Suburb in Coolgardie

Boorabbin, WA

Boorabbin had a population of 48 at the 2021 Census (+585.7% since 2016). Median age 43.0. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Boorabbin at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Western Australia.

In Western Australia - Outback (South)

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Boorabbin's population grew by 585.7% to 48, faster than Western Australia as a whole (+7.5%). With a median age of 43.0, it is older than the WA average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 0.0% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 0.0%.

40.9% of residents were born overseas, more than the WA average of 34.2%. 26.3% use a language other than English at home. 29.2% report no religion, lower than the WA average (46.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Boorabbin beside WA and Australia.

MeasureBoorabbinWAAustralia
Population482,660,02625,422,788
Growth since 2016+585.7%+7.5%+8.6%
Median age43.038.038.0
Households–964,7349,275,217
Flats and apartments–6.5%14.3%
Renting–27.7%31.1%
Owned outright–29.6%31.4%
Median household income a week–$1,815$1,746
Median rent a week–$340$375
Median mortgage repayment a month–$1,842$1,863
Born overseas40.9%34.2%29.3%
Other language at home26.3%19.6%23.6%
No religion29.2%46.7%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

+585.7% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 22011
  2. 72016
  3. 482021

Age

Median age 43.0, against 38.0 for Western Australia.

Boorabbin Western Australia
Share of people by age, Boorabbin and Western Australia
0–90.0%
10–190.0%
20–2931.3%
30–398.3%
40–4922.9%
50–5922.9%
60–6910.4%
70–790.0%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Boorabbin at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English40.7%
  2. Australian18.5%
  3. Filipino11.1%
  4. Irish11.1%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. the Philippines12.5%

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

Around Boorabbin

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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