Limeburners Creek vs Booral

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 Limeburners Creek: a median of $945,000, against $615,000 in Booral. On these figures, Limeburners Creek tends to suit families with children, while Booral suits people living alone 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

Limeburners Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 59%)

Weighs schools, house stock, 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 $945,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

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

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

Commuting to the city

Limeburners Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (194.5 km vs 210 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (145 min vs 156 min)
  • But Booral is more walkable (21/100 vs 6/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Booral

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (21/100 vs 6/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Booral

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.3% vs -2.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Limeburners Creek 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.

Limeburners Creek 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.

Limeburners Creek Booral
Walkability 6 / 21
Limeburners Creek — Walkability: 6/100 Booral — Walkability: 21/100
Low fire risk 18 / 38
Limeburners Creek — Low fire risk: 18/100 Booral — Low fire risk: 38/100

Demographics

Booral has more residents (457 vs 327); Limeburners Creek skews older (43 vs 41).

Limeburners Creek Booral
Population 327 457
+40% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.7% +12.3%
Median age 43 41
Median household income $82,472/yr $83,564/yr
+1% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk $310/wk
+3% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Limeburners Creek Booral
0-4 4.9% / 7.4%
Limeburners Creek — 0-4: 4.9% Booral — 0-4: 7.4%
5-14 20.5% / 13.3%
Limeburners Creek — 5-14: 20.5% Booral — 5-14: 13.3%
15-19 2.1% / 5.0%
Limeburners Creek — 15-19: 2.1% Booral — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 4.3% / 5.9%
Limeburners Creek — 20-24: 4.3% Booral — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 9.8% / 11.4%
Limeburners Creek — 25-34: 9.8% Booral — 25-34: 11.4%
35-44 9.8% / 9.8%
Limeburners Creek — 35-44: 9.8% Booral — 35-44: 9.8%
45-54 15.3% / 17.5%
Limeburners Creek — 45-54: 15.3% Booral — 45-54: 17.5%
55-64 16.5% / 15.1%
Limeburners Creek — 55-64: 16.5% Booral — 55-64: 15.1%
65-74 11.9% / 10.3%
Limeburners Creek — 65-74: 11.9% Booral — 65-74: 10.3%
75-84 3.7% / 4.6%
Limeburners Creek — 75-84: 3.7% Booral — 75-84: 4.6%
85+ 2.8% / 0.9%
Limeburners Creek — 85+: 2.8% Booral — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Limeburners Creek 51.3% couple families
Limeburners Creek — Couple Families: 51.3% Limeburners Creek — Lone Person: 19.7% Limeburners Creek — One Parent Families: 21.1% Limeburners Creek — Group Household: 7.9% Limeburners Creek — 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.

Limeburners Creek 8.9% renting
Limeburners Creek — Owned Outright: 46.5% Limeburners Creek — Mortgage: 44.6% Limeburners Creek — Renting: 8.9%
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.

Limeburners Creek Booral
England 1.2% / 2.4%
Limeburners Creek — England: 1.2% Booral — England: 2.4%
New Zealand 0.9% / 2.4%
Limeburners Creek — New Zealand: 0.9% Booral — New Zealand: 2.4%
Philippines 1.2% / —
Limeburners Creek — Philippines: 1.2% Booral — Philippines: not among its largest
Italy 1.2% / —
Limeburners Creek — Italy: 1.2% Booral — Italy: not among its largest
South Africa — / 0.7%
Limeburners Creek — South Africa: not among its largest Booral — South Africa: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.4%).

Qualifications

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

Limeburners Creek Booral
Certificate III & IV 21.1% / 19.7%
Limeburners Creek — Certificate III & IV: 21.1% Booral — Certificate III & IV: 19.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.9% / 5.0%
Limeburners Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9% Booral — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0%
Bachelor Degree 2.8% / 7.4%
Limeburners Creek — Bachelor Degree: 2.8% Booral — Bachelor Degree: 7.4%
Postgraduate Degree 2.1% / 3.3%
Limeburners Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1% Booral — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 0.9%
Limeburners Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Booral — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Limeburners Creek 94.5% houses
Limeburners Creek — Houses: 94.5% Limeburners Creek — Flats / Apartments: 5.5%
Booral 96.2% houses
Booral — Houses: 96.2% Booral — Flats / Apartments: 3.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Limeburners Creek Booral
Median house price $945,000 $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

Booral has more rural and farming land (89% vs 53%); Limeburners Creek has more land zoned for conservation (47% vs 11%).

Limeburners Creek Booral
Rural and farming 53% 89%
Environmental 47% 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

Limeburners Creek Booral
New dwellings approved 743
across Mid-Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year +327%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Limeburners Creek Booral
House price Higher than 46% of NSW Higher than 31% of NSW
Income — Higher than 51% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 51% of NSW Higher than 70% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 70% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 51% of NSW Higher than 12% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 19% of NSW Higher than 37% of NSW

Liveability

Booral is more walkable (21 vs 6).

Limeburners Creek Booral
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Limeburners Creek carries more bushfire risk (82 vs 62).

Limeburners Creek Booral
Bushfire High
82/100
 Moderate
62/100
Crime — Low
27/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Low
26/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Limeburners Creek 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 Limeburners Creek

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

Limeburners Creek Booral
Parks & reserves 1 2
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 10 50

Mobility

Booral sits further from the CBD (210 km vs 194.5 km).

Limeburners Creek Booral
Walkability score 6/100 21/100
Distance to Sydney 194.5 km 210 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 145 min 156 min
Public transport score 22/100
Bus
 26/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 3.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 6.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 3 min
scheduled, not actual
 2 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2324
 0.2%
postcode 2425
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 2324
 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.

Limeburners Creek Booral
Car (driver) 86.0% / 66.3%
Limeburners Creek — Car (driver): 86.0% Booral — Car (driver): 66.3%
Worked from Home 14.0% / 23.3%
Limeburners Creek — Worked from Home: 14.0% Booral — Worked from Home: 23.3%
Car (passenger) — / 6.4%
Limeburners Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest Booral — Car (passenger): 6.4%
Walked Only — / 4.1%
Limeburners Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest Booral — Walked Only: 4.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.0%).

Setting

Limeburners Creek Booral
Elevation 20 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 35 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.9 km 20.2 km

NBN connectivity

Limeburners Creek Booral
Connectivity score 15/100 26/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
86 premises
 0%
198 premises

Climate

Limeburners Creek Booral
Annual rainfall 1,181 mm 1,327 mm
Summer max (Jan) 28.7°C —
Winter min (Jul) 7.5°C —

Council rates

Limeburners Creek Booral
Average residential rate $1,560/yr
same for both
Council Mid-Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Limeburners Creek Booral
Division Lyne
same for both
Member Alison Penfold
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Limeburners Creek

Family Rural

Booral

Rural

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