Bowral vs Burradoo
Bowral is the younger of the two, with a median age of 55 against 59 in Burradoo. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bowral, about half of households are people living alone. In Burradoo, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Burradoo: a median of $2.44 million, against $1.43 million in Bowral, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Bowral tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Burradoo 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
Bowral
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more childcare (11 vs 2)
- has more parks and reserves (19 vs 5)
- has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 2)
- But Burradoo is already more of a family suburb (60% vs 47%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Bowral
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($1,425,000 vs $2,440,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Bowral
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (20% vs 9%)
- has cheaper rent ($500/wk vs $550/wk)
- But Burradoo leaves renters under less rental stress (25% vs 33%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Bowral
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (92/100 vs 48/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Bowral
ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more GPs (9 vs 0)
- has more units and townhouses to downsize into (19% vs 5%)
- is more walkable (92/100 vs 48/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Burradoo
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.5% vs 3.3%)
Weighs house yield and population growth.
Where they sit
Bowral and Burradoo 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
Bowral has more residents (10,764 vs 2,879); Burradoo has higher household incomes ($113,360 vs $79,820).
| Bowral | Burradoo | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 10,764 +73% vs other | 2,879 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +4.2% | +8.8% |
| Median age | 55 | 59 |
| Median household income | $79,820/yr | $113,360/yr +42% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $500/wk | $550/wk +10% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).
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 (18.5%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Bowral | Burradoo | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,425,000 | $2,440,000 |
| Median unit price | $830,000 | — |
| Median land price | $1,035,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 48 days from 127 sales | 68 days from 26 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.
66 vs 7 sales
109 vs 25 sales
36 vs 18 sales
Zoning mix
Bowral has more land zoned for conservation (56% vs 44%).
| Bowral | Burradoo | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental | 56% | 44% |
| Residential | 27% | 50% |
| Parks and recreation | 8% | 3% |
| Rural and farming | 6% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% | 3% |
| 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
| Bowral | Burradoo | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 335 across Wingecarribee same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +6% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Bowral | Burradoo | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 3.3% $915/wk on $1.43M | 4.5% $2,100/wk on $2.44M |
| Units | 4.0% $650/wk on $840K | — |
Ranking within NSW
| Bowral | Burradoo | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 75% of NSW | Higher than 90% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 47% of NSW | Higher than 78% of NSW |
| Schools | Higher than 44% of NSW | — |
| Walkability | Higher than 97% of NSW | Higher than 81% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 18% of NSW | Higher than 13% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 92% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 74% of NSW | Higher than 72% of NSW |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 36% of NSW | Higher than 90% of NSW |
| Rental yield (units) | Higher than 24% of NSW | — |
Liveability
Bowral is more walkable (92 vs 48); Burradoo scores higher overall (75 vs 69).
| Bowral | Burradoo | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B | A |
| Score | 69/100 | 75/100 |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | very advantaged area decile 10/10 |
Risk profile
| Bowral | Burradoo | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 37/100 | Low 28/100 |
| 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 | 4 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Bowral | Burradoo | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 5 | 2 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 3 | 1 |
| Rated below peers | 1 same for both | |
Schools in Bowral
- Aurora Southern Highlands Steiner School Independent · Combined above peers
- Bowral High School Government · Secondary at peers
- Bowral Public School Government · Primary at peers
- St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
- Southern Highlands Christian School Independent · Combined below peers
Schools in Burradoo
- Chevalier College Independent · Secondary at peers
- Oxley College Independent · Combined below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Bowral | Burradoo | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 5 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 35 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 19 | 5 |
| Childcare | 11 | 2 |
| GPs | 9 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 5 | 0 |
| Hospitals | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 7 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 3 | 0 |
| Waterways | 26 | 3 |
Mobility
| Bowral | Burradoo | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 92/100 | 48/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 118.8 km | 120.1 km +1% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 91 min | 95 min |
| Public transport score | 79/100 Rail · Bus | 72/100 Rail · Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 127.2 7-9am + 5-7pm | 37.2 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 0 min scheduled, not actual same for both | |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.7% postcode 2576 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 41 postcode 2576 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 (55.0%).
Setting
| Bowral | Burradoo | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 679 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 687 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 41.0 km | 42.2 km |
NBN connectivity
| Bowral | Burradoo | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 66/100 | 64/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 39% 6,483 premises | 35% 1,489 premises |
Climate
| Bowral | Burradoo | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 974 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Bowral | Burradoo | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,072/yr same for both | |
| Council | Wingecarribee same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bowral | Burradoo | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Whitlam same for both | |
| Member | Carol Berry same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bowral | Burradoo | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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