Boort, VIC
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Boort is a town in the Shire of Loddon in north-central Victoria, set among a chain of lakes about 250 kilometres north-west of Melbourne. It lies in Dja Dja Wurrung country, and its name is generally said to come from a Dja Dja Wurrung word meaning 'smoke from the hill'. The district is notable for its Aboriginal scarred trees; more than five hundred are estimated to survive in the area, marking long occupation of the country. European pastoralists took up land from 1846, and the railway reached the town in 1883. Boort is best known today for the 'Spanner Man', a roadside collection of metal sculptures welded from old farm tools by local farmer John Piccoli. It remains a friendly lakeside farming town.
Less advantaged than the national average
Boort is more socio-economically advantaged than about 26% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 943, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Boort at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 940
- Median age
- 57
- Median weekly household income
- $1,054
- SEIFA score
- 943
- Coordinates
- -36.1236, 143.7419
Boort demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Boort using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is seniors (65+) at 37%, 12% of homes are rented, and 8% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 142 | 15% |
| Youth (15–24) | 77 | 8% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 133 | 14% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 237 | 25% |
| Seniors (65+) | 346 | 37% |
Share of the 935 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 205 | 58% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 82 | 23% |
| Rented | 41 | 12% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 334 | 97% |
| Townhouses & semis | 11 | 3% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 345 occupied private dwellings in Boort.
- Median weekly rent
- $180
- Median monthly mortgage
- $949
- Average household size
- 2.1 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,449
- Median weekly personal income
- $573
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 59 (8%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 31 (4%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 15 (2%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 233 (30%)
- Labour-force participation
- 43%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.2%
- Employed full-time
- 173
- Employed part-time
- 134
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Common questions about Boort
Where is Boort?
Boort is a suburb of Victoria, Australia.
What is the population of Boort?
At the 2021 Census, Boort had a population of about 940.
Is Boort an advantaged area?
Boort has an ABS SEIFA score of 943, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 26 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 26% of Australian suburbs.
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