Wee Waa vs Bohena Creek
Wee Waa is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 44 in Bohena Creek. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bohena Creek, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Bohena Creek: a median of $825,000, against $300,000 in Wee Waa. On these figures, Wee Waa tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget, while Bohena Creek suits 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Wee Waa has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 0)
- Bohena Creek carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 74/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Wee Waa has cheaper houses ($300,000 vs $825,000)
- Bohena Creek has cheaper land ($161,900 vs $277,500)
Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Wee Waa has a bigger rental market to choose from (34% vs 20%)
- Bohena Creek leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 16%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Bohena Creek
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (539.6 km vs 562.3 km)
- has a shorter drive in (385 min vs 398 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Wee Waa
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- has more GPs (2 vs 0)
- has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 8%)
- But Bohena Creek carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 74/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Bohena Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (28.1% vs -2.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Wee Waa and Bohena 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
Wee Waa has more residents (2,034 vs 214); Bohena Creek has higher household incomes ($110,500 vs $66,872).
| Wee Waa | Bohena Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,034 +89% vs other | 214 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -2.2% | +28.1% |
| Median age | 38 | 44 |
| Median household income | $66,872/yr | $110,500/yr +65% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk same for both | |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).
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 (15.9%).
Property market
| Wee Waa | Bohena Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $300,000 | $825,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $277,500 | $161,900 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 147 days from 12 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| Wee Waa | Bohena Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% same for both | |
| Environmental | 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
| Wee Waa | Bohena Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 14 across Narrabri same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Wee Waa | Bohena Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 7% of NSW | Higher than 36% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 29% of NSW | Higher than 77% of NSW |
| Schools | Higher than 17% of NSW | — |
| Walkability | Higher than 22% of NSW | Higher than 43% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 93% of NSW | Higher than 82% of NSW |
| EV adoption | — | Higher than 6% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 77% of NSW | Higher than 22% of NSW |
Liveability
| Wee Waa | Bohena Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 19/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Wee Waa carries more crime risk (74 vs 21); Bohena Creek carries more bushfire risk (79 vs 26).
| Wee Waa | Bohena Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 26/100 | High 79/100 |
| Crime | High 74/100 | Low 21/100 |
| 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
| Wee Waa | Bohena Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 5 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 3 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Wee Waa
- Namoi Valley Christian School Independent · Combined at peers
- St Joseph's Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
- Wee Waa High School Government · Secondary at peers
- Wee Waa Public School Government · Primary below peers
- Namoi Valley Christian School Secondary Campus Independent · Secondary
Schools in Bohena Creek
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Wee Waa | Bohena Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 3 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 5 | 1 |
| Childcare | 3 | 0 |
| GPs | 2 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Hospitals | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 2 | 0 |
| Waterways | 45 | 7 |
Mobility
Wee Waa sits further from the CBD (562.3 km vs 539.6 km).
| Wee Waa | Bohena Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 562.3 km +4% vs other | 539.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 398 min | 385 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 2388 | 0.1% postcode 2390 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 80 postcode 2388 | 84 postcode 2390 |
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 (76.5%).
Setting
| Wee Waa | Bohena Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 195 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 230 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Wee Waa | Bohena Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 70/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 47% 1,035 premises | 0% 28 premises |
Council rates
| Wee Waa | Bohena Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,140/yr same for both | |
| Council | Narrabri same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Wee Waa | Bohena Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Parkes same for both | |
| Member | Jamie Chaffey same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Wee Waa | Bohena 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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