Boomey vs Molong

Boomey is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 43 in Molong. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Boomey, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Boomey: a median of $1.71 million, against $514,000 in Molong, though rent is higher in Molong. On these figures, Boomey tends to suit families with children and couples, while Molong suits older residents 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

Molong

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (10 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • But Boomey carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 43/100)

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

First-home buyers

Molong

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($513,750 vs $1,705,000)
  • has cheaper land ($702,500 vs $915,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Boomey

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $270/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Molong

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (47/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (247 min vs 260 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (299 km vs 311 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Molong

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (47/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 8%)
  • But Boomey carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 43/100)

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 0.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Boomey and Molong 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 Molong
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 Molong
Walkability 0 / 47
Boomey — Walkability: 0/100 Molong — Walkability: 47/100
Safety 100 / 57
Boomey — Safety: 100/100 Molong — Safety: 57/100
Low fire risk 82 / 69
Boomey — Low fire risk: 82/100 Molong — Low fire risk: 69/100

Demographics

Molong has more residents (2,595 vs 88); Molong rents higher ($270/wk vs $200/wk).

Boomey Molong
Population 88 2,595
+2849% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +15.8% +0.7%
Median age 39 43
Median household income $87,724/yr
+18% vs other
 $71,552/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk $270/wk
+35% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Boomey Molong
0-4 3.4% / 5.2%
Boomey — 0-4: 3.4% Molong — 0-4: 5.2%
5-14 36.4% / 15.0%
Boomey — 5-14: 36.4% Molong — 5-14: 15.0%
15-19 — / 6.3%
Boomey — 15-19: not among its largest Molong — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 — / 5.7%
Boomey — 20-24: not among its largest Molong — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 10.2% / 8.6%
Boomey — 25-34: 10.2% Molong — 25-34: 8.6%
35-44 21.6% / 11.0%
Boomey — 35-44: 21.6% Molong — 35-44: 11.0%
45-54 10.2% / 11.8%
Boomey — 45-54: 10.2% Molong — 45-54: 11.8%
55-64 14.8% / 13.8%
Boomey — 55-64: 14.8% Molong — 55-64: 13.8%
65-74 8.0% / 11.5%
Boomey — 65-74: 8.0% Molong — 65-74: 11.5%
75-84 — / 7.8%
Boomey — 75-84: not among its largest Molong — 75-84: 7.8%
85+ — / 3.5%
Boomey — 85+: not among its largest Molong — 85+: 3.5%

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% Boomey — One Parent Families: 0.0% Boomey — Group Household: 0.0% Boomey — Other Families: 0.0%
Molong 42.4% couple families
Molong — Couple Families: 42.4% Molong — Lone Person: 40.2% Molong — One Parent Families: 15.3% Molong — Group Household: 1.6% Molong — Other Families: 0.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

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%
Molong 22.3% renting
Molong — Owned Outright: 42.1% Molong — Mortgage: 35.6% Molong — Renting: 22.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Boomey 100.0% houses
Boomey — Houses: 100.0% Boomey — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Boomey — Townhouses: 0.0%
Molong 84.4% houses
Molong — Houses: 84.4% Molong — Flats / Apartments: 12.8% Molong — Townhouses: 2.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Boomey Molong
Certificate III & IV 10.2% / 17.3%
Boomey — Certificate III & IV: 10.2% Molong — Certificate III & IV: 17.3%
Bachelor Degree 11.4% / 8.7%
Boomey — Bachelor Degree: 11.4% Molong — Bachelor Degree: 8.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.8% / 6.4%
Boomey — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8% Molong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.8%
Boomey — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Molong — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.2%
Boomey — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Molong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).

Property market

Boomey Molong
Median house price $1,705,000 $513,750
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $915,000 $702,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 72 days
from 19 sales

Zoning mix

Boomey Molong
Rural and farming 100% 97%
Residential 0% 2%
Infrastructure and transport 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 Molong
New dwellings approved 29
across Cabonne
same for both
Approvals change year on year -43%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Boomey Molong
Houses — 3.8%
$505/wk on $699K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Boomey Molong
House price Higher than 80% of NSW Higher than 18% of NSW
Income Higher than 56% of NSW Higher than 38% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 12% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 18% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 14% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 60% of NSW

Liveability

Molong is more walkable (47 vs 0).

Boomey Molong
Grade — C
Score — 46/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Molong carries more crime risk (43 vs 0); Molong carries more bushfire risk (31 vs 18).

Boomey Molong
Bushfire Low
18/100
 Low
31/100
Crime None
0/100
 Moderate
43/100
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 Molong
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Boomey

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

Schools in Molong

  • St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Molong Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Molong Central School Government · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Boomey Molong
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 0 10
Childcare 0 3
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 8 87

Mobility

Boomey sits further from the CBD (311 km vs 299 km).

Boomey Molong
Walkability score 0/100 47/100
Distance to Sydney 311 km
+4% vs other
 299 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 260 min 247 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 Molong
Car (driver) 58.7% / 75.8%
Boomey — Car (driver): 58.7% Molong — Car (driver): 75.8%
Worked from Home 28.3% / 13.4%
Boomey — Worked from Home: 28.3% Molong — Worked from Home: 13.4%
Walked Only 13.0% / 6.2%
Boomey — Walked Only: 13.0% Molong — Walked Only: 6.2%
Car (passenger) — / 4.2%
Boomey — Car (passenger): not among its largest Molong — Car (passenger): 4.2%
Bus — / 0.5%
Boomey — Bus: not among its largest Molong — Bus: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.8%).

Setting

Boomey Molong
Elevation 610 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 569 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Boomey Molong
Connectivity score 26/100 53/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
33 premises
 25%
1,231 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

Boomey Molong
Average residential rate $750/yr
same for both
Council Cabonne
same for both

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Boomey

Family Rural

Molong

Affordable River Rural

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