Boggabri vs Baan Baa
Boggabri is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 47 in Baan Baa. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Baan Baa, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Boggabri: a median of $390,000, against $200,000 in Baan Baa. On these figures, Boggabri tends to suit people living alone, while Baan Baa suits couples and 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
Boggabri
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)
- has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (67/100 vs 79/100)
- But Baan Baa is already more of a family suburb (81% vs 50%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Baan Baa
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper land ($80,000 vs $185,000)
- has cheaper houses ($200,000 vs $390,000)
Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Boggabri
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (470.9 km vs 491.3 km)
- has a shorter drive in (334 min vs 347 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Boggabri
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- has more GPs (2 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (67/100 vs 79/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Boggabri and Baan Baa 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
Boggabri has more residents (1,203 vs 166); Baan Baa has higher household incomes ($92,040 vs $78,312).
| Boggabri | Baan Baa | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,203 +86% vs other | 166 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +6.5% | +1.8% |
| Median age | 43 | 47 |
| Median household income | $78,312/yr | $92,040/yr +18% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk same for both | |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.3%).
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 (16.5%).
Property market
| Boggabri | Baan Baa | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $390,000 | $200,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $185,000 | $80,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 76 days from 14 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| Boggabri | Baan Baa | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% | 100% |
| 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
| Boggabri | Baan Baa | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 14 across Narrabri same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Boggabri | Baan Baa | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 10% of NSW | Higher than 5% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 46% of NSW | Higher than 59% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 44% of NSW | Higher than 43% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 93% of NSW | Higher than 98% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 20% of NSW | Higher than 6% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 69% of NSW | Higher than 23% of NSW |
Liveability
| Boggabri | Baan Baa | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 11/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Baan Baa carries more crime risk (79 vs 67); Baan Baa carries more bushfire risk (76 vs 66).
| Boggabri | Baan Baa | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 66/100 | High 76/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 67/100 | High 79/100 |
| 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
| Boggabri | Baan Baa | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 2 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 2 | 0 |
Schools in Boggabri
- Boggabri Public School Government · Primary below peers
- Sacred Heart Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers
Schools in Baan Baa
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Boggabri | Baan Baa | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 2 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 4 | 1 |
| Childcare | 2 | 0 |
| GPs | 2 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Hospitals | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 3 | 28 |
Mobility
Baan Baa sits further from the CBD (491.3 km vs 470.9 km).
| Boggabri | Baan Baa | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 4/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 470.9 km | 491.3 km +4% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 334 min | 347 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 2382 | 0.1% postcode 2390 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 48 postcode 2382 | 84 postcode 2390 |
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 (72.0%).
Setting
| Boggabri | Baan Baa | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 240 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 241 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Boggabri | Baan Baa | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 59/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 26% 594 premises | 0% 35 premises |
Council rates
| Boggabri | Baan Baa | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,140/yr same for both | |
| Council | Narrabri same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Boggabri | Baan Baa | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Parkes same for both | |
| Member | Jamie Chaffey same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Boggabri | Baan Baa | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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