Bohena Creek vs Narrabri

Narrabri is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 44 in Bohena Creek. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bohena Creek, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Bohena Creek: a median of $825,000, against $470,000 in Narrabri, though rent is higher in Narrabri. On these figures, Bohena Creek tends to suit couples, while Narrabri suits people living alone 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Bohena Creek carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 90/100)
  • Narrabri has more parks and reserves (9 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Bohena Creek has cheaper land ($161,900 vs $260,000)
  • Narrabri has cheaper houses ($470,000 vs $825,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Bohena Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 16%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $260/wk)
  • But Narrabri has a bigger rental market to choose from (33% vs 20%)

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

Commuting to the city

Narrabri

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (535.7 km vs 539.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Narrabri

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 8%)
  • But Bohena Creek carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 90/100)

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

Investors

Bohena Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (28.1% vs -3.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bohena Creek Narrabri
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.

Bohena Creek Narrabri
Walkability 0 / 0
Bohena Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Narrabri — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 79 / 10
Bohena Creek — Safety: 79/100 Narrabri — Safety: 10/100
Low fire risk 21 / 54
Bohena Creek — Low fire risk: 21/100 Narrabri — Low fire risk: 54/100

Demographics

Narrabri has more residents (7,327 vs 214); Bohena Creek has higher household incomes ($110,500 vs $82,680).

Bohena Creek Narrabri
Population 214 7,327
+3324% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +28.1% -3.7%
Median age 44 39
Median household income $110,500/yr
+25% vs other
 $82,680/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk $260/wk
+30% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bohena Creek Narrabri
0-4 6.5% / 5.9%
Bohena Creek — 0-4: 6.5% Narrabri — 0-4: 5.9%
5-14 11.2% / 14.3%
Bohena Creek — 5-14: 11.2% Narrabri — 5-14: 14.3%
15-19 8.9% / 5.3%
Bohena Creek — 15-19: 8.9% Narrabri — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 5.6% / 5.7%
Bohena Creek — 20-24: 5.6% Narrabri — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 9.8% / 13.2%
Bohena Creek — 25-34: 9.8% Narrabri — 25-34: 13.2%
35-44 11.7% / 11.3%
Bohena Creek — 35-44: 11.7% Narrabri — 35-44: 11.3%
45-54 19.6% / 11.8%
Bohena Creek — 45-54: 19.6% Narrabri — 45-54: 11.8%
55-64 17.8% / 13.7%
Bohena Creek — 55-64: 17.8% Narrabri — 55-64: 13.7%
65-74 8.4% / 10.2%
Bohena Creek — 65-74: 8.4% Narrabri — 65-74: 10.2%
75-84 — / 6.3%
Bohena Creek — 75-84: not among its largest Narrabri — 75-84: 6.3%
85+ — / 2.3%
Bohena Creek — 85+: not among its largest Narrabri — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bohena Creek 60.5% couple families
Bohena Creek — Couple Families: 60.5% Bohena Creek — Lone Person: 31.6% Bohena Creek — One Parent Families: 7.9% Bohena Creek — Group Household: 0.0% Bohena Creek — Other Families: 0.0%
Narrabri 37.0% couple families
Narrabri — Couple Families: 37.0% Narrabri — Lone Person: 40.8% Narrabri — One Parent Families: 16.6% Narrabri — Group Household: 4.1% Narrabri — Other Families: 1.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bohena Creek 19.6% renting
Bohena Creek — Owned Outright: 27.5% Bohena Creek — Mortgage: 52.9% Bohena Creek — Renting: 19.6%
Narrabri 32.9% renting
Narrabri — Owned Outright: 34.3% Narrabri — Mortgage: 32.8% Narrabri — Renting: 32.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bohena Creek 100.0% houses
Bohena Creek — Houses: 100.0% Bohena Creek — Townhouses: 0.0% Bohena Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Narrabri 87.1% houses
Narrabri — Houses: 87.1% Narrabri — Townhouses: 11.4% Narrabri — Flats / Apartments: 1.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Bohena Creek Narrabri
Certificate III & IV 15.9% / 16.6%
Bohena Creek — Certificate III & IV: 15.9% Narrabri — Certificate III & IV: 16.6%
Bachelor Degree 5.1% / 7.2%
Bohena Creek — Bachelor Degree: 5.1% Narrabri — Bachelor Degree: 7.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.6% / 5.3%
Bohena Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6% Narrabri — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.8%
Bohena Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Narrabri — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.9%
Bohena Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Narrabri — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.6%).

Property market

Bohena Creek Narrabri
Median house price $825,000 $470,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $161,900 $260,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 60 days
from 54 sales

Zoning mix

Bohena Creek Narrabri
Rural and farming 99% 89%
Environmental 1% 7%
Residential 0% 3%
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

Bohena Creek Narrabri
New dwellings approved 14
across Narrabri
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Bohena Creek Narrabri
Houses — 5.0%
$570/wk on $588K
Units — 5.7%
$350/wk on $320K

Ranking within NSW

Bohena Creek Narrabri
House price Higher than 36% of NSW Higher than 14% of NSW
Income Higher than 77% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 58% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 43% of NSW Higher than 40% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 82% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 6% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 22% of NSW Higher than 77% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 97% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 90% of NSW

Liveability

Bohena Creek Narrabri
Grade — D
Score — 25/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Narrabri carries more crime risk (90 vs 21); Bohena Creek carries more bushfire risk (79 vs 46).

Bohena Creek Narrabri
Bushfire High
79/100
 Moderate
46/100
Crime Low
21/100
 High
90/100
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

Bohena Creek Narrabri
Inside the suburb 0 4
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Bohena Creek

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

Schools in Narrabri

  • Narrabri West Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Narrabri Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Francis Xavier's Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Narrabri High School Government · Secondary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bohena Creek Narrabri
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 4
Parks & reserves 1 9
Childcare 0 8
GPs 0 4
Pharmacies 0 2
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 7
Fuel stations 0 6
Waterways 7 50

Mobility

Bohena Creek sits further from the CBD (539.6 km vs 535.7 km).

Bohena Creek Narrabri
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 539.6 km 535.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 385 min 384 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2390
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 84
postcode 2390
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.

Bohena Creek Narrabri
Car (driver) 74.7% / 77.2%
Bohena Creek — Car (driver): 74.7% Narrabri — Car (driver): 77.2%
Worked from Home 17.6% / 9.9%
Bohena Creek — Worked from Home: 17.6% Narrabri — Worked from Home: 9.9%
Car (passenger) 3.3% / 5.8%
Bohena Creek — Car (passenger): 3.3% Narrabri — Car (passenger): 5.8%
Walked Only 4.4% / 3.4%
Bohena Creek — Walked Only: 4.4% Narrabri — Walked Only: 3.4%
Bus — / 2.9%
Bohena Creek — Bus: not among its largest Narrabri — Bus: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.2%).

Setting

Bohena Creek Narrabri
Elevation 230 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 226 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bohena Creek Narrabri
Connectivity score 15/100 70/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
28 premises
 39%
3,625 premises

Air quality (annual mean)

Bohena Creek Narrabri
PM2.5 3.9 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 7.4 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Bohena Creek Narrabri
Average residential rate $1,140/yr
same for both
Council Narrabri
same for both

Federal electorate

Bohena Creek Narrabri
Division Parkes
same for both
Member Jamie Chaffey
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bohena Creek Narrabri
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bohena Creek

Rural

Narrabri

Affordable Rural

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