Blue Vale vs Boggabri

Blue Vale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 43 in Boggabri. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Blue Vale, most households are couple families. On these figures, Blue Vale tends to suit couples, while Boggabri suits older residents.

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

Boggabri

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (67/100 vs 83/100)
  • But Blue Vale is already more of a family suburb (62% vs 50%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Boggabri

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $325/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Blue Vale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (450.2 km vs 470.9 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (325 min vs 334 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Boggabri

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 6%)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (67/100 vs 83/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Blue Vale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (30.6% vs 6.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Blue Vale and Boggabri drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Blue Vale Boggabri
Hides rows where both suburbs match

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.

Blue Vale Boggabri
Walkability 0 / 4
Blue Vale — Walkability: 0/100 Boggabri — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 17 / 33
Blue Vale — Safety: 17/100 Boggabri — Safety: 33/100
Low fire risk 55 / 34
Blue Vale — Low fire risk: 55/100 Boggabri — Low fire risk: 34/100

Demographics

Boggabri has more residents (1,203 vs 81); Blue Vale has higher household incomes ($108,316 vs $78,312).

Blue Vale Boggabri
Population 81 1,203
+1385% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +30.6% +6.5%
Median age 38 43
Median household income $108,316/yr
+28% vs other
 $78,312/yr
Median weekly rent $325/wk
+8% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Blue Vale Boggabri
0-4 4.9% / 6.7%
Blue Vale — 0-4: 4.9% Boggabri — 0-4: 6.7%
5-14 17.3% / 11.6%
Blue Vale — 5-14: 17.3% Boggabri — 5-14: 11.6%
15-19 4.9% / 5.2%
Blue Vale — 15-19: 4.9% Boggabri — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 3.7% / 6.8%
Blue Vale — 20-24: 3.7% Boggabri — 20-24: 6.8%
25-34 12.3% / 11.8%
Blue Vale — 25-34: 12.3% Boggabri — 25-34: 11.8%
35-44 16.0% / 11.0%
Blue Vale — 35-44: 16.0% Boggabri — 35-44: 11.0%
45-54 16.0% / 13.1%
Blue Vale — 45-54: 16.0% Boggabri — 45-54: 13.1%
55-64 7.4% / 11.6%
Blue Vale — 55-64: 7.4% Boggabri — 55-64: 11.6%
65-74 6.2% / 11.5%
Blue Vale — 65-74: 6.2% Boggabri — 65-74: 11.5%
75-84 — / 8.4%
Blue Vale — 75-84: not among its largest Boggabri — 75-84: 8.4%
85+ — / 4.2%
Blue Vale — 85+: not among its largest Boggabri — 85+: 4.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Blue Vale 61.5% couple families
Blue Vale — Couple Families: 61.5% Blue Vale — Lone Person: 38.5% Blue Vale — One Parent Families: 0.0% Blue Vale — Group Household: 0.0% Blue Vale — Other Families: 0.0%
Boggabri 35.2% couple families
Boggabri — Couple Families: 35.2% Boggabri — Lone Person: 42.6% Boggabri — One Parent Families: 15.2% Boggabri — Group Household: 4.8% Boggabri — Other Families: 2.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Blue Vale 29.2% renting
Blue Vale — Owned Outright: 33.3% Blue Vale — Mortgage: 37.5% Blue Vale — Renting: 29.2%
Boggabri 31.5% renting
Boggabri — Owned Outright: 41.4% Boggabri — Mortgage: 27.2% Boggabri — Renting: 31.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Blue Vale 100.0% houses
Blue Vale — Houses: 100.0% Blue Vale — Townhouses: 0.0% Blue Vale — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Boggabri 95.2% houses
Boggabri — Houses: 95.2% Boggabri — Townhouses: 3.4% Boggabri — Flats / Apartments: 1.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Blue Vale Boggabri
Certificate III & IV 13.6% / 16.5%
Blue Vale — Certificate III & IV: 13.6% Boggabri — Certificate III & IV: 16.5%
Bachelor Degree 8.6% / 4.2%
Blue Vale — Bachelor Degree: 8.6% Boggabri — Bachelor Degree: 4.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / 4.3%
Blue Vale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% Boggabri — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.9% / 0.8%
Blue Vale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.9% Boggabri — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.6%
Blue Vale — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Boggabri — Postgraduate Degree: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).

Property market

Blue Vale Boggabri
Median house price — $390,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $185,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 76 days
from 14 sales

Zoning mix

Blue Vale Boggabri
Rural and farming 100% 99%
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

Blue Vale Boggabri
New dwellings approved 25
across Gunnedah
 14
across Narrabri
Approvals change year on year -17% —

Ranking within NSW

Blue Vale Boggabri
House price — Higher than 10% of NSW
Income Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 46% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 40% of NSW Higher than 44% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 93% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 1% of NSW Higher than 20% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 36% of NSW Higher than 69% of NSW

Liveability

Blue Vale Boggabri
Grade — D
Score — 11/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Boggabri carries more bushfire risk (66 vs 45); Blue Vale carries more crime risk (83 vs 67).

Blue Vale Boggabri
Bushfire Moderate
45/100
 Moderate
66/100
Crime High
83/100
 Moderate
67/100
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

Blue Vale Boggabri
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 2

Schools in Blue Vale

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Boggabri

  • Boggabri Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • Sacred Heart Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Blue Vale Boggabri
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 0 4
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 1 3

Mobility

Boggabri sits further from the CBD (470.9 km vs 450.2 km).

Blue Vale Boggabri
Walkability score 0/100 4/100
Distance to Sydney 450.2 km 470.9 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 325 min 334 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2380
 0.2%
postcode 2382
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 2380
 48
postcode 2382

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.

Blue Vale Boggabri
Car (driver) 70.7% / 72.0%
Blue Vale — Car (driver): 70.7% Boggabri — Car (driver): 72.0%
Worked from Home 29.3% / 12.2%
Blue Vale — Worked from Home: 29.3% Boggabri — Worked from Home: 12.2%
Car (passenger) — / 5.8%
Blue Vale — Car (passenger): not among its largest Boggabri — Car (passenger): 5.8%
Bus — / 5.4%
Blue Vale — Bus: not among its largest Boggabri — Bus: 5.4%
Walked Only — / 4.6%
Blue Vale — Walked Only: not among its largest Boggabri — Walked Only: 4.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.0%).

Setting

Blue Vale Boggabri
Elevation 261 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 240 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Blue Vale Boggabri
Connectivity score 25/100 59/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
20 premises
 26%
594 premises

Climate

Blue Vale Boggabri
Annual rainfall 626 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Blue Vale Boggabri
Average residential rate $1,093/yr $1,140/yr
Council Gunnedah Narrabri

Federal electorate

Blue Vale Boggabri
Division Parkes
same for both
Member Jamie Chaffey
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Blue Vale Boggabri
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Blue Vale

Family Rural

Boggabri

Affordable Rural

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