Bororen is a sparsely populated locality in Queensland within the Gladstone local government area (postcode 4678). With a population of 399, the suburb has a settled, mature resident base with a median age of 51. Households earn a median income of $71K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.6% year-on-year at the LGA level. QLD employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. QLD also had 32 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 12 underway, and 50 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are labourers, managers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and accommodation & food. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
The median weekly rent is $250 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,517.
Bororen is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 988, which is around the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Gladstone LGA is moderate at 5,791 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Population growth of +1.6% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.