Boorowa vs Murringo

Murringo is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 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. Houses cost more in Murringo: a median of $587,000, against $505,000 in Boorowa.

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

Murringo

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 51/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (56% vs 46%)

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

First-home buyers

Boorowa

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($505,000 vs $587,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

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

Boorowa

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (214 min vs 235 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (332.2 km vs 355.8 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)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 22%)
  • But Murringo carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 51/100)

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 6.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Boorowa and Murringo 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 Murringo
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 Murringo
Walkability 0 / 5
Boorowa — Walkability: 0/100 Murringo — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 49 / 86
Boorowa — Safety: 49/100 Murringo — Safety: 86/100
Low fire risk 60 / 53
Boorowa — Low fire risk: 60/100 Murringo — Low fire risk: 53/100

Demographics

Boorowa has more residents (1,888 vs 390); Boorowa skews older (50 vs 47).

Boorowa Murringo
Population 1,888
+79% vs other
 390
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +15.1% +6.8%
Median age 50 47
Median household income $62,348/yr $65,416/yr
+5% vs other
Median weekly rent $245/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Boorowa Murringo
0-4 6.0% / 3.8%
Boorowa — 0-4: 6.0% Murringo — 0-4: 3.8%
5-14 11.9% / 16.4%
Boorowa — 5-14: 11.9% Murringo — 5-14: 16.4%
15-19 3.5% / 5.4%
Boorowa — 15-19: 3.5% Murringo — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 4.5% / 2.8%
Boorowa — 20-24: 4.5% Murringo — 20-24: 2.8%
25-34 9.6% / 9.5%
Boorowa — 25-34: 9.6% Murringo — 25-34: 9.5%
35-44 8.8% / 9.0%
Boorowa — 35-44: 8.8% Murringo — 35-44: 9.0%
45-54 11.3% / 16.4%
Boorowa — 45-54: 11.3% Murringo — 45-54: 16.4%
55-64 16.3% / 15.6%
Boorowa — 55-64: 16.3% Murringo — 55-64: 15.6%
65-74 15.4% / 14.6%
Boorowa — 65-74: 15.4% Murringo — 65-74: 14.6%
75-84 9.4% / 6.2%
Boorowa — 75-84: 9.4% Murringo — 75-84: 6.2%
85+ 3.5% / 0.8%
Boorowa — 85+: 3.5% Murringo — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Boorowa 50.7% lone person
Boorowa — Lone Person: 50.7% Boorowa — Couple Families: 34.1% Boorowa — One Parent Families: 12.3% Boorowa — Group Household: 2.0% Boorowa — Other Families: 0.9%
Murringo 43.6% lone person
Murringo — Lone Person: 43.6% Murringo — Couple Families: 40.9% Murringo — One Parent Families: 15.5% Murringo — Group Household: 0.0% Murringo — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families 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%
Murringo 15.3% renting
Murringo — Owned Outright: 47.9% Murringo — Mortgage: 36.8% Murringo — Renting: 15.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Boorowa Murringo
England 2.1% / 2.8%
Boorowa — England: 2.1% Murringo — England: 2.8%
New Zealand 0.7% / 1.0%
Boorowa — New Zealand: 0.7% Murringo — New Zealand: 1.0%
Scotland 0.4% / —
Boorowa — Scotland: 0.4% Murringo — Scotland: not among its largest
China 0.3% / —
Boorowa — China: 0.3% Murringo — China: not among its largest
Greece 0.3% / —
Boorowa — Greece: 0.3% Murringo — Greece: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.8%).

Qualifications

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

Boorowa Murringo
Certificate III & IV 14.8% / 14.9%
Boorowa — Certificate III & IV: 14.8% Murringo — Certificate III & IV: 14.9%
Bachelor Degree 7.4% / 11.0%
Boorowa — Bachelor Degree: 7.4% Murringo — Bachelor Degree: 11.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.7% / 9.0%
Boorowa — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7% Murringo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0%
Postgraduate Degree 1.9% / 1.0%
Boorowa — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9% Murringo — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / 1.0%
Boorowa — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Murringo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.9%).

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%
Murringo 100.0% houses
Murringo — Houses: 100.0% Murringo — Townhouses: 0.0% Murringo — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Boorowa Murringo
Median house price $505,000 $587,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $405,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 95 days
from 20 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Boorowa Murringo
Rural and farming 98% 91%
Environmental 0% 9%
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 Murringo
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 Murringo
Houses 4.2%
$495/wk on $615K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Boorowa Murringo
House price Higher than 18% of NSW Higher than 22% of NSW
Income Higher than 25% of NSW Higher than 28% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 7% of NSW Higher than 48% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 72% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 4% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 66% of NSW Higher than 47% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 81% of NSW —

Liveability

Boorowa Murringo
Grade C —
Score 30/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Boorowa carries more crime risk (51 vs 14).

Boorowa Murringo
Bushfire Moderate
40/100
 Moderate
47/100
Crime Moderate
51/100
 Low
14/100
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 Murringo
Inside the suburb 2 1
Rated above peers 1
same for both
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 Murringo

  • Murringo Public School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Boorowa Murringo
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 34

Mobility

Murringo sits further from the CBD (355.8 km vs 332.2 km).

Boorowa Murringo
Walkability score 0/100 5/100
Distance to Sydney 332.2 km 355.8 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 214 min 235 min
Public transport score 37/100
Bus
 29/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 14.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 10.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 2 min
scheduled, not actual
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 Murringo
Car (driver) 70.0% / 76.2%
Boorowa — Car (driver): 70.0% Murringo — Car (driver): 76.2%
Worked from Home 17.7% / 19.4%
Boorowa — Worked from Home: 17.7% Murringo — Worked from Home: 19.4%
Walked Only 8.1% / 4.4%
Boorowa — Walked Only: 8.1% Murringo — Walked Only: 4.4%
Car (passenger) 3.4% / —
Boorowa — Car (passenger): 3.4% Murringo — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bicycle 0.8% / —
Boorowa — Bicycle: 0.8% Murringo — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.2%).

Setting

Boorowa Murringo
Elevation 501 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 530 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Boorowa Murringo
Connectivity score 46/100 29/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 7%
809 premises
 0%
178 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Boorowa Murringo
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

Murringo

Rural

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