Boree vs Cudal

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Boree, the large majority of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Boree: a median of $695,000, against $522,000 in Cudal, though rent is higher in Cudal. On these figures, Boree tends to suit couples, while Cudal suits people living alone, older residents, 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

Cudal

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (41/100 vs 62/100)
  • But Boree is already more of a family suburb (80% vs 52%)

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

First-home buyers

Cudal

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($522,500 vs $695,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Boree

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $256/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Boree

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (248 min vs 264 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (291.3 km vs 305.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Cudal

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 13%)
  • carries lower crime risk (41/100 vs 62/100)

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

Investors

Cudal

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.0% vs 0.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Demographics

Cudal rents higher ($256/wk vs $0/wk); Cudal has more residents (586 vs 93).

Boree Cudal
Population 93 586
+530% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.0% +6.0%
Median age 44
same for both
Median household income $108,316/yr
+37% vs other
 $68,224/yr
Median weekly rent — $256/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Boree Cudal
0-4 7.5% / 5.6%
Boree — 0-4: 7.5% Cudal — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 10.8% / 14.7%
Boree — 5-14: 10.8% Cudal — 5-14: 14.7%
15-19 3.2% / 5.3%
Boree — 15-19: 3.2% Cudal — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 3.2% / 4.3%
Boree — 20-24: 3.2% Cudal — 20-24: 4.3%
25-34 12.9% / 8.2%
Boree — 25-34: 12.9% Cudal — 25-34: 8.2%
35-44 16.1% / 12.1%
Boree — 35-44: 16.1% Cudal — 35-44: 12.1%
45-54 19.4% / 11.1%
Boree — 45-54: 19.4% Cudal — 45-54: 11.1%
55-64 12.9% / 13.8%
Boree — 55-64: 12.9% Cudal — 55-64: 13.8%
65-74 5.4% / 15.5%
Boree — 65-74: 5.4% Cudal — 65-74: 15.5%
75-84 7.5% / 7.7%
Boree — 75-84: 7.5% Cudal — 75-84: 7.7%
85+ — / 1.9%
Boree — 85+: not among its largest Cudal — 85+: 1.9%

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% Boree — Other Families: 0.0%
Cudal 42.3% couple families
Cudal — Couple Families: 42.3% Cudal — Lone Person: 39.4% Cudal — One Parent Families: 9.9% Cudal — Group Household: 4.9% Cudal — Other Families: 3.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other 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%
Cudal 14.9% renting
Cudal — Owned Outright: 49.3% Cudal — Mortgage: 35.7% Cudal — Renting: 14.9%
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%
Cudal 96.9% houses
Cudal — Houses: 96.9% Cudal — Flats / Apartments: 3.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Boree Cudal
Certificate III & IV 21.5% / 18.4%
Boree — Certificate III & IV: 21.5% Cudal — Certificate III & IV: 18.4%
Bachelor Degree 18.3% / 7.2%
Boree — Bachelor Degree: 18.3% Cudal — Bachelor Degree: 7.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.8% / 7.3%
Boree — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.8% Cudal — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.7%
Boree — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Cudal — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.4%
Boree — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Cudal — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%

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

Property market

Boree Cudal
Median house price $695,000 $522,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $215,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 24 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

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

Ranking within NSW

Boree Cudal
House price Higher than 26% of NSW Higher than 12% of NSW
Income Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 31% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 11% of NSW Higher than 34% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 87% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 31% of NSW Higher than 60% of NSW

Liveability

Boree Cudal
Grade — C
Score — 39/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Boree carries more crime risk (62 vs 41).

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

Schools in Boree

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

Schools in Cudal

  • Cudal Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Boree Cudal
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 0 4
Childcare 0 2
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 11 4

Mobility

Cudal sits further from the CBD (305.5 km vs 291.3 km).

Boree Cudal
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 291.3 km 305.5 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 248 min 264 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 Cudal
Car (driver) 83.3% / 74.6%
Boree — Car (driver): 83.3% Cudal — Car (driver): 74.6%
Worked from Home 16.7% / 16.9%
Boree — Worked from Home: 16.7% Cudal — Worked from Home: 16.9%
Car (passenger) — / 5.9%
Boree — Car (passenger): not among its largest Cudal — Car (passenger): 5.9%
Walked Only — / 2.5%
Boree — Walked Only: not among its largest Cudal — Walked Only: 2.5%

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

Setting

Boree Cudal
Elevation 537 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 410 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Boree Cudal
Annual rainfall 692 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Boree

River Rural

Cudal

Affordable Retirees Rural

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