Boambee East, NSW 2452
Boambee East property market
Most of Boambee East's activity is house sales, with 95 sales (up 2.2%) at around $841k (up 11.2%) as of July 2026, taking about 26 days to sell (down a lot from 36 days last year), with 3-bedroom and 4-bedroom about even at around 45% each.
House rentals sit just behind, with 69 leases at $720 a week (up), renting out in about 16 days (up from 14 days last year), more sought-after than most house rental markets in NSW, with around half being 3-bedroom. Rounding it out, 24 unit rentals at $575 a week (less sought-after than most unit rental markets). 14 unit sales at around $636.5k.
Who lives hereA below-average-income, mostly owner-occupied, family-oriented suburb.
House covers houses, duplexes, semi-detached and terraces; Unit covers apartments, units, townhouses and villas.
Boambee East demographics & population
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing and Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) 2021 · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Who lives in Boambee East?
The age structure, household make-up, and cultural fabric of the people who call this suburb home.
Share of all residents by 5-year band · hover a band for the count + split
A strongly multicultural community with deep migrant heritage.
2020–21 understated — COVID border closures.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Housing & affordability in Boambee East
What it costs to live here, who owns versus rents, and the shape of the housing stock.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Income & employment in Boambee East
Incomes, employment, and the occupation mix of the people who live here.
A typical household earns about 1.4× the typical individual here.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Getting around Boambee East
How people get to work, and how car-dependent the suburb is — the clearest tell of inner-urban versus outer-suburban living.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Education · ACARA My School 2025
Schools in and around Boambee East
No school inside Boambee East itself — the closest options around it are shown. Distances are straight-line from the suburb centre and are not enrolment catchments — always confirm zones with the school.
ICSEA is ACARA’s official measure of a school’s socio-educational advantage — based mainly on parents’ education and occupation, plus the school’s location and student mix.
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Why are some State Rank and star ratings blank? Schools can choose not to publish their results. In practice, schools that score well above their state average almost always publish theirs — so a blank rating more often reflects a school opting out than a top result being hidden. Academic results also tend to rise with ICSEA Rank, so higher-ICSEA schools more often carry a strong State Rank as well.
School profile and ICSEA data sourced from ACARA — © Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (data year 2025) · State Rank & star columns are Micromarkets-compiled academic ratings from publicly available school results · Distances are straight-line from the suburb centre, not catchments.
Turnover
How settled or transient the community is — and where newcomers came from.
Boambee East median house price & rent
Headline price, rent, yield and time on market for Boambee East — choose a property type and size below.
House & unit prices by bedroom
Every segment this suburb tracks — sales and rentals side by side, ranked by total activity over the last twelve months.
Boambee East property growth
Where each segment sits against its peers in the chosen geography — past the midline means it's outperforming the rest.
Market demandHow fast this market is moving — a velocity index built from trailing-year transaction volume and median days on market. Strong volume lifts the score; days on market drags it down, with the drag growing sharply once listings start lingering. Ranked against peers in the chosen geography.
Houses
Units
Buying vs renting in Boambee East
What it costs each week to own a property versus renting the same one — positive means buying carries the premium, negative means rent covers the mortgage.
How strong is demand, and which way is it heading?
Two questions on one chart — how strong demand is right now, and which way it's heading year-on-year.
Sales market velocity
Boambee East against the neighbourhood
Eight diagnostic views cutting the data a different way each time — Boambee East in blue, peers in colour.
How fast — and is it getting faster?
Housing supply & months of stock
How long current listings would take to clear at the recent rate of sales or leases. Critical shortage and Oversupply only fire at the genuine tails of the national distribution — sales tip in under 0.7 months, rentals far faster, under 0.3.
Sales market
| Segment | Band | Months of supply left | YoYYoY change12-month change in months of supply. Down means stock is tightening (fewer months than a year ago); up means stock is loosening. | ListedListedActive listings in this segment right now, derived from months of supply multiplied by the recent transaction rate. | SoldSold (last year)Total sold transactions completed in this segment over the last 12 months. | Per monthPer monthAverage monthly absorption — how many properties are sold each month in this segment, over the last 12 months. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Severe shortage | 1.1 | ▼ -1.1 | 2 | 17 | 1.4 | |
| Balanced | 2.4 | ▲ +0.3 | 3 | 17 | 1.4 | |
| Slightly loose | 3.4 | ▲ +2.6 | 5 | 17 | 1.4 | |
| Loose | 5.5 | ▲ +5.5 | 8 | 17 | 1.4 | |
| Loose | 6.6 | ▲ +5.5 | 9 | 17 | 1.4 | |
| Oversupply | 7.3 | ▲ +5.0 | 10 | 17 | 1.4 |
Rental market
| Segment | Band | Months of supply left | YoYYoY change12-month change in months of supply. Down means stock is tightening (fewer months than a year ago); up means stock is loosening. | ListedListedActive listings in this segment right now, derived from months of supply multiplied by the recent transaction rate. | LeasedLeased (last year)Total leased transactions completed in this segment over the last 12 months. | Per monthPer monthAverage monthly absorption — how many properties are leased each month in this segment, over the last 12 months. |
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Who's transacting — buyers or tenants?
