Braidwood vs Durran Durra

Durran Durra is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 50 in Braidwood. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Durran Durra: a median of $1.27 million, against $750,000 in Braidwood, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Braidwood tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Durran Durra suits families with children and 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

Durran Durra

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 61/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (53% vs 43%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 88%)
  • But Braidwood has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Braidwood

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($445,000 vs $1,350,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($750,000 vs $1,275,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Braidwood

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (24% vs 10%)
  • has cheaper rent ($345/wk vs $430/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Braidwood is more walkable (49/100 vs 12/100)
  • Durran Durra sits closer to the CBD (250.4 km vs 278.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Braidwood

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (49/100 vs 12/100)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • But Durran Durra carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 61/100)

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

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

Braidwood Durran Durra
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.

Braidwood Durran Durra
Walkability 49 / 12
Braidwood — Walkability: 49/100 Durran Durra — Walkability: 12/100
Safety 39 / 79
Braidwood — Safety: 39/100 Durran Durra — Safety: 79/100
Low fire risk 26 / 57
Braidwood — Low fire risk: 26/100 Durran Durra — Low fire risk: 57/100

Demographics

Braidwood has more residents (1,720 vs 114); Durran Durra has higher household incomes ($107,224 vs $73,424).

Braidwood Durran Durra
Population 1,720
+93% vs other
 114
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.2% +6.5%
Median age 50 46
Median household income $73,424/yr $107,224/yr
+46% vs other
Median weekly rent $345/wk $430/wk
+25% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Braidwood Durran Durra
0-4 4.8% / 3.5%
Braidwood — 0-4: 4.8% Durran Durra — 0-4: 3.5%
5-14 11.1% / 20.2%
Braidwood — 5-14: 11.1% Durran Durra — 5-14: 20.2%
15-19 4.0% / 6.1%
Braidwood — 15-19: 4.0% Durran Durra — 15-19: 6.1%
20-24 3.7% / 2.6%
Braidwood — 20-24: 3.7% Durran Durra — 20-24: 2.6%
25-34 9.5% / 5.3%
Braidwood — 25-34: 9.5% Durran Durra — 25-34: 5.3%
35-44 10.6% / 8.8%
Braidwood — 35-44: 10.6% Durran Durra — 35-44: 8.8%
45-54 12.6% / 21.1%
Braidwood — 45-54: 12.6% Durran Durra — 45-54: 21.1%
55-64 14.4% / 14.9%
Braidwood — 55-64: 14.4% Durran Durra — 55-64: 14.9%
65-74 14.1% / 13.2%
Braidwood — 65-74: 14.1% Durran Durra — 65-74: 13.2%
75-84 12.3% / 9.6%
Braidwood — 75-84: 12.3% Durran Durra — 75-84: 9.6%
85+ 3.3% / 2.6%
Braidwood — 85+: 3.3% Durran Durra — 85+: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Braidwood 53.0% lone person
Braidwood — Lone Person: 53.0% Braidwood — Couple Families: 31.0% Braidwood — One Parent Families: 11.9% Braidwood — Group Household: 2.4% Braidwood — Other Families: 1.7%
Durran Durra 47.4% lone person
Durran Durra — Lone Person: 47.4% Durran Durra — Couple Families: 52.6% Durran Durra — One Parent Families: 0.0% Durran Durra — Group Household: 0.0% Durran Durra — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Braidwood 23.9% renting
Braidwood — Owned Outright: 48.5% Braidwood — Mortgage: 27.6% Braidwood — Renting: 23.9%
Durran Durra 10.3% renting
Durran Durra — Owned Outright: 51.3% Durran Durra — Mortgage: 38.5% Durran Durra — Renting: 10.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Braidwood Durran Durra
England 4.2% / —
Braidwood — England: 4.2% Durran Durra — England: not among its largest
New Zealand 1.0% / 2.6%
Braidwood — New Zealand: 1.0% Durran Durra — New Zealand: 2.6%
Scotland 0.6% / —
Braidwood — Scotland: 0.6% Durran Durra — Scotland: not among its largest
France 0.6% / —
Braidwood — France: 0.6% Durran Durra — France: not among its largest
Philippines 0.5% / —
Braidwood — Philippines: 0.5% Durran Durra — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.2%).

