Burrell Creek vs Bootawa

Burrell Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 54 against 57 in Bootawa. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bootawa, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Burrell Creek: a median of $868,000, against $705,000 in Bootawa, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Bootawa 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

Bootawa

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (56% vs 44%)

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

First-home buyers

Bootawa

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($705,000 vs $867,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Bootawa

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($285/wk vs $330/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Burrell Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (312.8 km vs 320.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bootawa

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 24%)

Weighs 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

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

Burrell Creek Bootawa
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.

Burrell Creek Bootawa
Walkability 12 / 14
Burrell Creek — Walkability: 12/100 Bootawa — Walkability: 14/100
Safety 40 / 49
Burrell Creek — Safety: 40/100 Bootawa — Safety: 49/100
Low fire risk 19 / 100
Burrell Creek — Low fire risk: 19/100 Bootawa — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Burrell Creek has more residents (233 vs 174); Burrell Creek rents higher ($330/wk vs $285/wk).

Burrell Creek Bootawa
Population 233
+25% vs other
 174
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.4% +3.0%
Median age 54 57
Median household income $61,412/yr $62,608/yr
+2% vs other
Median weekly rent $330/wk
+14% vs other
 $285/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Burrell Creek Bootawa
0-4 5.2% / 3.4%
Burrell Creek — 0-4: 5.2% Bootawa — 0-4: 3.4%
5-14 8.6% / 8.0%
Burrell Creek — 5-14: 8.6% Bootawa — 5-14: 8.0%
15-19 7.3% / 5.7%
Burrell Creek — 15-19: 7.3% Bootawa — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 4.7% / 5.7%
Burrell Creek — 20-24: 4.7% Bootawa — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 7.3% / 6.9%
Burrell Creek — 25-34: 7.3% Bootawa — 25-34: 6.9%
35-44 7.7% / 5.7%
Burrell Creek — 35-44: 7.7% Bootawa — 35-44: 5.7%
45-54 19.7% / 10.3%
Burrell Creek — 45-54: 19.7% Bootawa — 45-54: 10.3%
55-64 21.9% / 25.9%
Burrell Creek — 55-64: 21.9% Bootawa — 55-64: 25.9%
65-74 14.2% / 19.5%
Burrell Creek — 65-74: 14.2% Bootawa — 65-74: 19.5%
75-84 8.2% / 9.8%
Burrell Creek — 75-84: 8.2% Bootawa — 75-84: 9.8%
85+ 1.7% / 1.7%
Burrell Creek — 85+: 1.7% Bootawa — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Burrell Creek 36.5% couple families
Burrell Creek — Couple Families: 36.5% Burrell Creek — Lone Person: 34.6% Burrell Creek — Other Families: 11.5% Burrell Creek — Group Household: 9.6% Burrell Creek — One Parent Families: 7.7%
Bootawa 56.5% couple families
Bootawa — Couple Families: 56.5% Bootawa — Lone Person: 43.5% Bootawa — Other Families: 0.0% Bootawa — Group Household: 0.0% Bootawa — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person Other Families Group Household One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Burrell Creek 3.6% renting
Burrell Creek — Owned Outright: 56.0% Burrell Creek — Mortgage: 40.5% Burrell Creek — Renting: 3.6%
Bootawa 4.8% renting
Bootawa — Owned Outright: 59.7% Bootawa — Mortgage: 35.5% Bootawa — Renting: 4.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Burrell Creek Bootawa
England 4.3% / 4.6%
Burrell Creek — England: 4.3% Bootawa — England: 4.6%
New Zealand 3.4% / 2.9%
Burrell Creek — New Zealand: 3.4% Bootawa — New Zealand: 2.9%
South Africa 1.3% / 3.4%
Burrell Creek — South Africa: 1.3% Bootawa — South Africa: 3.4%
France 1.3% / —
Burrell Creek — France: 1.3% Bootawa — France: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.6%).

Qualifications

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

Burrell Creek Bootawa
Certificate III & IV 27.0% / 17.8%
Burrell Creek — Certificate III & IV: 27.0% Bootawa — Certificate III & IV: 17.8%
Bachelor Degree 9.9% / 11.5%
Burrell Creek — Bachelor Degree: 9.9% Bootawa — Bachelor Degree: 11.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.4% / 10.9%
Burrell Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4% Bootawa — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.9%
Postgraduate Degree 3.0% / 3.4%
Burrell Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 3.0% Bootawa — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / 3.4%
Burrell Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Bootawa — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Burrell Creek 100.0% houses
Burrell Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Bootawa 100.0% houses
Bootawa — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Burrell Creek Bootawa
Median house price $867,500 $705,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Burrell Creek Bootawa
Rural and farming 100% 95%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 4%
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

Burrell Creek Bootawa
New dwellings approved 743
across Mid-Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year +327%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Burrell Creek Bootawa
House price Higher than 40% of NSW Higher than 57% of NSW
Income Higher than 23% of NSW Higher than 25% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 59% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 38% of NSW Higher than 24% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 24% of NSW Higher than 36% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 51% of NSW Higher than 56% of NSW

Liveability

Burrell Creek Bootawa
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Burrell Creek carries more bushfire risk (81 vs 0).

Burrell Creek Bootawa
Bushfire High
81/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
60/100
 Moderate
51/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Burrell Creek Bootawa
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

Burrell Creek Bootawa
Waterways 3 6

Mobility

Bootawa sits further from the CBD (320.2 km vs 312.8 km).

Burrell Creek Bootawa
Walkability score 12/100 14/100
Distance to Sydney 312.8 km 320.2 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 221 min 225 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2429
 0.4%
postcode 2430
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 62
postcode 2429
 54
postcode 2430

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.

Burrell Creek Bootawa
Car (driver) 61.2% / 67.6%
Burrell Creek — Car (driver): 61.2% Bootawa — Car (driver): 67.6%
Worked from Home 33.7% / 23.5%
Burrell Creek — Worked from Home: 33.7% Bootawa — Worked from Home: 23.5%
Car (passenger) 5.1% / 4.4%
Burrell Creek — Car (passenger): 5.1% Bootawa — Car (passenger): 4.4%
Walked Only — / 4.4%
Burrell Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest Bootawa — Walked Only: 4.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.6%).

Setting

Burrell Creek Bootawa
Elevation 47 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
same for both
Distance to the ocean 24.9 km 21.2 km

NBN connectivity

Burrell Creek Bootawa
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
121 premises
 0%
83 premises

Climate

Burrell Creek Bootawa
Annual rainfall 1,331 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Burrell Creek Bootawa
Average residential rate $1,560/yr
same for both
Council Mid-Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Burrell Creek Bootawa
Division Lyne
same for both
Member Alison Penfold
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Burrell Creek

Rural

Bootawa

Retirees River Rural

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