Cawongla vs Boorabee Park
Boorabee Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 57 in Cawongla. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cawongla, most households are people living alone. In Boorabee Park, the large majority of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Boorabee Park: a median of $831,000, against $673,000 in Cawongla, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Cawongla tends to suit people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Boorabee Park suits couples.
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
Boorabee Park
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 71/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 36%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Cawongla has cheaper houses ($673,000 vs $831,000)
- Boorabee Park leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 43%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Cawongla has cheaper rent ($280/wk vs $335/wk)
- Boorabee Park leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 34%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Boorabee Park
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (742.6 km vs 763.6 km)
- has a shorter drive in (503 min vs 514 min)
- But Cawongla is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Cawongla
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 16%)
- But Boorabee Park carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 71/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Boorabee Park
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (40.4% vs 6.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Cawongla and Boorabee 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.
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.
Demographics
Boorabee Park has higher household incomes ($104,884 vs $42,432); Cawongla has more residents (204 vs 146).
| Cawongla | Boorabee Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 204 +28% vs other | 146 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +6.2% | +40.4% |
| Median age | 57 | 43 |
| Median household income | $42,432/yr | $104,884/yr +147% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $280/wk | $335/wk +20% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.9%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Cawongla | Boorabee Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $673,000 | $831,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $1,290,000 | — |
Zoning mix
| Cawongla | Boorabee Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 97% | 99% |
| Environmental | 1% same for both | |
| Residential | 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
| Cawongla | Boorabee Park | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 25 across Kyogle same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Cawongla | Boorabee Park | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 29% of NSW | Higher than 37% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 5% of NSW | Higher than 71% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 59% of NSW | Higher than 25% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 23% of NSW | Higher than 79% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 10% of NSW | Higher than 58% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 44% of NSW | Higher than 32% of NSW |
Liveability
Cawongla is more walkable (12 vs 0).
| Cawongla | Boorabee Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Boorabee Park carries more bushfire risk (44 vs 20); Cawongla carries more crime risk (71 vs 33).
| Cawongla | Boorabee Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 20/100 | Moderate 44/100 |
| Crime | High 71/100 | Low 33/100 |
| 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
| Cawongla | Boorabee 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
| Cawongla | Boorabee Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 4 same for both | |
Mobility
Cawongla sits further from the CBD (763.6 km vs 742.6 km).
| Cawongla | Boorabee Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 12/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 763.6 km +3% vs other | 742.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 514 min | 503 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 2474 | 0.6% postcode 2480 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 71 postcode 2474 | 69 postcode 2480 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.1%).
Setting
| Cawongla | Boorabee Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 205 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 87 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Cawongla | Boorabee Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 22/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 107 premises | 0% 73 premises |
Climate
| Cawongla | Boorabee Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,569 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.1°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 9.1°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Cawongla | Boorabee Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,264/yr same for both | |
| Council | Kyogle same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Cawongla | Boorabee Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Page same for both | |
| Member | Kevin Hogan same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Cawongla | Boorabee Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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