Urana vs Boree Creek
Boree Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 58 in Urana. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Urana, about half of households are people living alone. In Boree Creek, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Boree Creek: a median of $242,000, against $130,000 in Urana, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Urana tends to suit people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Boree Creek suits families with children and couples.
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
Boree Creek
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 72/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 47%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Urana
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($130,000 vs $242,500)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Urana
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($110/wk vs $220/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 18%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Boree Creek
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (350 min vs 367 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (546.3 km vs 568.5 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Urana
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- has more GPs (2 vs 0)
- has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 19%)
- But Boree Creek carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 72/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Boree Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (2.5% vs -14.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Urana and Boree Creek 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
Boree Creek rents higher ($220/wk vs $110/wk); Urana has more residents (329 vs 204).
| Urana | Boree Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 329 +38% vs other | 204 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -14.3% | +2.5% |
| Median age | 58 | 46 |
| Median household income | $48,516/yr | $64,116/yr +32% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $110/wk | $220/wk +100% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.3%).
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 (16.7%).
Property market
| Urana | Boree Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $130,000 | $242,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Urana | Boree Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% | 98% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 0% | 1% |
| 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
| Urana | Boree Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 47 across Federation same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +38% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Urana | Boree Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 2% of NSW | Higher than 1% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 10% of NSW | Higher than 26% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 45% of NSW | Higher than 44% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 97% of NSW | Higher than 99% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 73% of NSW | Higher than 4% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 25% of NSW | Higher than 23% of NSW |
Liveability
| Urana | Boree Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Urana carries more crime risk (72 vs 46).
| Urana | Boree Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 31/100 | Low 23/100 |
| Crime | High 72/100 | Moderate 46/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Urana | Boree Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Urana
- Urana Public School Government · Primary
Schools in Boree Creek
- Boree Creek Public School Government · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Urana | Boree Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 6 | 4 |
| GPs | 2 | 0 |
| Hospitals | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 22 | 18 |
Mobility
Urana sits further from the CBD (568.5 km vs 546.3 km).
| Urana | Boree Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 4/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 568.5 km +4% vs other | 546.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 367 min | 350 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.8% postcode 2645 | 0.1% postcode 2652 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 93 postcode 2645 | 58 postcode 2652 |
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 (59.5%).
Setting
| Urana | Boree Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 122 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 143 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Urana | Boree Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 16/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 126 premises | 0% 70 premises |
Climate
| Urana | Boree Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 457 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Urana | Boree Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $951/yr same for both | |
| Council | Federation same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Urana | Boree Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Farrer same for both | |
| Member | David Farley same for both | |
| Party | One Nation same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Urana | Boree Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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