Barooga vs Lalalty
Lalalty is the younger of the two, with a median age of 30 against 46 in Barooga. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Lalalty, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Barooga tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Lalalty suits families with children and couples.
Which one suits you?
There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.
Families with school-age kids
Lalalty
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 40/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (80% vs 53%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 89%)
- But Barooga has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Barooga
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 36%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Barooga has a shorter drive in (423 min vs 428 min)
- Lalalty sits closer to the CBD (674 km vs 677.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Barooga has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 10%)
- Lalalty carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 40/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Barooga
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (3.9% vs -8.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Barooga and Lalalty drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.
Side by side, out of 100
Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.
Demographics
Barooga has more residents (1,888 vs 88); Barooga skews older (46 vs 30).
| Barooga | Lalalty | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,888 +95% vs other | 88 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +3.9% | -8.3% |
| Median age | 46 | 30 |
| Median household income | $71,500/yr same for both | |
| Median weekly rent | $260/wk +4% vs other | $250/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).
Property market
| Barooga | Lalalty | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $552,500 | — |
| Median unit price | $320,000 | — |
| Median land price | $240,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 51 days from 15 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Lalalty has more rural and farming land (100% vs 75%); Barooga has more land zoned for conservation (20% vs 0%).
| Barooga | Lalalty | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 75% | 100% |
| Environmental | 20% | 0% |
| Parks and recreation | 2% | 0% |
| Residential | 1% | 0% |
| Industrial | 1% | 0% |
| Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09. | ||
Development activity
| Barooga | Lalalty | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 42 across Berrigan same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -60% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Barooga | Lalalty | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 3.5% $450/wk on $660K | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Barooga | Lalalty | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 16% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 36% of NSW | Higher than 37% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 50% of NSW | Higher than 20% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 82% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 8% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 78% of NSW | Higher than 42% of NSW |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 47% of NSW | — |
Liveability
| Barooga | Lalalty | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 34/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Barooga carries more crime risk (40 vs 0).
| Barooga | Lalalty | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 34/100 | Low 28/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 40/100 | None 0/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Barooga | Lalalty | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Barooga
- Barooga Public School Government · Primary at peers
Schools in Lalalty
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Barooga | Lalalty | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 2 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 0 |
| Childcare | 3 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 4 | 1 |
Mobility
Barooga sits further from the CBD (677.7 km vs 674 km).
| Barooga | Lalalty | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 6/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 677.7 km | 674 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 423 min | 428 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 3644 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 56 postcode 3644 same for both | |
How people get to work
Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.7%).
Setting
| Barooga | Lalalty | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 110 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 116 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Barooga | Lalalty | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 71/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 44% 1,001 premises | 0% 41 premises |
Climate
| Barooga | Lalalty | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 458 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Barooga | Lalalty | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $867/yr same for both | |
| Council | Berrigan same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Barooga | Lalalty | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Farrer same for both | |
| Member | David Farley same for both | |
| Party | One Nation same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Barooga | Lalalty | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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