Kyogle vs Boorabee Park

Boorabee Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 47 in Kyogle. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kyogle, about half of 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 $540,000 in Kyogle, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Kyogle tends to suit people living alone, families with children, and older residents, 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Kyogle has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)
  • Boorabee Park carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 68/100)

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

  • Kyogle has cheaper houses ($540,000 vs $831,000)
  • Boorabee Park leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 28%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Kyogle has cheaper rent ($280/wk vs $335/wk)
  • Boorabee Park leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 30%)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Kyogle has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 16%)
  • Boorabee Park carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 68/100)

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 2.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Kyogle 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.

Kyogle Boorabee Park
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.

Kyogle Boorabee Park
Walkability 4 / 0
Kyogle — Walkability: 4/100 Boorabee Park — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 32 / 67
Kyogle — Safety: 32/100 Boorabee Park — Safety: 67/100
Low fire risk 68 / 56
Kyogle — Low fire risk: 68/100 Boorabee Park — Low fire risk: 56/100

Demographics

Kyogle has more residents (2,248 vs 146); Boorabee Park has higher household incomes ($104,884 vs $48,828).

Kyogle Boorabee Park
Population 2,248
+94% vs other
 146
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.3% +40.4%
Median age 47 43
Median household income $48,828/yr $104,884/yr
+115% vs other
Median weekly rent $280/wk $335/wk
+20% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kyogle Boorabee Park
0-4 5.2% / 2.7%
Kyogle — 0-4: 5.2% Boorabee Park — 0-4: 2.7%
5-14 14.2% / 11.0%
Kyogle — 5-14: 14.2% Boorabee Park — 5-14: 11.0%
15-19 5.0% / 5.5%
Kyogle — 15-19: 5.0% Boorabee Park — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 4.4% / 5.5%
Kyogle — 20-24: 4.4% Boorabee Park — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 8.2% / 12.3%
Kyogle — 25-34: 8.2% Boorabee Park — 25-34: 12.3%
35-44 9.9% / 11.0%
Kyogle — 35-44: 9.9% Boorabee Park — 35-44: 11.0%
45-54 10.1% / 14.4%
Kyogle — 45-54: 10.1% Boorabee Park — 45-54: 14.4%
55-64 14.0% / 18.5%
Kyogle — 55-64: 14.0% Boorabee Park — 55-64: 18.5%
65-74 13.7% / 11.0%
Kyogle — 65-74: 13.7% Boorabee Park — 65-74: 11.0%
75-84 9.0% / 2.1%
Kyogle — 75-84: 9.0% Boorabee Park — 75-84: 2.1%
85+ 5.5% / 2.7%
Kyogle — 85+: 5.5% Boorabee Park — 85+: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kyogle 22.6% couple families
Kyogle — Couple Families: 22.6% Kyogle — Lone Person: 48.2% Kyogle — One Parent Families: 22.5% Kyogle — Group Household: 4.9% Kyogle — Other Families: 1.8%
Boorabee Park 75.0% couple families
Boorabee Park — Couple Families: 75.0% Boorabee Park — Lone Person: 25.0% Boorabee Park — One Parent Families: 0.0% Boorabee Park — Group Household: 0.0% Boorabee Park — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kyogle 30.8% renting
Kyogle — Owned Outright: 43.5% Kyogle — Mortgage: 25.7% Kyogle — Renting: 30.8%
Boorabee Park 21.7% renting
Boorabee Park — Owned Outright: 39.1% Boorabee Park — Mortgage: 39.1% Boorabee Park — Renting: 21.7%
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.

Kyogle Boorabee Park
England 2.1% / 5.5%
Kyogle — England: 2.1% Boorabee Park — England: 5.5%
New Zealand 0.9% / —
Kyogle — New Zealand: 0.9% Boorabee Park — New Zealand: not among its largest
India 0.6% / —
Kyogle — India: 0.6% Boorabee Park — India: not among its largest
Germany 0.6% / —
Kyogle — Germany: 0.6% Boorabee Park — Germany: not among its largest
Philippines 0.4% / —
Kyogle — Philippines: 0.4% Boorabee Park — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.5%).

