Boonal vs Yetman

Boonal is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 48 in Yetman. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Boonal, most households are couple families. In Yetman, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Boonal tends to suit families with children and couples, while Yetman suits people living alone.

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

Boonal

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 81/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (57% vs 37%)
  • But Yetman has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)

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

Renters

They split

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

  • Boonal has a bigger rental market to choose from (31% vs 16%)
  • Yetman has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $200/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Yetman

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (504 min vs 533 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (675.6 km vs 712.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Boonal

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 81/100)

Weighs GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Boonal

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (18.6% vs -9.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Boonal Yetman
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.

Boonal Yetman
Walkability 0 / 0
Boonal — Walkability: 0/100 Yetman — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 69 / 19
Boonal — Safety: 69/100 Yetman — Safety: 19/100
Low fire risk 100 / 50
Boonal — Low fire risk: 100/100 Yetman — Low fire risk: 50/100

Demographics

Yetman has more residents (187 vs 51); Boonal has higher household incomes ($88,816 vs $55,588).

Boonal Yetman
Population 51 187
+267% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +18.6% -9.7%
Median age 33 48
Median household income $88,816/yr
+37% vs other
 $55,588/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk
+25% vs other
 $150/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Boonal Yetman
0-4 9.8% / 2.1%
Boonal — 0-4: 9.8% Yetman — 0-4: 2.1%
5-14 23.5% / 15.5%
Boonal — 5-14: 23.5% Yetman — 5-14: 15.5%
15-19 — / 3.7%
Boonal — 15-19: not among its largest Yetman — 15-19: 3.7%
20-24 5.9% / 2.1%
Boonal — 20-24: 5.9% Yetman — 20-24: 2.1%
25-34 15.7% / 10.7%
Boonal — 25-34: 15.7% Yetman — 25-34: 10.7%
35-44 15.7% / 10.2%
Boonal — 35-44: 15.7% Yetman — 35-44: 10.2%
45-54 11.8% / 14.4%
Boonal — 45-54: 11.8% Yetman — 45-54: 14.4%
55-64 13.7% / 12.8%
Boonal — 55-64: 13.7% Yetman — 55-64: 12.8%
65-74 — / 20.9%
Boonal — 65-74: not among its largest Yetman — 65-74: 20.9%
75-84 — / 5.3%
Boonal — 75-84: not among its largest Yetman — 75-84: 5.3%
85+ — / —
Boonal — 85+: not among its largest Yetman — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Boonal 42.9% lone person
Boonal — Lone Person: 42.9% Boonal — Couple Families: 57.1% Boonal — Other Families: 0.0%
Yetman 51.4% lone person
Yetman — Lone Person: 51.4% Yetman — Couple Families: 37.1% Yetman — Other Families: 11.4%
Lone Person Couple Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Boonal 30.8% renting
Boonal — Owned Outright: 46.2% Boonal — Mortgage: 23.1% Boonal — Renting: 30.8%
Yetman 16.4% renting
Yetman — Owned Outright: 52.7% Yetman — Mortgage: 30.9% Yetman — Renting: 16.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Boonal 100.0% houses
Boonal — Houses: 100.0%
Yetman 103.4% houses
Yetman — Houses: 103.4%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Boonal Yetman
Certificate III & IV 11.8% / 14.4%
Boonal — Certificate III & IV: 11.8% Yetman — Certificate III & IV: 14.4%
Bachelor Degree 17.6% / 4.8%
Boonal — Bachelor Degree: 17.6% Yetman — Bachelor Degree: 4.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.9% / 6.4%
Boonal — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9% Yetman — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.6%
Boonal — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Yetman — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).

Property market

Boonal Yetman
Median house price — $230,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Boonal has more rural and farming land (100% vs 83%); Yetman has more land zoned for conservation (17% vs 0%).

Boonal Yetman
Rural and farming 100% 83%
Environmental 0% 17%
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

Boonal Yetman
New dwellings approved 15
across Gwydir
 31
across Inverell
Approvals change year on year -50% +0%

Ranking within NSW

Boonal Yetman
House price — Higher than 5% of NSW
Income Higher than 57% of NSW Higher than 16% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 42% of NSW Higher than 23% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 94% of NSW
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 33% of NSW Higher than 12% of NSW

Liveability

Boonal Yetman
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Yetman carries more bushfire risk (50 vs 0); Yetman carries more crime risk (81 vs 31).

Boonal Yetman
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
50/100
Crime Low
31/100
 High
81/100
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

Boonal Yetman
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Boonal

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

Schools in Yetman

  • Yetman Public School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Boonal Yetman
Parks & reserves 0 4
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 6 8

Mobility

Boonal sits further from the CBD (712.5 km vs 675.6 km).

Boonal Yetman
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 712.5 km
+5% vs other
 675.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 533 min 504 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2409
 0.0%
postcode 2410
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 64
postcode 2409
 46
postcode 2410

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.

Boonal Yetman
Car (driver) 70.8% / 53.8%
Boonal — Car (driver): 70.8% Yetman — Car (driver): 53.8%
Worked from Home 29.2% / 21.5%
Boonal — Worked from Home: 29.2% Yetman — Worked from Home: 21.5%
Walked Only — / 18.5%
Boonal — Walked Only: not among its largest Yetman — Walked Only: 18.5%
Car (passenger) — / 6.2%
Boonal — Car (passenger): not among its largest Yetman — Car (passenger): 6.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.8%).

Setting

Boonal Yetman
Elevation 242 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 277 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Boonal Yetman
Connectivity score 23/100 15/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
11 premises
 0%
36 premises

Council rates

Boonal Yetman
Average residential rate $825/yr $1,170/yr
Council Gwydir Inverell

Federal electorate

Boonal Yetman
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Boonal Yetman
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Boonal

Family Rural Young Families

Yetman

Affordable Retirees Rural

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