Boomi vs Weemelah

Weemelah is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 41 in Boomi. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Boomi: a median of $185,000, against $70,000 in Weemelah, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Boomi tends to suit older residents, while Weemelah suits people living alone, families with children, 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

Boomi

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (54% vs 46%)
  • But Weemelah has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 86%)

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

First-home buyers

Boomi

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (9% vs 54%)
  • has cheaper land ($15,000 vs $51,413)
  • But Weemelah has cheaper houses ($70,000 vs $185,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Weemelah

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $133/wk)
  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (32% vs 10%)

Weighs rent and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Weemelah

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (497 min vs 515 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (714.6 km vs 726.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Boomi

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 10%)

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

Investors

Weemelah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (19.4% vs 3.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Boomi Weemelah
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.

Boomi Weemelah
Walkability 0 / 0
Boomi — Walkability: 0/100 Weemelah — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 34 / 28
Boomi — Safety: 34/100 Weemelah — Safety: 28/100
Low fire risk 89 / 80
Boomi — Low fire risk: 89/100 Weemelah — Low fire risk: 80/100

Demographics

Boomi rents higher ($133/wk vs $0/wk); Boomi has more residents (207 vs 86).

Boomi Weemelah
Population 207
+58% vs other
 86
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.0% +19.4%
Median age 41 38
Median household income $69,836/yr
+14% vs other
 $60,112/yr
Median weekly rent $133/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Boomi Weemelah
0-4 1.9% / 9.3%
Boomi — 0-4: 1.9% Weemelah — 0-4: 9.3%
5-14 15.9% / 15.1%
Boomi — 5-14: 15.9% Weemelah — 5-14: 15.1%
15-19 7.7% / 3.5%
Boomi — 15-19: 7.7% Weemelah — 15-19: 3.5%
20-24 6.3% / 7.0%
Boomi — 20-24: 6.3% Weemelah — 20-24: 7.0%
25-34 10.6% / 14.0%
Boomi — 25-34: 10.6% Weemelah — 25-34: 14.0%
35-44 9.2% / 12.8%
Boomi — 35-44: 9.2% Weemelah — 35-44: 12.8%
45-54 14.5% / 16.3%
Boomi — 45-54: 14.5% Weemelah — 45-54: 16.3%
55-64 11.6% / 18.6%
Boomi — 55-64: 11.6% Weemelah — 55-64: 18.6%
65-74 13.0% / 7.0%
Boomi — 65-74: 13.0% Weemelah — 65-74: 7.0%
75-84 8.7% / 3.5%
Boomi — 75-84: 8.7% Weemelah — 75-84: 3.5%
85+ 2.4% / —
Boomi — 85+: 2.4% Weemelah — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Boomi 46.5% lone person
Boomi — Lone Person: 46.5% Boomi — Couple Families: 39.5% Boomi — One Parent Families: 14.0%
Weemelah 54.5% lone person
Weemelah — Lone Person: 54.5% Weemelah — Couple Families: 45.5% Weemelah — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Boomi 9.5% renting
Boomi — Owned Outright: 59.5% Boomi — Mortgage: 31.0% Boomi — Renting: 9.5%
Weemelah 31.8% renting
Weemelah — Owned Outright: 68.2% Weemelah — Mortgage: 0.0% Weemelah — Renting: 31.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Boomi 85.7% houses
Boomi — Houses: 85.7% Boomi — Flats / Apartments: 14.3%
Weemelah 100.0% houses
Weemelah — Houses: 100.0% Weemelah — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Boomi Weemelah
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.3% / 8.1%
Boomi — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3% Weemelah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1%
Certificate III & IV 8.2% / 5.8%
Boomi — Certificate III & IV: 8.2% Weemelah — Certificate III & IV: 5.8%
Bachelor Degree 1.9% / 7.0%
Boomi — Bachelor Degree: 1.9% Weemelah — Bachelor Degree: 7.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.2%).

Property market

Boomi Weemelah
Median house price $185,000 $70,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $15,000 $51,413

Zoning mix

Boomi Weemelah
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 Weemelah
New dwellings approved 11
across Moree Plains
same for both
Approvals change year on year -100%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Boomi Weemelah
House price Higher than 3% of NSW Higher than 1% of NSW
Income Higher than 33% of NSW Higher than 22% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 39% of NSW Higher than 16% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 97% of NSW Higher than 99% of NSW
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 20% of NSW Higher than 8% of NSW

Liveability

Boomi Weemelah
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Boomi Weemelah
Bushfire Low
11/100
 Low
20/100
Crime Moderate
66/100
 High
72/100
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 Weemelah
Inside the suburb 1 0
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 Weemelah

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

Amenities in the suburb

Boomi Weemelah
Supermarkets 1 0
Parks & reserves 5 0
Police stations 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 26 2

Mobility

Boomi sits further from the CBD (726.6 km vs 714.6 km).

Boomi Weemelah
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 726.6 km
+2% vs other
 714.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 515 min 497 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2405
 0.0%
postcode 2406
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 61
postcode 2405
 61
postcode 2406

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.

Boomi Weemelah
Car (driver) 51.8% / 68.8%
Boomi — Car (driver): 51.8% Weemelah — Car (driver): 68.8%
Worked from Home 26.8% / 31.2%
Boomi — Worked from Home: 26.8% Weemelah — Worked from Home: 31.2%
Walked Only 12.5% / —
Boomi — Walked Only: 12.5% Weemelah — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 8.9% / —
Boomi — Car (passenger): 8.9% Weemelah — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.8%).

Setting

Boomi Weemelah
Elevation 186 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 166 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Boomi Weemelah
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
28 premises
 0%
13 premises

Council rates

Boomi Weemelah
Average residential rate $1,249/yr
same for both
Council Moree Plains
same for both

Federal electorate

Boomi Weemelah
Division Parkes
same for both
Member Jamie Chaffey
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Boomi Weemelah
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Boomi

Affordable Multicultural Rural

Weemelah

Affordable Family Rural Young Families

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