Nashua vs Booyong
Booyong is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 48 in Nashua. 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 Nashua: a median of $2.5 million, against $1.68 million in Booyong. On these figures, Nashua tends to suit families with children, while Booyong suits young adults, 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
Nashua
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more separate houses rather than flats (104% vs 90%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Booyong
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($1,675,000 vs $2,500,000)
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
Booyong
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (744.5 km vs 756.5 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs 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
Nashua and Booyong 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
Nashua has more residents (267 vs 84); Nashua has higher household incomes ($105,300 vs $93,184).
| Nashua | Booyong | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 267 +69% vs other | 84 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +12.2% | +10.5% |
| Median age | 48 | 43 |
| Median household income | $105,300/yr +12% vs other | $93,184/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $450/wk | $460/wk +2% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.6%).
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 (6.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Nashua | Booyong | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $2,500,000 | $1,675,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $450,000 |
Zoning mix
| Nashua | Booyong | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 98% | 97% |
| Environmental | 2% | 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
| Nashua | Booyong | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 129 across Byron | 138 across Lismore |
| Approvals change year on year | -65% | +0% |
Ranking within NSW
| Nashua | Booyong | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 88% of NSW | Higher than 79% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 72% of NSW | Higher than 60% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 66% of NSW | Higher than 70% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 14% of NSW | Higher than 22% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 95% of NSW | Higher than 59% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 57% of NSW | Higher than 62% of NSW |
Liveability
| Nashua | Booyong | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
| Nashua | Booyong | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | None 0/100 same for both | |
| 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
| Nashua | Booyong | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Nashua | Booyong | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 2 |
| Waterways | 3 | 5 |
Mobility
Nashua sits further from the CBD (756.5 km vs 744.5 km).
| Nashua | Booyong | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 16/100 | 20/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 756.5 km +2% vs other | 744.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 488 min | 484 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 2.4% postcode 2479 | 0.6% postcode 2480 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 86 postcode 2479 | 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.3%).
Setting
| Nashua | Booyong | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 23 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 20 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 13.7 km | 14.7 km |
NBN connectivity
| Nashua | Booyong | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 105 premises | 0% 36 premises |
Climate
| Nashua | Booyong | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Nashua | Booyong | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,577/yr | $1,487/yr |
| Council | Byron | Lismore |
Federal electorate
| Nashua | Booyong | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Richmond | Page |
| Member | Justine Elliot | Kevin Hogan |
| Party | Australian Labor Party | The Nationals |
First Home Owner Grant
| Nashua | Booyong | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.