Boree vs Borenore

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Borenore: a median of $1.2 million, against $695,000 in Boree, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Boree tends to suit 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 has more separate houses rather than flats (91% vs 75%)
  • Borenore carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 62/100)

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

First-home buyers

Boree

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($695,000 vs $1,200,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Boree

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $250/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Borenore

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (236 min vs 248 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (278.4 km vs 291.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Borenore

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 62/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (25% vs 9%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 13%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

Boree and Borenore 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 Borenore
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 Borenore
Walkability 0 / 6
Boree — Walkability: 0/100 Borenore — Walkability: 6/100
Safety 38 / 79
Boree — Safety: 38/100 Borenore — Safety: 79/100
Low fire risk 75 / 87
Boree — Low fire risk: 75/100 Borenore — Low fire risk: 87/100

Demographics

Borenore rents higher ($250/wk vs $0/wk); Borenore has more residents (476 vs 93).

Boree Borenore
Population 93 476
+412% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.0% +3.0%
Median age 44
same for both
Median household income $108,316/yr $128,960/yr
+19% vs other
Median weekly rent — $250/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Boree Borenore
0-4 7.5% / 4.6%
Boree — 0-4: 7.5% Borenore — 0-4: 4.6%
5-14 10.8% / 15.1%
Boree — 5-14: 10.8% Borenore — 5-14: 15.1%
15-19 3.2% / 7.8%
Boree — 15-19: 3.2% Borenore — 15-19: 7.8%
20-24 3.2% / 4.8%
Boree — 20-24: 3.2% Borenore — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 12.9% / 7.6%
Boree — 25-34: 12.9% Borenore — 25-34: 7.6%
35-44 16.1% / 9.9%
Boree — 35-44: 16.1% Borenore — 35-44: 9.9%
45-54 19.4% / 15.5%
Boree — 45-54: 19.4% Borenore — 45-54: 15.5%
55-64 12.9% / 14.3%
Boree — 55-64: 12.9% Borenore — 55-64: 14.3%
65-74 5.4% / 13.9%
Boree — 65-74: 5.4% Borenore — 65-74: 13.9%
75-84 7.5% / 4.2%
Boree — 75-84: 7.5% Borenore — 75-84: 4.2%
85+ — / 1.7%
Boree — 85+: not among its largest Borenore — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Boree 80.0% couple families
Boree — Couple Families: 80.0% Boree — Lone Person: 20.0% Boree — One Parent Families: 0.0% Boree — Group Household: 0.0%
Borenore 67.7% couple families
Borenore — Couple Families: 67.7% Borenore — Lone Person: 14.0% Borenore — One Parent Families: 14.0% Borenore — Group Household: 4.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Boree 0.0% renting
Boree — Owned Outright: 50.0% Boree — Mortgage: 50.0% Boree — Renting: 0.0%
Borenore 6.9% renting
Borenore — Owned Outright: 46.5% Borenore — Mortgage: 46.5% Borenore — Renting: 6.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Boree 90.6% houses
Boree — Houses: 90.6% Boree — Flats / Apartments: 9.4%
Borenore 75.0% houses
Borenore — Houses: 75.0% Borenore — Flats / Apartments: 25.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Boree Borenore
Bachelor Degree 18.3% / 18.1%
Boree — Bachelor Degree: 18.3% Borenore — Bachelor Degree: 18.1%
Certificate III & IV 21.5% / 13.9%
Boree — Certificate III & IV: 21.5% Borenore — Certificate III & IV: 13.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.8% / 7.1%
Boree — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.8% Borenore — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 5.5%
Boree — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Borenore — Postgraduate Degree: 5.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.3%
Boree — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Borenore — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).

Property market

Boree Borenore
Median house price $695,000 $1,200,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Boree Borenore
Rural and farming 99% 97%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 2%
Environmental 0% 1%
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 Borenore
New dwellings approved 29
across Cabonne
same for both
Approvals change year on year -43%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Boree Borenore
House price Higher than 26% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW
Income Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 11% of NSW Higher than 51% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 87% of NSW Higher than 70% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 60% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 31% of NSW Higher than 59% of NSW

Liveability

Boree Borenore
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Boree carries more crime risk (62 vs 21); Boree carries more bushfire risk (25 vs 13).

Boree Borenore
Bushfire Low
25/100
 Low
13/100
Crime Moderate
62/100
 Low
21/100
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 Borenore
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Boree

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

Schools in Borenore

  • Borenore Public School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Boree Borenore
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Waterways 11 16

Mobility

Boree sits further from the CBD (291.3 km vs 278.4 km).

Boree Borenore
Walkability score 0/100 6/100
Distance to Sydney 291.3 km
+4% vs other
 278.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 248 min 236 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2800
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 2800
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.

Boree Borenore
Car (driver) 83.3% / 71.5%
Boree — Car (driver): 83.3% Borenore — Car (driver): 71.5%
Worked from Home 16.7% / 21.3%
Boree — Worked from Home: 16.7% Borenore — Worked from Home: 21.3%
Car (passenger) — / 4.0%
Boree — Car (passenger): not among its largest Borenore — Car (passenger): 4.0%
Walked Only — / 3.2%
Boree — Walked Only: not among its largest Borenore — Walked Only: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.3%).

Setting

Boree Borenore
Elevation 537 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 756 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Boree Borenore
Connectivity score 22/100 30/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
39 premises
 0%
186 premises

Climate

Boree Borenore
Annual rainfall 692 mm 894 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 26.3°C
Winter min (Jul) — 2.2°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Boree Borenore
PM2.5 6.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 10.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.4 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Boree Borenore
Average residential rate $750/yr
same for both
Council Cabonne
same for both

Federal electorate

Boree Borenore
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Boree

River Rural

Borenore

Rural

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