Perth Suburb Profiles

Boya

Situated 19km from the Perth GPO.

To supply the stone required to build the groynes at Fremantle Harbour, a Government quarry was established in the hills a little south-west of Darlington. A spur line was run into the quarry from the existing railway and, by July 1901, dozens of iron and hessian huts housing approximately 150 workmen were clustered near the site. In August of 1901, construction began on a railway siding for the use of this settlement and the first name proposed was "Yan-Yeen". This was rejected because of a duplication in Victoria and the Aboriginal word "Boya", appropriately meaning rock/stone, was chosen instead. It was later found that the correct Aboriginal name for the area was "Nyeedoup" but Boya remains appropriate as the Aboriginal sub-tribe who once inhabited the hills were known as "Boya-Ngoora".

2011 Census Summary	Boya	Perth Metro Region
Population - Usually Resident	639	1,645,573
Median Age of Residents (Years)	44	35
Residents less than 19	23%	27%
Residents 20-64	61%	62%
Residents over 65	17%	13%
Average Household Size (persons)	2.00	2.55
Couples without children	37%	28%
Couple family with children	34%	34%
Single parent family	6%	11%
Other families	2%	2%
Lone Person	22%	24%
Group Household	3%	5%
Total Households	236	604,425
Number of Occupied Dwellings 1	267	595,499
House	100%	79%
Duplex, Villa, Town House	0%	12%
Flat,Unit, Apartment	0%	10%
Other 2	0%	1%
Number of Unoccupied Dwellings	33	57,529
Fully Owned 2	40%	30%
Being Purchased 2	47%	42%
Being Rented 2	14%	28%
Other 2	0%	2%
Median Weekly Household Income	$1,604	$1,481
Median Monthly Mortgage Repayment	$2,013	$2,008
Median Weekly Rent	$320	$327
Local Schools:	N/A
Other Nearby Schools:	St Anthony's School (Greenmount)
Shops:	N/A
Train Stations:	Midland
Bus Services:	Bus Service to Midland Train Station
1. Excludes visitor only households 2. % Calcs exclude Not Stated Component