Boorooma vs Cartwrights Hill

Boorooma is the younger of the two, with a median age of 27 against 47 in Cartwrights Hill. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Boorooma, most households are couple families. In Cartwrights Hill, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Boorooma: a median of $820,000, against $748,000 in Cartwrights Hill, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Boorooma tends to suit young adults and families with children, while Cartwrights Hill suits people living alone and 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

Boorooma

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 61/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Boorooma has a bigger rental market to choose from (37% vs 13%)
  • Cartwrights Hill has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $415/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Boorooma is more walkable (69/100 vs 16/100)
  • Cartwrights Hill sits closer to the CBD (459.7 km vs 462.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Boorooma

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (69/100 vs 16/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 61/100)
  • But Cartwrights Hill has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 5%)

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

Investors

Boorooma

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (101.7% vs -10.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Boorooma Cartwrights Hill
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.

Boorooma Cartwrights Hill
Walkability 69 / 16
Boorooma — Walkability: 69/100 Cartwrights Hill — Walkability: 16/100
Safety 52 / 39
Boorooma — Safety: 52/100 Cartwrights Hill — Safety: 39/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Boorooma — Low fire risk: 100/100 Cartwrights Hill — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Boorooma has more residents (1,741 vs 169); Cartwrights Hill skews older (47 vs 27).

Boorooma Cartwrights Hill
Population 1,741
+90% vs other
 169
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +101.7% -10.6%
Median age 27 47
Median household income $124,748/yr
+24% vs other
 $95,316/yr
Median weekly rent $415/wk
+28% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Boorooma Cartwrights Hill
0-4 11.9% / —
Boorooma — 0-4: 11.9% Cartwrights Hill — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 14.1% / 13.6%
Boorooma — 5-14: 14.1% Cartwrights Hill — 5-14: 13.6%
15-19 5.3% / 6.5%
Boorooma — 15-19: 5.3% Cartwrights Hill — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 12.1% / 3.0%
Boorooma — 20-24: 12.1% Cartwrights Hill — 20-24: 3.0%
25-34 24.2% / 10.1%
Boorooma — 25-34: 24.2% Cartwrights Hill — 25-34: 10.1%
35-44 15.4% / 13.0%
Boorooma — 35-44: 15.4% Cartwrights Hill — 35-44: 13.0%
45-54 8.0% / 12.4%
Boorooma — 45-54: 8.0% Cartwrights Hill — 45-54: 12.4%
55-64 3.6% / 22.5%
Boorooma — 55-64: 3.6% Cartwrights Hill — 55-64: 22.5%
65-74 3.0% / 13.0%
Boorooma — 65-74: 3.0% Cartwrights Hill — 65-74: 13.0%
75-84 1.4% / 5.9%
Boorooma — 75-84: 1.4% Cartwrights Hill — 75-84: 5.9%
85+ 0.2% / 1.8%
Boorooma — 85+: 0.2% Cartwrights Hill — 85+: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Boorooma 59.6% couple families
Boorooma — Couple Families: 59.6% Boorooma — Lone Person: 18.8% Boorooma — One Parent Families: 7.6% Boorooma — Group Household: 12.6% Boorooma — Other Families: 1.4%
Cartwrights Hill 51.3% couple families
Cartwrights Hill — Couple Families: 51.3% Cartwrights Hill — Lone Person: 33.3% Cartwrights Hill — One Parent Families: 15.4% Cartwrights Hill — Group Household: 0.0% Cartwrights Hill — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Boorooma 36.8% renting
Boorooma — Owned Outright: 12.4% Boorooma — Mortgage: 50.8% Boorooma — Renting: 36.8%
Cartwrights Hill 13.0% renting
Cartwrights Hill — Owned Outright: 46.3% Cartwrights Hill — Mortgage: 40.7% Cartwrights Hill — Renting: 13.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Boorooma 92.3% houses
Boorooma — Houses: 92.3% Boorooma — Townhouses: 6.2% Boorooma — Flats / Apartments: 1.4%
Cartwrights Hill 98.2% houses
Cartwrights Hill — Houses: 98.2% Cartwrights Hill — Townhouses: 0.0% Cartwrights Hill — Flats / Apartments: 1.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Boorooma Cartwrights Hill
Certificate III & IV 14.6% / 18.9%
Boorooma — Certificate III & IV: 14.6% Cartwrights Hill — Certificate III & IV: 18.9%
Bachelor Degree 17.4% / 4.7%
Boorooma — Bachelor Degree: 17.4% Cartwrights Hill — Bachelor Degree: 4.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 9.5%
Boorooma — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Cartwrights Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5%
Postgraduate Degree 4.4% / 2.4%
Boorooma — Postgraduate Degree: 4.4% Cartwrights Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.8% / 1.8%
Boorooma — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.8% Cartwrights Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

