Suburb in Cassowary Coast

Boogan, QLD

Boogan had a population of 138 at the 2021 Census (+16.0% since 2016). Median age 46.0. Median weekly household income $1,416. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Boogan at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Cairns

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Boogan's population grew by 16.0% to 138, faster than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 46.0, it is older than the QLD average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 16.7% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 6.5%.

15.6% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 55.6% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 45 households.

The median household earns $1,416 a week, below the QLD average of $1,675.

11.3% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 9.7% use a language other than English at home. 34.2% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Boogan beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureBooganQLDAustralia
Population1385,156,13825,422,788
Growth since 2016+16.0%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age46.038.038.0
Households451,869,4629,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting15.6%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright55.6%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,416$1,675$1,746
Median rent a week–$365$375
Median mortgage repayment a month–$1,733$1,863
Born overseas11.3%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home9.7%14.1%23.6%
No religion34.2%44.8%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

+16.0% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1152011
  2. 1192016
  3. 1382021

Age

Median age 46.0, against 38.0 for Queensland.

Boogan Queensland
Share of people by age, Boogan and Queensland
0–916.7%
10–1912.3%
20–2910.1%
30–398.7%
40–497.2%
50–5917.4%
60–6913.8%
70–790.0%
80+6.5%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Boogan at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian43.0%
  2. English27.1%
  3. Italian25.2%
  4. Australian Aboriginal7.5%
  5. Irish4.7%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Italian2.6%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand3.5%

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

Around Boogan

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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