Boeill Creek vs Mourquong
In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Boeill Creek, the large majority of households own their home and most households are couple families. In Mourquong, about half of households rent and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Boeill Creek tends to suit families with children and couples, while Mourquong suits people living alone and 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
Boeill Creek
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 81/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 40%)
- But Mourquong has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Boeill Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 24%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Mourquong
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($188/wk vs $225/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Mourquong
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (648 min vs 655 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (1012.2 km vs 1018 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Boeill Creek carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 81/100)
- Mourquong has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 11%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Mourquong
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-5.1% vs -11.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Boeill Creek and Mourquong 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
Boeill Creek has higher household incomes ($124,748 vs $84,500); Boeill Creek rents higher ($225/wk vs $188/wk).
| Boeill Creek | Mourquong | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 89 +16% vs other | 75 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -11.9% | -5.1% |
| Median age | 40 | 42 |
| Median household income | $124,748/yr +32% vs other | $84,500/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $225/wk +16% vs other | $188/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (5.3%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Boeill Creek | Mourquong | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,600,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $2,145,000 |
Zoning mix
Mourquong has more industrially zoned land (21% vs 0%); Boeill Creek has more rural and farming land (88% vs 73%).
| Boeill Creek | Mourquong | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 88% | 73% |
| Industrial | 0% | 21% |
| Environmental | 10% | 3% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 0% | 2% |
| Planning zones cover 99% of Boeill Creek and 100% of Mourquong. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve. | ||
| 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
| Boeill Creek | Mourquong | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 84 across Wentworth same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -61% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Boeill Creek | Mourquong | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 77% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 87% of NSW | Higher than 54% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 50% of NSW | Higher than 34% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 45% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 55% of NSW | Higher than 60% of NSW |
Liveability
| Boeill Creek | Mourquong | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Mourquong carries more crime risk (81 vs 18).
| Boeill Creek | Mourquong | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 18/100 | High 81/100 |
| 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 | 3 within 5 km |
Schools
| Boeill Creek | Mourquong | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Boeill Creek | Mourquong | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 4 |
Mobility
Boeill Creek sits further from the CBD (1018 km vs 1012.2 km).
| Boeill Creek | Mourquong | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 6/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 1018 km | 1012.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 655 min | 648 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 2739 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 55 postcode 2739 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 (71.4%).
Setting
| Boeill Creek | Mourquong | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 44 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 45 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Boeill Creek | Mourquong | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 44 premises | 0% 45 premises |
Climate
| Boeill Creek | Mourquong | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 278 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 33.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.9°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Boeill Creek | Mourquong | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $891/yr same for both | |
| Council | Wentworth same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Boeill Creek | Mourquong | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Farrer same for both | |
| Member | David Farley same for both | |
| Party | One Nation same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Boeill Creek | Mourquong | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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