Primary Production dominant. Median sale $480K over the last 24 months. 86% of decided DAs approved.
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Zoning
Boorowa is dominated by RU1 — Primary Production. Land use rules, height, FSR, and permitted developments are set per zone in the Local Environmental Plan and refined by the Development Control Plan.
Limit varies by lot — check your address for the exact figure.
Floor Space Ratio — total floor area as a multiple of lot area.
Location
Boorowa 2586 covers an undefined area within Hilltops Council.
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Development potential
We score every lot for development signal — under-built relative to the controls, eligible for a granny flat, or sized for subdivision.
under SEPP (Housing) 2021
lots that may support subdivision
adjoining lots with combined upside
show at least one development signal
average uplift signal across the suburb
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Constraints & risks
8% of lots are bushfire-prone — a bushfire assessment is likely required; also: 3% of lots carry heritage controls; 5.0% of lots intersect a Threatened Ecological Community.
Suburb-wide percentages — your specific lot may have all, some, or none of these.
Mapped flood-prone land
RFS bushfire-prone land mapping
Heritage item or Conservation Area
Within 100 m of EPA-listed site
Mapped TEC vegetation
Coastal hazard mapping
ANEF / aircraft noise
Air conditioning contractor · serves Boorowa, NSW
29 Marsden St, Boorowa NSW 2586
Market
Sales, rent, and yield data drawn from NSW Property Sales Information and rental bond data over the past 24 months.
DA activity
58 development applications for Boorowa addresses were decided by Hilltops Council over the past 24 months. 50 approved — a 86% approval rate.
Demographics & lifestyle
ABS Census 2021 population data combined with lot-level amenity, healthcare, lifestyle, and crime indices.
Walkable amenity within 1 km
GP / hospital / pharmacy proximity
Cafés, parks, schools, transport
ZoneDSS Marketplace
7 businesses serving Boorowa and nearby.
Air conditioning contractor
29 Marsden St, Boorowa NSW 2586
Landscaping supply store
50/52 Long St, Boorowa NSW 2586
Real estate developer
Rye Park Rd, Long St, Boorowa NSW 2586
Real estate agency
34 Marsden St, Boorowa NSW 2586
Construction company
49 Dry St, Boorowa NSW 2586
Real estate agent
2/40 Marsden St, Boorowa NSW 2586
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Boorowa is dominated by the RU1 (Primary Production) zone, which covers 1,770 of 2,995 lots (61%). The full mix is: RU1 Primary Production (61%), R1 General Residential (29%), R2 Low Density Residential (7%), MU1 Mixed Use (3%), RE1 Public Recreation (1%).
Yes — 1,044 lots in Boorowa appear eligible for a granny flat under SEPP (Housing) 2021, based on lot size, zoning, and frontage. Eligibility is lot-specific: get a planning report on your address to confirm.
The median sale price in Boorowa over the past 24 months is $480,000, across 101 sales. Median unimproved land value is $184,000.
Median weekly rent for a house in Boorowa is $400. Gross rental yield works out to 3.7%.
Hilltops Council decided 58 development applications for Boorowa addresses over the past 24 months, with 50 approved (86% approval rate). Processing time depends heavily on application complexity, council backlog, and whether the application requires referral to other agencies.
Across Boorowa, 3% with heritage controls, 8.0% bushfire-prone, 0.4% near contaminated sites. These are suburb-wide percentages — every lot has its own combination. A planning report on a specific address shows exactly which controls apply.
0 of 2,995 lots in Boorowa show identifiable development potential — under-developed for the planning controls, eligible for a granny flat, or capable of subdivision. Average rezoning signal score: 6.3 / 100.
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Compare zoning, development potential, and DA activity across other suburbs in Hilltops Council and nearby postcodes.
Landscaping supply store · serves Boorowa, NSW
50/52 Long St, Boorowa NSW 2586
Suburb-wide stats are useful for context. For a buy-or-walk decision on a specific lot, you need every control, every constraint, and every clause cited to source.
Run a report — from A$2914-section report · LEP + SEPP + DCP cross-referenced · cited to source
Verify with official sources
Don't take our word for it. Every figure on this page is computed from authoritative New South Wales Government data — and you can verify any of it directly with the source.
Official zoning, height, FSR, and overlay maps for any NSW address. The primary source for everything on this page.
planningportal.nsw.gov.au
Cadastral lot boundaries, aerial imagery, easements, and environmental overlays from NSW Spatial Services.
maps.six.nsw.gov.au
State-listed heritage items and Heritage Conservation Areas. Search by suburb to see what's listed in Boorowa.
hms.heritage.nsw.gov.au
Sites notified to the EPA under the Contaminated Land Management Act. Critical for due diligence on any address.
apps.epa.nsw.gov.au
Rural Fire Service map of bushfire-prone land categories. Triggers BAL assessment requirements for new builds.
rfs.nsw.gov.au
Australian Bureau of Statistics QuickStats for postcode 2586 — population, age, household composition, income, tenure.
abs.gov.au
Zoning, height, FSR, and overlays parsed from the Hilltops Council Local Environmental Plan, applicable State Environmental Planning Policies, and the Development Control Plan. Property sales drawn from NSW Property Sales Information. DA history aggregated from the NSW Planning Portal. Heritage, flood, bushfire, contaminated land, TEC, sea-level rise, and aircraft noise overlays from the NSW Spatial Services and EPA registers. Population, age, income, and tenure from ABS Census 2021. Aggregated by ZoneDSS · last updated 2026-04-27.
Suburb-wide statistics — your specific lot may vary. Always run a planning report on the actual address before making a decision. How ZoneDSS works →