Borambola vs Tarcutta

Tarcutta is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 48 in Borambola. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Borambola 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

Borambola

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 77/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (107% vs 97%)
  • But Tarcutta has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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 271 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (422.3 km vs 431.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Borambola

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 77/100)

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

Investors

Borambola

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.3% vs -4.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Borambola 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.

Borambola Tarcutta
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 Tarcutta
Walkability 0 / 5
Borambola — Walkability: 0/100 Tarcutta — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 83 / 23
Borambola — Safety: 83/100 Tarcutta — Safety: 23/100
Low fire risk 89 / 20
Borambola — Low fire risk: 89/100 Tarcutta — Low fire risk: 20/100

Demographics

Tarcutta has more residents (425 vs 117); Borambola has higher household incomes ($84,500 vs $65,780).

Borambola Tarcutta
Population 117 425
+263% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.3% -4.7%
Median age 48 43
Median household income $84,500/yr
+22% vs other
 $65,780/yr
Median weekly rent $205/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Borambola Tarcutta
0-4 6.8% / 5.6%
Borambola — 0-4: 6.8% Tarcutta — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 15.4% / 12.5%
Borambola — 5-14: 15.4% Tarcutta — 5-14: 12.5%
15-19 4.3% / 2.6%
Borambola — 15-19: 4.3% Tarcutta — 15-19: 2.6%
20-24 2.6% / 5.2%
Borambola — 20-24: 2.6% Tarcutta — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 10.3% / 12.5%
Borambola — 25-34: 10.3% Tarcutta — 25-34: 12.5%
35-44 7.7% / 9.9%
Borambola — 35-44: 7.7% Tarcutta — 35-44: 9.9%
45-54 22.2% / 13.4%
Borambola — 45-54: 22.2% Tarcutta — 45-54: 13.4%
55-64 20.5% / 15.1%
Borambola — 55-64: 20.5% Tarcutta — 55-64: 15.1%
65-74 17.1% / 13.9%
Borambola — 65-74: 17.1% Tarcutta — 65-74: 13.9%
75-84 7.7% / 4.2%
Borambola — 75-84: 7.7% Tarcutta — 75-84: 4.2%
85+ — / 3.1%
Borambola — 85+: not among its largest Tarcutta — 85+: 3.1%

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% Borambola — Other Families: 0.0%
Tarcutta 38.3% couple families
Tarcutta — Couple Families: 38.3% Tarcutta — Lone Person: 40.2% Tarcutta — One Parent Families: 17.8% Tarcutta — Other Families: 3.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other 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%
Tarcutta 17.1% renting
Tarcutta — Owned Outright: 55.7% Tarcutta — Mortgage: 27.1% Tarcutta — Renting: 17.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Borambola 107.1% houses
Borambola — Houses: 107.1% Borambola — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Tarcutta 97.0% houses
Tarcutta — Houses: 97.0% Tarcutta — Flats / Apartments: 3.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Borambola Tarcutta
Certificate III & IV 20.5% / 19.3%
Borambola — Certificate III & IV: 20.5% Tarcutta — Certificate III & IV: 19.3%
Bachelor Degree 10.3% / 8.5%
Borambola — Bachelor Degree: 10.3% Tarcutta — Bachelor Degree: 8.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 6.6%
Borambola — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Tarcutta — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.4%
Borambola — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Tarcutta — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%

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

Property market

Borambola 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

Borambola Tarcutta
Rural and farming 99%
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 Tarcutta
New dwellings approved 548
across Wagga Wagga
same for both
Approvals change year on year +139%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Borambola Tarcutta
House price — Higher than 5% of NSW
Income Higher than 53% of NSW Higher than 28% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 22% 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 35% of NSW Higher than 45% of NSW

Liveability

Borambola Tarcutta
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Tarcutta carries more bushfire risk (80 vs 11); Tarcutta carries more crime risk (77 vs 17).

Borambola Tarcutta
Bushfire Low
11/100
 High
80/100
Crime Low
17/100
 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

Borambola 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 Borambola

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

Borambola Tarcutta
Parks & reserves 1 4
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 11 48

Mobility

Borambola sits further from the CBD (431.2 km vs 422.3 km).

Borambola Tarcutta
Walkability score 0/100 5/100
Distance to Sydney 431.2 km
+2% vs other
 422.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 271 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.

Borambola Tarcutta
Car (driver) 60.4% / 59.6%
Borambola — Car (driver): 60.4% Tarcutta — Car (driver): 59.6%
Worked from Home 39.6% / 26.8%
Borambola — Worked from Home: 39.6% Tarcutta — Worked from Home: 26.8%
Walked Only — / 11.5%
Borambola — Walked Only: not among its largest Tarcutta — Walked Only: 11.5%
Car (passenger) — / 2.2%
Borambola — Car (passenger): not among its largest Tarcutta — Car (passenger): 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.4%).

Setting

Borambola Tarcutta
Elevation 272 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 278 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Borambola 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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Borambola

Family Rural

Tarcutta

Affordable Rural

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