Bigga vs Tuena
Comparing Bigga and Tuena, NSW: Bigga has more residents (268 vs 81); Tuena carries more crime risk (83 vs 54); and Bigga sits further from the CBD (297.9 km vs 292.7 km).
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
Bigga
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (54/100 vs 83/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Tuena
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 31%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Bigga leaves renters under less rental stress (25% vs 31%)
- Tuena has cheaper rent ($180/wk vs $215/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Tuena
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (292.7 km vs 297.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Bigga
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (54/100 vs 83/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Tuena
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (37.3% vs 9.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bigga and Tuena 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
Bigga has more residents (268 vs 81); Bigga has higher household incomes ($45,500 vs $29,848).
| Bigga | Tuena | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 268 +70% vs other | 81 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +9.4% | +37.3% |
| Median age | 57 | 59 |
| Median household income | $45,500/yr +34% vs other | $29,848/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $215/wk +16% vs other | $180/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.9%).
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 (17.3%).
Property market
| Bigga | Tuena | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $560,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $180,000 | — |
Zoning mix
| Bigga | Tuena | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 83% | 77% |
| Environmental | 16% | 22% |
| Parks and recreation | 1% | 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
| Bigga | Tuena | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 44 across Upper Lachlan same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +175% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Bigga | Tuena | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 5% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 7% of NSW | Higher than 1% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 7% of NSW | Higher than 9% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 90% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 6% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 23% of NSW | Higher than 5% of NSW |
Liveability
| Bigga | Tuena | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Tuena carries more crime risk (83 vs 54).
| Bigga | Tuena | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 39/100 | Low 36/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 54/100 | High 83/100 |
| 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
| Bigga | Tuena | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Bigga
- Bigga Public School Government · Primary
Schools in Tuena
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Bigga | Tuena | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 4 |
| Police stations | 1 same for both | |
| Waterways | 71 | 20 |
Mobility
Bigga sits further from the CBD (297.9 km vs 292.7 km).
| Bigga | Tuena | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 297.9 km +2% vs other | 292.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 213 min | 210 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 2583 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 47 postcode 2583 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.5%).
Setting
| Bigga | Tuena | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 637 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 683 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Bigga | Tuena | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 16/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 117 premises | 0% 37 premises |
Council rates
| Bigga | Tuena | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $636/yr same for both | |
| Council | Upper Lachlan same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bigga | Tuena | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Riverina same for both | |
| Member | Michael Mccormack same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bigga | Tuena | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.