Boree vs Molong

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 $514,000 in Molong, though rent is higher in Molong. On these figures, Boree tends to suit couples, while Molong 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

Molong

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (10 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • But Boree is already more of a family suburb (80% vs 58%)

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

First-home buyers

Molong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($513,750 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 $270/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Boree sits closer to the CBD (291.3 km vs 299 km)
  • Molong is more walkable (47/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Molong

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (47/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 13%)
  • carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 62/100)

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 Molong 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 Molong
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 Molong
Walkability 0 / 47
Boree — Walkability: 0/100 Molong — Walkability: 47/100
Safety 38 / 57
Boree — Safety: 38/100 Molong — Safety: 57/100
Low fire risk 75 / 69
Boree — Low fire risk: 75/100 Molong — Low fire risk: 69/100

Demographics

Molong rents higher ($270/wk vs $0/wk); Molong has more residents (2,595 vs 93).

Boree Molong
Population 93 2,595
+2690% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.0% +0.7%
Median age 44 43
Median household income $108,316/yr
+34% vs other
 $71,552/yr
Median weekly rent — $270/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Boree Molong
0-4 7.5% / 5.2%
Boree — 0-4: 7.5% Molong — 0-4: 5.2%
5-14 10.8% / 15.0%
Boree — 5-14: 10.8% Molong — 5-14: 15.0%
15-19 3.2% / 6.3%
Boree — 15-19: 3.2% Molong — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 3.2% / 5.7%
Boree — 20-24: 3.2% Molong — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 12.9% / 8.6%
Boree — 25-34: 12.9% Molong — 25-34: 8.6%
35-44 16.1% / 11.0%
Boree — 35-44: 16.1% Molong — 35-44: 11.0%
45-54 19.4% / 11.8%
Boree — 45-54: 19.4% Molong — 45-54: 11.8%
55-64 12.9% / 13.8%
Boree — 55-64: 12.9% Molong — 55-64: 13.8%
65-74 5.4% / 11.5%
Boree — 65-74: 5.4% Molong — 65-74: 11.5%
75-84 7.5% / 7.8%
Boree — 75-84: 7.5% Molong — 75-84: 7.8%
85+ — / 3.5%
Boree — 85+: not among its largest Molong — 85+: 3.5%

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%
Molong 42.4% couple families
Molong — Couple Families: 42.4% Molong — Lone Person: 40.2% Molong — One Parent Families: 15.3% Molong — Group Household: 1.6% Molong — Other Families: 0.4%
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%
Molong 22.3% renting
Molong — Owned Outright: 42.1% Molong — Mortgage: 35.6% Molong — Renting: 22.3%
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% Boree — Townhouses: 0.0%
Molong 84.4% houses
Molong — Houses: 84.4% Molong — Flats / Apartments: 12.8% Molong — Townhouses: 2.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Boree Molong
Certificate III & IV 21.5% / 17.3%
Boree — Certificate III & IV: 21.5% Molong — Certificate III & IV: 17.3%
Bachelor Degree 18.3% / 8.7%
Boree — Bachelor Degree: 18.3% Molong — Bachelor Degree: 8.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.8% / 6.4%
Boree — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.8% Molong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.8%
Boree — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Molong — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.2%
Boree — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Molong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

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

Property market

Boree Molong
Median house price $695,000 $513,750
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $702,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 72 days
from 19 sales

Zoning mix

Boree Molong
Rural and farming 99% 97%
Residential 0% 2%
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 Molong
New dwellings approved 29
across Cabonne
same for both
Approvals change year on year -43%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Boree Molong
Houses — 3.8%
$505/wk on $699K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Boree Molong
House price Higher than 26% of NSW Higher than 18% of NSW
Income Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 38% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 11% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 87% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 14% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 31% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 60% of NSW

Liveability

Molong is more walkable (47 vs 0).

Boree Molong
Grade — C
Score — 46/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Boree carries more crime risk (62 vs 43).

Boree Molong
Bushfire Low
25/100
 Low
31/100
Crime Moderate
62/100
 Moderate
43/100
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 Molong
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 1
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 Molong

  • St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Molong Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Molong Central School Government · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Boree Molong
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 0 10
Childcare 0 3
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 11 87

Mobility

Molong sits further from the CBD (299 km vs 291.3 km).

Boree Molong
Walkability score 0/100 47/100
Distance to Sydney 291.3 km 299 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 248 min 247 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2800
 0.2%
postcode 2866
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 2800
 52
postcode 2866

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 Molong
Car (driver) 83.3% / 75.8%
Boree — Car (driver): 83.3% Molong — Car (driver): 75.8%
Worked from Home 16.7% / 13.4%
Boree — Worked from Home: 16.7% Molong — Worked from Home: 13.4%
Walked Only — / 6.2%
Boree — Walked Only: not among its largest Molong — Walked Only: 6.2%
Car (passenger) — / 4.2%
Boree — Car (passenger): not among its largest Molong — Car (passenger): 4.2%
Bus — / 0.5%
Boree — Bus: not among its largest Molong — Bus: 0.5%

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

Setting

Boree Molong
Elevation 537 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 569 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Boree Molong
Connectivity score 22/100 53/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
39 premises
 25%
1,231 premises

Climate

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

Air quality (annual mean)

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Boree

River Rural

Molong

Affordable River Rural

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