Tarago vs Boro
Tarago is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 47 in Boro. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Tarago tends to suit 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
Tarago
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 64/100)
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- But Boro has more separate houses rather than flats (109% vs 97%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Boro
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper land ($1,000 vs $550,000)
Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Tarago has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $468/wk)
- Boro has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 12%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Tarago sits closer to the CBD (248.2 km vs 252.1 km)
- Boro has a shorter drive in (180 min vs 201 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Tarago
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 64/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 7%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Tarago
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (19.7% vs 3.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Tarago and Boro 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
Tarago has more residents (510 vs 97); Boro has higher household incomes ($131,820 vs $105,404).
| Tarago | Boro | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 510 +81% vs other | 97 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +19.7% | +3.2% |
| Median age | 40 | 47 |
| Median household income | $105,404/yr | $131,820/yr +25% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $400/wk | $468/wk +17% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.8%).
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 (4.1%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Tarago | Boro | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $787,500 | $730,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $550,000 | $1,000 |
Zoning mix
Boro has more rural and farming land (99% vs 63%); Tarago has more land zoned for conservation (26% vs 0%).
| Tarago | Boro | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 63% | 99% |
| Environmental | 26% | 0% |
| Industrial | 10% | 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
| Tarago | Boro | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 332 across Goulburn Mulwaree | 510 across Queanbeyan-Palerang |
| Approvals change year on year | -1% | +231% |
Ranking within NSW
| Tarago | Boro | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 26% of NSW | Higher than 28% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 72% of NSW | Higher than 89% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 1% of NSW | Higher than 36% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 87% of NSW | Higher than 91% 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
| Tarago | Boro | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 47/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
Boro carries more crime risk (64 vs 26); Boro carries more bushfire risk (54 vs 40).
| Tarago | Boro | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 40/100 | Moderate 54/100 |
| Crime | Low 26/100 | Moderate 64/100 |
| 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
| Tarago | Boro | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Tarago
- Tarago Public School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Boro
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Tarago | Boro | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 2 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 11 | 6 |
Mobility
Boro sits further from the CBD (252.1 km vs 248.2 km).
| Tarago | Boro | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 248.2 km | 252.1 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 201 min | 180 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 (81.6%).
Setting
| Tarago | Boro | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 764 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 685 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Tarago | Boro | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 72 premises | 0% 23 premises |
Climate
| Tarago | Boro | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 620 mm | 718 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 27.1°C | 25.8°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | 0.9°C | 1.0°C |
Council rates
| Tarago | Boro | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,370/yr | $1,751/yr |
| Council | Goulburn Mulwaree | Queanbeyan-Palerang |
Federal electorate
| Tarago | Boro | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Eden-monaro same for both | |
| Member | Kristy Mcbain same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Tarago | Boro | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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