Bannister vs Grabben Gullen

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Bannister tends to suit families with children.

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

Bannister

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (54% vs 42%)

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

Grabben Gullen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $660/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Bannister

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (224.3 km vs 241 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Bannister

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.5% vs -2.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bannister Grabben Gullen
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.

Bannister Grabben Gullen
Walkability 0 / 5
Bannister — Walkability: 0/100 Grabben Gullen — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 72 / 80
Bannister — Safety: 72/100 Grabben Gullen — Safety: 80/100
Low fire risk 70 / 68
Bannister — Low fire risk: 70/100 Grabben Gullen — Low fire risk: 68/100

Demographics

Bannister rents higher ($660/wk vs $300/wk); Bannister has higher household incomes ($117,000 vs $63,336).

Bannister Grabben Gullen
Population 141 248
+76% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +17.5% -2.0%
Median age 52
same for both
Median household income $117,000/yr
+46% vs other
 $63,336/yr
Median weekly rent $660/wk
+55% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bannister Grabben Gullen
0-4 3.5% / 4.8%
Bannister — 0-4: 3.5% Grabben Gullen — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 16.3% / 10.1%
Bannister — 5-14: 16.3% Grabben Gullen — 5-14: 10.1%
15-19 6.4% / 4.4%
Bannister — 15-19: 6.4% Grabben Gullen — 15-19: 4.4%
20-24 — / 6.5%
Bannister — 20-24: not among its largest Grabben Gullen — 20-24: 6.5%
25-34 7.1% / 6.9%
Bannister — 25-34: 7.1% Grabben Gullen — 25-34: 6.9%
35-44 9.2% / 9.3%
Bannister — 35-44: 9.2% Grabben Gullen — 35-44: 9.3%
45-54 12.8% / 12.5%
Bannister — 45-54: 12.8% Grabben Gullen — 45-54: 12.5%
55-64 18.4% / 21.8%
Bannister — 55-64: 18.4% Grabben Gullen — 55-64: 21.8%
65-74 15.6% / 14.9%
Bannister — 65-74: 15.6% Grabben Gullen — 65-74: 14.9%
75-84 12.1% / 8.1%
Bannister — 75-84: 12.1% Grabben Gullen — 75-84: 8.1%
85+ 2.8% / 2.8%
Bannister — 85+: 2.8% Grabben Gullen — 85+: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bannister 46.2% lone person
Bannister — Lone Person: 46.2% Bannister — Couple Families: 42.3% Bannister — One Parent Families: 11.5% Bannister — Group Household: 0.0%
Grabben Gullen 50.0% lone person
Grabben Gullen — Lone Person: 50.0% Grabben Gullen — Couple Families: 32.3% Grabben Gullen — One Parent Families: 9.7% Grabben Gullen — Group Household: 8.1%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bannister 13.2% renting
Bannister — Owned Outright: 54.7% Bannister — Mortgage: 32.1% Bannister — Renting: 13.2%
Grabben Gullen 10.1% renting
Grabben Gullen — Owned Outright: 60.6% Grabben Gullen — Mortgage: 29.3% Grabben Gullen — Renting: 10.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Bannister Grabben Gullen
England 2.1% / 4.0%
Bannister — England: 2.1% Grabben Gullen — England: 4.0%
South Africa 2.1% / —
Bannister — South Africa: 2.1% Grabben Gullen — South Africa: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 2.0%
Bannister — New Zealand: not among its largest Grabben Gullen — New Zealand: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.0%).

Qualifications

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

Bannister Grabben Gullen
Certificate III & IV 19.9% / 16.5%
Bannister — Certificate III & IV: 19.9% Grabben Gullen — Certificate III & IV: 16.5%
Bachelor Degree 14.2% / 4.0%
Bannister — Bachelor Degree: 14.2% Grabben Gullen — Bachelor Degree: 4.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.0% / 8.9%
Bannister — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0% Grabben Gullen — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9%
Postgraduate Degree 7.1% / 2.4%
Bannister — Postgraduate Degree: 7.1% Grabben Gullen — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.0%
Bannister — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Grabben Gullen — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bannister 100.0% houses
Bannister — Houses: 100.0% Bannister — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Grabben Gullen 99.0% houses
Grabben Gullen — Houses: 99.0% Grabben Gullen — Flats / Apartments: 1.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bannister Grabben Gullen
Median house price — $800,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $387,500

Zoning mix

Bannister Grabben Gullen
Rural and farming 100%
same for both
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

Bannister Grabben Gullen
New dwellings approved 44
across Upper Lachlan
same for both
Approvals change year on year +175%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Bannister Grabben Gullen
House price — Higher than 33% of NSW
Income Higher than 81% of NSW Higher than 26% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 7% of NSW Higher than 46% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 46% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 48% of NSW Higher than 6% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 3% of NSW
same for both

Liveability

Bannister Grabben Gullen
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Bannister Grabben Gullen
Bushfire Low
30/100
 Low
32/100
Crime Low
28/100
 Low
20/100
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

Bannister Grabben Gullen
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

Bannister Grabben Gullen
Waterways 11 5

Mobility

Grabben Gullen sits further from the CBD (241 km vs 224.3 km).

Bannister Grabben Gullen
Walkability score 0/100 5/100
Distance to Sydney 224.3 km 241 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 172 min 170 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2580
 0.1%
postcode 2583
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 41
postcode 2580
 47
postcode 2583

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.

Bannister Grabben Gullen
Car (driver) 58.0% / 62.1%
Bannister — Car (driver): 58.0% Grabben Gullen — Car (driver): 62.1%
Worked from Home 34.8% / 27.2%
Bannister — Worked from Home: 34.8% Grabben Gullen — Worked from Home: 27.2%
Walked Only 7.2% / 3.9%
Bannister — Walked Only: 7.2% Grabben Gullen — Walked Only: 3.9%
Car (passenger) — / 6.8%
Bannister — Car (passenger): not among its largest Grabben Gullen — Car (passenger): 6.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.1%).

Setting

Bannister Grabben Gullen
Elevation 863 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 877 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bannister Grabben Gullen
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
46 premises
 0%
62 premises

Climate

Bannister Grabben Gullen
Annual rainfall 840 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Bannister Grabben Gullen
Average residential rate $636/yr
same for both
Council Upper Lachlan
same for both

Federal electorate

Bannister Grabben Gullen
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bannister Grabben Gullen
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bannister

Retirees Rural

Grabben Gullen

Retirees Rural

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