Savernake vs Boomanoomana
Boomanoomana is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 40 in Savernake. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Savernake tends to suit young adults, while Boomanoomana suits families with children.
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
Boomanoomana
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 75/100)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 80%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Savernake
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $230/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Savernake
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (633.6 km vs 668.7 km)
- has a shorter drive in (402 min vs 417 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Savernake has more residents already 65 and over (15% vs 8%)
- Boomanoomana carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 75/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Boomanoomana
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (17.2% vs -28.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Savernake and Boomanoomana 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
Boomanoomana rents higher ($230/wk vs $0/wk); Boomanoomana has more residents (116 vs 67).
| Savernake | Boomanoomana | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 67 | 116 +73% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -28.7% | +17.2% |
| Median age | 40 | 33 |
| Median household income | $86,632/yr | $106,600/yr +23% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | — | $230/wk (not reported on the other side) |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 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 (22.4%).
Property market
| Savernake | Boomanoomana | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $800,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $110,000 | — |
Zoning mix
| Savernake | Boomanoomana | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 94% |
| Environmental | 0% | 6% |
| 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
| Savernake | Boomanoomana | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 47 across Federation | 42 across Berrigan |
| Approvals change year on year | +38% | -60% |
Ranking within NSW
| Savernake | Boomanoomana | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 34% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 55% of NSW | Higher than 72% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 40% of NSW | Higher than 47% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 82% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 13% of NSW | Higher than 28% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 31% of NSW | Higher than 30% of NSW |
Liveability
| Savernake | Boomanoomana | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | very advantaged area decile 10/10 |
Risk profile
Savernake carries more crime risk (75 vs 16).
| Savernake | Boomanoomana | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 42/100 | Moderate 45/100 |
| Crime | High 75/100 | Low 16/100 |
| 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
| Savernake | Boomanoomana | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Savernake | Boomanoomana | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 same for both | |
| Waterways | 122 | 1 |
Mobility
Boomanoomana sits further from the CBD (668.7 km vs 633.6 km).
| Savernake | Boomanoomana | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 5/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 633.6 km | 668.7 km +6% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 402 min | 417 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 2646 | 0.3% postcode 2712 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 59 postcode 2646 | 61 postcode 2712 |
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 (59.6%).
Setting
| Savernake | Boomanoomana | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 140 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 120 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Savernake | Boomanoomana | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 21/100 | 20/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 36 premises | 0% 33 premises |
Climate
| Savernake | Boomanoomana | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 540 mm | 458 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 32.0°C | — |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.4°C | — |
Council rates
| Savernake | Boomanoomana | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $951/yr | $867/yr |
| Council | Federation | Berrigan |
Federal electorate
| Savernake | Boomanoomana | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Farrer same for both | |
| Member | David Farley same for both | |
| Party | One Nation same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Savernake | Boomanoomana | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
Savernake
Boomanoomana
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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