Meroo Meadow vs Bomaderry

Bomaderry is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 50 in Meroo Meadow. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Meroo Meadow, most households are couple families. In Bomaderry, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Meroo Meadow: a median of $1 million, against $752,000 in Bomaderry, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Meroo Meadow tends to suit couples, while Bomaderry 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

They split

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

  • Meroo Meadow carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 86/100)
  • Bomaderry has more childcare (7 vs 0)

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

  • Meroo Meadow leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 33%)
  • Bomaderry has cheaper houses ($752,500 vs $1,000,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Bomaderry

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (35% vs 17%)
  • has cheaper rent ($310/wk vs $400/wk)
  • But Meroo Meadow leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 28%)

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

Commuting to the city

Meroo Meadow

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (123 min vs 128 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (153.9 km vs 158.6 km)
  • But Bomaderry is more walkable (90/100 vs 14/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bomaderry

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (22% vs 1%)
  • is more walkable (90/100 vs 14/100)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • But Meroo Meadow carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 86/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

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

Meroo Meadow Bomaderry
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.

Meroo Meadow Bomaderry
Walkability 14 / 90
Meroo Meadow — Walkability: 14/100 Bomaderry — Walkability: 90/100
Safety 69 / 14
Meroo Meadow — Safety: 69/100 Bomaderry — Safety: 14/100
Low fire risk 100 / 59
Meroo Meadow — Low fire risk: 100/100 Bomaderry — Low fire risk: 59/100

Demographics

Bomaderry has more residents (6,738 vs 474); Meroo Meadow has higher household incomes ($110,032 vs $58,188).

Meroo Meadow Bomaderry
Population 474 6,738
+1322% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.4% +1.2%
Median age 50 45
Median household income $110,032/yr
+47% vs other
 $58,188/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk
+22% vs other
 $310/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Meroo Meadow Bomaderry
0-4 4.4% / 5.1%
Meroo Meadow — 0-4: 4.4% Bomaderry — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 12.4% / 11.5%
Meroo Meadow — 5-14: 12.4% Bomaderry — 5-14: 11.5%
15-19 4.9% / 5.4%
Meroo Meadow — 15-19: 4.9% Bomaderry — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 4.2% / 5.1%
Meroo Meadow — 20-24: 4.2% Bomaderry — 20-24: 5.1%
25-34 7.4% / 11.8%
Meroo Meadow — 25-34: 7.4% Bomaderry — 25-34: 11.8%
35-44 11.2% / 10.4%
Meroo Meadow — 35-44: 11.2% Bomaderry — 35-44: 10.4%
45-54 16.0% / 11.2%
Meroo Meadow — 45-54: 16.0% Bomaderry — 45-54: 11.2%
55-64 12.9% / 12.7%
Meroo Meadow — 55-64: 12.9% Bomaderry — 55-64: 12.7%
65-74 17.1% / 14.4%
Meroo Meadow — 65-74: 17.1% Bomaderry — 65-74: 14.4%
75-84 10.3% / 9.1%
Meroo Meadow — 75-84: 10.3% Bomaderry — 75-84: 9.1%
85+ 0.6% / 3.3%
Meroo Meadow — 85+: 0.6% Bomaderry — 85+: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Meroo Meadow 56.1% couple families
Meroo Meadow — Couple Families: 56.1% Meroo Meadow — Lone Person: 31.6% Meroo Meadow — One Parent Families: 12.2% Meroo Meadow — Group Household: 0.0% Meroo Meadow — Other Families: 0.0%
Bomaderry 26.2% couple families
Bomaderry — Couple Families: 26.2% Bomaderry — Lone Person: 47.0% Bomaderry — One Parent Families: 19.8% Bomaderry — Group Household: 5.3% Bomaderry — Other Families: 1.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Meroo Meadow 17.3% renting
Meroo Meadow — Owned Outright: 49.4% Meroo Meadow — Mortgage: 33.3% Meroo Meadow — Renting: 17.3%
Bomaderry 35.4% renting
Bomaderry — Owned Outright: 38.2% Bomaderry — Mortgage: 26.4% Bomaderry — Renting: 35.4%
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.

Meroo Meadow Bomaderry
England 4.9% / 3.9%
Meroo Meadow — England: 4.9% Bomaderry — England: 3.9%
New Zealand 0.6% / 1.1%
Meroo Meadow — New Zealand: 0.6% Bomaderry — New Zealand: 1.1%
Scotland 1.1% / 0.4%
Meroo Meadow — Scotland: 1.1% Bomaderry — Scotland: 0.4%
Philippines — / 1.1%
Meroo Meadow — Philippines: not among its largest Bomaderry — Philippines: 1.1%
India — / 0.7%
Meroo Meadow — India: not among its largest Bomaderry — India: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.9%).

