Boosey vs Burramine

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Boosey tends to suit people living alone.

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

Burramine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 64%)

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

First-home buyers

Burramine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 21%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Burramine

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 25%)
  • has cheaper rent ($253/wk vs $461/wk)
  • But Boosey has a bigger rental market to choose from (16% vs 5%)

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

Commuting to the city

Boosey

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (250.2 km vs 262.2 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (175 min vs 183 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Burramine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (22.3% vs 2.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Boosey Burramine
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.

Boosey Burramine
Walkability 0 / 0
Boosey — Walkability: 0/100 Burramine — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 26 / 29
Boosey — Safety: 26/100 Burramine — Safety: 29/100
Low fire risk 75 / 89
Boosey — Low fire risk: 75/100 Burramine — Low fire risk: 89/100
Low flood risk 3 / 6
Boosey — Low flood risk: 3/100 Burramine — Low flood risk: 6/100

Demographics

Burramine has more residents (241 vs 108); Boosey rents higher ($461/wk vs $253/wk).

Boosey Burramine
Population 108 241
+123% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.9% +22.3%
Median age 39
same for both
Median household income $97,500/yr $110,500/yr
+13% vs other
Median weekly rent $461/wk
+45% vs other
 $253/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Boosey Burramine
0-4 11.1% / 2.9%
Boosey — 0-4: 11.1% Burramine — 0-4: 2.9%
5-14 14.8% / 19.9%
Boosey — 5-14: 14.8% Burramine — 5-14: 19.9%
15-19 7.4% / 2.5%
Boosey — 15-19: 7.4% Burramine — 15-19: 2.5%
20-24 7.4% / 4.1%
Boosey — 20-24: 7.4% Burramine — 20-24: 4.1%
25-34 7.4% / 12.9%
Boosey — 25-34: 7.4% Burramine — 25-34: 12.9%
35-44 18.5% / 14.5%
Boosey — 35-44: 18.5% Burramine — 35-44: 14.5%
45-54 13.9% / 18.3%
Boosey — 45-54: 13.9% Burramine — 45-54: 18.3%
55-64 8.3% / 12.9%
Boosey — 55-64: 8.3% Burramine — 55-64: 12.9%
65-74 12.0% / 7.5%
Boosey — 65-74: 12.0% Burramine — 65-74: 7.5%
75-84 4.6% / 4.1%
Boosey — 75-84: 4.6% Burramine — 75-84: 4.1%
85+ — / 1.7%
Boosey — 85+: not among its largest Burramine — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Boosey 64.0% couple families
Boosey — Couple Families: 64.0% Boosey — Lone Person: 36.0% Boosey — One Parent Families: 0.0% Boosey — Group Household: 0.0%
Burramine 68.9% couple families
Burramine — Couple Families: 68.9% Burramine — Lone Person: 17.8% Burramine — One Parent Families: 6.7% Burramine — Group Household: 6.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Boosey 16.1% renting
Boosey — Owned Outright: 32.3% Boosey — Mortgage: 51.6% Boosey — Renting: 16.1%
Burramine 4.7% renting
Burramine — Owned Outright: 45.3% Burramine — Mortgage: 50.0% Burramine — Renting: 4.7%
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.

Boosey Burramine
Malaysia 7.4% / 2.9%
Boosey — Malaysia: 7.4% Burramine — Malaysia: 2.9%
New Zealand — / 1.2%
Boosey — New Zealand: not among its largest Burramine — New Zealand: 1.2%
Nepal — / 1.2%
Boosey — Nepal: not among its largest Burramine — Nepal: 1.2%
Thailand — / 1.2%
Boosey — Thailand: not among its largest Burramine — Thailand: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.4%).

Qualifications

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

Boosey Burramine
Certificate III & IV 20.4% / 24.5%
Boosey — Certificate III & IV: 20.4% Burramine — Certificate III & IV: 24.5%
Bachelor Degree 10.2% / 8.7%
Boosey — Bachelor Degree: 10.2% Burramine — Bachelor Degree: 8.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 5.6% / 2.1%
Boosey — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.6% Burramine — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 5.4%
Boosey — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Burramine — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.2%
Boosey — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Burramine — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Boosey 100.0% houses
Boosey — Houses: 100.0%
Burramine 101.4% houses
Burramine — Houses: 101.4%
Houses

Zoning mix

Boosey has more rural and farming land (93% vs 80%).

Boosey Burramine
Rural and farming 93% 80%
Parks and recreation 6% 18%
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

Boosey Burramine
New dwellings approved 332
across Moira
same for both
Approvals change year on year -70%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Boosey Burramine
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 69% of VIC Higher than 84% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 42% of VIC Higher than 45% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 25% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 31% of VIC Higher than 28% of VIC

Liveability

Boosey Burramine
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Boosey carries more bushfire risk (25 vs 11).

Boosey Burramine
Bushfire Low
25/100
 Low
11/100
Crime High
74/100
 High
71/100
Flood High
97/100
 High
94/100
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

Boosey Burramine
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

Boosey Burramine
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 1 2

Mobility

Burramine sits further from the CBD (262.2 km vs 250.2 km).

Boosey Burramine
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 250.2 km 262.2 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 175 min 183 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3730
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 61
postcode 3730
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.

Boosey Burramine
Car (driver) 67.9% / 69.4%
Boosey — Car (driver): 67.9% Burramine — Car (driver): 69.4%
Worked from Home 18.9% / 16.7%
Boosey — Worked from Home: 18.9% Burramine — Worked from Home: 16.7%
Walked Only 5.7% / 13.9%
Boosey — Walked Only: 5.7% Burramine — Walked Only: 13.9%
Car (passenger) 7.5% / —
Boosey — Car (passenger): 7.5% Burramine — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.4%).

Setting

Boosey Burramine
Elevation 117 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 120 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Boosey Burramine
Connectivity score 27/100 26/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
44 premises
 0%
76 premises

Climate

Boosey Burramine
Annual rainfall 458 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Boosey Burramine
Average residential rate $1,908/yr
same for both
Council Moira
same for both

Federal electorate

Boosey Burramine
Division Nicholls
same for both
Member Sam Birrell
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Boosey Burramine
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Boosey

Family Rural Young Families

Burramine

Family Rural

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