Property market

Boorooma Cartwrights Hill
Median house price $820,000 $748,000
Median unit price $600,000 —
Median land price $299,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 29 days
from 18 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Cartwrights Hill has more rural and farming land (82% vs 0%); Boorooma has more land zoned for conservation (13% vs 0%).

Boorooma Cartwrights Hill
Rural and farming 0% 82%
Residential 73% 0%
Environmental 13% 0%
Other and special use 0% 13%
Parks and recreation 8% 2%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 3%
Commercial 3% 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

Boorooma Cartwrights Hill
New dwellings approved 548
across Wagga Wagga
same for both
Approvals change year on year +139%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Boorooma Cartwrights Hill
Houses 3.8%
$650/wk on $879K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Boorooma Cartwrights Hill
House price Higher than 31% of NSW Higher than 29% of NSW
Income Higher than 87% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 66% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 39% of NSW Higher than 38% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 96% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 65% of NSW —

Liveability

Boorooma is more walkable (69 vs 16).

Boorooma Cartwrights Hill
Grade B —
Score 66/100 —
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Cartwrights Hill carries more crime risk (61 vs 48).

Boorooma Cartwrights Hill
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
48/100
 Moderate
61/100
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 8
within 5 km
 10
within 5 km

Schools

Boorooma Cartwrights Hill
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 Boorooma

  • The Riverina Anglican College Independent · Combined at peers

Schools in Cartwrights Hill

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

Amenities in the suburb

Boorooma Cartwrights Hill
Supermarkets 2 0
Parks & reserves 3 0
Childcare 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 0 3

Mobility

Boorooma sits further from the CBD (462.2 km vs 459.7 km).

Boorooma Cartwrights Hill
Walkability score 69/100 16/100
Distance to Sydney 462.2 km 459.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 294 min 290 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2650
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 45
postcode 2650
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.

Boorooma Cartwrights Hill
Car (driver) 84.1% / 81.2%
Boorooma — Car (driver): 84.1% Cartwrights Hill — Car (driver): 81.2%
Worked from Home 9.2% / 14.5%
Boorooma — Worked from Home: 9.2% Cartwrights Hill — Worked from Home: 14.5%
Car (passenger) 5.9% / 4.3%
Boorooma — Car (passenger): 5.9% Cartwrights Hill — Car (passenger): 4.3%
Walked Only 0.8% / —
Boorooma — Walked Only: 0.8% Cartwrights Hill — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.1%).

Setting

Boorooma Cartwrights Hill
Elevation 199 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 201 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Boorooma Cartwrights Hill
Connectivity score 94/100 32/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 90%
686 premises
 3%
75 premises

Climate

Boorooma Cartwrights Hill
Annual rainfall 565 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.4°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Boorooma Cartwrights Hill
PM2.5 7.7 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 23.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Boorooma Cartwrights Hill
Average residential rate $1,254/yr
same for both
Council Wagga Wagga
same for both

Federal electorate

Boorooma Cartwrights Hill
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Boorooma Cartwrights Hill
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Boorooma

Family Large Blocks Professionals Young Families

Cartwrights Hill

Rural

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