Boxers Creek vs Bungonia

Boxers Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 50 in Bungonia. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Boxers Creek, about half of households are couple families. In Bungonia, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Bungonia: a median of $760,000, against $525,000 in Boxers Creek, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Boxers Creek tends to suit couples and buyers on a tighter budget, while Bungonia 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

Bungonia

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 54/100)
  • But Boxers Creek is already more of a family suburb (69% vs 47%)

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

First-home buyers

Boxers Creek

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($525,000 vs $760,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (27% vs 37%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Boxers Creek

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (25% vs 10%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 25%)
  • has cheaper rent ($290/wk vs $320/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Boxers Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (125 min vs 130 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (183.6 km vs 186.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bungonia

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 54/100)

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

Investors

Bungonia

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (27.8% vs 14.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Boxers Creek Bungonia
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.

Boxers Creek Bungonia
Walkability 0 / 0
Boxers Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Bungonia — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 46 / 68
Boxers Creek — Safety: 46/100 Bungonia — Safety: 68/100
Low fire risk 100 / 38
Boxers Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100 Bungonia — Low fire risk: 38/100

Demographics

Bungonia has more residents (469 vs 259); Boxers Creek has higher household incomes ($75,816 vs $65,728).

Boxers Creek Bungonia
Population 259 469
+81% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +14.6% +27.8%
Median age 44 50
Median household income $75,816/yr
+13% vs other
 $65,728/yr
Median weekly rent $290/wk $320/wk
+10% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Boxers Creek Bungonia
0-4 3.9% / 4.5%
Boxers Creek — 0-4: 3.9% Bungonia — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 13.5% / 10.2%
Boxers Creek — 5-14: 13.5% Bungonia — 5-14: 10.2%
15-19 10.8% / 7.0%
Boxers Creek — 15-19: 10.8% Bungonia — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 4.2% / 2.1%
Boxers Creek — 20-24: 4.2% Bungonia — 20-24: 2.1%
25-34 6.2% / 7.5%
Boxers Creek — 25-34: 6.2% Bungonia — 25-34: 7.5%
35-44 13.1% / 10.0%
Boxers Creek — 35-44: 13.1% Bungonia — 35-44: 10.0%
45-54 15.4% / 16.2%
Boxers Creek — 45-54: 15.4% Bungonia — 45-54: 16.2%
55-64 15.1% / 22.8%
Boxers Creek — 55-64: 15.1% Bungonia — 55-64: 22.8%
65-74 14.3% / 16.8%
Boxers Creek — 65-74: 14.3% Bungonia — 65-74: 16.8%
75-84 5.4% / 3.8%
Boxers Creek — 75-84: 5.4% Bungonia — 75-84: 3.8%
85+ 2.7% / 0.9%
Boxers Creek — 85+: 2.7% Bungonia — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Boxers Creek 50.8% couple families
Boxers Creek — Couple Families: 50.8% Boxers Creek — Lone Person: 30.5% Boxers Creek — One Parent Families: 18.6% Boxers Creek — Group Household: 0.0%
Bungonia 36.0% couple families
Bungonia — Couple Families: 36.0% Bungonia — Lone Person: 47.0% Bungonia — One Parent Families: 11.0% Bungonia — Group Household: 6.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Boxers Creek 25.0% renting
Boxers Creek — Owned Outright: 44.7% Boxers Creek — Mortgage: 30.3% Boxers Creek — Renting: 25.0%
Bungonia 9.5% renting
Bungonia — Owned Outright: 53.2% Bungonia — Mortgage: 37.3% Bungonia — Renting: 9.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Boxers Creek Bungonia
Certificate III & IV 18.9% / 17.7%
Boxers Creek — Certificate III & IV: 18.9% Bungonia — Certificate III & IV: 17.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.1% / 5.3%
Boxers Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1% Bungonia — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3%
Bachelor Degree 2.7% / 7.2%
Boxers Creek — Bachelor Degree: 2.7% Bungonia — Bachelor Degree: 7.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.2% / 3.6%
Boxers Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2% Bungonia — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 1.5%
Boxers Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Bungonia — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

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.

Boxers Creek Bungonia
England 2.3% / 5.3%
Boxers Creek — England: 2.3% Bungonia — England: 5.3%
Italy 1.9% / 1.7%
Boxers Creek — Italy: 1.9% Bungonia — Italy: 1.7%
South Africa 1.9% / —
Boxers Creek — South Africa: 1.9% Bungonia — South Africa: not among its largest
Greece — / 1.9%
Boxers Creek — Greece: not among its largest Bungonia — Greece: 1.9%
Netherlands 1.2% / 0.6%
Boxers Creek — Netherlands: 1.2% Bungonia — Netherlands: 0.6%
New Zealand — / 0.9%
Boxers Creek — New Zealand: not among its largest Bungonia — New Zealand: 0.9%
Canada — / 0.9%
Boxers Creek — Canada: not among its largest Bungonia — Canada: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Boxers Creek 100.0% houses
Boxers Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Bungonia 101.8% houses
Bungonia — Houses: 101.8%
Houses

Property market

Boxers Creek Bungonia
Median house price $525,000 $760,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $750,000

Zoning mix

Boxers Creek Bungonia
Rural and farming 58% 62%
Environmental 42% 38%
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

Boxers Creek Bungonia
New dwellings approved 332
across Goulburn Mulwaree
same for both
Approvals change year on year -1%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Boxers Creek Bungonia
House price Higher than 16% of NSW Higher than 39% of NSW
Income Higher than 44% of NSW Higher than 28% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 22% of NSW Higher than 19% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 44% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 48% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 12% of NSW Higher than 24% of NSW

Liveability

Boxers Creek Bungonia
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
same for both

Risk profile

Bungonia carries more bushfire risk (62 vs 0); Boxers Creek carries more crime risk (54 vs 32).

Boxers Creek Bungonia
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
62/100
Crime Moderate
54/100
 Low
32/100
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

Boxers Creek Bungonia
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

Boxers Creek Bungonia
Parks & reserves 0 3
Waterways 6 53

Mobility

Bungonia sits further from the CBD (186.6 km vs 183.6 km).

Boxers Creek Bungonia
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 183.6 km 186.6 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 125 min 130 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2580
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 41
postcode 2580
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.

Boxers Creek Bungonia
Car (driver) 80.0% / 69.5%
Boxers Creek — Car (driver): 80.0% Bungonia — Car (driver): 69.5%
Worked from Home 14.7% / 22.2%
Boxers Creek — Worked from Home: 14.7% Bungonia — Worked from Home: 22.2%
Car (passenger) 5.3% / 3.6%
Boxers Creek — Car (passenger): 5.3% Bungonia — Car (passenger): 3.6%
Walked Only — / 4.8%
Boxers Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest Bungonia — Walked Only: 4.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.0%).

Setting

Boxers Creek Bungonia
Elevation 717 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 605 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Boxers Creek Bungonia
Connectivity score 15/100 16/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
32 premises
 0%
140 premises

Climate

Boxers Creek Bungonia
Annual rainfall 620 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 0.9°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Boxers Creek Bungonia
PM2.5 4.8 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 10.4 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.36 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Boxers Creek Bungonia
Average residential rate $1,370/yr
same for both
Council Goulburn Mulwaree
same for both

Federal electorate

Boxers Creek Bungonia
Division Eden-monaro
same for both
Member Kristy Mcbain
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Boxers Creek Bungonia
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Boxers Creek

Affordable Rural

Bungonia

Rural

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