Glen Martin vs Booral

Booral is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 45 in Glen Martin. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Glen Martin: a median of $1.45 million, against $615,000 in Booral, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Booral tends to suit people living alone, families with children, 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

Glen Martin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (83% vs 59%)

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

First-home buyers

Booral

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($615,000 vs $1,450,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Booral

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($310/wk vs $345/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Glen Martin sits closer to the CBD (197.8 km vs 210 km)
  • Booral is more walkable (21/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Glen Martin has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 16%)
  • Booral is more walkable (21/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Booral

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.3% vs -8.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Glen Martin Booral
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.

Glen Martin Booral
Walkability 0 / 21
Glen Martin — Walkability: 0/100 Booral — Walkability: 21/100
Safety 73 / 73
Glen Martin — Safety: 73/100 Booral — Safety: 73/100
Low fire risk 47 / 38
Glen Martin — Low fire risk: 47/100 Booral — Low fire risk: 38/100

Demographics

Booral has more residents (457 vs 158); Glen Martin rents higher ($345/wk vs $310/wk).

Glen Martin Booral
Population 158 457
+189% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -8.1% +12.3%
Median age 45 41
Median household income $84,500/yr
+1% vs other
 $83,564/yr
Median weekly rent $345/wk
+10% vs other
 $310/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Glen Martin Booral
0-4 4.4% / 7.4%
Glen Martin — 0-4: 4.4% Booral — 0-4: 7.4%
5-14 10.1% / 13.3%
Glen Martin — 5-14: 10.1% Booral — 5-14: 13.3%
15-19 9.5% / 5.0%
Glen Martin — 15-19: 9.5% Booral — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 3.8% / 5.9%
Glen Martin — 20-24: 3.8% Booral — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 9.5% / 11.4%
Glen Martin — 25-34: 9.5% Booral — 25-34: 11.4%
35-44 10.1% / 9.8%
Glen Martin — 35-44: 10.1% Booral — 35-44: 9.8%
45-54 10.1% / 17.5%
Glen Martin — 45-54: 10.1% Booral — 45-54: 17.5%
55-64 20.3% / 15.1%
Glen Martin — 55-64: 20.3% Booral — 55-64: 15.1%
65-74 13.9% / 10.3%
Glen Martin — 65-74: 13.9% Booral — 65-74: 10.3%
75-84 5.1% / 4.6%
Glen Martin — 75-84: 5.1% Booral — 75-84: 4.6%
85+ 3.2% / 0.9%
Glen Martin — 85+: 3.2% Booral — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Glen Martin 50.0% couple families
Glen Martin — Couple Families: 50.0% Glen Martin — Lone Person: 16.7% Glen Martin — One Parent Families: 33.3% Glen Martin — Group Household: 0.0% Glen Martin — Other Families: 0.0%
Booral 53.5% couple families
Booral — Couple Families: 53.5% Booral — Lone Person: 35.1% Booral — One Parent Families: 5.3% Booral — Group Household: 3.5% Booral — Other Families: 2.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Glen Martin 5.7% renting
Glen Martin — Owned Outright: 49.1% Glen Martin — Mortgage: 45.3% Glen Martin — Renting: 5.7%
Booral 14.0% renting
Booral — Owned Outright: 41.3% Booral — Mortgage: 44.7% Booral — Renting: 14.0%
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.

Glen Martin Booral
England 5.7% / 2.4%
Glen Martin — England: 5.7% Booral — England: 2.4%
New Zealand — / 2.4%
Glen Martin — New Zealand: not among its largest Booral — New Zealand: 2.4%
South Africa — / 0.7%
Glen Martin — South Africa: not among its largest Booral — South Africa: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.7%).

Qualifications

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

Glen Martin Booral
Certificate III & IV 22.2% / 19.7%
Glen Martin — Certificate III & IV: 22.2% Booral — Certificate III & IV: 19.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12.7% / 5.0%
Glen Martin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.7% Booral — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0%
Bachelor Degree 10.1% / 7.4%
Glen Martin — Bachelor Degree: 10.1% Booral — Bachelor Degree: 7.4%
Postgraduate Degree 5.7% / 3.3%
Glen Martin — Postgraduate Degree: 5.7% Booral — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.9%
Glen Martin — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Booral — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Glen Martin 100.0% houses
Glen Martin — Houses: 100.0% Glen Martin — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Booral 96.2% houses
Booral — Houses: 96.2% Booral — Flats / Apartments: 3.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Glen Martin Booral
Median house price $1,450,000 $615,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 15 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Glen Martin Booral
Rural and farming 97% 89%
Environmental 3% 11%
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

Glen Martin Booral
New dwellings approved 55
across Dungog
 743
across Mid-Coast
Approvals change year on year -23% +327%

Ranking within NSW

Glen Martin Booral
House price Higher than 73% of NSW Higher than 31% of NSW
Income Higher than 54% of NSW Higher than 51% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 38% of NSW Higher than 70% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 25% of NSW Higher than 70% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 57% of NSW Higher than 12% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 43% of NSW Higher than 37% of NSW

Liveability

Booral is more walkable (21 vs 0).

Glen Martin Booral
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Glen Martin Booral
Bushfire Moderate
53/100
 Moderate
62/100
Crime Low
27/100
same for both
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

Glen Martin Booral
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Glen Martin

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

Schools in Booral

  • Booral Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Glen Martin Booral
Parks & reserves 0 2
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 14 50

Mobility

Booral sits further from the CBD (210 km vs 197.8 km).

Glen Martin Booral
Walkability score 0/100 21/100
Distance to Sydney 197.8 km 210 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 154 min 156 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2321
 0.2%
postcode 2425
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 69
postcode 2321
 72
postcode 2425

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.

Glen Martin Booral
Car (driver) 63.0% / 66.3%
Glen Martin — Car (driver): 63.0% Booral — Car (driver): 66.3%
Worked from Home 18.5% / 23.3%
Glen Martin — Worked from Home: 18.5% Booral — Worked from Home: 23.3%
Walked Only 13.0% / 4.1%
Glen Martin — Walked Only: 13.0% Booral — Walked Only: 4.1%
Car (passenger) 5.6% / 6.4%
Glen Martin — Car (passenger): 5.6% Booral — Car (passenger): 6.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.3%).

Setting

Glen Martin Booral
Elevation 158 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 35 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 17.7 km 20.2 km

NBN connectivity

Glen Martin Booral
Connectivity score 28/100 26/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
65 premises
 0%
198 premises

Climate

Glen Martin Booral
Annual rainfall 996 mm 1,327 mm
Summer max (Jan) 30.0°C —
Winter min (Jul) 7.1°C —

Council rates

Glen Martin Booral
Average residential rate $1,646/yr $1,560/yr
Council Dungog Mid-Coast

Federal electorate

Glen Martin Booral
Division Lyne
same for both
Member Alison Penfold
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Glen Martin Booral
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Glen Martin

Rural

Booral

Rural

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