Out of every property transaction in this suburb, what share are sales versus leases — each point a rolling twelve-month window.
Boambee East — Units & Houses, all bedrooms
Boambee East median house price & rent history
Each tape traces one metric across sixty months for the selected segment — every point a trailing twelve-month figure, matching the headline KPIs above.
Five-year summaryAs of Jun 2026, the median house sale price in Boambee East rose from $301k (Jul 2021) to $595k (Jun 2026) — +97.2% growth over five years — peaking at $730k between Mar 2025 and Feb 2026. Median house rent went from $417/wk to $592/wk (+42.0%) over the same period. For units, the median sale price rose from $340k to $451k (+32.5%), with rent up from $278/wk to $454/wk (+63.3%) over the same period.
Suburbs near Boambee East: prices compared
The nearest suburbs to Boambee East, ranked by distance — each lined up against Boambee East on the same measures, so the differences jump out at a glance.
Suburbs like Boambee East
Suburbs anywhere in NSW that behave like Boambee East — matched on price, growth, selling speed and demand, not on distance. A shortlist of markets that move the same way — including ones far away you'd never think to compare. (Want the suburbs right next door instead? See Nearby markets above.)
Boambee East vs Coffs Harbour: the closest sales-market match trades at a near-identical median of $595k against Boambee East's $590k, with homes selling in 26 days versus 18 days here.
Comparable sales markets to Boambee East: Coffs Harbour property growth, Queanbeyan West median house price, Greta property growth, Heddon Greta median house price and Karabar average house price.
Boambee East's closest rental-market twins: Heddon Greta property market, Coffs Harbour property growth, Greta house prices, Queanbeyan West median house price and Karabar property prices. Each link opens that suburb's full market report.
Frequently asked · Boambee East
26 data-driven answers about Boambee East's property market — every one computed from the metrics above.
What things cost
Prices, rent, yield, ownership costWhat is the median house price in Boambee East?
#The median house price in Boambee East, NSW 2452 is $590k as of June 2026, based on 20 sales over the past 12 months. Houses there have moved +50.0% year-on-year. Prices vary by bedroom count, from compact two-bedroom homes to larger four-bedroom houses. See the bedroom-level breakdown below for 2-, 3- and 4-bedroom medians.
What is the median unit price in Boambee East?
#The median unit price in Boambee East, NSW 2452 is $590k as of June 2026, based on 20 sales over the past 12 months. Units have moved +50.0% year-on-year and currently trade at roughly 100% of the median house price.
How much does it cost to rent in Boambee East?
#The median weekly house rent in Boambee East is $450 as of June 2026, drawn from 12 leases over the past 12 months. Units rent for around $450 per week. House rents have moved +50.0% year-on-year. Current vacancy pressure is shown in the supply section above.
How much is rent for a 3 bedroom house in Boambee East?
#A 3 bedroom house in Boambee East rents for a median $450 per week as of June 2026, drawn from 12 leases over the past 12 months. Across other house sizes: 2-bedroom $450/week, 4-bedroom $450/week. Unit rents: 2-bedroom $450/week, 3-bedroom $450/week. Figures cover only segments with enough recent leases to be statistically meaningful; sparse segments are excluded. The segment breakdown covers rent, yield and days on market for every property type and bedroom count.
What is the gross rental yield in Boambee East?
#Gross rental yield in Boambee East is 3.76% for houses and 3.76% for units as of June 2026, compared with the NSW unit median of 3.63%. Gross yield is annual rent divided by purchase price — it doesn't account for ownership costs like council rates, strata, maintenance or vacancy.
How much is a 3 bedroom house in Boambee East?
#As of June 2026, Boambee East medians by bedroom count:
| Property | 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed | 4 bed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | $590k | $590k | $590k | $590k |
| Units | — | $590k | $590k | — | $590k |
Figures cover only segments with enough recent transactions to be statistically meaningful; sparse segments are excluded.
What does it cost to own versus rent at the Boambee East median?
#At the median Boambee East house ($590k purchase, $450/week rent), weekly mortgage repayments sit at roughly $647 — about $197 more per week than renting. That gap is the ownership premium. Figures assume 80% LVR, a 6.0% interest rate and a 30-year principal-and-interest loan.
How the market is moving
Speed, supply, growth, cycle phaseWhat are Boambee East's property market trends?
#Boambee East's property market trends to June 2026: house prices rose +50.0% year-on-year and units +50.0%; weekly house rents moved +50.0%; homes now sell in a median 18 days — faster than a year ago by 14; sales supply sits at 7.3 months (saturated). Read together — price, rent, selling speed and supply — they show which way the Boambee East market is leaning. The 5-year tape and demand cycle charts above plot the full trajectory.
What does the data say about Boambee East as an investment?
