Boomerang Beach vs Charlotte Bay
In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Charlotte Bay, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Boomerang Beach: a median of $1.43 million, against $900,000 in Charlotte Bay, though rent is higher in Charlotte Bay. On these figures, Boomerang Beach tends to suit people living alone, while Charlotte Bay suits families with children, couples, 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
Charlotte Bay
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 63%)
- carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 79/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (76% 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 3 things we measure here
- Boomerang Beach has cheaper units ($609,000 vs $730,000)
- Charlotte Bay has cheaper houses ($900,000 vs $1,425,000)
Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Boomerang Beach
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (29% vs 15%)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (24% vs 35%)
- has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $420/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Charlotte Bay
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (201 min vs 209 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (277.5 km vs 282.8 km)
- But Boomerang Beach is more walkable (43/100 vs 19/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Boomerang Beach is more walkable (43/100 vs 19/100)
- Charlotte Bay carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 79/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Boomerang Beach
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (41.9% vs 1.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Boomerang Beach and Charlotte Bay 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
Boomerang Beach has more residents (423 vs 175); Boomerang Beach has higher household incomes ($75,608 vs $61,724).
| Boomerang Beach | Charlotte Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 423 +59% vs other | 175 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +41.9% | +1.7% |
| Median age | 46 | 47 |
| Median household income | $75,608/yr +18% vs other | $61,724/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $350/wk | $420/wk +20% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (5.1%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.3%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Boomerang Beach | Charlotte Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,425,000 | $900,000 |
| Median unit price | $609,000 | $730,000 |
| Median land price | $1,017,500 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 14 days from 3 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Charlotte Bay has more rural and farming land (56% vs 0%); Boomerang Beach has more land zoned for conservation (70% vs 26%).
| Boomerang Beach | Charlotte Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental | 70% | 26% |
| Rural and farming | 0% | 56% |
| Residential | 28% | 17% |
| Parks and recreation | 1% | 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
| Boomerang Beach | Charlotte Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 743 across Mid-Coast same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +327% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Boomerang Beach | Charlotte Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 71% of NSW | Higher than 43% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 43% of NSW | Higher than 24% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 79% of NSW | Higher than 69% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 20% of NSW | Higher than 36% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 45% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 70% of NSW | Higher than 65% of NSW |
Liveability
Boomerang Beach is more walkable (43 vs 19).
| Boomerang Beach | Charlotte Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Boomerang Beach carries more crime risk (79 vs 53); Charlotte Bay carries more bushfire risk (85 vs 71).
| Boomerang Beach | Charlotte Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 71/100 | High 85/100 |
| Crime | High 79/100 | Moderate 53/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | Low 24/100 | None 0/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Boomerang Beach | Charlotte Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Boomerang Beach
- Pacific Palms Public School Government · Primary at peers
Schools in Charlotte Bay
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Boomerang Beach | Charlotte Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 1 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 2 | 0 |
| Childcare | 1 same for both | |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Beaches | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 0 | 3 |
Mobility
Boomerang Beach sits further from the CBD (282.8 km vs 277.5 km).
| Boomerang Beach | Charlotte Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 43/100 | 19/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 282.8 km +2% vs other | 277.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 209 min | 201 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 2428 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 41 postcode 2428 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 (56.1%).
Setting
| Boomerang Beach | Charlotte Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 12 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 7 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 751 m 851 m to a named beach | 2.3 km 2.5 km to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| Boomerang Beach | Charlotte Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 60/100 | 44/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 27% 611 premises | 1% 76 premises |
Council rates
| Boomerang Beach | Charlotte Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,560/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mid-Coast same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Boomerang Beach | Charlotte Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyne same for both | |
| Member | Alison Penfold same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Boomerang Beach | Charlotte Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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