Boree vs Bowan Park

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, Boree tends to suit couples, while Bowan Park suits 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

They split

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

  • Boree is already more of a family suburb (80% vs 69%)
  • Bowan Park carries lower crime risk (41/100 vs 62/100)

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

First-home buyers

Bowan Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 24%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Boree

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $375/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bowan Park

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 13%)
  • carries lower crime risk (41/100 vs 62/100)

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

Investors

Boree

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (0.0% vs -9.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Boree and Bowan Park 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 Bowan Park
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 Bowan Park
Walkability 0 / 0
Boree — Walkability: 0/100 Bowan Park — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 38 / 59
Boree — Safety: 38/100 Bowan Park — Safety: 59/100
Low fire risk 75 / 82
Boree — Low fire risk: 75/100 Bowan Park — Low fire risk: 82/100

Demographics

Bowan Park rents higher ($375/wk vs $0/wk); Bowan Park has higher household incomes ($136,448 vs $108,316).

Boree Bowan Park
Population 93 106
+14% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.0% -9.4%
Median age 44 42
Median household income $108,316/yr $136,448/yr
+26% vs other
Median weekly rent — $375/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Boree Bowan Park
0-4 7.5% / 3.8%
Boree — 0-4: 7.5% Bowan Park — 0-4: 3.8%
5-14 10.8% / 12.3%
Boree — 5-14: 10.8% Bowan Park — 5-14: 12.3%
15-19 3.2% / 8.5%
Boree — 15-19: 3.2% Bowan Park — 15-19: 8.5%
20-24 3.2% / 9.4%
Boree — 20-24: 3.2% Bowan Park — 20-24: 9.4%
25-34 12.9% / 4.7%
Boree — 25-34: 12.9% Bowan Park — 25-34: 4.7%
35-44 16.1% / 13.2%
Boree — 35-44: 16.1% Bowan Park — 35-44: 13.2%
45-54 19.4% / 13.2%
Boree — 45-54: 19.4% Bowan Park — 45-54: 13.2%
55-64 12.9% / 9.4%
Boree — 55-64: 12.9% Bowan Park — 55-64: 9.4%
65-74 5.4% / 7.5%
Boree — 65-74: 5.4% Bowan Park — 65-74: 7.5%
75-84 7.5% / 13.2%
Boree — 75-84: 7.5% Bowan Park — 75-84: 13.2%
85+ — / —
Boree — 85+: not among its largest Bowan Park — 85+: not among its largest

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%
Bowan Park 57.7% couple families
Bowan Park — Couple Families: 57.7% Bowan Park — Lone Person: 30.8% Bowan Park — One Parent Families: 11.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

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%
Bowan Park 17.1% renting
Bowan Park — Owned Outright: 41.5% Bowan Park — Mortgage: 41.5% Bowan Park — Renting: 17.1%
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%
Bowan Park 100.0% houses
Bowan Park — Houses: 100.0% Bowan Park — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Boree Bowan Park
Certificate III & IV 21.5% / 20.8%
Boree — Certificate III & IV: 21.5% Bowan Park — Certificate III & IV: 20.8%
Bachelor Degree 18.3% / 14.2%
Boree — Bachelor Degree: 18.3% Bowan Park — Bachelor Degree: 14.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.8% / 9.4%
Boree — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.8% Bowan Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 4.7%
Boree — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Bowan Park — Postgraduate Degree: 4.7%

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

Property market

Boree Bowan Park
Median house price $695,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $2,000,000

Zoning mix

Boree Bowan Park
Rural and farming 99% 100%
Infrastructure and transport 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

Boree Bowan Park
New dwellings approved 29
across Cabonne
same for both
Approvals change year on year -43%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Boree Bowan Park
House price Higher than 26% of NSW —
Income Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 91% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 11% of NSW Higher than 41% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 87% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 31% of NSW Higher than 43% of NSW

Liveability

Boree Bowan Park
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 41).

Boree Bowan Park
Bushfire Low
25/100
 Low
18/100
Crime Moderate
62/100
 Moderate
41/100
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 Bowan Park
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

Boree Bowan Park
Waterways 11 4

Mobility

Boree Bowan Park
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 291.3 km
same for both
Drive time (normal traffic) 248 min 247 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2800
 0.5%
postcode 2864
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 2800
 67
postcode 2864

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 Bowan Park
Car (driver) 83.3% / 65.8%
Boree — Car (driver): 83.3% Bowan Park — Car (driver): 65.8%
Worked from Home 16.7% / 34.2%
Boree — Worked from Home: 16.7% Bowan Park — Worked from Home: 34.2%

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

Setting

Boree Bowan Park
Elevation 537 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 584 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Boree Bowan Park
Connectivity score 22/100 28/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
39 premises
 0%
36 premises

Climate

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

Air quality (annual mean)

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

Federal electorate

Boree Bowan Park
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Boree

River Rural

Bowan Park

Premium Rural

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