Qualifications

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

Braidwood Durran Durra
Certificate III & IV 14.3% / 16.7%
Braidwood — Certificate III & IV: 14.3% Durran Durra — Certificate III & IV: 16.7%
Bachelor Degree 13.5% / 9.6%
Braidwood — Bachelor Degree: 13.5% Durran Durra — Bachelor Degree: 9.6%
Postgraduate Degree 5.1% / 11.4%
Braidwood — Postgraduate Degree: 5.1% Durran Durra — Postgraduate Degree: 11.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 5.3%
Braidwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Durran Durra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.0% / 2.6%
Braidwood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0% Durran Durra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Braidwood 87.5% houses
Braidwood — Houses: 87.5% Braidwood — Townhouses: 8.3% Braidwood — Flats / Apartments: 4.2%
Durran Durra 100.0% houses
Durran Durra — Houses: 100.0% Durran Durra — Townhouses: 0.0% Durran Durra — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Braidwood Durran Durra
Median house price $750,000 $1,275,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $445,000 $1,350,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 120 days
from 37 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Braidwood Durran Durra
Rural and farming 97% 98%
Environmental 1% 2%
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

Braidwood Durran Durra
New dwellings approved 510
across Queanbeyan-Palerang
same for both
Approvals change year on year +231%
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.

Braidwood Durran Durra
Houses 3.0%
$520/wk on $887K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Braidwood Durran Durra
House price Higher than 28% of NSW Higher than 66% of NSW
Income Higher than 40% of NSW Higher than 73% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 81% of NSW Higher than 60% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 65% of NSW Higher than 51% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 73% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 87% of NSW Higher than 33% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 24% of NSW —

Liveability

Braidwood is more walkable (49 vs 12).

Braidwood Durran Durra
Grade C —
Score 33/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Braidwood carries more crime risk (61 vs 21); Braidwood carries more bushfire risk (74 vs 43).

Braidwood Durran Durra
Bushfire High
74/100
 Moderate
43/100
Crime Moderate
61/100
 Low
21/100
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

Braidwood Durran Durra
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Braidwood

  • St Bede's Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Braidwood Central School Government · Combined below peers

Schools in Durran Durra

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

Amenities in the suburb

Braidwood Durran Durra
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 11 0
Parks & reserves 6 0
Childcare 2 0
GPs 3 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 2 0
Waterways 92 7

Mobility

Braidwood sits further from the CBD (278.5 km vs 250.4 km).

Braidwood Durran Durra
Walkability score 49/100 12/100
Distance to Sydney 278.5 km
+10% vs other
 250.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 194 min 190 min
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 2622
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 57
postcode 2622
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.

Braidwood Durran Durra
Car (driver) 62.0% / 60.9%
Braidwood — Car (driver): 62.0% Durran Durra — Car (driver): 60.9%
Worked from Home 20.1% / 26.1%
Braidwood — Worked from Home: 20.1% Durran Durra — Worked from Home: 26.1%
Car (passenger) 3.7% / 13.0%
Braidwood — Car (passenger): 3.7% Durran Durra — Car (passenger): 13.0%
Walked Only 13.0% / —
Braidwood — Walked Only: 13.0% Durran Durra — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bus 0.6% / —
Braidwood — Bus: 0.6% Durran Durra — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.0%).

Setting

Braidwood Durran Durra
Elevation 666 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 727 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 44.9 km 48.9 km

NBN connectivity

Braidwood Durran Durra
Connectivity score 77/100 23/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 45%
1,100 premises
 0%
50 premises

Climate

Braidwood Durran Durra
Annual rainfall 724 mm 718 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 25.8°C
Winter min (Jul) — 1.0°C

Council rates

Braidwood Durran Durra
Average residential rate $1,751/yr
same for both
Council Queanbeyan-Palerang
same for both

Federal electorate

Braidwood Durran Durra
Division Eden-monaro
same for both
Member Kristy Mcbain
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Braidwood Durran Durra
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Braidwood

Retirees River Rural

Durran Durra

Family Retirees Rural

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