Question 1

Is Booragoon a nice place to live?

Accepted Answer

Booragoon is an established southern Perth suburb anchored by the Garden City shopping centre, giving the area a clear retail and services focus. Streets are largely residential, with a mix of single-storey brick homes, low-rise units and newer townhouses among mature trees. The suburb of 5,684 people has a median age of 43 and a median household income of $1,991 a week. It leans towards families—around 86% of families are couple families—and most homes are owner-occupied, about 80.6%, so it attracts families, professionals and downsizers who value local shops, cafes and community facilities.

Regular bus services run along the main roads, and parks, schools and river and coastal foreshore are close by, making day-to-day life practical. Several civic and precinct projects are under way or planned, including an approved expansion of Westfield Booragoon (Garden City) to add an entertainment and fresh-food precinct and a larger cinema, a precinct structure plan review, a new Library, Museum and Arts Centre beside the civic centre, and staged redevelopment work at LeisureFit Booragoon pool. Whether Booragoon suits you comes down to whether that mix of amenities and a settled, owner-occupied community fits what you want.

Question 2

Is it expensive to live in Booragoon?

Accepted Answer

A median house price of $1,805,000 in Booragoon works out to about 17.4 times a typical local annual household income at the last Census, which is a high multiple compared with what people locally earned at that time.

Renting also takes a substantial slice of local income: a house rent of $850 a week would use about 42.7% of a typical local household's weekly income at the last Census, a large share, while units at $700 a week would take roughly 35.2%, a sizeable share. For most people weighing options, those rent shares and the house price multiple are the figures that matter.

Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.

Question 3

Is Booragoon a good place to invest?

Accepted Answer

House values climbed strongly over the past 12 months, up 19.5% in Booragoon. Unit values also rose, up 10.3%, so capital growth was the clearest movement over the year and it was stronger on the house side than the unit side. Unit rents rose 3.7% over the same period, a modest increase that trailed unit price growth.

For someone focussed on capital growth the house numbers are the most relevant; if rental income is your priority the unit rent movement is the figure to watch. Whether these movements make Booragoon a suitable investment depends on your own goals and circumstances.

This information has been prepared without taking your objectives, needs and overall financial situation into account. It is not meant to be a substitute for professional financial advice. For this reason, you should consider the appropriateness of the information and, if necessary, seek appropriate professional advice.

	Houses	Units
Median price Past 3 months	$1.80M	N/A
Change in value Past 12 months	19.5%	10.3%
Sold Past 3 months	15	7
Median days on market Past 12 months	11	25
Average rent Past 12 months	$850	$700
Change in rent Past 12 months	N/A	3.7%

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