Blakebrook vs Booerie Creek
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Blakebrook: a median of $1.11 million, against $837,000 in Booerie Creek, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Booerie Creek tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.
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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Blakebrook has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- Booerie Creek carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 73/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Booerie Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($837,000 vs $1,115,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Booerie Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($245/wk vs $335/wk)
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
- Blakebrook is more walkable (21/100 vs 6/100)
- Booerie Creek sits closer to the CBD (732.7 km vs 737 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Booerie Creek
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 73/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 17%)
- But Blakebrook is more walkable (21/100 vs 6/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Blakebrook
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-12.6% vs -22.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Blakebrook and Booerie Creek 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
Blakebrook rents higher ($335/wk vs $245/wk); Blakebrook has higher household incomes ($94,900 vs $75,816).
| Blakebrook | Booerie Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 132 +2% vs other | 130 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -12.6% | -22.2% |
| Median age | 47 | 49 |
| Median household income | $94,900/yr +20% vs other | $75,816/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $335/wk +27% vs other | $245/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.1%).
Where residents were born
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 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 (20.5%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Blakebrook | Booerie Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,115,000 | $837,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Blakebrook | Booerie Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 94% | 96% |
| Environmental | 6% | 3% |
| Residential | 0% | 1% |
| 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
| Blakebrook | Booerie Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 138 across Lismore same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Blakebrook | Booerie Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 58% of NSW | Higher than 37% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 62% of NSW | Higher than 43% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 70% of NSW | Higher than 50% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 52% of NSW | Higher than 57% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 58% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 56% of NSW | Higher than 54% of NSW |
Liveability
Blakebrook is more walkable (21 vs 6).
| Blakebrook | Booerie Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Booerie Creek carries more bushfire risk (23 vs 13); Blakebrook carries more crime risk (73 vs 48).
| Blakebrook | Booerie Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 13/100 | Low 23/100 |
| Crime | High 73/100 | Moderate 48/100 |
| 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 | 2 within 5 km | 6 within 5 km |
Schools
| Blakebrook | Booerie Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
| Universities within 10 km | 1 Lismore, 8.4 km | 1 Lismore, 6.1 km |
Schools in Blakebrook
- Blakebrook Public School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Booerie Creek
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Blakebrook | Booerie Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 0 | 4 |
Mobility
Blakebrook sits further from the CBD (737 km vs 732.7 km).
| Blakebrook | Booerie Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 21/100 | 6/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 737 km | 732.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 485 min | 484 min |
| Public transport score | 27/100 Bus | 22/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 6.5 7-9am + 5-7pm | 2.8 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 1 min scheduled, not actual | 8.5 min scheduled, not actual |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 2480 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 69 postcode 2480 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 (77.4%).
Setting
| Blakebrook | Booerie Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 6 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 11 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 31.5 km | 29.0 km |
NBN connectivity
| Blakebrook | Booerie Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 72 premises | 0% 63 premises |
Council rates
| Blakebrook | Booerie Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,487/yr same for both | |
| Council | Lismore same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Blakebrook | Booerie Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Page same for both | |
| Member | Kevin Hogan same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Blakebrook | Booerie Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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