Boroko Location Profile

Overview

Baim$1M - $5M

Rentim$0 - $0

Bilong Salim11 Homes

Bilong Rentim36 Homes

Boroko, named after the local word for "gumtree," harkens back to a time when the suburb was covered in these trees before development took hold. From its tranquil beginnings near Jacksons Airport, Boroko has transformed into one of Port Moresby’s vibrant city suburbs, each with its own distinct character, attractions, and rich history. It’s a melting pot of diverse ethnicities, offering a unique cultural experience.

Navigating Boroko can be both exciting and overwhelming, with an abundance of choices—whether it’s shops, schools, sports facilities, or the local community. When searching for a place to live, everyone seeks affordability, accessibility, versatility, security, and aesthetic appeal. It’s important to carefully consider the suburb and its neighborhoods before making a decision in a city like Port Moresby.

Boroko’s prime location offers the convenience of multiple shopping centers within a five-minute drive, regardless of where you are in the suburb. This makes it an ideal location for families, especially with the variety of public and private schools available. The suburb is also home to major sporting venues, including Bisini Parade sporting facilities and the National Football Stadium, which regularly hosts international rugby league matches.

Once the heartbeat of Port Moresby’s city life in the '80s and '90s, Boroko has a history as vibrant as the red, black, and white colors of Papua New Guinea's flag. Though it has ceded some of its former glory to Waigani’s Vision City Mega Mall, Boroko has persevered, maintaining its status as a desirable and livable suburb.

You may find it overwhelming with all the choices; shops, schools, sport facilities, wantoks and of course the road conditions, whether it’s accommodation to rent or buy. We all want our abodes to be effectively affordable, accessible, versatile, secure and have aesthetic appeal, followed by carefully considering the suburb and indeed the neighborhood in a city like Port Moresby, before you even begin your search.

With a smemorable past, Boroko was once the epicenter of Port Moresby’s city life between the ‘80s and ‘90s. The suburb, though it has lost most of its appeal to Waigani’s Vision City Mega Mall, it has come a long way to maintaining its dignity as a livable suburb to date.