Booker Bay vs Daleys Point

Booker Bay is the younger of the two, with a median age of 54 against 59 in Daleys Point. In both, most households own their home and about half of households are people living alone. In Daleys Point, most homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Booker Bay: a median of $1.61 million, against $1.42 million in Daleys Point, though rent is higher in Daleys Point.

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

Daleys Point

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (73% vs 52%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Booker Bay leaves households under less mortgage stress (41% vs 46%)
  • Daleys Point has cheaper houses ($1,420,000 vs $1,610,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Booker Bay

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (33% vs 14%)
  • has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $500/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (33% vs 41%)

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

Commuting to the city

Booker Bay

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (65/100 vs 47/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Booker Bay

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (48% vs 27%)
  • is more walkable (65/100 vs 47/100)
  • But Daleys Point has more residents already 65 and over (42% vs 36%)

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

Investors

Booker Bay

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.7% vs 3.5%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Booker Bay and Daleys Point drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Booker Bay Daleys Point
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.

Booker Bay Daleys Point
Walkability 65 / 47
Booker Bay — Walkability: 65/100 Daleys Point — Walkability: 47/100
Safety 54 / 60
Booker Bay — Safety: 54/100 Daleys Point — Safety: 60/100
Low fire risk 100 / 27
Booker Bay — Low fire risk: 100/100 Daleys Point — Low fire risk: 27/100

Demographics

Booker Bay has more residents (1,442 vs 705); Daleys Point rents higher ($500/wk vs $400/wk).

Booker Bay Daleys Point
Population 1,442
+51% vs other
 705
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.7% +3.5%
Median age 54 59
Median household income $63,336/yr $63,804/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk $500/wk
+25% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Booker Bay Daleys Point
0-4 5.5% / 3.8%
Booker Bay — 0-4: 5.5% Daleys Point — 0-4: 3.8%
5-14 8.6% / 5.8%
Booker Bay — 5-14: 8.6% Daleys Point — 5-14: 5.8%
15-19 3.2% / 3.5%
Booker Bay — 15-19: 3.2% Daleys Point — 15-19: 3.5%
20-24 2.5% / 3.5%
Booker Bay — 20-24: 2.5% Daleys Point — 20-24: 3.5%
25-34 7.4% / 7.5%
Booker Bay — 25-34: 7.4% Daleys Point — 25-34: 7.5%
35-44 13.5% / 9.4%
Booker Bay — 35-44: 13.5% Daleys Point — 35-44: 9.4%
45-54 9.8% / 10.2%
Booker Bay — 45-54: 9.8% Daleys Point — 45-54: 10.2%
55-64 13.6% / 15.3%
Booker Bay — 55-64: 13.6% Daleys Point — 55-64: 15.3%
65-74 18.4% / 18.0%
Booker Bay — 65-74: 18.4% Daleys Point — 65-74: 18.0%
75-84 15.0% / 17.3%
Booker Bay — 75-84: 15.0% Daleys Point — 75-84: 17.3%
85+ 3.1% / 6.4%
Booker Bay — 85+: 3.1% Daleys Point — 85+: 6.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Booker Bay 51.2% lone person
Booker Bay — Lone Person: 51.2% Booker Bay — Couple Families: 26.8% Booker Bay — One Parent Families: 15.8% Booker Bay — Group Household: 4.5% Booker Bay — Other Families: 1.7%
Daleys Point 53.9% lone person
Daleys Point — Lone Person: 53.9% Daleys Point — Couple Families: 35.0% Daleys Point — One Parent Families: 11.1% Daleys Point — Group Household: 0.0% Daleys Point — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Booker Bay 33.4% renting
Booker Bay — Owned Outright: 45.4% Booker Bay — Mortgage: 21.1% Booker Bay — Renting: 33.4%
Daleys Point 14.2% renting
Daleys Point — Owned Outright: 50.8% Daleys Point — Mortgage: 35.0% Daleys Point — Renting: 14.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Booker Bay Daleys Point
Certificate III & IV 15.3% / 13.2%
Booker Bay — Certificate III & IV: 15.3% Daleys Point — Certificate III & IV: 13.2%
Bachelor Degree 10.8% / 14.8%
Booker Bay — Bachelor Degree: 10.8% Daleys Point — Bachelor Degree: 14.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.4% / 8.8%
Booker Bay — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4% Daleys Point — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8%
Postgraduate Degree 3.1% / 5.2%
Booker Bay — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1% Daleys Point — Postgraduate Degree: 5.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 2.3%
Booker Bay — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Daleys Point — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.3%).

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.

