Eve Ct
- Ewers Pl
- Gamba Pl
- Gill St
- Gough Pl
- Gould Pl
- Griffin St
- Gundill St
- Hallam Cl
- Hatfield
- Hellam Gr
- Hepburn
- Hewitt
- Hopson Cl
- Horrocks Rd
- Karoonda Rd
- Kitchener Rd
- Kruger Pl
- Langley
- Layman St
- Leach Hwy
- Leece Pl
- Marcus Ave
- Marmion St
- Matsen Cl
- Mccarter Rd
- Mccoy St
- Melson
- Miller Pl
- Muir Pl
- Neesham St
- Norma Rd
- Nunweek St
- Pickering
- Pitt
- Platt Ct
- Pollard Pl
- Preen St
- Rankin
- Ratcliffe Rd
- Rintoul
- Riseley Street
- Rogerson Rd
- Royce Gr
- Saw Ct
- Shadbolt St
- Shields Cr
- Sicklemore St
- Siddons
- Soall Ct
- Sprigg Pl
- Stanbury
- Stubbs Pl
- Swain Cl
- The Ramble
- Thorman Pl
- Tilney St
- Trinnick Pl
- Verco Ct
- Walsh Pl
- Woodall
- Worthington Rd
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