Book Book vs Tarcutta
Book Book is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 43 in Tarcutta. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Book Book, most households are couple families. On these figures, Book Book tends to suit families with children and couples, while Tarcutta suits people living alone.
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
Book Book
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 77/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (69% vs 56%)
- But Tarcutta has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
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
Book Book
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 16%)
- has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $205/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Tarcutta
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (260 min vs 284 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (422.3 km vs 461.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Book Book
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 77/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Book Book
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (41.3% vs -4.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Book Book and Tarcutta 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
Tarcutta has more residents (425 vs 130); Book Book has higher household incomes ($95,836 vs $65,780).
| Book Book | Tarcutta | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 130 | 425 +227% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +41.3% | -4.7% |
| Median age | 40 | 43 |
| Median household income | $95,836/yr +31% vs other | $65,780/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $150/wk | $205/wk +37% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.3%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.8%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Book Book | Tarcutta | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $349,950 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 94 days from 4 sales |
Zoning mix
| Book Book | Tarcutta | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 99% |
| 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
| Book Book | Tarcutta | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 548 across Wagga Wagga same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +139% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Book Book | Tarcutta | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 5% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 63% of NSW | Higher than 28% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 2% of NSW | Higher than 46% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 95% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 38% of NSW | Higher than 3% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 36% of NSW | Higher than 45% of NSW |
Liveability
| Book Book | Tarcutta | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Tarcutta carries more crime risk (77 vs 0); Tarcutta carries more bushfire risk (80 vs 26).
| Book Book | Tarcutta | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 26/100 | High 80/100 |
| Crime | None 0/100 | High 77/100 |
| 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
| Book Book | Tarcutta | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Book Book
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Tarcutta
- Tarcutta Public School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Book Book | Tarcutta | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 4 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| EV chargers | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 25 | 48 |
Mobility
Book Book sits further from the CBD (461.2 km vs 422.3 km).
| Book Book | Tarcutta | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 5/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 461.2 km +8% vs other | 422.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 284 min | 260 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 2650 | 0.1% postcode 2652 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 45 postcode 2650 | 58 postcode 2652 |
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 (59.6%).
Setting
| Book Book | Tarcutta | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 252 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 278 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Book Book | Tarcutta | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 26/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 33 premises | 0% 229 premises |
Climate
| Book Book | Tarcutta | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 565 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 31.8°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.4°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Book Book | Tarcutta | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,254/yr same for both | |
| Council | Wagga Wagga same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Book Book | Tarcutta | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Riverina same for both | |
| Member | Michael Mccormack same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Book Book | Tarcutta | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
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