Katamatite vs Boosey
Boosey is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 45 in Katamatite. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Boosey, most households are couple families. On these figures, Boosey tends to suit 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
Katamatite
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (61/100 vs 74/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Katamatite
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($185/wk vs $461/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 25%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Katamatite
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (56/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (167 min vs 175 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (238.9 km vs 250.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Katamatite
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (56/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (61/100 vs 74/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Katamatite
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (13.0% vs 2.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Katamatite and Boosey 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
Katamatite has more residents (453 vs 108); Boosey rents higher ($461/wk vs $185/wk).
| Katamatite | Boosey | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 453 +76% vs other | 108 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +13.0% | +2.9% |
| Median age | 45 | 39 |
| Median household income | $62,504/yr | $97,500/yr +56% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $185/wk | $461/wk +149% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).
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 (7.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Katamatite | Boosey | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $415,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Katamatite | Boosey | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 96% | 93% |
| Parks and recreation | 2% | 6% |
| 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
| Katamatite | Boosey | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 332 across Moira same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -70% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Katamatite | Boosey | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 23% of VIC | Higher than 69% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 87% of VIC | Higher than 42% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 71% of VIC | Higher than 25% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 60% of VIC | Higher than 31% of VIC |
Liveability
Katamatite is more walkable (56 vs 0).
| Katamatite | Boosey | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Boosey carries more crime risk (74 vs 61).
| Katamatite | Boosey | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 24/100 | Low 25/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 61/100 | High 74/100 |
| Flood | High 95/100 | High 97/100 |
| 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
| Katamatite | Boosey | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Katamatite
- Katamatite Primary School Government · Primary at peers
Schools in Boosey
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Katamatite | Boosey | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 2 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 5 | 0 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| GPs | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 5 | 1 |
Mobility
Boosey sits further from the CBD (250.2 km vs 238.9 km).
| Katamatite | Boosey | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 56/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 238.9 km | 250.2 km +5% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 167 min | 175 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.8% postcode 3649 | 0.3% postcode 3730 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 58 postcode 3649 | 61 postcode 3730 |
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 (67.9%).
Setting
| Katamatite | Boosey | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 117 m above sea level, at the suburb centre same for both | |
NBN connectivity
| Katamatite | Boosey | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 27/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 191 premises | 0% 44 premises |
Climate
| Katamatite | Boosey | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 458 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Katamatite | Boosey | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,908/yr same for both | |
| Council | Moira same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Katamatite | Boosey | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Nicholls same for both | |
| Member | Sam Birrell same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Katamatite | Boosey | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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