Baerami vs Gungal

Gungal is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 48 in Baerami. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Gungal, most households are couple families. On these figures, Baerami tends to suit people living alone, while Gungal 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

Gungal

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 53/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 56%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Gungal

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $245/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Baerami

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (285.1 km vs 288.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Baerami has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 20%)
  • Gungal carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 53/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Baerami

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (32.9% vs -30.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Baerami and Gungal drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Baerami Gungal
Hides rows where both suburbs match

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.

Baerami Gungal
Walkability 0 / 0
Baerami — Walkability: 0/100 Gungal — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 47 / 88
Baerami — Safety: 47/100 Gungal — Safety: 88/100
Low fire risk 29 / 29
Baerami — Low fire risk: 29/100 Gungal — Low fire risk: 29/100

Demographics

Gungal has more residents (186 vs 93); Baerami rents higher ($245/wk vs $200/wk).

Baerami Gungal
Population 93 186
+100% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +32.9% -30.6%
Median age 48 45
Median household income $62,816/yr $69,316/yr
+10% vs other
Median weekly rent $245/wk
+18% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Baerami Gungal
0-4 — / 1.6%
Baerami — 0-4: not among its largest Gungal — 0-4: 1.6%
5-14 16.1% / 16.7%
Baerami — 5-14: 16.1% Gungal — 5-14: 16.7%
15-19 11.8% / 8.1%
Baerami — 15-19: 11.8% Gungal — 15-19: 8.1%
20-24 — / 2.7%
Baerami — 20-24: not among its largest Gungal — 20-24: 2.7%
25-34 5.4% / 3.8%
Baerami — 25-34: 5.4% Gungal — 25-34: 3.8%
35-44 11.8% / 14.5%
Baerami — 35-44: 11.8% Gungal — 35-44: 14.5%
45-54 12.9% / 16.1%
Baerami — 45-54: 12.9% Gungal — 45-54: 16.1%
55-64 14.0% / 15.1%
Baerami — 55-64: 14.0% Gungal — 55-64: 15.1%
65-74 20.4% / 12.4%
Baerami — 65-74: 20.4% Gungal — 65-74: 12.4%
75-84 6.5% / 3.2%
Baerami — 75-84: 6.5% Gungal — 75-84: 3.2%
85+ — / 4.3%
Baerami — 85+: not among its largest Gungal — 85+: 4.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Baerami 27.8% couple families
Baerami — Couple Families: 27.8% Baerami — Lone Person: 44.4% Baerami — One Parent Families: 27.8% Baerami — Group Household: 0.0%
Gungal 60.5% couple families
Gungal — Couple Families: 60.5% Gungal — Lone Person: 18.6% Gungal — One Parent Families: 7.0% Gungal — Group Household: 14.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Baerami 18.2% renting
Baerami — Owned Outright: 45.5% Baerami — Mortgage: 36.4% Baerami — Renting: 18.2%
Gungal 15.2% renting
Gungal — Owned Outright: 39.4% Gungal — Mortgage: 45.5% Gungal — Renting: 15.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Baerami 100.0% houses
Baerami — Houses: 100.0% Baerami — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Gungal 92.8% houses
Gungal — Houses: 92.8% Gungal — Flats / Apartments: 7.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Baerami Gungal
Certificate III & IV 19.4% / 22.6%
Baerami — Certificate III & IV: 19.4% Gungal — Certificate III & IV: 22.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.4% / 6.5%
Baerami — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4% Gungal — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Bachelor Degree 5.4% / 3.2%
Baerami — Bachelor Degree: 5.4% Gungal — Bachelor Degree: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.6%).

Property market

Baerami Gungal
Median house price — $572,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Gungal has more rural and farming land (72% vs 32%); Baerami has more land zoned for conservation (68% vs 27%).

Baerami Gungal
Rural and farming 32% 72%
Environmental 68% 27%
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

Baerami Gungal
New dwellings approved 71
across Muswellbrook
 41
across Upper Hunter
Approvals change year on year +13% -20%

Ranking within NSW

Baerami Gungal
House price — Higher than 19% of NSW
Income Higher than 25% of NSW Higher than 33% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 9% of NSW Higher than 36% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 77% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 16% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 5% of NSW Higher than 19% of NSW

Liveability

Baerami Gungal
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Baerami carries more crime risk (53 vs 12).

Baerami Gungal
Bushfire High
71/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
53/100
 Low
12/100
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

Baerami Gungal
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Baerami Gungal
Parks & reserves 0 2
Waterways 15 21

Mobility

Gungal sits further from the CBD (288.7 km vs 285.1 km).

Baerami Gungal
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 285.1 km 288.7 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 205 min 208 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2333
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 42
postcode 2333
same for both

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.

Baerami Gungal
Car (driver) 56.7% / 76.9%
Baerami — Car (driver): 56.7% Gungal — Car (driver): 76.9%
Worked from Home 43.3% / 12.3%
Baerami — Worked from Home: 43.3% Gungal — Worked from Home: 12.3%
Car (passenger) — / 6.2%
Baerami — Car (passenger): not among its largest Gungal — Car (passenger): 6.2%
Walked Only — / 4.6%
Baerami — Walked Only: not among its largest Gungal — Walked Only: 4.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.9%).

Setting

Baerami Gungal
Elevation 171 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 254 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Baerami Gungal
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
33 premises
 0%
48 premises

Climate

Baerami Gungal
Annual rainfall 965 mm 631 mm
Summer max (Jan) 23.4°C 31.6°C
Winter min (Jul) 3.0°C 4.1°C

Council rates

Baerami Gungal
Average residential rate $936/yr $968/yr
Council Muswellbrook Upper Hunter

Federal electorate

Baerami Gungal
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Baerami Gungal
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Baerami

Retirees Rural

Gungal

Affordable Rural

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