Boorolong vs Dumaresq
Dumaresq is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 46 in Boorolong. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Boorolong, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Boorolong tends to suit people living alone and couples, while Dumaresq suits families with children.
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
Dumaresq
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 80/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (58% vs 46%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Dumaresq
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (376 min vs 404 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (488 km vs 506.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Boorolong has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 12%)
- Dumaresq carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 80/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Dumaresq
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (3.9% vs -19.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Boorolong and Dumaresq 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
Boorolong skews older (46 vs 42).
| Boorolong | Dumaresq | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 71 | 80 +13% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -19.3% | +3.9% |
| Median age | 46 | 42 |
| Median household income | $81,224/yr | $87,724/yr +8% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $290/wk same for both | |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).
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 (15.5%).
Zoning mix
| Boorolong | Dumaresq | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 97% | 99% |
| Environmental | 3% | 1% |
| 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
| Boorolong | Dumaresq | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 77 across Armidale same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -76% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Boorolong | Dumaresq | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 48% of NSW | Higher than 56% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 2% of NSW | Higher than 15% of NSW |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 40% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 23% of NSW | Higher than 37% of NSW |
Liveability
| Boorolong | Dumaresq | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Boorolong carries more crime risk (80 vs 0); Boorolong carries more bushfire risk (40 vs 15).
| Boorolong | Dumaresq | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 40/100 | Low 15/100 |
| Crime | High 80/100 | None 0/100 |
| 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
| Boorolong | Dumaresq | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Boorolong | Dumaresq | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 5 | 6 |
Mobility
Boorolong sits further from the CBD (506.8 km vs 488 km).
| Boorolong | Dumaresq | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 506.8 km +4% vs other | 488 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 404 min | 376 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 2350 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 47 postcode 2350 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 (51.4%).
Setting
| Boorolong | Dumaresq | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 1,105 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 1,091 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Boorolong | Dumaresq | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 16/100 | 26/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 27 premises same for both | |
Climate
| Boorolong | Dumaresq | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 836 mm | 684 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Boorolong | Dumaresq | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 6.7 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 9.0 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Boorolong | Dumaresq | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,477/yr same for both | |
| Council | Armidale same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Boorolong | Dumaresq | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | New England same for both | |
| Member | Barnaby Joyce same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Boorolong | Dumaresq | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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