Booragoon
Child Care Needs Analysis



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Key Metrics

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LDC Providers
LDC Providers
Total LDC Places
Total LDC Places
Total Population
Total Population
Persons Per Place
Persons Per Place
Avg Centre Age
Avg Centre Age
Population Aged 0-4
Population Aged 0-4
Pop Aged 0-4 Per LDC Place
Pop Aged 0-4 Per LDC Place
Pop Aged 0-4 Per LDC Place (Comm Adj)
Workforce Impact
Standard
Standard
Total School Attendance
Total School Attendance
School Places Per LDC Place
School Places Per LDC Place
Average LDC Fee($/day)
Average LDC Fee($/day)
Other Places (PSK / OOSH)
Other Places (PSK / OOSH)

SOURCE: ACECQA, StartingBlocks, ABS data analysed by AreaSearch
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Booragoon ChildCare FAQ


What is the Child Care supply composition of Booragoon?

As of our last update on April 6, 2025, there are 4 child care centres in Booragoon. Of these, 2 centres provide Long Day Care with 78 places, there is one Out of Hours School Care centre that has 50 places and one 'other' child care operation providing sevices such as family-based care. The suburb also contains a single school with 450 enrolments.

What population do these centres in Booragoon service?

AreaSearch's latest population estimate for Booragoon as at February 2025 stands at a total of 6,666 people, of this 231 are estimated to be children under five years of age.

Why do your population numbers differ from Census figures for Booragoon?

Some areas have changed considerably since the 2021 Census was undertaken. At the 2021 Census Booragoon was assessed as having 5,684 people with 216 of these (3.8%) being children under 5yo. Booragoon has seen 149 new addresses added since this time, which, combined with broader ABS population estimates for resident population, leads us to estimate that Booragoon has experienced population growth of approximately 982 people from the 2021 Census. Further, new estimates have been release for age cohort splits, which have been applied to our figures.

How does the ratio of children per LDC place in Booragoon compare to those in Greater Perth?

In Booragoon, our latest analysis shows there are 3 resident children under 5yo per LDC place. This figure is somewhat higher than the 2.5 children per place across Greater Perth.

How do childcare fees in Booragoon relate to those in Greater Perth?

Childcare fees in Booragoon average $158, which is slightly higher than the regional average of $147 in Greater Perth.

How does the ratio of school population per LDC place compare in Booragoon and Greater Perth?

In Booragoon, there are 5.8 students per LDC place. This figure is considerably lower than the 7.3 students per LDC place in Greater Perth.

What is the average age of Long Daycare Centres in Booragoon?

The average LDC in Booragoon was approved 14.1 years ago, while across Greater Perth the typical centre approval is 9.2 years old.

Is the local workforce a significant driver of additional child care demand for Booragoon?

Workforce activity is within the standard range and may moderately influence child care demand in this area.

Who would typically use analysis such as this?

Childcare operators, developers, investors and financiers would typically conduct a thorough child care supply and demand analysis (SDA) on Booragoon before allocating the significant amount of capital required. Boundary-based analysis such as this is often used as an initial guide however, and analysis would be undertaken on the specific site adopting a radial, travel time, or custom catchment to take into account nearby competition and demand drivers that would influence a centre's performance.

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