Bannister vs Gurrundah
Gurrundah is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 52 in Bannister. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bannister, about half of households are people living alone. In Gurrundah, most households are couple families. On these figures, Bannister tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Gurrundah 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
Gurrundah
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 28/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 54%)
- But Bannister has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 82%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Bannister
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 35%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Gurrundah
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($261/wk vs $660/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 29%)
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (24% vs 13%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Bannister sits closer to the CBD (224.3 km vs 236.4 km)
- Gurrundah has a shorter drive in (158 min vs 172 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Bannister has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 11%)
- Gurrundah carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 28/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Gurrundah
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (45.5% vs 17.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bannister and Gurrundah drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Bannister rents higher ($660/wk vs $261/wk); Bannister has more residents (141 vs 80).
| Bannister | Gurrundah | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 141 +43% vs other | 80 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +17.5% | +45.5% |
| Median age | 52 | 41 |
| Median household income | $117,000/yr +6% vs other | $110,500/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $660/wk +60% vs other | $261/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).
Property market
| Bannister | Gurrundah | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — same for both | |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $477,500 |
Zoning mix
| Bannister | Gurrundah | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Gurrundah | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 44 across Upper Lachlan same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +175% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Bannister | Gurrundah | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 81% of NSW | Higher than 76% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 7% of NSW | Higher than 39% of NSW |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 48% of NSW | Higher than 81% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 3% of NSW | Higher than 20% of NSW |
Liveability
| Bannister | Gurrundah | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | very advantaged area decile 10/10 |
Risk profile
Bannister carries more crime risk (28 vs 0).
| Bannister | Gurrundah | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 30/100 | Low 26/100 |
| Crime | Low 28/100 | None 0/100 |
| 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 | Gurrundah | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Gurrundah | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 11 same for both | |
Mobility
Gurrundah sits further from the CBD (236.4 km vs 224.3 km).
| Bannister | Gurrundah | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 224.3 km | 236.4 km +5% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 172 min | 158 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 2580 | 1.0% postcode 2581 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 41 postcode 2580 | 67 postcode 2581 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.3%).
Setting
| Bannister | Gurrundah | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 863 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 817 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Bannister | Gurrundah | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 46 premises | 0% 25 premises |
Climate
| Bannister | Gurrundah | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 840 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Bannister | Gurrundah | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 4.8 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 10.4 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.36 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Bannister | Gurrundah | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $636/yr same for both | |
| Council | Upper Lachlan same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bannister | Gurrundah | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Riverina same for both | |
| Member | Michael Mccormack same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bannister | Gurrundah | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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