Belgravia vs Boomey
Boomey is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 42 in Belgravia. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Belgravia, about half of households are people living alone. In Boomey, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Boomey: a median of $1.71 million, against $1.51 million in Belgravia, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Belgravia tends to suit people living alone, while Boomey 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
Boomey
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 10/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (65% vs 54%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Belgravia has cheaper houses ($1,510,000 vs $1,705,000)
- Boomey leaves households under less mortgage stress (27% vs 35%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Belgravia
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 12%)
- has cheaper rent ($129/wk vs $200/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Belgravia
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (287.4 km vs 311 km)
- has a shorter drive in (242 min vs 260 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Boomey
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 10/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Boomey
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (15.8% vs 5.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Belgravia and Boomey 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
Boomey rents higher ($200/wk vs $129/wk); Belgravia has more residents (124 vs 88).
| Belgravia | Boomey | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 124 +29% vs other | 88 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +5.1% | +15.8% |
| Median age | 42 | 39 |
| Median household income | $108,316/yr +19% vs other | $87,724/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $129/wk | $200/wk +55% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (36.4%).
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 (15.3%).
Property market
| Belgravia | Boomey | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,510,000 | $1,705,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $915,000 |
Zoning mix
| Belgravia | Boomey | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% | 100% |
| 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
| Belgravia | Boomey | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 29 across Cabonne same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -43% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Belgravia | Boomey | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 75% of NSW | Higher than 80% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 74% of NSW | Higher than 56% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 38% of NSW | Higher than 12% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 39% of NSW | Higher than 18% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 60% of NSW | Higher than 14% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 48% of NSW | Higher than 37% of NSW |
Liveability
| Belgravia | Boomey | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Belgravia carries more crime risk (10 vs 0); Belgravia carries more bushfire risk (30 vs 18).
| Belgravia | Boomey | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 30/100 | Low 18/100 |
| Crime | Low 10/100 | 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 | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Belgravia | Boomey | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Belgravia | Boomey | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 11 | 8 |
Mobility
Boomey sits further from the CBD (311 km vs 287.4 km).
| Belgravia | Boomey | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 287.4 km | 311 km +8% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 242 min | 260 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 2800 | 0.2% postcode 2866 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 48 postcode 2800 | 52 postcode 2866 |
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 (80.8%).
Setting
| Belgravia | Boomey | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 665 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 610 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Belgravia | Boomey | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 26/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 51 premises | 0% 33 premises |
Climate
| Belgravia | Boomey | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 692 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Belgravia | Boomey | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $750/yr same for both | |
| Council | Cabonne same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Belgravia | Boomey | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Calare same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Gee same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Belgravia | Boomey | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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