Lower Boro vs Oallen
Lower Boro is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 56 in Oallen. In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Oallen, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Oallen tends to suit people living alone and older residents.
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
Lower Boro
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 87/100)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 74%)
- is already more of a family suburb (48% vs 36%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Lower Boro
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 32%)
- has cheaper land ($400,000 vs $510,000)
Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Lower Boro
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 19%)
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 165 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (220.3 km vs 226.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Lower Boro carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 87/100)
- Oallen has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 18%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Lower Boro
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (23.3% vs 2.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Lower Boro and Oallen 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
Lower Boro has higher household incomes ($94,224 vs $58,500); Lower Boro has more residents (217 vs 145).
| Lower Boro | Oallen | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 217 +33% vs other | 145 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +23.3% | +2.8% |
| Median age | 50 | 56 |
| Median household income | $94,224/yr +38% vs other | $58,500/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $210/wk | $215/wk +2% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (6.2%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Lower Boro | Oallen | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $750,000 | $690,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $400,000 | $510,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 146 days from 4 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| Lower Boro | Oallen | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 54% same for both | |
| Environmental | 46% | 43% |
| Parks and recreation | 0% | 3% |
| 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 | Oallen | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 332 across Goulburn Mulwaree | 510 across Queanbeyan-Palerang |
| Approvals change year on year | -1% | +231% |
Ranking within NSW
| Lower Boro | Oallen | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 49% of NSW | Higher than 25% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 61% of NSW | Higher than 20% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 1% of NSW | Higher than 37% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 62% of NSW | Higher than 52% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 48% of NSW | Higher than 73% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 1% of NSW | Higher than 19% of NSW |
Liveability
| Lower Boro | Oallen | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Oallen carries more crime risk (87 vs 14); Oallen carries more bushfire risk (68 vs 26).
| Lower Boro | Oallen | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 26/100 | Moderate 68/100 |
| Crime | Low 14/100 | High 87/100 |
| 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 | Oallen | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Oallen | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 same for both | |
| Waterways | 15 | 24 |
Mobility
Oallen sits further from the CBD (226.2 km vs 220.3 km).
| Lower Boro | Oallen | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 220.3 km | 226.2 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 156 min | 165 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 2580 | 0.8% postcode 2622 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 41 postcode 2580 | 57 postcode 2622 |
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 (71.1%).
Setting
| Lower Boro | Oallen | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 635 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 574 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Lower Boro | Oallen | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 76 premises | 0% 65 premises |
Climate
| Lower Boro | Oallen | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 695 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 25.8°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 0.8°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Lower Boro | Oallen | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,370/yr | $1,751/yr |
| Council | Goulburn Mulwaree | Queanbeyan-Palerang |
Federal electorate
| Lower Boro | Oallen | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Oallen | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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