Boorowa vs Frogmore
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Boorowa: a median of $505,000, against $240,000 in Frogmore, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Frogmore tends to suit 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
Boorowa
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (51/100 vs 73/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Frogmore
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper land ($86,000 vs $405,000)
- has cheaper houses ($240,000 vs $505,000)
Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Frogmore
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (3% vs 20%)
- has cheaper rent ($40/wk vs $245/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
- Boorowa has a shorter drive in (214 min vs 229 min)
- Frogmore sits closer to the CBD (320.9 km vs 332.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Boorowa
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- has more GPs (3 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (51/100 vs 73/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Boorowa and Frogmore 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
Boorowa has more residents (1,888 vs 146); Boorowa rents higher ($245/wk vs $40/wk).
| Boorowa | Frogmore | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,888 +92% vs other | 146 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +15.1% | +10.6% |
| Median age | 50 | 48 |
| Median household income | $62,348/yr | $81,224/yr +30% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $245/wk +84% vs other | $40/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.8%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.1%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Boorowa | Frogmore | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $505,000 | $240,000 |
| Median unit price | — | $725,000 |
| Median land price | $405,000 | $86,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 95 days from 20 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| Boorowa | Frogmore | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 98% | 100% |
| Residential | 1% | 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
| Boorowa | Frogmore | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 48 across Hilltops same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -47% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Boorowa | Frogmore | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 4.2% $495/wk on $615K | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Boorowa | Frogmore | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 18% of NSW | Higher than 5% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 25% of NSW | Higher than 49% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 7% of NSW | Higher than 24% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 72% of NSW | Higher than 97% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 4% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 66% of NSW | Higher than 13% of NSW |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 81% of NSW | — |
Liveability
| Boorowa | Frogmore | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 30/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Boorowa carries more bushfire risk (40 vs 21); Frogmore carries more crime risk (73 vs 51).
| Boorowa | Frogmore | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 40/100 | Low 21/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 51/100 | High 73/100 |
| 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
| Boorowa | Frogmore | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 2 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Boorowa
- St Joseph's Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
- Boorowa Central School Government · Combined at peers
Schools in Frogmore
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Boorowa | Frogmore | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 7 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 0 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| GPs | 3 | 0 |
| Hospitals | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 2 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 3 | 0 |
| EV chargers | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 64 | 30 |
Mobility
Boorowa sits further from the CBD (332.2 km vs 320.9 km).
| Boorowa | Frogmore | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 332.2 km +3% vs other | 320.9 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 214 min | 229 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 2586 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 62 postcode 2586 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 (70.0%).
Setting
| Boorowa | Frogmore | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 501 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 544 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Boorowa | Frogmore | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 46/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 7% 809 premises | 0% 55 premises |
Council rates
| Boorowa | Frogmore | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $714/yr same for both | |
| Council | Hilltops same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Boorowa | Frogmore | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Riverina same for both | |
| Member | Michael Mccormack same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Boorowa | Frogmore | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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