#As of June 2026 in Boambee East, house prices rose +50.0% over the year, gross rental yield is 3.76% against a NSW median of 1.88%, houses take a median 18 days to sell, sales supply is 7.3 months (saturated). Capital growth, rental yield, selling speed and supply are the signals investors weigh — but these figures describe the market, not a recommendation. This is data, not financial advice; always do your own research and consider a licensed adviser.
How quickly do houses sell in Boambee East?
#Houses in Boambee East sell in a median 18 days on market as of June 2026, with units clearing slightly similarly at 18 days. Days on market have tightened by 14 days versus a year ago. Faster clearance typically coincides with stronger buyer demand and lower supply.
Is Boambee East a tight or loose property market right now?
#Boambee East's sales market sits at 7.3 months of supply for houses as of June 2026 — classified as Saturated (extreme oversupply) against the Australian distribution. Under 1.7 months is Severe (extreme shortage); over 4.5 months is Loose. The rental side is tighter still at 1.8 months of supply.
Have property prices in Boambee East gone up or down?
#House prices in Boambee East moved +50.0% over the 12 months to June 2026, while units moved +50.0%. The 5-year tape above plots the full monthly trajectory — showing where the market changed character rather than just crossing round numbers.
How active is the rental market in Boambee East?
#Boambee East's house rental market sits at 1.8 months of supply as of June 2026 — classified as Balanced, with 17 houses leased over the past 12 months. Units sit at 2.1 months. Tighter supply typically corresponds to faster letting and upward pressure on rents.
Where is Boambee East in its property market cycle?
#Boambee East's house market is currently in the 'in_demand_growing' phase as of June 2026 — combining above-median sales velocity nationally with year-on-year tightening in days on market. The demand cycle chart above plots all eight segments on the same demand-versus-direction axes.
How it compares
Vs state, vs nearby, vs popularHow does Boambee East compare to other NSW suburbs?
#Boambee East's median house price ($590k) is 5% below the NSW median ($623k) as of June 2026. On selling speed, houses clear in 18 days vs 22 days state median. On gross yield, Boambee East sits at 3.76% vs 1.88% state median.
How does Boambee East compare to neighbouring suburbs?
#Boambee East's most-similar nearby market is Coffs Harbour (4.7 km away) with a median house price of $595k — about 1% pricier. The Nearby and Similar markets sections above rank every peer within radius and by composite similarity across price, days on market, yield, ownership cost and cycle phase.
What's the most popular property type in Boambee East?
#The most-transacted segment in Boambee East over the 12 months to June 2026 is 2 bed houses with 17 sales. 3 bed houses come second at 17 sales. The buying-versus-renting section above breaks down the top segments with weekly mortgage, rent and ownership-cost detail.
How many properties were sold and leased in Boambee East last year?
#Boambee East recorded 17 house sales and 17 unit sales over the 12 months to June 2026 — a combined 34 transactions. On the rental side, 17 houses and 17 units were leased. Segments with statistically thin samples are excluded from displayed figures.
About the area
Population, income, who lives here, schoolsWhat postcode is Boambee East in?
#Boambee East is in postcode 2452, in the Coffs Harbour & Grafton region of NSW. Addresses there are written as Boambee East, NSW 2452.
What is the population of Boambee East?
#Boambee East, NSW 2452 is home to 4,288 residents (ABS Census 2021). The median resident age is 36, and the average household holds 1.3 people. The "Who lives here" section above breaks the community down by age, life stage and tenure.
What is the median household income in Boambee East?
#The median household in Boambee East earns $748 per week — roughly $39k a year (ABS Census 2021). Median personal income runs $536/week. Income, rent-to-income and mortgage-to-income context sits in the "Who lives here" section above.
What is the unemployment rate in Boambee East?
#The unemployment rate in Boambee East is 50.0% (ABS Census 2021). That sits right around the median for Australian suburbs. The rate counts people who are working or actively looking for work — not a share of all residents. Workforce participation sits at 50%. The local economy section above covers incomes, employment status and the occupation mix.
Do people own or rent in Boambee East?
#Boambee East is mostly owner-occupied: about 100% of households are owner-occupiers and 50% rent (ABS Census 2021). Of owners, 50% own outright and 50% are paying off a mortgage.
What schools are near Boambee East?
#Boambee East has 30 schools within reach — including Coffs Harbour Learning Centre, Toormina High School, Toormina Public School. The Schools section above maps each one with sector, year range, enrolment, Micromarkets-compiled academic ratings and ICSEA (ACARA).
Is Boambee East a good place to live?
#Boambee East, NSW 2452 has a population of 4,288, a median age of 36, a median household income around $748/week, 50% of households renting (ABS Census 2021). There are 30 schools within reach. Whether it's the right fit depends on your priorities — these figures describe the community, housing mix and amenity rather than offer a verdict.
About this data
Methodology and update cadenceWhen was this Boambee East market data last updated?
#This Boambee East market data was last updated July 2026, covering the 12 months to June 2026. Figures are computed monthly from 12-month rolling windows of recorded sales and leases, with five years of monthly history behind the trend charts. Methodology, glossary and data sources are linked in the footer.