Median price trend for houses
Based on 41 sales in the preceding 12 months
$585,000
Up 21.9% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $470k
- 4 bed
- $650k
- 5+ bed
- $2.6m
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Barooga
NSW 3644 · Berrigan
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $585,000
- Median unit
- $320,000
- Population
- 1,888
- Postcode
- 3644
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ABS 2021
Barooga, New South Wales
Property market insights for Barooga
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Barooga NSW
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 30 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$475 per week
Up 11.8% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Barooga, NSW is currently $585,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Barooga has a 12-month growth rate of 21.9% for houses and -1.5% for units.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $470,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $650,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $2,600,000 in Barooga.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Barooga is $475 per week. The median house rent has increased 11.8% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Barooga is $320,000, which has decreased 1.5% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $300,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $370,000 in Barooga. The median rent for units and apartments in Barooga is $300 per week and has increased 9.1% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Barooga safe?
The overall rate for Barooga is 1,617 offences per 100,000 residents — 51% below the Rest of NSW benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Barooga.
Overall crime rate
1,617
offences per 100,000 residents
51% belowRest of NSW
BaroogaRest of NSW: 3,298
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Barooga?
Barooga NSW 3644 is in New South Wales, within Rest of NSW.
1,888 people call Barooga home, with an average of 2.3 people per household and a median household income of $1,375 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 1,888
- Median age
- 46 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,387 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $260 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of NSW benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1515.8%Below
15–3420.7%Below
35–5422.8%Below
55–7430.7%Above
75 and over9.5%In line
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses88.5%Above
Townhouses8.3%Below
Apartments2.4%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright42.8%Above
Paying a mortgage35.2%Above
Renting22.0%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car3.0%Below
One car33.7%Below
Two cars41.8%Above
Three or more20.9%In line
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home8.1%Below
Drove to work68.6%Above
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled1.7%Below
What stands out in Barooga
8.1% of workers in Barooga worked from home on Census day — about half the rate across Rest of NSW.
2.1% of Barooga residents were born in England.
39.4% of people in Barooga described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Barooga
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Barooga NSW 3644.
Is Barooga family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
15.8% of Barooga's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Rest of NSW average.
543 family households lived in Barooga; 35.5% were couple families and 11.6% were one-parent families.
30.0% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat below the Rest of NSW average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Barooga?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Barooga had 1,888 residents at the 2021 Census.
21.2% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
40.2% were 55 or older. That is somewhat above the Rest of NSW average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Barooga?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 88.5% of occupied private dwellings in Barooga.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 8.3% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 2.4% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Barooga?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
42.8% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is somewhat above the Rest of NSW average.
35.2% were buying their home with a mortgage.
22.0% rented their home. That is somewhat below the Rest of NSW average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Barooga?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Barooga had 2.3 people.
One-person households made up 27.2% of occupied homes. That is close to the Rest of NSW average.
Two-person households represented 41.6%, while 18.9% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Barooga?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
8.1% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about half the Rest of NSW rate.
68.6% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Rest of NSW average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.7% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Barooga?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
3.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Rest of NSW rate.
One-car households formed 33.7% of the total.
62.7% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Barooga, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
55.7% were at the same address five years earlier, while 44.3% reported a different address.
8.3% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat below the Rest of NSW average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Barooga?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
90.2% of residents used only English at home.
4.1% used a language other than English at home.
0.3% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.4% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Barooga residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
8.3% of Barooga's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 91.7% was born in Australia.
0.2% of residents were born in China.
0.5% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 91.2%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Barooga?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 45.0% of ancestry responses in Barooga.
Australian ancestry made up 40.2% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.7% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Barooga?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
13.1% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Rest of NSW average.
Managers accounted for 15.3% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 12.1%.
Health care and social assistance employed 12.1% of workers, and education and training employed 7.3%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Barooga?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 57.0%, compared with 56.4% across Rest of NSW.
31.3% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 20.1% worked part time.
Unemployment was 2.9%, compared with 4.6% across Rest of NSW.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Barooga show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
56.0% reported no selected long-term health condition.
9.9% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
9.2% reported asthma, 12.2% arthritis and 5.4% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Barooga?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
16.4% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat below the Rest of NSW average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 1.3% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 16.8%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 43.1%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Barooga?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,375 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,387.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $260 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Barooga compare with Rest of NSW?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 8.1% in Barooga, compared with 15.7% across Rest of NSW.
Outright ownership was 42.8% locally and 39.6% across Rest of NSW. That is somewhat above the Rest of NSW average.
Renting accounted for 22.0% in Barooga, against 27.9% across Rest of NSW.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Barooga
Is Barooga expensive?
The median house price is $585,000, while units and apartments sit at $320,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Barooga good for families?
The Census counted 543 local families, and 15.8% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Barooga?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $650,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
Explore the area
Streets and suburbs around Barooga
60 streets in Barooga
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Amaroo Ave
- Arramagong St
- Banker St
- Barinya St
- Barooga-Tocumwal Rd
- Beatrice Ct
- Bellis Ct
- Bell Place
- Berrigan Rd
- Beverley Pl
- Brooks Ave
- Buchanans Rd
- Burkinshaw St
- Caddy Close
- Carramar Rd
- Chomley Cl
- Coldwells Rd
- Collie St
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- Country Ct
- Ennals Rd
- Franks Rd
- Golf Course Rd
- Gormley Ct
- Gunnamara St
- Gypsie Cr
- Hay St
- Howard St
- Hughes St
- Isabel Ave
- Ivie Ave
- Kamarooka St
- Karabim Ln
- Karjen Ct
- Katherine Ct
- Keamy Ct
- Kennedys Rd
- Lawson Dr
- Macfarland St
- Mavis Steward Dr
- Mckinley Ct
- Mulwala-Barooga Rd
- Murray Gr
- Nangunia St
- Ngawe Rd
- Orange Gr
- Platypus Dr
- Putter Ct
- Quicks Rd
- River View Ct
- Russell Ct
- Seppelts Rd
- Snell Rd
- Stillard Ct
- Stock Route Rd
- Takari St
- Vermont St
- Victoria Ave
- Wiruna St
- Womboin Rd
- Yates Rd
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