Qualifications

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

Meroo Meadow Bomaderry
Certificate III & IV 17.7% / 18.3%
Meroo Meadow — Certificate III & IV: 17.7% Bomaderry — Certificate III & IV: 18.3%
Bachelor Degree 12.9% / 7.7%
Meroo Meadow — Bachelor Degree: 12.9% Bomaderry — Bachelor Degree: 7.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.9% / 7.4%
Meroo Meadow — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.9% Bomaderry — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4%
Postgraduate Degree 4.2% / 1.8%
Meroo Meadow — Postgraduate Degree: 4.2% Bomaderry — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 1.6%
Meroo Meadow — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Bomaderry — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Meroo Meadow 98.8% houses
Meroo Meadow — Houses: 98.8% Meroo Meadow — Townhouses: 0.0% Meroo Meadow — Flats / Apartments: 1.2%
Bomaderry 78.3% houses
Bomaderry — Houses: 78.3% Bomaderry — Townhouses: 17.2% Bomaderry — Flats / Apartments: 4.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Meroo Meadow Bomaderry
Median house price $1,000,000 $752,500
Median unit price — $490,000
Median land price — $720,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 30 days
from 70 sales

Zoning mix

Meroo Meadow has more rural and farming land (72% vs 7%).

Meroo Meadow Bomaderry
Rural and farming 72% 7%
Residential 6% 49%
Environmental 20% 14%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 12%
Industrial 0% 10%
Parks and recreation 0% 8%
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

Meroo Meadow Bomaderry
New dwellings approved 854
across Shoalhaven
same for both
Approvals change year on year -10%
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.

Meroo Meadow Bomaderry
Houses — 3.9%
$600/wk on $795K
Units — 4.6%
$460/wk on $522K

Ranking within NSW

Meroo Meadow Bomaderry
House price Higher than 89% of NSW Higher than 28% of NSW
Income Higher than 75% of NSW Higher than 18% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 85% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 64% of NSW Higher than 96% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 13% of NSW Higher than 47% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 54% of NSW Higher than 45% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 99% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 69% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 49% of NSW

Liveability

Bomaderry is more walkable (90 vs 14).

Meroo Meadow Bomaderry
Grade — C
Score — 47/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Bomaderry carries more bushfire risk (41 vs 0); Bomaderry carries more crime risk (86 vs 31).

Meroo Meadow Bomaderry
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
41/100
Crime Low
31/100
 High
86/100
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 5
within 5 km
 6
within 5 km

Schools

Meroo Meadow Bomaderry
Inside the suburb 0 4
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Meroo Meadow

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

Schools in Bomaderry

  • Bomaderry High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Shoalhaven River College Independent · Secondary · Special school above peers
  • Bomaderry Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Nowra Anglican College Independent · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Meroo Meadow Bomaderry
Supermarkets 0 3
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 6
Childcare 0 7
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 7
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 11 15

Mobility

Bomaderry sits further from the CBD (158.6 km vs 153.9 km).

Meroo Meadow Bomaderry
Walkability score 14/100 90/100
Distance to Sydney 153.9 km 158.6 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 123 min 128 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2540
 0.4%
postcode 2541
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 2540
 44
postcode 2541

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.

Meroo Meadow Bomaderry
Car (driver) 70.9% / 78.4%
Meroo Meadow — Car (driver): 70.9% Bomaderry — Car (driver): 78.4%
Worked from Home 21.6% / 10.2%
Meroo Meadow — Worked from Home: 21.6% Bomaderry — Worked from Home: 10.2%
Car (passenger) 5.0% / 6.6%
Meroo Meadow — Car (passenger): 5.0% Bomaderry — Car (passenger): 6.6%
Walked Only 2.5% / 3.6%
Meroo Meadow — Walked Only: 2.5% Bomaderry — Walked Only: 3.6%
Bicycle — / 0.5%
Meroo Meadow — Bicycle: not among its largest Bomaderry — Bicycle: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.4%).

Setting

Meroo Meadow Bomaderry
Elevation 33 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 34 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 13.6 km 12.6 km

NBN connectivity

Meroo Meadow Bomaderry
Connectivity score 60/100 100/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 43%
222 premises
 100%
3,650 premises

Climate

Meroo Meadow Bomaderry
Annual rainfall 974 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Meroo Meadow Bomaderry
Average residential rate $1,501/yr
same for both
Council Shoalhaven
same for both

Federal electorate

Meroo Meadow Bomaderry
Division Gilmore
same for both
Member Fiona Phillips
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Meroo Meadow Bomaderry
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Meroo Meadow

Acreage Retirees River

Bomaderry

Parks Retirees River

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