Booral vs Girvan
Booral is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 50 in Girvan. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Booral, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Girvan: a median of $840,000, against $615,000 in Booral, though rent is higher in Booral. On these figures, Booral tends to suit families with children, couples, 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
Booral
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (59% vs 48%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Booral
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 39%)
- has cheaper houses ($615,000 vs $840,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Girvan
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $310/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 19%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Booral
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (21/100 vs 8/100)
- has a shorter drive in (156 min vs 164 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (210 km vs 219.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Booral is more walkable (21/100 vs 8/100)
- Girvan has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 16%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Girvan
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (29.6% vs 12.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Booral and Girvan 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
Booral rents higher ($310/wk vs $100/wk); Booral has more residents (457 vs 210).
| Booral | Girvan | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 457 +54% vs other | 210 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +12.3% | +29.6% |
| Median age | 41 | 50 |
| Median household income | $83,564/yr +21% vs other | $66,092/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $310/wk +68% vs other | $100/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Where residents were born
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.6%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Booral | Girvan | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $615,000 | $840,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 15 days from 3 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Booral has more rural and farming land (89% vs 78%); Girvan has more land zoned for conservation (22% vs 11%).
| Booral | Girvan | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 89% | 78% |
| Environmental | 11% | 22% |
| 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
| Booral | Girvan | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 743 across Mid-Coast same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +327% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Booral | Girvan | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 31% of NSW | Higher than 37% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 51% of NSW | Higher than 28% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 70% of NSW | Higher than 54% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 70% of NSW | Higher than 46% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 12% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 37% of NSW | Higher than 18% of NSW |
Liveability
Booral is more walkable (21 vs 8).
| Booral | Girvan | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Girvan carries more bushfire risk (73 vs 62).
| Booral | Girvan | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 62/100 | High 73/100 |
| Crime | Low 27/100 | Low 32/100 |
| 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
| Booral | Girvan | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Booral
- Booral Public School Government · Primary at peers
Schools in Girvan
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Booral | Girvan | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 50 | 39 |
Mobility
Girvan sits further from the CBD (219.4 km vs 210 km).
| Booral | Girvan | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 21/100 | 8/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 210 km | 219.4 km +4% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 156 min | 164 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 2425 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 72 postcode 2425 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 (72.5%).
Setting
| Booral | Girvan | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 35 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 54 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 20.2 km | 19.2 km |
NBN connectivity
| Booral | Girvan | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 26/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 198 premises | 0% 40 premises |
Climate
| Booral | Girvan | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,327 mm | 1,181 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | — | 28.7°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | — | 7.5°C |
Council rates
| Booral | Girvan | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,560/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mid-Coast same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Booral | Girvan | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyne same for both | |
| Member | Alison Penfold same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Booral | Girvan | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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