Lower Boro vs Mayfield

Mayfield is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 50 in Lower Boro. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mayfield, the large majority of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Mayfield: a median of $990,000, against $750,000 in Lower Boro, though rent is higher in Lower Boro. On these figures, Lower Boro tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Mayfield suits 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

Mayfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 48%)

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

First-home buyers

Lower Boro

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($750,000 vs $990,500)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mayfield

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (3% vs 12%)
  • has cheaper rent ($50/wk vs $210/wk)
  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 9%)

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

Commuting to the city

Lower Boro

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (156 min vs 172 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (220.3 km vs 231.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Lower Boro

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 10%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Mayfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (159.1% vs 23.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Lower Boro Mayfield
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.

Lower Boro Mayfield
Walkability 0 / 0
Lower Boro — Walkability: 0/100 Mayfield — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 74 / 79
Lower Boro — Low fire risk: 74/100 Mayfield — Low fire risk: 79/100

Demographics

Lower Boro rents higher ($210/wk vs $50/wk); Lower Boro has more residents (217 vs 57).

Lower Boro Mayfield
Population 217
+74% vs other
 57
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +23.3% +159.1%
Median age 50 41
Median household income $94,224/yr $99,112/yr
+5% vs other
Median weekly rent $210/wk
+76% vs other
 $50/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lower Boro Mayfield
0-4 3.7% / 8.8%
Lower Boro — 0-4: 3.7% Mayfield — 0-4: 8.8%
5-14 5.1% / 14.0%
Lower Boro — 5-14: 5.1% Mayfield — 5-14: 14.0%
15-19 7.8% / —
Lower Boro — 15-19: 7.8% Mayfield — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 1.4% / 7.0%
Lower Boro — 20-24: 1.4% Mayfield — 20-24: 7.0%
25-34 10.1% / 5.3%
Lower Boro — 25-34: 10.1% Mayfield — 25-34: 5.3%
35-44 8.3% / 12.3%
Lower Boro — 35-44: 8.3% Mayfield — 35-44: 12.3%
45-54 18.9% / 7.0%
Lower Boro — 45-54: 18.9% Mayfield — 45-54: 7.0%
55-64 17.5% / 29.8%
Lower Boro — 55-64: 17.5% Mayfield — 55-64: 29.8%
65-74 14.7% / —
Lower Boro — 65-74: 14.7% Mayfield — 65-74: not among its largest
75-84 3.7% / 10.5%
Lower Boro — 75-84: 3.7% Mayfield — 75-84: 10.5%
85+ — / —
Lower Boro — 85+: not among its largest Mayfield — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lower Boro 37.0% couple families
Lower Boro — Couple Families: 37.0% Lower Boro — Lone Person: 44.4% Lower Boro — One Parent Families: 11.1% Lower Boro — Other Families: 7.4%
Mayfield 100.0% couple families
Mayfield — Couple Families: 100.0% Mayfield — Lone Person: 0.0% Mayfield — One Parent Families: 0.0% Mayfield — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Lower Boro 8.6% renting
Lower Boro — Owned Outright: 45.7% Lower Boro — Mortgage: 45.7% Lower Boro — Renting: 8.6%
Mayfield 26.3% renting
Mayfield — Owned Outright: 15.8% Mayfield — Mortgage: 57.9% Mayfield — Renting: 26.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lower Boro 100.0% houses
Lower Boro — Houses: 100.0%
Mayfield 100.0% houses
Mayfield — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Lower Boro Mayfield
Certificate III & IV 24.9% / 19.3%
Lower Boro — Certificate III & IV: 24.9% Mayfield — Certificate III & IV: 19.3%
Bachelor Degree 8.3% / 10.5%
Lower Boro — Bachelor Degree: 8.3% Mayfield — Bachelor Degree: 10.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 13.4% / 5.3%
Lower Boro — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 13.4% Mayfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3%
Postgraduate Degree 1.8% / —
Lower Boro — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8% Mayfield — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / —
Lower Boro — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Mayfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.9%).

Property market

Lower Boro Mayfield
Median house price $750,000 $990,500
Median unit price — $740,000
Median land price $400,000 $421,740
Typical days to sell (houses) 146 days
from 4 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Lower Boro has more land zoned for conservation (46% vs 0%); Mayfield has more rural and farming land (100% vs 54%).

Lower Boro Mayfield
Rural and farming 54% 100%
Environmental 46% 0%
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

Lower Boro Mayfield
New dwellings approved 332
across Goulburn Mulwaree
 510
across Queanbeyan-Palerang
Approvals change year on year -1% +231%

Ranking within NSW

Lower Boro Mayfield
House price Higher than 49% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW
Income Higher than 61% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 1% of NSW Higher than 12% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 62% of NSW Higher than 64% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 48% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 1% of NSW Higher than 24% of NSW

Liveability

Lower Boro Mayfield
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Lower Boro Mayfield
Bushfire Low
26/100
 Low
21/100
Crime Low
14/100
 —
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
same for both

Schools

Lower Boro Mayfield
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

Lower Boro Mayfield
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 15 10

Mobility

Mayfield sits further from the CBD (231.7 km vs 220.3 km).

Lower Boro Mayfield
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 220.3 km 231.7 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 156 min 172 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2580
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 41
postcode 2580
same for both

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.

Lower Boro Mayfield
Car (driver) 71.1% / 83.3%
Lower Boro — Car (driver): 71.1% Mayfield — Car (driver): 83.3%
Worked from Home 16.5% / 16.7%
Lower Boro — Worked from Home: 16.5% Mayfield — Worked from Home: 16.7%
Car (passenger) 9.3% / —
Lower Boro — Car (passenger): 9.3% Mayfield — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 3.1% / —
Lower Boro — Walked Only: 3.1% Mayfield — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.3%).

Setting

Lower Boro Mayfield
Elevation 635 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 634 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Lower Boro Mayfield
Connectivity score 15/100 16/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
76 premises
 0%
17 premises

Climate

Lower Boro Mayfield
Annual rainfall 695 mm 718 mm
Summer max (Jan) 25.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 0.8°C 1.0°C

Council rates

Lower Boro Mayfield
Average residential rate $1,370/yr $1,751/yr
Council Goulburn Mulwaree Queanbeyan-Palerang

Federal electorate

Lower Boro Mayfield
Division Eden-monaro
same for both
Member Kristy Mcbain
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Lower Boro Mayfield
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Lower Boro

Rural

Mayfield

Family Rural Young Families

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