Booker Bay Daleys Point
England 5.3% / 7.9%
Booker Bay — England: 5.3% Daleys Point — England: 7.9%
New Zealand 2.4% / 1.8%
Booker Bay — New Zealand: 2.4% Daleys Point — New Zealand: 1.8%
China 0.3% / 2.0%
Booker Bay — China: 0.3% Daleys Point — China: 2.0%
Germany 0.3% / 0.7%
Booker Bay — Germany: 0.3% Daleys Point — Germany: 0.7%
Italy — / 0.9%
Booker Bay — Italy: not among its largest Daleys Point — Italy: 0.9%
South Africa 0.8% / —
Booker Bay — South Africa: 0.8% Daleys Point — South Africa: not among its largest
Scotland 0.5% / —
Booker Bay — Scotland: 0.5% Daleys Point — Scotland: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.5% / —
Booker Bay — Netherlands: 0.5% Daleys Point — Netherlands: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Booker Bay 51.5% houses
Booker Bay — Houses: 51.5% Booker Bay — Townhouses: 40.2% Booker Bay — Flats / Apartments: 8.3%
Daleys Point 73.2% houses
Daleys Point — Houses: 73.2% Daleys Point — Townhouses: 8.4% Daleys Point — Flats / Apartments: 18.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Booker Bay Daleys Point
Median house price $1,610,000 $1,420,000
Median unit price $1,195,000 —
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 118 days
from 10 sales
 92 days
from 7 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Booker Bay Daleys Point
3 bed $1.4M / $1.51M
Booker Bay — 3 bed: $1.4M (14 sales) Daleys Point — 3 bed: $1.51M (6 sales)

14 vs 6 sales

4 bed $1.73M / $1.34M
Booker Bay — 4 bed: $1.73M (10 sales) Daleys Point — 4 bed: $1.34M (10 sales)

10 vs 10 sales

Zoning mix

Daleys Point has more land zoned for conservation (71% vs 9%).

Booker Bay Daleys Point
Residential 89% 22%
Environmental 9% 71%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 4%
Parks and recreation 0% 3%
Planning zones cover 99% of Booker Bay and 100% of Daleys Point. 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

Booker Bay Daleys Point
New dwellings approved 1,441
across Central Coast (NSW)
same for both
Approvals change year on year +67%
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.

Booker Bay Daleys Point
Houses 4.3%
$850/wk on $1.02M
 4.5%
$1,100/wk on $1.26M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Booker Bay Daleys Point
House price Higher than 73% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
Income Higher than 26% of NSW
same for both
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 87% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 11% of NSW Higher than 10% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 77% of NSW Higher than 76% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 72% of NSW Higher than 65% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 87% of NSW Higher than 91% of NSW

Liveability

Booker Bay is more walkable (65 vs 47); Booker Bay scores higher overall (62 vs 49).

Booker Bay Daleys Point
Grade B
same for both
Score 62/100 49/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Daleys Point carries more bushfire risk (73 vs 0).

Booker Bay Daleys Point
Bushfire None
0/100
 High
73/100
Crime Moderate
46/100
 Moderate
40/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Moderate
61/100
 Low
23/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Booker Bay Daleys Point
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

Booker Bay Daleys Point
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 1
Childcare 2
same for both

Mobility

Booker Bay Daleys Point
Walkability score 65/100 47/100
Distance to Sydney 86.1 km 87.8 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 80 min 84 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 59/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 42.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 18.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 2257
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 31
postcode 2257
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.

Booker Bay Daleys Point
Car (driver) 52.5% / 45.1%
Booker Bay — Car (driver): 52.5% Daleys Point — Car (driver): 45.1%
Worked from Home 40.7% / 50.5%
Booker Bay — Worked from Home: 40.7% Daleys Point — Worked from Home: 50.5%
Train 2.9% / 2.4%
Booker Bay — Train: 2.9% Daleys Point — Train: 2.4%
Car (passenger) 1.8% / 1.9%
Booker Bay — Car (passenger): 1.8% Daleys Point — Car (passenger): 1.9%
Walked Only 1.3% / —
Booker Bay — Walked Only: 1.3% Daleys Point — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (52.5%).

Setting

Booker Bay Daleys Point
Elevation 4 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 71 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 274 m
1.9 km to a named beach
 235 m
3.0 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Booker Bay Daleys Point
Connectivity score 63/100 45/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 33%
828 premises
 0%
461 premises

Climate

Booker Bay Daleys Point
Annual rainfall 1,272 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 10.6°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Booker Bay Daleys Point
PM2.5 5.1 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.36 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Booker Bay Daleys Point
Average residential rate $1,409/yr
same for both
Council Central Coast (NSW)
same for both

Federal electorate

Booker Bay Daleys Point
Division Robertson
same for both
Member Gordon Reid
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Booker Bay Daleys Point
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Booker Bay

Coastal Outer Retirees Townhouses

Daleys Point

Coastal Outer Quiet Retirees

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