Bethungra vs Burra Creek

Burra Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 57 in Bethungra. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Burra Creek 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

Burra Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 72/100)

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

Burra Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (28% vs 8%)

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

Commuting to the city

Burra Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (379.4 km vs 403.3 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (255 min vs 266 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Burra Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 72/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

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

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bethungra Burra Creek
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.

Bethungra Burra Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Bethungra — Walkability: 0/100 Burra Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 28 / 56
Bethungra — Safety: 28/100 Burra Creek — Safety: 56/100
Low fire risk 76 / 71
Bethungra — Low fire risk: 76/100 Burra Creek — Low fire risk: 71/100

Demographics

Bethungra has more residents (137 vs 71); Burra Creek has higher household incomes ($71,448 vs $52,832).

Bethungra Burra Creek
Population 137
+48% vs other
 71
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -16.5% -15.5%
Median age 57 45
Median household income $52,832/yr $71,448/yr
+35% vs other
Median weekly rent $113/wk $120/wk
+6% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bethungra Burra Creek
0-4 2.2% / 4.2%
Bethungra — 0-4: 2.2% Burra Creek — 0-4: 4.2%
5-14 4.4% / 16.9%
Bethungra — 5-14: 4.4% Burra Creek — 5-14: 16.9%
15-19 2.2% / —
Bethungra — 15-19: 2.2% Burra Creek — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 5.8% / 7.0%
Bethungra — 20-24: 5.8% Burra Creek — 20-24: 7.0%
25-34 9.5% / 12.7%
Bethungra — 25-34: 9.5% Burra Creek — 25-34: 12.7%
35-44 8.8% / 11.3%
Bethungra — 35-44: 8.8% Burra Creek — 35-44: 11.3%
45-54 16.1% / 11.3%
Bethungra — 45-54: 16.1% Burra Creek — 45-54: 11.3%
55-64 27.7% / 8.5%
Bethungra — 55-64: 27.7% Burra Creek — 55-64: 8.5%
65-74 19.7% / 16.9%
Bethungra — 65-74: 19.7% Burra Creek — 65-74: 16.9%
75-84 6.6% / 8.5%
Bethungra — 75-84: 6.6% Burra Creek — 75-84: 8.5%
85+ — / —
Bethungra — 85+: not among its largest Burra Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bethungra 60.5% lone person
Bethungra — Lone Person: 60.5% Bethungra — Couple Families: 32.6% Bethungra — One Parent Families: 7.0%
Burra Creek 63.6% lone person
Burra Creek — Lone Person: 63.6% Burra Creek — Couple Families: 36.4% Burra Creek — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bethungra 8.2% renting
Bethungra — Owned Outright: 53.1% Bethungra — Mortgage: 38.8% Bethungra — Renting: 8.2%
Burra Creek 28.1% renting
Burra Creek — Owned Outright: 53.1% Burra Creek — Mortgage: 18.8% Burra Creek — Renting: 28.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bethungra 89.2% houses
Bethungra — Houses: 89.2% Bethungra — Flats / Apartments: 10.8%
Burra Creek 96.8% houses
Burra Creek — Houses: 96.8% Burra Creek — Flats / Apartments: 3.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Bethungra Burra Creek
Certificate III & IV 17.5% / 16.9%
Bethungra — Certificate III & IV: 17.5% Burra Creek — Certificate III & IV: 16.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.2% / 4.2%
Bethungra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.2% Burra Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.2%
Bachelor Degree 7.3% / 7.0%
Bethungra — Bachelor Degree: 7.3% Burra Creek — Bachelor Degree: 7.0%
Postgraduate Degree 2.9% / —
Bethungra — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9% Burra Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / —
Bethungra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% Burra Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).

Property market

Bethungra Burra Creek
Median house price $470,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Burra Creek has more rural and farming land (100% vs 88%); Bethungra has more land zoned for conservation (11% vs 0%).

Bethungra Burra Creek
Rural and farming 88% 100%
Environmental 11% 0%
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

Bethungra Burra Creek
New dwellings approved 12
across Junee
 26
across Cootamundra-Gundagai
Approvals change year on year +0% +167%

Ranking within NSW

Bethungra Burra Creek
House price Higher than 11% of NSW —
Income Higher than 13% of NSW Higher than 34% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 18% of NSW Higher than 2% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 80% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 3% of NSW Higher than 19% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 24% of NSW Higher than 27% of NSW

Liveability

Bethungra Burra Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Bethungra carries more crime risk (72 vs 44).

Bethungra Burra Creek
Bushfire Low
24/100
 Low
29/100
Crime High
72/100
 Moderate
44/100
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

Bethungra Burra Creek
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

Bethungra Burra Creek
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 20 19

Mobility

Bethungra sits further from the CBD (403.3 km vs 379.4 km).

Bethungra Burra Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 403.3 km
+6% vs other
 379.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 266 min 255 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2590
 0.2%
postcode 2722
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 2590
 57
postcode 2722

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.

Bethungra Burra Creek
Car (driver) 60.0% / 50.0%
Bethungra — Car (driver): 60.0% Burra Creek — Car (driver): 50.0%
Worked from Home 28.3% / 50.0%
Bethungra — Worked from Home: 28.3% Burra Creek — Worked from Home: 50.0%
Car (passenger) 6.7% / —
Bethungra — Car (passenger): 6.7% Burra Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 5.0% / —
Bethungra — Walked Only: 5.0% Burra Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.0%).

Setting

Bethungra Burra Creek
Elevation 305 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 408 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bethungra Burra Creek
Connectivity score 16/100 18/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
20 premises
 0%
13 premises

Climate

Bethungra Burra Creek
Annual rainfall 559 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Bethungra Burra Creek
Average residential rate $997/yr $974/yr
Council Junee Cootamundra-Gundagai

Federal electorate

Bethungra Burra Creek
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bethungra Burra Creek
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bethungra

Retirees Rural

Burra Creek

Retirees River Rural

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