Boggabri vs Willala
In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Willala, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Willala: a median of $455,000, against $390,000 in Boggabri, though rent is higher in Boggabri. On these figures, Boggabri tends to suit families with children and older residents, while Willala 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
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)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (95% vs 83%)
- But Willala carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 67/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Boggabri
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($390,000 vs $455,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Willala
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($190/wk vs $300/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 20%)
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
- has a shorter drive in (334 min vs 354 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (470.9 km vs 492.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Boggabri has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 6%)
- Willala carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 67/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Boggabri
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (6.5% vs -3.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Boggabri and Willala 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 55); Boggabri rents higher ($300/wk vs $190/wk).
| Boggabri | Willala | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,203 +95% vs other | 55 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +6.5% | -3.5% |
| Median age | 43 | 45 |
| Median household income | $78,312/yr +9% vs other | $71,500/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk +37% vs other | $190/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.5%).
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 (18.2%).
Property market
| Boggabri | Willala | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $390,000 | $455,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $185,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 76 days from 14 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| Boggabri | Willala | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Willala | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 14 across Narrabri | 25 across Gunnedah |
| Approvals change year on year | — | -17% |
Ranking within NSW
| Boggabri | Willala | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 10% of NSW | Higher than 13% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 46% of NSW | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 44% of NSW | Higher than 36% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 93% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 20% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 69% of NSW | Higher than 19% of NSW |
Liveability
| Boggabri | Willala | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 11/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Boggabri carries more crime risk (67 vs 0); Willala carries more bushfire risk (78 vs 66).
| Boggabri | Willala | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 66/100 | High 78/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 67/100 | None 0/100 |
| 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 | Willala | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Willala
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Boggabri | Willala | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 2 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 4 | 0 |
| 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 | 0 |
Mobility
Willala sits further from the CBD (492.2 km vs 470.9 km).
| Boggabri | Willala | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 4/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 470.9 km | 492.2 km +5% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 334 min | 354 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 2382 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 48 postcode 2382 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 (77.3%).
Setting
| Boggabri | Willala | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 240 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 277 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Boggabri | Willala | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 59/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 26% 594 premises | 0% 20 premises |
Climate
| Boggabri | Willala | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Boggabri | Willala | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,140/yr | $1,093/yr |
| Council | Narrabri | Gunnedah |
Federal electorate
| Boggabri | Willala | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Parkes same for both | |
| Member | Jamie Chaffey same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Boggabri | Willala | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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