Brungle vs Darbalara
Darbalara is the younger of the two, with a median age of 29 against 39 in Brungle. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Brungle, most households are people living alone. In Darbalara, most households are couple families. On these figures, Brungle tends to suit people living alone, while Darbalara 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
Darbalara
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 46/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (56% vs 38%)
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
Brungle
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($178/wk vs $325/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Darbalara
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (385.4 km vs 395.3 km)
- has a shorter drive in (249 min vs 255 min)
- But Brungle is more walkable (25/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Brungle is more walkable (25/100 vs 0/100)
- Darbalara carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 46/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Brungle
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (30.4% vs 24.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Brungle and Darbalara 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
Brungle has more residents (146 vs 62); Darbalara rents higher ($325/wk vs $178/wk).
| Brungle | Darbalara | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 146 +58% vs other | 62 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +30.4% | +24.0% |
| Median age | 39 | 29 |
| Median household income | $74,724/yr | $110,500/yr +48% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $178/wk | $325/wk +83% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).
Property market
| Brungle | Darbalara | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $1,100,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $65,000 | — |
Zoning mix
| Brungle | Darbalara | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 94% | 100% |
| Environmental | 6% | 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
| Brungle | Darbalara | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 36 across Snowy Valleys | 26 across Cootamundra-Gundagai |
| Approvals change year on year | -50% | +167% |
Ranking within NSW
| Brungle | Darbalara | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 57% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 42% of NSW | Higher than 76% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 72% of NSW | Higher than 38% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 64% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 19% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 53% of NSW | Higher than 43% of NSW |
Liveability
Brungle is more walkable (25 vs 0).
| Brungle | Darbalara | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
Darbalara carries more bushfire risk (19 vs 0); Brungle carries more crime risk (46 vs 12).
| Brungle | Darbalara | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 19/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 46/100 | Low 12/100 |
| 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
| Brungle | Darbalara | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Brungle
- Brungle Public School Government · Primary
Schools in Darbalara
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Brungle | Darbalara | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 4 | 14 |
Mobility
Brungle sits further from the CBD (395.3 km vs 385.4 km).
| Brungle | Darbalara | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 25/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 395.3 km +3% vs other | 385.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 255 min | 249 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 2722 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 57 postcode 2722 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 (73.1%).
Setting
| Brungle | Darbalara | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 239 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 394 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Brungle | Darbalara | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 53 premises | 0% 18 premises |
Climate
| Brungle | Darbalara | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 889 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.7°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.9°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Brungle | Darbalara | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $945/yr | $974/yr |
| Council | Snowy Valleys | Cootamundra-Gundagai |
Federal electorate
| Brungle | Darbalara | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Riverina same for both | |
| Member | Michael Mccormack same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Brungle | Darbalara | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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