Suburb in Lake Macquarie

Booragul, NSW

Booragul had a population of 1,623 at the 2021 Census (+26.7% since 2016). Median age 50.9. Median weekly household income $1,162. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Booragul at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with New South Wales.

In Newcastle and Lake Macquarie

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Booragul's population grew by 26.7% to 1,623, faster than New South Wales as a whole (+7.9%). With a median age of 50.9, it is older than the NSW average (38.4). Children under 10 make up 8.8% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 29.0%.

37.6% of households rent, a larger share than the NSW average of 33.1%. 29.1% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 2.7% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 584 households.

The median household earns $1,162 a week, below the NSW average of $1,829. Renters pay a median $323 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,641 a month.

10.3% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NSW average of 31.0%. 4.0% use a language other than English at home. 41.9% report no religion, higher than the NSW average (35.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Booragul beside NSW and Australia.

MeasureBooragulNSWAustralia
Population1,6238,072,17125,422,828
Growth since 2016+26.7%+7.9%+8.6%
Median age50.938.438.2
Households5842,900,4569,275,123
Flats and apartments2.7%21.8%14.3%
Renting37.6%33.1%31.1%
Owned outright29.1%32.0%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,162$1,829$1,747
Median rent a week$323$423$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,641$2,142$1,866
Born overseas10.3%31.0%29.3%
Other language at home4.0%28.2%23.6%
No religion41.9%35.7%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

+26.7% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1,4152011
  2. 1,2812016
  3. 1,6232021

Age

Median age 50.9, against 38.4 for New South Wales.

Booragul New South Wales
Share of people by age, Booragul and New South Wales
0–98.8%
10–1911.2%
20–2910.6%
30–399.3%
40–499.0%
50–5911.2%
60–6911.3%
70–7913.7%
80+15.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Booragul at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English49.1%
  2. Australian45.8%
  3. Irish9.7%
  4. Scottish9.6%
  5. Australian Aboriginal7.7%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Samoan0.8%
  2. Mandarin0.8%
  3. Italian0.3%
  4. Polish0.3%
  5. Tagalog0.3%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England2.9%
  2. New Zealand1.6%
  3. Germany1.0%
  4. the Philippines0.5%
  5. China0.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Booragul

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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