Booral vs Stroud

Booral is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 48 in Stroud. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Stroud: a median of $680,000, against $615,000 in Booral. On these figures, Stroud tends to suit older residents.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Booral carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 68/100)
  • Stroud has more parks and reserves (5 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

Booral

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($615,000 vs $680,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Booral

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 24%)

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 10/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (156 min vs 170 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (210 km vs 222.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Booral

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 68/100)
  • is more walkable (21/100 vs 10/100)
  • But Stroud has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 16%)

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

Investors

Booral

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.3% vs 5.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Booral Stroud
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.

Booral Stroud
Walkability 21 / 10
Booral — Walkability: 21/100 Stroud — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 73 / 32
Booral — Safety: 73/100 Stroud — Safety: 32/100
Low fire risk 38 / 39
Booral — Low fire risk: 38/100 Stroud — Low fire risk: 39/100

Demographics

Stroud has more residents (988 vs 457); Booral has higher household incomes ($83,564 vs $68,120).

Booral Stroud
Population 457 988
+116% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.3% +5.3%
Median age 41 48
Median household income $83,564/yr
+18% vs other
 $68,120/yr
Median weekly rent $310/wk $320/wk
+3% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Booral Stroud
0-4 7.4% / 5.5%
Booral — 0-4: 7.4% Stroud — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 13.3% / 12.4%
Booral — 5-14: 13.3% Stroud — 5-14: 12.4%
15-19 5.0% / 5.2%
Booral — 15-19: 5.0% Stroud — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 5.9% / 4.7%
Booral — 20-24: 5.9% Stroud — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 11.4% / 9.8%
Booral — 25-34: 11.4% Stroud — 25-34: 9.8%
35-44 9.8% / 8.6%
Booral — 35-44: 9.8% Stroud — 35-44: 8.6%
45-54 17.5% / 12.2%
Booral — 45-54: 17.5% Stroud — 45-54: 12.2%
55-64 15.1% / 14.9%
Booral — 55-64: 15.1% Stroud — 55-64: 14.9%
65-74 10.3% / 13.7%
Booral — 65-74: 10.3% Stroud — 65-74: 13.7%
75-84 4.6% / 8.9%
Booral — 75-84: 4.6% Stroud — 75-84: 8.9%
85+ 0.9% / 3.7%
Booral — 85+: 0.9% Stroud — 85+: 3.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Booral 53.5% couple families
Booral — Couple Families: 53.5% Booral — Lone Person: 35.1% Booral — One Parent Families: 5.3% Booral — Group Household: 3.5% Booral — Other Families: 2.6%
Stroud 46.8% couple families
Stroud — Couple Families: 46.8% Stroud — Lone Person: 37.9% Stroud — One Parent Families: 11.9% Stroud — Group Household: 1.3% Stroud — Other Families: 2.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Booral 14.0% renting
Booral — Owned Outright: 41.3% Booral — Mortgage: 44.7% Booral — Renting: 14.0%
Stroud 14.5% renting
Stroud — Owned Outright: 45.3% Stroud — Mortgage: 40.2% Stroud — Renting: 14.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Booral Stroud
Certificate III & IV 19.7% / 19.8%
Booral — Certificate III & IV: 19.7% Stroud — Certificate III & IV: 19.8%
Bachelor Degree 7.4% / 7.3%
Booral — Bachelor Degree: 7.4% Stroud — Bachelor Degree: 7.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.0% / 8.2%
Booral — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0% Stroud — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Postgraduate Degree 3.3% / 1.6%
Booral — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3% Stroud — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / 1.1%
Booral — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Stroud — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).

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.

Booral Stroud
England 2.4% / 3.5%
Booral — England: 2.4% Stroud — England: 3.5%
New Zealand 2.4% / 1.3%
Booral — New Zealand: 2.4% Stroud — New Zealand: 1.3%
South Africa 0.7% / —
Booral — South Africa: 0.7% Stroud — South Africa: not among its largest
Canada — / 0.7%
Booral — Canada: not among its largest Stroud — Canada: 0.7%
Scotland — / 0.4%
Booral — Scotland: not among its largest Stroud — Scotland: 0.4%
Philippines — / 0.3%
Booral — Philippines: not among its largest Stroud — Philippines: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Booral 96.2% houses
Booral — Houses: 96.2% Booral — Flats / Apartments: 3.8% Booral — Townhouses: 0.0%
Stroud 97.8% houses
Stroud — Houses: 97.8% Stroud — Flats / Apartments: 1.4% Stroud — Townhouses: 0.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Booral Stroud
Median house price $615,000 $680,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $452,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 15 days
from 3 sales
 22 days
from 4 sales

Zoning mix

Booral has more land zoned for conservation (11% vs 0%); Stroud has more rural and farming land (99% vs 89%).

Booral Stroud
Rural and farming 89% 99%
Environmental 11% 0%
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 Stroud
New dwellings approved 743
across Mid-Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year +327%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Booral Stroud
House price Higher than 31% of NSW Higher than 24% of NSW
Income Higher than 51% of NSW Higher than 31% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 57% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 12% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 57% of NSW

Liveability

Booral is more walkable (21 vs 10).

Booral Stroud
Grade — D
Score — 24/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Stroud carries more crime risk (68 vs 27).

Booral Stroud
Bushfire Moderate
62/100
 Moderate
61/100
Crime Low
27/100
 Moderate
68/100
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 Stroud
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Booral

  • Booral Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Stroud

  • Stroud Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Booral Stroud
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 2 5
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 50 28

Mobility

Stroud sits further from the CBD (222.9 km vs 210 km).

Booral Stroud
Walkability score 21/100 10/100
Distance to Sydney 210 km 222.9 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 156 min 170 min
Public transport score 26/100
Bus
 36/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 6.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 13.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 2 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
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.

Booral Stroud
Car (driver) 66.3% / 63.7%
Booral — Car (driver): 66.3% Stroud — Car (driver): 63.7%
Worked from Home 23.3% / 27.0%
Booral — Worked from Home: 23.3% Stroud — Worked from Home: 27.0%
Car (passenger) 6.4% / 4.4%
Booral — Car (passenger): 6.4% Stroud — Car (passenger): 4.4%
Walked Only 4.1% / 4.9%
Booral — Walked Only: 4.1% Stroud — Walked Only: 4.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.3%).

Setting

Booral Stroud
Elevation 35 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 328 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 20.2 km 32.7 km

NBN connectivity

Booral Stroud
Connectivity score 26/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
198 premises
 0%
478 premises

Climate

Booral Stroud
Annual rainfall 1,327 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Booral Stroud
Average residential rate $1,560/yr
same for both
Council Mid-Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Booral Stroud
Division Lyne
same for both
Member Alison Penfold
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Booral Stroud
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Booral

Rural

Stroud

Affordable Retirees Rural

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