Bookham vs Bowning

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bookham, most households are couple families. On these figures, Bookham tends to suit people living alone and 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

Bowning

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 73/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Bookham

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $330/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Bowning

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (185 min vs 200 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (289.2 km vs 310.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bowning

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 73/100)

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

Investors

Bowning

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.0% vs -21.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bookham Bowning
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.

Bookham Bowning
Walkability 0 / 0
Bookham — Walkability: 0/100 Bowning — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 27 / 65
Bookham — Safety: 27/100 Bowning — Safety: 65/100
Low fire risk 37 / 49
Bookham — Low fire risk: 37/100 Bowning — Low fire risk: 49/100

Demographics

Bowning has more residents (619 vs 127); Bowning has higher household incomes ($98,176 vs $71,500).

Bookham Bowning
Population 127 619
+387% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -21.1% +8.0%
Median age 47 45
Median household income $71,500/yr $98,176/yr
+37% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk $330/wk
+32% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bookham Bowning
0-4 5.5% / 4.2%
Bookham — 0-4: 5.5% Bowning — 0-4: 4.2%
5-14 13.4% / 12.4%
Bookham — 5-14: 13.4% Bowning — 5-14: 12.4%
15-19 2.4% / 6.6%
Bookham — 15-19: 2.4% Bowning — 15-19: 6.6%
20-24 6.3% / 4.0%
Bookham — 20-24: 6.3% Bowning — 20-24: 4.0%
25-34 12.6% / 10.3%
Bookham — 25-34: 12.6% Bowning — 25-34: 10.3%
35-44 8.7% / 11.6%
Bookham — 35-44: 8.7% Bowning — 35-44: 11.6%
45-54 14.2% / 15.7%
Bookham — 45-54: 14.2% Bowning — 45-54: 15.7%
55-64 18.1% / 13.4%
Bookham — 55-64: 18.1% Bowning — 55-64: 13.4%
65-74 11.8% / 13.6%
Bookham — 65-74: 11.8% Bowning — 65-74: 13.6%
75-84 12.6% / 6.1%
Bookham — 75-84: 12.6% Bowning — 75-84: 6.1%
85+ — / 1.0%
Bookham — 85+: not among its largest Bowning — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bookham 57.7% couple families
Bookham — Couple Families: 57.7% Bookham — Lone Person: 42.3% Bookham — One Parent Families: 0.0% Bookham — Group Household: 0.0% Bookham — Other Families: 0.0%
Bowning 44.9% couple families
Bowning — Couple Families: 44.9% Bowning — Lone Person: 31.9% Bowning — One Parent Families: 18.8% Bowning — Group Household: 2.2% Bowning — Other Families: 2.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bookham 13.3% renting
Bookham — Owned Outright: 56.7% Bookham — Mortgage: 30.0% Bookham — Renting: 13.3%
Bowning 8.8% renting
Bowning — Owned Outright: 40.2% Bowning — Mortgage: 51.0% Bowning — Renting: 8.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bookham Bowning
Bachelor Degree 14.2% / 12.9%
Bookham — Bachelor Degree: 14.2% Bowning — Bachelor Degree: 12.9%
Certificate III & IV 9.4% / 14.1%
Bookham — Certificate III & IV: 9.4% Bowning — Certificate III & IV: 14.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12.6% / 7.4%
Bookham — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.6% Bowning — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.1%
Bookham — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Bowning — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.6%
Bookham — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Bowning — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.2%).

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.

Bookham Bowning
England — / 2.6%
Bookham — England: not among its largest Bowning — England: 2.6%
Netherlands 2.4% / —
Bookham — Netherlands: 2.4% Bowning — Netherlands: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 2.1%
Bookham — New Zealand: not among its largest Bowning — New Zealand: 2.1%
Philippines — / 0.8%
Bookham — Philippines: not among its largest Bowning — Philippines: 0.8%
Germany — / 0.6%
Bookham — Germany: not among its largest Bowning — Germany: 0.6%
Canada — / 0.6%
Bookham — Canada: not among its largest Bowning — Canada: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bookham 100.0% houses
Bookham — Houses: 100.0% Bookham — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Bowning 98.7% houses
Bowning — Houses: 98.7% Bowning — Flats / Apartments: 1.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bookham Bowning
Median house price — $595,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $250,000 —

Zoning mix

Bookham Bowning
Rural and farming 99% 98%
Infrastructure and transport 1%
same for both
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

Bookham Bowning
New dwellings approved 121
across Yass Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year +14%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Bookham Bowning
House price — Higher than 35% of NSW
Income Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 24% of NSW Higher than 21% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 76% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 88% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 56% of NSW

Liveability

Bookham Bowning
Grade — C
Score — 38/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Bookham carries more crime risk (73 vs 35); Bookham carries more bushfire risk (63 vs 51).

Bookham Bowning
Bushfire Moderate
63/100
 Moderate
51/100
Crime High
73/100
 Low
35/100
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

Bookham Bowning
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Bookham

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

Schools in Bowning

  • Bowning Public School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Bookham Bowning
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 28 65

Mobility

Bookham sits further from the CBD (310.7 km vs 289.2 km).

Bookham Bowning
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 310.7 km
+7% vs other
 289.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 200 min 185 min
Electric vehicle share 1.4%
postcode 2582
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 66
postcode 2582
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.

Bookham Bowning
Car (driver) 40.4% / 68.5%
Bookham — Car (driver): 40.4% Bowning — Car (driver): 68.5%
Worked from Home 46.2% / 21.0%
Bookham — Worked from Home: 46.2% Bowning — Worked from Home: 21.0%
Walked Only 13.5% / 4.7%
Bookham — Walked Only: 13.5% Bowning — Walked Only: 4.7%
Car (passenger) — / 5.8%
Bookham — Car (passenger): not among its largest Bowning — Car (passenger): 5.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.5%).

Setting

Bookham Bowning
Elevation 478 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 587 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bookham Bowning
Connectivity score 20/100 30/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
17 premises
 0%
284 premises

Climate

Bookham Bowning
Annual rainfall 889 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.9°C
same for both

Council rates

Bookham Bowning
Average residential rate $1,162/yr
same for both
Council Yass Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

Bookham Bowning
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bookham Bowning
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bookham

Rural

Bowning

Affordable Rural

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