Boolambayte vs Mayers Flat
Boolambayte is the younger of the two, with a median age of 53 against 58 in Mayers Flat. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Mayers Flat tends to suit people living alone.
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
Boolambayte
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 91/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.
First-home buyers
Mayers Flat
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (27% vs 39%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Boolambayte
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (177 min vs 185 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (248.8 km vs 258.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Boolambayte carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 91/100)
- Mayers Flat has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 25%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Where they sit
Boolambayte and Mayers Flat 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
Boolambayte has more residents (85 vs 50); Mayers Flat skews older (58 vs 53).
| Boolambayte | Mayers Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 85 +41% vs other | 50 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -2.3% | — |
| Median age | 53 | 58 |
| Median household income | $55,224/yr | $58,500/yr +6% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $315/wk +6% vs other | $295/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 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 (36.0%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Boolambayte | Mayers Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $586,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $665,000 | — |
Zoning mix
Mayers Flat has more land zoned for conservation (74% vs 53%); Boolambayte has more rural and farming land (46% vs 26%).
| Boolambayte | Mayers Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental | 53% | 74% |
| Rural and farming | 46% | 26% |
| 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
| Boolambayte | Mayers Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 743 across Mid-Coast same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +327% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Boolambayte | Mayers Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 20% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 15% of NSW | Higher than 19% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 48% of NSW | Higher than 17% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 60% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 34% of NSW | Higher than 33% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 14% of NSW | Higher than 9% of NSW |
Liveability
| Boolambayte | Mayers Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Mayers Flat carries more crime risk (91 vs 45).
| Boolambayte | Mayers Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 85/100 | High 77/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 45/100 | High 91/100 |
| 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
| Boolambayte | Mayers Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Boolambayte | Mayers Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 22 | 4 |
Mobility
Mayers Flat sits further from the CBD (258.2 km vs 248.8 km).
| Boolambayte | Mayers Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 5/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 248.8 km | 258.2 km +4% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 177 min | 185 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 2423 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 61 postcode 2423 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 (83.3%).
Setting
| Boolambayte | Mayers Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 13 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 3 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 15.3 km | 12.0 km |
NBN connectivity
| Boolambayte | Mayers Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 25 premises | 0% 10 premises |
Council rates
| Boolambayte | Mayers Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,560/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mid-Coast same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Boolambayte | Mayers Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyne same for both | |
| Member | Alison Penfold same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Boolambayte | Mayers Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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