Boomanoomana vs Lalalty
Lalalty is the younger of the two, with a median age of 30 against 33 in Boomanoomana. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Boomanoomana, the large majority of households are couple families. In Lalalty, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Boomanoomana tends to suit 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
Lalalty
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 16/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Boomanoomana
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 36%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Boomanoomana
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 18%)
- has cheaper rent ($230/wk vs $250/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Boomanoomana
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (417 min vs 428 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (668.7 km vs 674 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Lalalty
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 16/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Boomanoomana
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (17.2% vs -8.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Boomanoomana and Lalalty 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
Boomanoomana has higher household incomes ($106,600 vs $71,500); Boomanoomana has more residents (116 vs 88).
| Boomanoomana | Lalalty | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 116 +24% vs other | 88 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +17.2% | -8.3% |
| Median age | 33 | 30 |
| Median household income | $106,600/yr +33% vs other | $71,500/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $230/wk | $250/wk +9% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.0%).
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 (15.5%).
Property market
| Boomanoomana | Lalalty | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $800,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Boomanoomana | Lalalty | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 94% | 100% |
| Environmental | 6% | 0% |
| 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
| Boomanoomana | Lalalty | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 42 across Berrigan same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -60% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Boomanoomana | Lalalty | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 34% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 72% of NSW | Higher than 37% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 47% of NSW | Higher than 20% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 82% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 28% of NSW | Higher than 8% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 30% of NSW | Higher than 42% of NSW |
Liveability
| Boomanoomana | Lalalty | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Boomanoomana carries more crime risk (16 vs 0); Boomanoomana carries more bushfire risk (45 vs 28).
| Boomanoomana | Lalalty | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 45/100 | Low 28/100 |
| Crime | Low 16/100 | 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
| Boomanoomana | Lalalty | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Boomanoomana | Lalalty | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 1 same for both | |
Mobility
Lalalty sits further from the CBD (674 km vs 668.7 km).
| Boomanoomana | Lalalty | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 5/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 668.7 km | 674 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 417 min | 428 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 2712 | 0.1% postcode 3644 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 61 postcode 2712 | 56 postcode 3644 |
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 (75.7%).
Setting
| Boomanoomana | Lalalty | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 120 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 116 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Boomanoomana | Lalalty | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 20/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 33 premises | 0% 41 premises |
Climate
| Boomanoomana | Lalalty | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 458 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Boomanoomana | Lalalty | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $867/yr same for both | |
| Council | Berrigan same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Boomanoomana | Lalalty | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Farrer same for both | |
| Member | David Farley same for both | |
| Party | One Nation same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Boomanoomana | Lalalty | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.