Boomi vs Garah
Boomi is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 44 in Garah. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Boomi, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Boomi: a median of $185,000, against $134,000 in Garah, though rent is higher in Garah. On these figures, Garah tends to suit 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
Garah
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 66/100)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (101% vs 86%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Garah
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($133,500 vs $185,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Boomi
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 18%)
- has cheaper rent ($133/wk vs $240/wk)
- But Garah has a bigger rental market to choose from (24% vs 10%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Garah
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (491 min vs 515 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (693.3 km vs 726.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Garah
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 66/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Boomi
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (3.0% vs -4.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Boomi and Garah 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
Garah rents higher ($240/wk vs $133/wk); Garah has more residents (291 vs 207).
| Boomi | Garah | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 207 | 291 +41% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +3.0% | -4.9% |
| Median age | 41 | 44 |
| Median household income | $69,836/yr same for both | |
| Median weekly rent | $133/wk | $240/wk +80% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).
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 (8.9%).
Property market
| Boomi | Garah | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $185,000 | $133,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $15,000 | — |
Zoning mix
| Boomi | Garah | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% | 100% |
| 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
| Boomi | Garah | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 11 across Moree Plains same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -100% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Boomi | Garah | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 3% of NSW | Higher than 2% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 33% of NSW same for both | |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 39% of NSW | Higher than 1% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 97% of NSW | Higher than 98% of NSW |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 20% of NSW | Higher than 1% of NSW |
Liveability
| Boomi | Garah | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Garah carries more bushfire risk (28 vs 11); Boomi carries more crime risk (66 vs 48).
| Boomi | Garah | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 11/100 | Low 28/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 66/100 | Moderate 48/100 |
| 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
| Boomi | Garah | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Boomi
- Boomi Public School Government · Primary
Schools in Garah
- Garah Public School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Boomi | Garah | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 5 | 3 |
| Police stations | 1 same for both | |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 1 same for both | |
| Waterways | 26 | 15 |
Mobility
Boomi sits further from the CBD (726.6 km vs 693.3 km).
| Boomi | Garah | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 726.6 km +5% vs other | 693.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 515 min | 491 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 2405 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 61 postcode 2405 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 (56.8%).
Setting
| Boomi | Garah | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 186 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 181 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Boomi | Garah | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 28 premises | 0% 62 premises |
Council rates
| Boomi | Garah | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,249/yr same for both | |
| Council | Moree Plains same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Boomi | Garah | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Parkes same for both | |
| Member | Jamie Chaffey same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Boomi | Garah | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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