Bullarah vs Garah

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bullarah, most households are couple families. On these figures, Bullarah tends to suit families with children and couples, while Garah suits people living alone and older residents.

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

Bullarah

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 48/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 49%)
  • But Garah has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)

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

Renters

Bullarah

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 18%)
  • has cheaper rent ($120/wk vs $240/wk)
  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (34% vs 24%)

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

Commuting to the city

Garah

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (491 min vs 510 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (693.3 km vs 711.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Bullarah carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 48/100)
  • Garah has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 10%)

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

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

Bullarah Garah
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.

Bullarah Garah
Walkability 0 / 0
Bullarah — Walkability: 0/100 Garah — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 100 / 52
Bullarah — Safety: 100/100 Garah — Safety: 52/100
Low fire risk 70 / 72
Bullarah — Low fire risk: 70/100 Garah — Low fire risk: 72/100

Demographics

Garah has more residents (291 vs 103); Garah rents higher ($240/wk vs $120/wk).

Bullarah Garah
Population 103 291
+183% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -7.2% -4.9%
Median age 42 44
Median household income $99,632/yr
+30% vs other
 $69,836/yr
Median weekly rent $120/wk $240/wk
+100% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bullarah Garah
0-4 8.7% / 6.9%
Bullarah — 0-4: 8.7% Garah — 0-4: 6.9%
5-14 11.7% / 7.9%
Bullarah — 5-14: 11.7% Garah — 5-14: 7.9%
15-19 — / 3.8%
Bullarah — 15-19: not among its largest Garah — 15-19: 3.8%
20-24 7.8% / 5.5%
Bullarah — 20-24: 7.8% Garah — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 16.5% / 16.5%
Bullarah — 25-34: 16.5% Garah — 25-34: 16.5%
35-44 12.6% / 10.0%
Bullarah — 35-44: 12.6% Garah — 35-44: 10.0%
45-54 13.6% / 12.0%
Bullarah — 45-54: 13.6% Garah — 45-54: 12.0%
55-64 18.4% / 11.7%
Bullarah — 55-64: 18.4% Garah — 55-64: 11.7%
65-74 9.7% / 19.2%
Bullarah — 65-74: 9.7% Garah — 65-74: 19.2%
75-84 — / 5.5%
Bullarah — 75-84: not among its largest Garah — 75-84: 5.5%
85+ — / 2.1%
Bullarah — 85+: not among its largest Garah — 85+: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bullarah 70.6% couple families
Bullarah — Couple Families: 70.6% Bullarah — Lone Person: 29.4% Bullarah — Group Household: 0.0% Bullarah — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Garah 43.1% couple families
Garah — Couple Families: 43.1% Garah — Lone Person: 44.6% Garah — Group Household: 6.2% Garah — One Parent Families: 6.2%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bullarah 34.5% renting
Bullarah — Owned Outright: 37.9% Bullarah — Mortgage: 27.6% Bullarah — Renting: 34.5%
Garah 23.5% renting
Garah — Owned Outright: 52.9% Garah — Mortgage: 23.5% Garah — Renting: 23.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bullarah 100.0% houses
Bullarah — Houses: 100.0%
Garah 101.2% houses
Garah — Houses: 101.2%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Bullarah Garah
Certificate III & IV 9.7% / 8.9%
Bullarah — Certificate III & IV: 9.7% Garah — Certificate III & IV: 8.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.7% / 6.2%
Bullarah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.7% Garah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2%
Bachelor Degree 5.8% / 6.9%
Bullarah — Bachelor Degree: 5.8% Garah — Bachelor Degree: 6.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.7%
Bullarah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Garah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.7%).

Property market

Bullarah Garah
Median house price — $133,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Bullarah Garah
Rural and farming 100%
same for both
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

Bullarah Garah
New dwellings approved 11
across Moree Plains
same for both
Approvals change year on year -100%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Bullarah Garah
House price — Higher than 2% of NSW
Income Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 33% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 40% of NSW Higher than 1% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 98% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 1% of NSW —
NBN connectivity Higher than 21% of NSW Higher than 1% of NSW

Liveability

Bullarah Garah
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Garah carries more crime risk (48 vs 0).

Bullarah Garah
Bushfire Low
30/100
 Low
28/100
Crime None
0/100
 Moderate
48/100
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

Bullarah Garah
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Bullarah

  • Bullarah Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Garah

  • Garah Public School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Bullarah Garah
Cafes & restaurants 1
same for both
Parks & reserves 0 3
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 40 15

Mobility

Bullarah sits further from the CBD (711.2 km vs 693.3 km).

Bullarah Garah
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 711.2 km
+3% vs other
 693.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 510 min 491 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2400
 0.0%
postcode 2405
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 78
postcode 2400
 61
postcode 2405

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.

Bullarah Garah
Car (driver) 41.5% / 56.8%
Bullarah — Car (driver): 41.5% Garah — Car (driver): 56.8%
Worked from Home 47.2% / 30.6%
Bullarah — Worked from Home: 47.2% Garah — Worked from Home: 30.6%
Walked Only 11.3% / 12.6%
Bullarah — Walked Only: 11.3% Garah — Walked Only: 12.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (56.8%).

Setting

Bullarah Garah
Elevation 160 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 181 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bullarah Garah
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
49 premises
 0%
62 premises

Council rates

Bullarah Garah
Average residential rate $1,249/yr
same for both
Council Moree Plains
same for both

Federal electorate

Bullarah Garah
Division Parkes
same for both
Member Jamie Chaffey
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bullarah Garah
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bullarah

Rural Young Families

Garah

Affordable Retirees Rural

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