Tulloona vs Boggabilla

Boggabilla is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 54 in Tulloona. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Tulloona, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of households are couple families. In Boggabilla, about half of households rent. On these figures, Tulloona tends to suit young adults and couples, while Boggabilla 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

Tulloona

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 63%)
  • carries lower crime risk (70/100 vs 97/100)
  • But Boggabilla has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

Renters

Tulloona

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $155/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Tulloona

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (489 min vs 541 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (699.2 km vs 769.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Tulloona

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (70/100 vs 97/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Tulloona

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (18.0% vs 3.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Tulloona Boggabilla
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.

Tulloona Boggabilla
Walkability 0 / 0
Tulloona — Walkability: 0/100 Boggabilla — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 30 / 3
Tulloona — Safety: 30/100 Boggabilla — Safety: 3/100
Low fire risk 83 / 77
Tulloona — Low fire risk: 83/100 Boggabilla — Low fire risk: 77/100

Demographics

Boggabilla rents higher ($155/wk vs $0/wk); Boggabilla has more residents (1,022 vs 59).

Tulloona Boggabilla
Population 59 1,022
+1632% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +18.0% +3.2%
Median age 54 36
Median household income $77,948/yr
+26% vs other
 $57,460/yr
Median weekly rent — $155/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Tulloona Boggabilla
0-4 — / 5.1%
Tulloona — 0-4: not among its largest Boggabilla — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 5.1% / 16.8%
Tulloona — 5-14: 5.1% Boggabilla — 5-14: 16.8%
15-19 — / 9.4%
Tulloona — 15-19: not among its largest Boggabilla — 15-19: 9.4%
20-24 23.7% / 6.6%
Tulloona — 20-24: 23.7% Boggabilla — 20-24: 6.6%
25-34 6.8% / 10.6%
Tulloona — 25-34: 6.8% Boggabilla — 25-34: 10.6%
35-44 8.5% / 11.5%
Tulloona — 35-44: 8.5% Boggabilla — 35-44: 11.5%
45-54 27.1% / 13.7%
Tulloona — 45-54: 27.1% Boggabilla — 45-54: 13.7%
55-64 30.5% / 14.0%
Tulloona — 55-64: 30.5% Boggabilla — 55-64: 14.0%
65-74 5.1% / 9.0%
Tulloona — 65-74: 5.1% Boggabilla — 65-74: 9.0%
75-84 11.9% / 3.2%
Tulloona — 75-84: 11.9% Boggabilla — 75-84: 3.2%
85+ — / 0.9%
Tulloona — 85+: not among its largest Boggabilla — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Tulloona 100.0% couple families
Tulloona — Couple Families: 100.0% Tulloona — One Parent Families: 0.0% Tulloona — Lone Person: 0.0% Tulloona — Group Household: 0.0% Tulloona — Other Families: 0.0%
Boggabilla 30.2% couple families
Boggabilla — Couple Families: 30.2% Boggabilla — One Parent Families: 33.0% Boggabilla — Lone Person: 32.5% Boggabilla — Group Household: 2.4% Boggabilla — Other Families: 1.9%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Tulloona 0.0% renting
Tulloona — Owned Outright: 100.0% Tulloona — Mortgage: 0.0% Tulloona — Renting: 0.0%
Boggabilla 52.3% renting
Boggabilla — Owned Outright: 33.5% Boggabilla — Mortgage: 14.2% Boggabilla — Renting: 52.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Tulloona 100.0% houses
Tulloona — Houses: 100.0% Tulloona — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Boggabilla 90.8% houses
Boggabilla — Houses: 90.8% Boggabilla — Flats / Apartments: 9.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Tulloona Boggabilla
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 13.6% / 2.8%
Tulloona — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 13.6% Boggabilla — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.8%
Certificate III & IV — / 6.5%
Tulloona — Certificate III & IV: not among its largest Boggabilla — Certificate III & IV: 6.5%
Bachelor Degree — / 3.4%
Tulloona — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Boggabilla — Bachelor Degree: 3.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.8%
Tulloona — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Boggabilla — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.5%
Tulloona — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Boggabilla — Postgraduate Degree: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.6%).

Property market

Tulloona Boggabilla
Median house price — $45,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $25,000

Zoning mix

Tulloona Boggabilla
Rural and farming 100%
same for both
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

Tulloona Boggabilla
New dwellings approved 11
across Moree Plains
same for both
Approvals change year on year -100%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Tulloona Boggabilla
House price — Higher than 1% of NSW
Income Higher than 46% of NSW Higher than 17% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 28% of NSW Higher than 14% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 100% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 1% of NSW —
NBN connectivity Higher than 15% of NSW Higher than 45% of NSW

Liveability

Tulloona Boggabilla
Grade — D
Score — 10/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Boggabilla carries more crime risk (97 vs 70).

Tulloona Boggabilla
Bushfire Low
17/100
 Low
23/100
Crime High
70/100
 High
97/100
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

Tulloona Boggabilla
Inside the suburb 1 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Tulloona

  • Tulloona Public School Government · Primary

Schools in Boggabilla

  • Boggabilla Central School Government · Combined
  • Toomelah Public School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Tulloona Boggabilla
Parks & reserves 0 4
Childcare 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 4 9

Mobility

Boggabilla sits further from the CBD (769.7 km vs 699.2 km).

Tulloona Boggabilla
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 699.2 km 769.7 km
+10% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 489 min 541 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2400
 0.0%
postcode 2409
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 78
postcode 2400
 64
postcode 2409

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.

Tulloona Boggabilla
Car (driver) 43.5% / 61.8%
Tulloona — Car (driver): 43.5% Boggabilla — Car (driver): 61.8%
Worked from Home 56.5% / 21.3%
Tulloona — Worked from Home: 56.5% Boggabilla — Worked from Home: 21.3%
Walked Only — / 8.2%
Tulloona — Walked Only: not among its largest Boggabilla — Walked Only: 8.2%
Car (passenger) — / 6.3%
Tulloona — Car (passenger): not among its largest Boggabilla — Car (passenger): 6.3%
Bus — / 2.4%
Tulloona — Bus: not among its largest Boggabilla — Bus: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (61.8%).

Setting

Tulloona Boggabilla
Elevation 220 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 215 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Tulloona Boggabilla
Connectivity score 15/100 29/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
10 premises
 0%
342 premises

Council rates

Tulloona Boggabilla
Average residential rate $1,249/yr
same for both
Council Moree Plains
same for both

Federal electorate

Tulloona Boggabilla
Division Parkes
same for both
Member Jamie Chaffey
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Tulloona Boggabilla
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Tulloona

Multicultural Rural Students

Boggabilla

Affordable Rural

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