Breadalbane vs Gurrundah

Gurrundah is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 47 in Breadalbane. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Gurrundah tends to suit people living alone and 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

Breadalbane

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (87% vs 67%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 82%)
  • But Gurrundah carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 77/100)

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

First-home buyers

Breadalbane

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 35%)

Weighs land prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Gurrundah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (24% vs 9%)

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

Commuting to the city

Breadalbane

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (148 min vs 158 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (222.2 km vs 236.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Gurrundah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 77/100)

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

Investors

Gurrundah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (45.5% vs 7.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Breadalbane Gurrundah
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.

Breadalbane Gurrundah
Walkability 0 / 0
Breadalbane — Walkability: 0/100 Gurrundah — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 23 / 100
Breadalbane — Safety: 23/100 Gurrundah — Safety: 100/100
Low fire risk 65 / 74
Breadalbane — Low fire risk: 65/100 Gurrundah — Low fire risk: 74/100

Demographics

Breadalbane has more residents (107 vs 80); Breadalbane has higher household incomes ($126,724 vs $110,500).

Breadalbane Gurrundah
Population 107
+25% vs other
 80
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.0% +45.5%
Median age 47 41
Median household income $126,724/yr
+13% vs other
 $110,500/yr
Median weekly rent $277/wk
+6% vs other
 $261/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Breadalbane Gurrundah
0-4 2.8% / 8.8%
Breadalbane — 0-4: 2.8% Gurrundah — 0-4: 8.8%
5-14 13.1% / 13.8%
Breadalbane — 5-14: 13.1% Gurrundah — 5-14: 13.8%
15-19 9.3% / 3.8%
Breadalbane — 15-19: 9.3% Gurrundah — 15-19: 3.8%
20-24 4.7% / —
Breadalbane — 20-24: 4.7% Gurrundah — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 6.5% / 12.5%
Breadalbane — 25-34: 6.5% Gurrundah — 25-34: 12.5%
35-44 12.1% / 11.2%
Breadalbane — 35-44: 12.1% Gurrundah — 35-44: 11.2%
45-54 14.0% / 8.8%
Breadalbane — 45-54: 14.0% Gurrundah — 45-54: 8.8%
55-64 17.8% / 28.7%
Breadalbane — 55-64: 17.8% Gurrundah — 55-64: 28.7%
65-74 8.4% / 6.2%
Breadalbane — 65-74: 8.4% Gurrundah — 65-74: 6.2%
75-84 4.7% / 5.0%
Breadalbane — 75-84: 4.7% Gurrundah — 75-84: 5.0%
85+ — / —
Breadalbane — 85+: not among its largest Gurrundah — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Breadalbane 65.2% couple families
Breadalbane — Couple Families: 65.2% Breadalbane — Lone Person: 13.0% Breadalbane — One Parent Families: 21.7%
Gurrundah 66.7% couple families
Gurrundah — Couple Families: 66.7% Gurrundah — Lone Person: 33.3% Gurrundah — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Breadalbane 9.4% renting
Breadalbane — Owned Outright: 34.4% Breadalbane — Mortgage: 56.2% Breadalbane — Renting: 9.4%
Gurrundah 23.8% renting
Gurrundah — Owned Outright: 33.3% Gurrundah — Mortgage: 42.9% Gurrundah — Renting: 23.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Breadalbane 100.0% houses
Breadalbane — Houses: 100.0% Breadalbane — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Gurrundah 81.5% houses
Gurrundah — Houses: 81.5% Gurrundah — Flats / Apartments: 18.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Breadalbane Gurrundah
Certificate III & IV 24.3% / 21.2%
Breadalbane — Certificate III & IV: 24.3% Gurrundah — Certificate III & IV: 21.2%
Bachelor Degree 8.4% / 6.2%
Breadalbane — Bachelor Degree: 8.4% Gurrundah — Bachelor Degree: 6.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.8% / 6.2%
Breadalbane — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.8% Gurrundah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2%
Postgraduate Degree 2.8% / 3.8%
Breadalbane — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8% Gurrundah — Postgraduate Degree: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.3%).

Property market

Breadalbane Gurrundah
Median house price $985,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $425,000 $477,500

Zoning mix

Breadalbane Gurrundah
Rural and farming 99% 100%
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

Breadalbane Gurrundah
New dwellings approved 44
across Upper Lachlan
same for both
Approvals change year on year +175%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Breadalbane Gurrundah
House price Higher than 50% of NSW —
Income Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 76% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 10% of NSW Higher than 39% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 80% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 81% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 6% of NSW Higher than 20% of NSW

Liveability

Breadalbane Gurrundah
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Breadalbane carries more crime risk (77 vs 0).

Breadalbane Gurrundah
Bushfire Low
35/100
 Low
26/100
Crime High
77/100
 None
0/100
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

Breadalbane Gurrundah
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Breadalbane

  • Breadalbane Public School Government · Primary

Schools in Gurrundah

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

Amenities in the suburb

Breadalbane Gurrundah
Waterways 29 11

Mobility

Gurrundah sits further from the CBD (236.4 km vs 222.2 km).

Breadalbane Gurrundah
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 222.2 km 236.4 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 148 min 158 min
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 2581
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 67
postcode 2581
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.

Breadalbane Gurrundah
Car (driver) 69.2% / 68.3%
Breadalbane — Car (driver): 69.2% Gurrundah — Car (driver): 68.3%
Worked from Home 19.2% / 12.2%
Breadalbane — Worked from Home: 19.2% Gurrundah — Worked from Home: 12.2%
Car (passenger) 5.8% / 12.2%
Breadalbane — Car (passenger): 5.8% Gurrundah — Car (passenger): 12.2%
Walked Only 5.8% / 7.3%
Breadalbane — Walked Only: 5.8% Gurrundah — Walked Only: 7.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.2%).

Setting

Breadalbane Gurrundah
Elevation 727 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 817 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Breadalbane Gurrundah
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
23 premises
 0%
25 premises

Climate

Breadalbane Gurrundah
Annual rainfall 658 mm 840 mm
Summer max (Jan) 27.1°C —
Winter min (Jul) 2.7°C —

Air quality (annual mean)

Breadalbane Gurrundah
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

Breadalbane Gurrundah
Average residential rate $636/yr
same for both
Council Upper Lachlan
same for both

Federal electorate

Breadalbane Gurrundah
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Breadalbane Gurrundah
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Breadalbane

Rural

Gurrundah

Family Rural Young Families

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