Bourkelands vs Tatton

Bourkelands is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 40 in Tatton. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families.

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Bourkelands

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($780,000 vs $951,500)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and 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

Too close to call

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

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Bourkelands

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.2% vs -2.1%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bourkelands Tatton
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.

Bourkelands Tatton
Walkability 53 / 47
Bourkelands — Walkability: 53/100 Tatton — Walkability: 47/100
Safety 62 / 54
Bourkelands — Safety: 62/100 Tatton — Safety: 54/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Bourkelands — Low fire risk: 100/100 Tatton — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Tatton skews older (40 vs 35).

Bourkelands Tatton
Population 3,113
+18% vs other
 2,560
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.2% -2.1%
Median age 35 40
Median household income $114,556/yr $121,524/yr
+6% vs other
Median weekly rent $360/wk $385/wk
+7% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bourkelands Tatton
0-4 7.0% / 5.7%
Bourkelands — 0-4: 7.0% Tatton — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 16.3% / 16.0%
Bourkelands — 5-14: 16.3% Tatton — 5-14: 16.0%
15-19 7.1% / 8.4%
Bourkelands — 15-19: 7.1% Tatton — 15-19: 8.4%
20-24 4.7% / 5.2%
Bourkelands — 20-24: 4.7% Tatton — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 13.6% / 7.5%
Bourkelands — 25-34: 13.6% Tatton — 25-34: 7.5%
35-44 13.9% / 13.4%
Bourkelands — 35-44: 13.9% Tatton — 35-44: 13.4%
45-54 13.5% / 14.6%
Bourkelands — 45-54: 13.5% Tatton — 45-54: 14.6%
55-64 11.1% / 11.8%
Bourkelands — 55-64: 11.1% Tatton — 55-64: 11.8%
65-74 8.6% / 9.6%
Bourkelands — 65-74: 8.6% Tatton — 65-74: 9.6%
75-84 3.0% / 5.6%
Bourkelands — 75-84: 3.0% Tatton — 75-84: 5.6%
85+ 1.6% / 1.7%
Bourkelands — 85+: 1.6% Tatton — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bourkelands 55.5% couple families
Bourkelands — Couple Families: 55.5% Bourkelands — Lone Person: 26.0% Bourkelands — One Parent Families: 14.7% Bourkelands — Group Household: 2.4% Bourkelands — Other Families: 1.3%
Tatton 57.2% couple families
Tatton — Couple Families: 57.2% Tatton — Lone Person: 28.0% Tatton — One Parent Families: 12.4% Tatton — Group Household: 1.9% Tatton — Other Families: 0.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bourkelands 25.5% renting
Bourkelands — Owned Outright: 30.6% Bourkelands — Mortgage: 43.9% Bourkelands — Renting: 25.5%
Tatton 20.6% renting
Tatton — Owned Outright: 38.6% Tatton — Mortgage: 40.8% Tatton — Renting: 20.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bourkelands Tatton
Certificate III & IV 15.5% / 14.6%
Bourkelands — Certificate III & IV: 15.5% Tatton — Certificate III & IV: 14.6%
Bachelor Degree 13.2% / 13.8%
Bourkelands — Bachelor Degree: 13.2% Tatton — Bachelor Degree: 13.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.4% / 7.9%
Bourkelands — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4% Tatton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9%
Postgraduate Degree 3.6% / 4.7%
Bourkelands — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6% Tatton — Postgraduate Degree: 4.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.3% / 2.3%
Bourkelands — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3% Tatton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.5%).

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.

Bourkelands Tatton
India 4.0% / 2.9%
Bourkelands — India: 4.0% Tatton — India: 2.9%
England 1.5% / 1.4%
Bourkelands — England: 1.5% Tatton — England: 1.4%
Egypt 0.6% / 2.0%
Bourkelands — Egypt: 0.6% Tatton — Egypt: 2.0%
South Africa 1.0% / 0.7%
Bourkelands — South Africa: 1.0% Tatton — South Africa: 0.7%
Iraq 0.9% / 0.7%
Bourkelands — Iraq: 0.9% Tatton — Iraq: 0.7%
China 0.9% / —
Bourkelands — China: 0.9% Tatton — China: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bourkelands 94.2% houses
Bourkelands — Houses: 94.2% Bourkelands — Flats / Apartments: 4.6% Bourkelands — Townhouses: 1.2%
Tatton 89.1% houses
Tatton — Houses: 89.1% Tatton — Flats / Apartments: 10.5% Tatton — Townhouses: 0.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Bourkelands Tatton
Median house price $775,000 $840,000
Median unit price $590,000 $610,000
Median land price $780,000 $951,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 40 days
from 15 sales
 44 days
from 8 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Bourkelands Tatton
3 bed $756K / $767K
Bourkelands — 3 bed: $756K (10 sales) Tatton — 3 bed: $767K (9 sales)

10 vs 9 sales

4 bed $799K / $875K
Bourkelands — 4 bed: $799K (35 sales) Tatton — 4 bed: $875K (17 sales)

35 vs 17 sales

Zoning mix

Bourkelands Tatton
Residential 58% 73%
Parks and recreation 26% 8%
Environmental 10% 17%
Infrastructure and transport 6% 1%
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

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

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Bourkelands Tatton
Houses 4.0%
$650/wk on $849K
 3.6%
$685/wk on $989K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Bourkelands Tatton
House price Higher than 27% of NSW Higher than 40% of NSW
Income Higher than 79% of NSW Higher than 85% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 82% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 84% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 38% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 91% of NSW
same for both
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 72% of NSW Higher than 51% of NSW

Liveability

Bourkelands Tatton
Grade B
same for both
Score 62/100
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Bourkelands Tatton
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
38/100
 Moderate
46/100
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 1
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Bourkelands Tatton
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Bourkelands

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Tatton

  • Lutheran School Wagga Wagga Independent · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bourkelands Tatton
Parks & reserves 2 1
Childcare 2 1

Mobility

Bourkelands Tatton
Walkability score 53/100 47/100
Distance to Sydney 461.2 km 459.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 295 min 293 min
Public transport score 38/100
Bus
 48/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 9.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 14.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
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.

Bourkelands Tatton
Car (driver) 83.2% / 81.8%
Bourkelands — Car (driver): 83.2% Tatton — Car (driver): 81.8%
Worked from Home 9.9% / 10.8%
Bourkelands — Worked from Home: 9.9% Tatton — Worked from Home: 10.8%
Car (passenger) 5.4% / 5.6%
Bourkelands — Car (passenger): 5.4% Tatton — Car (passenger): 5.6%
Walked Only 0.5% / 0.9%
Bourkelands — Walked Only: 0.5% Tatton — Walked Only: 0.9%
Bicycle 0.4% / 0.5%
Bourkelands — Bicycle: 0.4% Tatton — Bicycle: 0.5%
Bus 0.6% / 0.3%
Bourkelands — Bus: 0.6% Tatton — Bus: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.2%).

Setting

Bourkelands Tatton
Elevation 232 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 216 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bourkelands Tatton
Connectivity score 83/100
same for both
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 55%
1,218 premises
 51%
1,004 premises

Climate

Bourkelands Tatton
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

Air quality (annual mean)

Bourkelands Tatton
PM2.5 7.7 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 23.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Bourkelands Tatton
Average residential rate $1,254/yr
same for both
Council Wagga Wagga
same for both

Federal electorate

Bourkelands Tatton
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bourkelands Tatton
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bourkelands

Family Large Blocks

Tatton

Large Blocks

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