Boomey vs Euchareena

In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Boomey: a median of $1.71 million, against $97,000 in Euchareena, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Boomey tends to suit families with children, while Euchareena suits 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

Boomey

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 23/100)

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

First-home buyers

Euchareena

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($97,000 vs $1,705,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Boomey leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 19%)
  • Euchareena has cheaper rent ($168/wk vs $200/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Euchareena

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (255 min vs 260 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (307.8 km vs 311 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Boomey carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 23/100)
  • Euchareena has more residents already 65 and over (16% vs 8%)

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

Investors

Boomey

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (15.8% vs -13.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Boomey Euchareena
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.

Boomey Euchareena
Walkability 0 / 0
Boomey — Walkability: 0/100 Euchareena — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 100 / 77
Boomey — Safety: 100/100 Euchareena — Safety: 77/100
Low fire risk 82 / 83
Boomey — Low fire risk: 82/100 Euchareena — Low fire risk: 83/100

Demographics

Euchareena has more residents (170 vs 88); Boomey has higher household incomes ($87,724 vs $46,800).

Boomey Euchareena
Population 88 170
+93% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +15.8% -13.7%
Median age 39 40
Median household income $87,724/yr
+47% vs other
 $46,800/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk
+16% vs other
 $168/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Boomey Euchareena
0-4 3.4% / 4.7%
Boomey — 0-4: 3.4% Euchareena — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 36.4% / 10.0%
Boomey — 5-14: 36.4% Euchareena — 5-14: 10.0%
15-19 — / 8.8%
Boomey — 15-19: not among its largest Euchareena — 15-19: 8.8%
20-24 — / 8.2%
Boomey — 20-24: not among its largest Euchareena — 20-24: 8.2%
25-34 10.2% / 11.2%
Boomey — 25-34: 10.2% Euchareena — 25-34: 11.2%
35-44 21.6% / 12.9%
Boomey — 35-44: 21.6% Euchareena — 35-44: 12.9%
45-54 10.2% / 15.3%
Boomey — 45-54: 10.2% Euchareena — 45-54: 15.3%
55-64 14.8% / 13.5%
Boomey — 55-64: 14.8% Euchareena — 55-64: 13.5%
65-74 8.0% / 14.1%
Boomey — 65-74: 8.0% Euchareena — 65-74: 14.1%
75-84 — / 2.4%
Boomey — 75-84: not among its largest Euchareena — 75-84: 2.4%
85+ — / —
Boomey — 85+: not among its largest Euchareena — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (36.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Boomey 64.7% couple families
Boomey — Couple Families: 64.7% Boomey — Lone Person: 35.3%
Euchareena 60.0% couple families
Euchareena — Couple Families: 60.0% Euchareena — Lone Person: 40.0%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Boomey 27.3% renting
Boomey — Owned Outright: 36.4% Boomey — Mortgage: 36.4% Boomey — Renting: 27.3%
Euchareena 19.2% renting
Euchareena — Owned Outright: 55.8% Euchareena — Mortgage: 25.0% Euchareena — Renting: 19.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Boomey 100.0% houses
Boomey — Houses: 100.0%
Euchareena 100.0% houses
Euchareena — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Boomey Euchareena
Certificate III & IV 10.2% / 12.9%
Boomey — Certificate III & IV: 10.2% Euchareena — Certificate III & IV: 12.9%
Bachelor Degree 11.4% / 8.8%
Boomey — Bachelor Degree: 11.4% Euchareena — Bachelor Degree: 8.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.8% / 3.5%
Boomey — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8% Euchareena — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.5%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.9%
Boomey — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Euchareena — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.9%).

Property market

Boomey Euchareena
Median house price $1,705,000 $97,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $915,000 —

Zoning mix

Boomey Euchareena
Rural and farming 100% 99%
Environmental 0% 1%
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

Boomey Euchareena
New dwellings approved 29
across Cabonne
 405
across Dubbo
Approvals change year on year -43% -12%

Ranking within NSW

Boomey Euchareena
House price Higher than 80% of NSW Higher than 1% of NSW
Income Higher than 56% of NSW Higher than 9% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 12% of NSW Higher than 26% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 18% of NSW Higher than 98% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 14% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 30% of NSW

Liveability

Boomey Euchareena
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Euchareena carries more crime risk (23 vs 0).

Boomey Euchareena
Bushfire Low
18/100
 Low
17/100
Crime None
0/100
 Low
23/100
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 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Boomey Euchareena
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

Boomey Euchareena
Waterways 8 49

Mobility

Boomey sits further from the CBD (311 km vs 307.8 km).

Boomey Euchareena
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 311 km
+1% vs other
 307.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 260 min 255 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2866
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 2866
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.

Boomey Euchareena
Car (driver) 58.7% / 77.9%
Boomey — Car (driver): 58.7% Euchareena — Car (driver): 77.9%
Worked from Home 28.3% / 16.2%
Boomey — Worked from Home: 28.3% Euchareena — Worked from Home: 16.2%
Walked Only 13.0% / —
Boomey — Walked Only: 13.0% Euchareena — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) — / 5.9%
Boomey — Car (passenger): not among its largest Euchareena — Car (passenger): 5.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.9%).

Setting

Boomey Euchareena
Elevation 610 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 642 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Boomey Euchareena
Connectivity score 26/100 20/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
33 premises
 0%
64 premises

Climate

Boomey Euchareena
Annual rainfall 692 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Boomey Euchareena
Average residential rate $750/yr $1,233/yr
Council Cabonne Dubbo

Federal electorate

Boomey Euchareena
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Boomey Euchareena
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Boomey

Family Rural

Euchareena

Affordable Rural

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