Borambola vs Oura

Oura is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 48 in Borambola. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Oura, most households are couple families. On these figures, Borambola tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Oura 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

Oura

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (82% vs 62%)
  • But Borambola carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 86/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Oura

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 23%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Oura

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($175/wk vs $205/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Borambola

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a shorter drive in (271 min vs 278 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Borambola

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 86/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 13%)

Weighs 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

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

Borambola Oura
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.

Borambola Oura
Walkability 0 / 0
Borambola — Walkability: 0/100 Oura — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 83 / 14
Borambola — Safety: 83/100 Oura — Safety: 14/100
Low fire risk 89 / 59
Borambola — Low fire risk: 89/100 Oura — Low fire risk: 59/100

Demographics

Oura has more residents (246 vs 117); Borambola skews older (48 vs 36).

Borambola Oura
Population 117 246
+110% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.3% +12.3%
Median age 48 36
Median household income $84,500/yr $100,724/yr
+19% vs other
Median weekly rent $205/wk
+15% vs other
 $175/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Borambola Oura
0-4 6.8% / 6.5%
Borambola — 0-4: 6.8% Oura — 0-4: 6.5%
5-14 15.4% / 14.6%
Borambola — 5-14: 15.4% Oura — 5-14: 14.6%
15-19 4.3% / 7.7%
Borambola — 15-19: 4.3% Oura — 15-19: 7.7%
20-24 2.6% / 5.7%
Borambola — 20-24: 2.6% Oura — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 10.3% / 9.8%
Borambola — 25-34: 10.3% Oura — 25-34: 9.8%
35-44 7.7% / 15.9%
Borambola — 35-44: 7.7% Oura — 35-44: 15.9%
45-54 22.2% / 13.4%
Borambola — 45-54: 22.2% Oura — 45-54: 13.4%
55-64 20.5% / 13.8%
Borambola — 55-64: 20.5% Oura — 55-64: 13.8%
65-74 17.1% / 7.7%
Borambola — 65-74: 17.1% Oura — 65-74: 7.7%
75-84 7.7% / 4.9%
Borambola — 75-84: 7.7% Oura — 75-84: 4.9%
85+ — / —
Borambola — 85+: not among its largest Oura — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Borambola 41.4% couple families
Borambola — Couple Families: 41.4% Borambola — Lone Person: 37.9% Borambola — One Parent Families: 20.7%
Oura 68.9% couple families
Oura — Couple Families: 68.9% Oura — Lone Person: 17.8% Oura — One Parent Families: 13.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Borambola 16.7% renting
Borambola — Owned Outright: 44.4% Borambola — Mortgage: 38.9% Borambola — Renting: 16.7%
Oura 11.4% renting
Oura — Owned Outright: 37.1% Oura — Mortgage: 51.4% Oura — Renting: 11.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Borambola 107.1% houses
Borambola — Houses: 107.1%
Oura 104.2% houses
Oura — Houses: 104.2%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Borambola Oura
Certificate III & IV 20.5% / 14.2%
Borambola — Certificate III & IV: 20.5% Oura — Certificate III & IV: 14.2%
Bachelor Degree 10.3% / 11.0%
Borambola — Bachelor Degree: 10.3% Oura — Bachelor Degree: 11.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 5.3%
Borambola — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Oura — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3%
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.7%
Borambola — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Oura — Postgraduate Degree: 3.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

Property market

Borambola Oura
Median house price — $799,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Borambola Oura
Rural and farming 99%
same for both
Environmental 1%
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

Borambola Oura
New dwellings approved 548
across Wagga Wagga
same for both
Approvals change year on year +139%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Borambola Oura
House price — Higher than 33% of NSW
Income Higher than 53% of NSW Higher than 69% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 22% of NSW Higher than 40% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 79% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 38% of NSW Higher than 39% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 35% of NSW Higher than 48% of NSW

Liveability

Borambola Oura
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Oura carries more crime risk (86 vs 17); Oura carries more bushfire risk (41 vs 11).

Borambola Oura
Bushfire Low
11/100
 Moderate
41/100
Crime Low
17/100
 High
86/100
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

Borambola Oura
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

Borambola Oura
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Childcare 0 3
Waterways 11 10

Mobility

Borambola Oura
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 431.2 km 429.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 271 min 278 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2650
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 45
postcode 2650
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.

Borambola Oura
Car (driver) 60.4% / 82.1%
Borambola — Car (driver): 60.4% Oura — Car (driver): 82.1%
Worked from Home 39.6% / 9.8%
Borambola — Worked from Home: 39.6% Oura — Worked from Home: 9.8%
Walked Only — / 4.5%
Borambola — Walked Only: not among its largest Oura — Walked Only: 4.5%
Car (passenger) — / 3.6%
Borambola — Car (passenger): not among its largest Oura — Car (passenger): 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.1%).

Setting

Borambola Oura
Elevation 272 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 285 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Borambola Oura
Connectivity score 25/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
59 premises
 0%
107 premises

Climate

Borambola Oura
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

Borambola Oura
Average residential rate $1,254/yr
same for both
Council Wagga Wagga
same for both

Federal electorate

Borambola Oura
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Borambola Oura
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Borambola

Family Rural

Oura

Rural

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