Brisbane Grove vs Tirrannaville
Brisbane Grove is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 52 in Tirrannaville. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Tirrannaville, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Tirrannaville tends to suit 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Brisbane Grove is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 55%)
- Tirrannaville carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 68/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Tirrannaville
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($245/wk vs $314/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Brisbane Grove
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (14/100 vs 5/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (199.7 km vs 212 km)
- has a shorter drive in (137 min vs 143 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Brisbane Grove is more walkable (14/100 vs 5/100)
- Tirrannaville carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 68/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Brisbane Grove
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (12.2% vs -0.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Brisbane Grove and Tirrannaville 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
Tirrannaville has more residents (235 vs 147); Brisbane Grove rents higher ($314/wk vs $245/wk).
| Brisbane Grove | Tirrannaville | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 147 | 235 +60% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +12.2% | -0.8% |
| Median age | 47 | 52 |
| Median household income | $119,132/yr +12% vs other | $105,196/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $314/wk +22% vs other | $245/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (5.1%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Brisbane Grove | Tirrannaville | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $1,950,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $400,000 | — |
Zoning mix
Tirrannaville has more land zoned for conservation (12% vs 1%).
| Brisbane Grove | Tirrannaville | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 91% | 88% |
| Environmental | 1% | 12% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 4% | 0% |
| Residential | 3% | 0% |
| 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
| Brisbane Grove | Tirrannaville | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 332 across Goulburn Mulwaree same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -1% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Brisbane Grove | Tirrannaville | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 85% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 83% of NSW | Higher than 71% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 65% of NSW | Higher than 49% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 20% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 49% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 21% of NSW | Higher than 20% of NSW |
Liveability
Brisbane Grove is more walkable (14 vs 5).
| Brisbane Grove | Tirrannaville | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Brisbane Grove carries more crime risk (68 vs 15); Brisbane Grove carries more bushfire risk (84 vs 63).
| Brisbane Grove | Tirrannaville | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 84/100 | Moderate 63/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 68/100 | Low 15/100 |
| 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 | 5 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Brisbane Grove | Tirrannaville | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Brisbane Grove
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Tirrannaville
- Tirranna Public School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Brisbane Grove | Tirrannaville | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 4 | 11 |
Mobility
Tirrannaville sits further from the CBD (212 km vs 199.7 km).
| Brisbane Grove | Tirrannaville | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 14/100 | 5/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 199.7 km | 212 km +6% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 137 min | 143 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.2%).
Setting
| Brisbane Grove | Tirrannaville | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 679 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 666 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Brisbane Grove | Tirrannaville | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 12 premises | 0% 38 premises |
Climate
| Brisbane Grove | Tirrannaville | |
|---|---|---|
| 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)
| Brisbane Grove | Tirrannaville | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Brisbane Grove | Tirrannaville | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,370/yr same for both | |
| Council | Goulburn Mulwaree same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Brisbane Grove | Tirrannaville | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Eden-monaro same for both | |
| Member | Kristy Mcbain same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Brisbane Grove | Tirrannaville | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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