Qualifications

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

Kyogle Boorabee Park
Certificate III & IV 14.7% / 19.9%
Kyogle — Certificate III & IV: 14.7% Boorabee Park — Certificate III & IV: 19.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.7% / 7.5%
Kyogle — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7% Boorabee Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5%
Bachelor Degree 6.6% / 7.5%
Kyogle — Bachelor Degree: 6.6% Boorabee Park — Bachelor Degree: 7.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / 6.2%
Kyogle — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Boorabee Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 6.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.0% / 2.7%
Kyogle — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0% Boorabee Park — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kyogle 89.3% houses
Kyogle — Houses: 89.3% Kyogle — Flats / Apartments: 9.8% Kyogle — Townhouses: 0.9%
Boorabee Park 100.0% houses
Boorabee Park — Houses: 100.0% Boorabee Park — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Boorabee Park — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Kyogle Boorabee Park
Median house price $540,000 $831,000
Median unit price $425,000 —
Median land price $357,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 68 days
from 35 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Boorabee Park has more rural and farming land (99% vs 81%).

Kyogle Boorabee Park
Rural and farming 81% 99%
Residential 13% 0%
Industrial 3% 0%
Parks and recreation 2% 0%
Environmental 1%
same for both
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

Kyogle Boorabee Park
New dwellings approved 25
across Kyogle
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Kyogle Boorabee Park
Houses 5.2%
$650/wk on $650K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Kyogle Boorabee Park
House price Higher than 14% of NSW Higher than 37% of NSW
Income Higher than 10% of NSW Higher than 71% of NSW
Schools Higher than 67% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 45% of NSW Higher than 25% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 65% of NSW Higher than 79% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 11% of NSW Higher than 58% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 69% of NSW Higher than 32% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 97% of NSW —

Liveability

Kyogle Boorabee Park
Grade D —
Score 30/100 —
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Kyogle carries more crime risk (68 vs 33); Boorabee Park carries more bushfire risk (44 vs 32).

Kyogle Boorabee Park
Bushfire Low
32/100
 Moderate
44/100
Crime Moderate
68/100
 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 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Kyogle Boorabee Park
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 2 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Kyogle

  • St Brigid's Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Kyogle High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Kyogle Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Boorabee Park

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

Amenities in the suburb

Kyogle Boorabee Park
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 7 0
Parks & reserves 6 0
Childcare 3 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 3 0
Fuel stations 3 0
Waterways 4
same for both

Mobility

Kyogle Boorabee Park
Walkability score 4/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 741.7 km 742.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 502 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.

Kyogle Boorabee Park
Car (driver) 73.6% / 81.1%
Kyogle — Car (driver): 73.6% Boorabee Park — Car (driver): 81.1%
Worked from Home 10.8% / 13.2%
Kyogle — Worked from Home: 10.8% Boorabee Park — Worked from Home: 13.2%
Car (passenger) 6.1% / 5.7%
Kyogle — Car (passenger): 6.1% Boorabee Park — Car (passenger): 5.7%
Walked Only 8.9% / —
Kyogle — Walked Only: 8.9% Boorabee Park — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bicycle 0.6% / —
Kyogle — Bicycle: 0.6% Boorabee Park — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.1%).

Setting

Kyogle Boorabee Park
Elevation 90 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 87 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Kyogle Boorabee Park
Connectivity score 59/100 22/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 26%
1,366 premises
 0%
73 premises

Climate

Kyogle 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

Kyogle Boorabee Park
Average residential rate $1,264/yr
same for both
Council Kyogle
same for both

Federal electorate

Kyogle Boorabee Park
Division Page
same for both
Member Kevin Hogan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kyogle Boorabee Park
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kyogle

Acreage Affordable Retirees

Boorabee Park

River Rural

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