Boorowa vs Godfreys Creek

Godfreys Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 50 in Boorowa. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Boorowa, about half of households are people living alone. In Godfreys Creek, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Boorowa: a median of $505,000, against $45,000 in Godfreys Creek, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Boorowa tends to suit people living alone, while Godfreys Creek suits couples, older residents, 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

Godfreys Creek

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 51/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (60% vs 46%)
  • But Boorowa has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Godfreys Creek

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($45,000 vs $505,000)
  • has cheaper land ($129,000 vs $405,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 24%)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Godfreys Creek

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($1/wk vs $245/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (0% vs 20%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Boorowa

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (214 min vs 233 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (332.2 km vs 358.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Godfreys Creek

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 51/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (43% vs 28%)
  • But Boorowa has more GPs (3 vs 0)

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

Investors

Boorowa

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (15.1% vs -14.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Boorowa Godfreys Creek
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.

Boorowa Godfreys Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Boorowa — Walkability: 0/100 Godfreys Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 49 / 88
Boorowa — Safety: 49/100 Godfreys Creek — Safety: 88/100
Low fire risk 60 / 53
Boorowa — Low fire risk: 60/100 Godfreys Creek — Low fire risk: 53/100

Demographics

Boorowa rents higher ($245/wk vs $1/wk); Boorowa has more residents (1,888 vs 65).

Boorowa Godfreys Creek
Population 1,888
+97% vs other
 65
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +15.1% -14.5%
Median age 50 46
Median household income $62,348/yr $95,836/yr
+54% vs other
Median weekly rent $245/wk
+100% vs other
 $1/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Boorowa Godfreys Creek
0-4 6.0% / —
Boorowa — 0-4: 6.0% Godfreys Creek — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 11.9% / 15.4%
Boorowa — 5-14: 11.9% Godfreys Creek — 5-14: 15.4%
15-19 3.5% / 10.8%
Boorowa — 15-19: 3.5% Godfreys Creek — 15-19: 10.8%
20-24 4.5% / —
Boorowa — 20-24: 4.5% Godfreys Creek — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 9.6% / 4.6%
Boorowa — 25-34: 9.6% Godfreys Creek — 25-34: 4.6%
35-44 8.8% / 13.8%
Boorowa — 35-44: 8.8% Godfreys Creek — 35-44: 13.8%
45-54 11.3% / 15.4%
Boorowa — 45-54: 11.3% Godfreys Creek — 45-54: 15.4%
55-64 16.3% / 12.3%
Boorowa — 55-64: 16.3% Godfreys Creek — 55-64: 12.3%
65-74 15.4% / 26.2%
Boorowa — 65-74: 15.4% Godfreys Creek — 65-74: 26.2%
75-84 9.4% / 9.2%
Boorowa — 75-84: 9.4% Godfreys Creek — 75-84: 9.2%
85+ 3.5% / 7.7%
Boorowa — 85+: 3.5% Godfreys Creek — 85+: 7.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Boorowa 34.1% couple families
Boorowa — Couple Families: 34.1% Boorowa — Lone Person: 50.7% Boorowa — One Parent Families: 12.3% Boorowa — Group Household: 2.0% Boorowa — Other Families: 0.9%
Godfreys Creek 60.0% couple families
Godfreys Creek — Couple Families: 60.0% Godfreys Creek — Lone Person: 40.0% Godfreys Creek — One Parent Families: 0.0% Godfreys Creek — Group Household: 0.0% Godfreys Creek — 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.

Boorowa 21.1% renting
Boorowa — Owned Outright: 51.0% Boorowa — Mortgage: 27.9% Boorowa — Renting: 21.1%
Godfreys Creek 0.0% renting
Godfreys Creek — Owned Outright: 82.4% Godfreys Creek — Mortgage: 17.6% Godfreys Creek — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Boorowa 93.7% houses
Boorowa — Houses: 93.7% Boorowa — Townhouses: 3.7% Boorowa — Flats / Apartments: 2.6%
Godfreys Creek 100.0% houses
Godfreys Creek — Houses: 100.0% Godfreys Creek — Townhouses: 0.0% Godfreys Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Boorowa Godfreys Creek
Certificate III & IV 14.8% / 15.4%
Boorowa — Certificate III & IV: 14.8% Godfreys Creek — Certificate III & IV: 15.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.7% / 10.8%
Boorowa — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7% Godfreys Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.8%
Bachelor Degree 7.4% / 4.6%
Boorowa — Bachelor Degree: 7.4% Godfreys Creek — Bachelor Degree: 4.6%
Postgraduate Degree 1.9% / —
Boorowa — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9% Godfreys Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / —
Boorowa — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Godfreys Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.4%).

Property market

Boorowa Godfreys Creek
Median house price $505,000 $45,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $405,000 $129,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 95 days
from 20 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Boorowa Godfreys Creek
Rural and farming 98% 99%
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 Godfreys Creek
New dwellings approved 48
across Hilltops
same for both
Approvals change year on year -47%
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.

Boorowa Godfreys Creek
Houses 4.2%
$495/wk on $615K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Boorowa Godfreys Creek
House price Higher than 18% of NSW Higher than 1% of NSW
Income Higher than 25% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 7% of NSW Higher than 44% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 72% of NSW Higher than 100% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 4% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 66% of NSW Higher than 23% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 81% of NSW —

Liveability

Boorowa Godfreys Creek
Grade C —
Score 30/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Boorowa carries more crime risk (51 vs 12).

Boorowa Godfreys Creek
Bushfire Moderate
40/100
 Moderate
47/100
Crime Moderate
51/100
 Low
12/100
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 Godfreys Creek
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 Godfreys Creek

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

Amenities in the suburb

Boorowa Godfreys Creek
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 7 0
Parks & reserves 2 1
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 11

Mobility

Godfreys Creek sits further from the CBD (358.5 km vs 332.2 km).

Boorowa Godfreys Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 332.2 km 358.5 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 214 min 233 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.

Boorowa Godfreys Creek
Car (driver) 70.0% / 53.8%
Boorowa — Car (driver): 70.0% Godfreys Creek — Car (driver): 53.8%
Worked from Home 17.7% / 34.6%
Boorowa — Worked from Home: 17.7% Godfreys Creek — Worked from Home: 34.6%
Walked Only 8.1% / 11.5%
Boorowa — Walked Only: 8.1% Godfreys Creek — Walked Only: 11.5%
Car (passenger) 3.4% / —
Boorowa — Car (passenger): 3.4% Godfreys Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bicycle 0.8% / —
Boorowa — Bicycle: 0.8% Godfreys Creek — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.0%).

Setting

Boorowa Godfreys Creek
Elevation 501 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 471 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Boorowa Godfreys Creek
Connectivity score 46/100 15/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 7%
809 premises
 0%
26 premises

Climate

Boorowa Godfreys Creek
Annual rainfall 541 mm 651 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 31.0°C
Winter min (Jul) — 1.4°C

Council rates

Boorowa Godfreys Creek
Average residential rate $714/yr
same for both
Council Hilltops
same for both

Federal electorate

Boorowa Godfreys Creek
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Boorowa Godfreys Creek
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Boorowa

Affordable Retirees Rural

Godfreys Creek

Affordable Retirees Rural

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