Boambolo vs Marchmont
Boambolo is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 42 in Marchmont. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Boambolo tends to suit people living alone, while Marchmont suits 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
Marchmont
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 30/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (81% vs 56%)
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
Boambolo
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (37% vs 7%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Marchmont
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (188 min vs 216 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (278.9 km vs 293 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Marchmont
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- has more residents already 65 and over (17% vs 4%)
- carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 30/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Boambolo
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (49.1% vs 24.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Boambolo and Marchmont 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
Marchmont has more residents (285 vs 79); Marchmont has higher household incomes ($165,724 vs $120,224).
| Boambolo | Marchmont | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 79 | 285 +261% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +49.1% | +24.5% |
| Median age | 36 | 42 |
| Median household income | $120,224/yr | $165,724/yr +38% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $330/wk | $340/wk +3% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.1%).
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 (15.2%).
Property market
| Boambolo | Marchmont | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $1,202,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Boambolo has more rural and farming land (99% vs 84%).
| Boambolo | Marchmont | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% | 84% |
| Residential | 0% | 10% |
| Environmental | 1% | 5% |
| 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
| Boambolo | Marchmont | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 121 across Yass Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +14% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Boambolo | Marchmont | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 63% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 84% of NSW | Higher than 97% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 30% of NSW | Higher than 9% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 83% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 88% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 32% of NSW | Higher than 52% of NSW |
Liveability
| Boambolo | Marchmont | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Boambolo carries more bushfire risk (15 vs 0); Boambolo carries more crime risk (30 vs 15).
| Boambolo | Marchmont | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 15/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Low 30/100 | Low 15/100 |
| 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
| Boambolo | Marchmont | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Boambolo | Marchmont | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 15 | 9 |
Mobility
Boambolo sits further from the CBD (293 km vs 278.9 km).
| Boambolo | Marchmont | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 293 km +5% vs other | 278.9 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 216 min | 188 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.4% postcode 2582 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 66 postcode 2582 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 (64.2%).
Setting
| Boambolo | Marchmont | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 539 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 537 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Boambolo | Marchmont | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 22/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 28 premises | 0% 102 premises |
Climate
| Boambolo | Marchmont | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 889 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.7°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.9°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Boambolo | Marchmont | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,162/yr same for both | |
| Council | Yass Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Boambolo | Marchmont | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Riverina same for both | |
| Member | Michael Mccormack same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Boambolo | Marchmont | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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