Boree Creek vs Morundah

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Boree Creek, about half of households are couple families. In Morundah, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Boree Creek: a median of $242,000, against $190,000 in Morundah, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Morundah tends to suit people living alone, couples, 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Boree Creek is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 60%)
  • Morundah carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 46/100)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Boree Creek leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 41%)
  • Morundah has cheaper houses ($190,000 vs $242,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Morundah

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (30% vs 8%)
  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $220/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 18%)

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

Commuting to the city

Boree Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (546.3 km vs 591.9 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (350 min vs 377 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Morundah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 46/100)

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

Investors

Morundah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.4% vs 2.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Boree Creek Morundah
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.

Boree Creek Morundah
Walkability 0 / 0
Boree Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Morundah — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 54 / 77
Boree Creek — Safety: 54/100 Morundah — Safety: 77/100
Low fire risk 77 / 75
Boree Creek — Low fire risk: 77/100 Morundah — Low fire risk: 75/100

Demographics

Boree Creek has more residents (204 vs 81); Boree Creek rents higher ($220/wk vs $150/wk).

Boree Creek Morundah
Population 204
+60% vs other
 81
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.5% +17.4%
Median age 46
same for both
Median household income $64,116/yr
+1% vs other
 $63,336/yr
Median weekly rent $220/wk
+32% vs other
 $150/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Boree Creek Morundah
0-4 4.4% / 4.9%
Boree Creek — 0-4: 4.4% Morundah — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 17.2% / 17.3%
Boree Creek — 5-14: 17.2% Morundah — 5-14: 17.3%
15-19 3.4% / 3.7%
Boree Creek — 15-19: 3.4% Morundah — 15-19: 3.7%
20-24 5.9% / 6.2%
Boree Creek — 20-24: 5.9% Morundah — 20-24: 6.2%
25-34 8.8% / 12.3%
Boree Creek — 25-34: 8.8% Morundah — 25-34: 12.3%
35-44 10.8% / 13.6%
Boree Creek — 35-44: 10.8% Morundah — 35-44: 13.6%
45-54 11.8% / 19.8%
Boree Creek — 45-54: 11.8% Morundah — 45-54: 19.8%
55-64 21.1% / 18.5%
Boree Creek — 55-64: 21.1% Morundah — 55-64: 18.5%
65-74 12.7% / 13.6%
Boree Creek — 65-74: 12.7% Morundah — 65-74: 13.6%
75-84 3.9% / 3.7%
Boree Creek — 75-84: 3.9% Morundah — 75-84: 3.7%
85+ 2.9% / —
Boree Creek — 85+: 2.9% Morundah — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Boree Creek 50.0% couple families
Boree Creek — Couple Families: 50.0% Boree Creek — Lone Person: 31.8% Boree Creek — One Parent Families: 18.2%
Morundah 60.0% couple families
Morundah — Couple Families: 60.0% Morundah — Lone Person: 40.0% Morundah — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Boree Creek 7.5% renting
Boree Creek — Owned Outright: 71.6% Boree Creek — Mortgage: 20.9% Boree Creek — Renting: 7.5%
Morundah 30.0% renting
Morundah — Owned Outright: 50.0% Morundah — Mortgage: 20.0% Morundah — Renting: 30.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Boree Creek 94.7% houses
Boree Creek — Houses: 94.7% Boree Creek — Flats / Apartments: 5.3%
Morundah 100.0% houses
Morundah — Houses: 100.0% Morundah — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Boree Creek Morundah
Certificate III & IV 16.7% / 11.1%
Boree Creek — Certificate III & IV: 16.7% Morundah — Certificate III & IV: 11.1%
Bachelor Degree 10.3% / 7.4%
Boree Creek — Bachelor Degree: 10.3% Morundah — Bachelor Degree: 7.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.4% / —
Boree Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.4% Morundah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / —
Boree Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% Morundah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).

Property market

Boree Creek Morundah
Median house price $242,500 $190,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Boree Creek Morundah
Rural and farming 98% 90%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 10%
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

Boree Creek Morundah
New dwellings approved 47
across Federation
same for both
Approvals change year on year +38%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Boree Creek Morundah
House price Higher than 1% of NSW Higher than 3% of NSW
Income Higher than 26% of NSW
same for both
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 44% of NSW Higher than 33% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 99% of NSW Higher than 97% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 4% of NSW Higher than 2% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 23% of NSW Higher than 25% of NSW

Liveability

Boree Creek Morundah
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Boree Creek carries more crime risk (46 vs 23).

Boree Creek Morundah
Bushfire Low
23/100
 Low
25/100
Crime Moderate
46/100
 Low
23/100
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

Boree Creek Morundah
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Boree Creek

  • Boree Creek Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Morundah

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

Amenities in the suburb

Boree Creek Morundah
Parks & reserves 4 2
Waterways 18 23

Mobility

Morundah sits further from the CBD (591.9 km vs 546.3 km).

Boree Creek Morundah
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 546.3 km 591.9 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 350 min 377 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2652
 0.1%
postcode 2700
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 2652
 55
postcode 2700

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.

Boree Creek Morundah
Car (driver) 59.5% / 66.7%
Boree Creek — Car (driver): 59.5% Morundah — Car (driver): 66.7%
Worked from Home 34.2% / 33.3%
Boree Creek — Worked from Home: 34.2% Morundah — Worked from Home: 33.3%
Walked Only 6.3% / —
Boree Creek — Walked Only: 6.3% Morundah — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.7%).

Setting

Boree Creek Morundah
Elevation 143 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 122 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Boree Creek Morundah
Connectivity score 15/100 16/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
70 premises
 0%
22 premises

Climate

Boree Creek Morundah
Annual rainfall 457 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Boree Creek Morundah
Average residential rate $951/yr
same for both
Council Federation
same for both

Federal electorate

Boree Creek Morundah
Division Farrer
same for both
Member David Farley
same for both
Party One Nation
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Boree Creek

Affordable Rural

Morundah

Affordable Family Rural

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