Coomealla vs Boeill Creek
Boeill Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 43 in Coomealla. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Coomealla, about half of households are couple families. In Boeill Creek, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Boeill Creek: a median of $1.6 million, against $420,000 in Coomealla, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Coomealla tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Boeill Creek suits families with children and 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
Boeill Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 93/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Coomealla
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($420,000 vs $1,600,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Coomealla
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($180/wk vs $225/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Boeill Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (1018 km vs 1022.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Coomealla has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 11%)
- Boeill Creek carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 93/100)
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
Coomealla and Boeill Creek 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
Coomealla has more residents (748 vs 89); Boeill Creek has higher household incomes ($124,748 vs $70,616).
| Coomealla | Boeill Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 748 +88% vs other | 89 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -9.4% | -11.9% |
| Median age | 43 | 40 |
| Median household income | $70,616/yr | $124,748/yr +77% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $180/wk | $225/wk +25% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).
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 (4.5%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Coomealla | Boeill Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $420,000 | $1,600,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 46 days from 4 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| Coomealla | Boeill Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 97% | 88% |
| Environmental | 1% | 10% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 2% | 0% |
| Planning zones cover 100% of Coomealla and 99% of Boeill Creek. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve. | ||
| 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
| Coomealla | Boeill Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 84 across Wentworth same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -61% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Coomealla | Boeill Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 12% of NSW | Higher than 77% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 34% of NSW | Higher than 87% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 8% of NSW | Higher than 50% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 89% of NSW | Higher than 45% of NSW |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 52% of NSW | Higher than 55% of NSW |
Liveability
| Coomealla | Boeill Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 19/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
Coomealla carries more bushfire risk (22 vs 0); Coomealla carries more crime risk (93 vs 18).
| Coomealla | Boeill Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 22/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | High 93/100 | Low 18/100 |
| 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 | 2 within 5 km |
Schools
| Coomealla | Boeill Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Coomealla
- Coomealla High School Government · Secondary at peers
Schools in Boeill Creek
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Coomealla | Boeill Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Coomealla sits further from the CBD (1022.2 km vs 1018 km).
| Coomealla | Boeill Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 6/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 1022.2 km | 1018 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 658 min | 655 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 2717 | 0.0% postcode 2739 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 49 postcode 2717 | 55 postcode 2739 |
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 (74.2%).
Setting
| Coomealla | Boeill Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 52 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 44 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Coomealla | Boeill Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 345 premises | 0% 44 premises |
Climate
| Coomealla | Boeill Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 257 mm | 278 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | — | 33.0°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | — | 4.9°C |
Council rates
| Coomealla | Boeill Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $891/yr same for both | |
| Council | Wentworth same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Coomealla | Boeill Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Farrer same for both | |
| Member | David Farley same for both | |
| Party | One Nation same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Coomealla | Boeill Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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