Killawarra vs Bootawa

Killawarra is the younger of the two, with a median age of 52 against 57 in Bootawa. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Killawarra, about half of households are couple families. In Bootawa, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Killawarra: a median of $935,000, against $705,000 in Bootawa, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Bootawa tends to suit 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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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 $935,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Bootawa

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($285/wk vs $340/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Bootawa

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (225 min vs 230 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (320.2 km vs 322.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Killawarra 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.

Killawarra 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.

Killawarra Bootawa
Walkability 8 / 14
Killawarra — Walkability: 8/100 Bootawa — Walkability: 14/100
Safety 52 / 49
Killawarra — Safety: 52/100 Bootawa — Safety: 49/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Killawarra — Low fire risk: 100/100 Bootawa — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Killawarra has higher household incomes ($81,900 vs $62,608); Killawarra rents higher ($340/wk vs $285/wk).

Killawarra Bootawa
Population 178
+2% vs other
 174
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.7% +3.0%
Median age 52 57
Median household income $81,900/yr
+24% vs other
 $62,608/yr
Median weekly rent $340/wk
+16% vs other
 $285/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Killawarra Bootawa
0-4 — / 3.4%
Killawarra — 0-4: not among its largest Bootawa — 0-4: 3.4%
5-14 14.6% / 8.0%
Killawarra — 5-14: 14.6% Bootawa — 5-14: 8.0%
15-19 7.3% / 5.7%
Killawarra — 15-19: 7.3% Bootawa — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 2.2% / 5.7%
Killawarra — 20-24: 2.2% Bootawa — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 3.9% / 6.9%
Killawarra — 25-34: 3.9% Bootawa — 25-34: 6.9%
35-44 10.7% / 5.7%
Killawarra — 35-44: 10.7% Bootawa — 35-44: 5.7%
45-54 12.9% / 10.3%
Killawarra — 45-54: 12.9% Bootawa — 45-54: 10.3%
55-64 15.7% / 25.9%
Killawarra — 55-64: 15.7% Bootawa — 55-64: 25.9%
65-74 21.3% / 19.5%
Killawarra — 65-74: 21.3% Bootawa — 65-74: 19.5%
75-84 10.1% / 9.8%
Killawarra — 75-84: 10.1% Bootawa — 75-84: 9.8%
85+ 1.7% / 1.7%
Killawarra — 85+: 1.7% Bootawa — 85+: 1.7%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Killawarra 48.1% couple families
Killawarra — Couple Families: 48.1% Killawarra — Lone Person: 37.0% Killawarra — One Parent Families: 14.8%
Bootawa 56.5% couple families
Bootawa — Couple Families: 56.5% Bootawa — Lone Person: 43.5% Bootawa — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Killawarra 10.0% renting
Killawarra — Owned Outright: 55.0% Killawarra — Mortgage: 35.0% Killawarra — Renting: 10.0%
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.

Killawarra Bootawa
England 2.8% / 4.6%
Killawarra — England: 2.8% Bootawa — England: 4.6%
South Africa — / 3.4%
Killawarra — South Africa: not among its largest Bootawa — South Africa: 3.4%
New Zealand — / 2.9%
Killawarra — New Zealand: not among its largest Bootawa — New Zealand: 2.9%

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

Qualifications

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

Killawarra Bootawa
Certificate III & IV 19.1% / 17.8%
Killawarra — Certificate III & IV: 19.1% Bootawa — Certificate III & IV: 17.8%
Bachelor Degree 8.4% / 11.5%
Killawarra — Bachelor Degree: 8.4% Bootawa — Bachelor Degree: 11.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.7% / 10.9%
Killawarra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7% Bootawa — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.9%
Postgraduate Degree 3.4% / 3.4%
Killawarra — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4% Bootawa — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 3.4%
Killawarra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Bootawa — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Killawarra 105.5% houses
Killawarra — Houses: 105.5%
Bootawa 100.0% houses
Bootawa — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Killawarra Bootawa
Median house price $935,000 $705,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Killawarra Bootawa
Rural and farming 99% 95%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 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

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

Ranking within NSW

Killawarra Bootawa
House price Higher than 46% of NSW Higher than 57% of NSW
Income — Higher than 25% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 52% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 24% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 24% of NSW Higher than 36% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 39% of NSW Higher than 56% of NSW

Liveability

Killawarra 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

Killawarra Bootawa
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
48/100
 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

Killawarra 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

Killawarra Bootawa
Waterways 2 6

Mobility

Killawarra sits further from the CBD (322.3 km vs 320.2 km).

Killawarra Bootawa
Walkability score 8/100 14/100
Distance to Sydney 322.3 km 320.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 230 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.

Killawarra Bootawa
Car (driver) 60.7% / 67.6%
Killawarra — Car (driver): 60.7% Bootawa — Car (driver): 67.6%
Worked from Home 25.0% / 23.5%
Killawarra — Worked from Home: 25.0% Bootawa — Worked from Home: 23.5%
Walked Only 8.9% / 4.4%
Killawarra — Walked Only: 8.9% Bootawa — Walked Only: 4.4%
Car (passenger) 5.4% / 4.4%
Killawarra — Car (passenger): 5.4% Bootawa — Car (passenger): 4.4%

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

Setting

Killawarra Bootawa
Elevation 104 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 47 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 28.3 km 21.2 km

NBN connectivity

Killawarra Bootawa
Connectivity score 27/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
63 premises
 0%
83 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Killawarra

Retirees Rural

Bootawa

Retirees River Rural

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