Berrigan vs Boomanoomana
Boomanoomana is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 55 in Berrigan. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Berrigan, about half of households are people living alone. In Boomanoomana, the large majority of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Boomanoomana: a median of $800,000, against $275,000 in Berrigan, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Berrigan tends to suit people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Boomanoomana 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
Boomanoomana
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 56/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (84% vs 45%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 89%)
- But Berrigan has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)
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
- Berrigan has cheaper houses ($275,000 vs $800,000)
- Boomanoomana leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 22%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Berrigan has cheaper rent ($173/wk vs $230/wk)
- Boomanoomana leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 18%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Berrigan
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (635 km vs 668.7 km)
- has a shorter drive in (412 min vs 417 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Berrigan has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 8%)
- Boomanoomana carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 56/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Boomanoomana
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (17.2% vs 0.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Berrigan and Boomanoomana 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
Berrigan has more residents (1,264 vs 116); Boomanoomana has higher household incomes ($106,600 vs $50,960).
| Berrigan | Boomanoomana | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,264 +91% vs other | 116 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +0.3% | +17.2% |
| Median age | 55 | 33 |
| Median household income | $50,960/yr | $106,600/yr +109% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $173/wk | $230/wk +33% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).
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 (15.5%).
Property market
| Berrigan | Boomanoomana | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $275,000 | $800,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $140,000 | — |
Zoning mix
| Berrigan | Boomanoomana | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% | 94% |
| Environmental | 0% | 6% |
| 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
| Berrigan | Boomanoomana | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 42 across Berrigan same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -60% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Berrigan | Boomanoomana | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 7% of NSW | Higher than 34% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 12% of NSW | Higher than 72% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 55% of NSW | Higher than 47% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 89% of NSW | Higher than 82% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 28% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 54% of NSW | Higher than 30% of NSW |
Liveability
| Berrigan | Boomanoomana | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 26/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | very advantaged area decile 10/10 |
Risk profile
Berrigan carries more crime risk (56 vs 16); Boomanoomana carries more bushfire risk (45 vs 26).
| Berrigan | Boomanoomana | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 26/100 | Moderate 45/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 56/100 | Low 16/100 |
| 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
| Berrigan | Boomanoomana | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Berrigan
- Berrigan Public School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Boomanoomana
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Berrigan | Boomanoomana | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 2 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 4 | 1 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| GPs | 1 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Hospitals | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 165 | 1 |
Mobility
Boomanoomana sits further from the CBD (668.7 km vs 635 km).
| Berrigan | Boomanoomana | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 9/100 | 5/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 635 km | 668.7 km +5% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 412 min | 417 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 2712 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 61 postcode 2712 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 (71.2%).
Setting
| Berrigan | Boomanoomana | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 118 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 120 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Berrigan | Boomanoomana | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 20/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 741 premises | 0% 33 premises |
Council rates
| Berrigan | Boomanoomana | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $867/yr same for both | |
| Council | Berrigan same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Berrigan | Boomanoomana | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Farrer same for both | |
| Member | David Farley same for both | |
| Party | One Nation same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Berrigan | Boomanoomana | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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