Bullio vs High Range

High Range is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 49 in Bullio. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bullio, about half of households are people living alone. In High Range, most households are couple families. On these figures, Bullio tends to suit people living alone, share households, and older residents, while High Range 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

High Range

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 65/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (79% vs 32%)

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

Bullio

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (25% vs 6%)
  • has cheaper rent ($185/wk vs $565/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 20%)

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

Commuting to the city

High Range

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (102 min vs 132 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (132.7 km vs 147 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Bullio has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 14%)
  • High Range carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 65/100)

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

Investors

High Range

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (26.1% vs -3.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bullio High Range
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.

Bullio High Range
Walkability 0 / 0
Bullio — Walkability: 0/100 High Range — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 35 / 88
Bullio — Safety: 35/100 High Range — Safety: 88/100
Low fire risk 11 / 17
Bullio — Low fire risk: 11/100 High Range — Low fire risk: 17/100

Demographics

High Range has more residents (497 vs 79); High Range rents higher ($565/wk vs $185/wk).

Bullio High Range
Population 79 497
+529% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.7% +26.1%
Median age 49 45
Median household income $71,500/yr $143,000/yr
+100% vs other
Median weekly rent $185/wk $565/wk
+205% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bullio High Range
0-4 3.8% / 5.0%
Bullio — 0-4: 3.8% High Range — 0-4: 5.0%
5-14 6.3% / 15.3%
Bullio — 5-14: 6.3% High Range — 5-14: 15.3%
15-19 7.6% / 7.8%
Bullio — 15-19: 7.6% High Range — 15-19: 7.8%
20-24 10.1% / 4.2%
Bullio — 20-24: 10.1% High Range — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 8.9% / 7.6%
Bullio — 25-34: 8.9% High Range — 25-34: 7.6%
35-44 3.8% / 7.8%
Bullio — 35-44: 3.8% High Range — 35-44: 7.8%
45-54 10.1% / 18.1%
Bullio — 45-54: 10.1% High Range — 45-54: 18.1%
55-64 19.0% / 19.3%
Bullio — 55-64: 19.0% High Range — 55-64: 19.3%
65-74 15.2% / 9.5%
Bullio — 65-74: 15.2% High Range — 65-74: 9.5%
75-84 12.7% / 3.6%
Bullio — 75-84: 12.7% High Range — 75-84: 3.6%
85+ — / 0.6%
Bullio — 85+: not among its largest High Range — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bullio 31.6% couple families
Bullio — Couple Families: 31.6% Bullio — Lone Person: 47.4% Bullio — Group Household: 21.1% Bullio — One Parent Families: 0.0%
High Range 64.0% couple families
High Range — Couple Families: 64.0% High Range — Lone Person: 17.0% High Range — Group Household: 4.0% High Range — One Parent Families: 15.0%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bullio 25.0% renting
Bullio — Owned Outright: 37.5% Bullio — Mortgage: 37.5% Bullio — Renting: 25.0%
High Range 5.8% renting
High Range — Owned Outright: 45.3% High Range — Mortgage: 48.9% High Range — Renting: 5.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bullio 100.0% houses
Bullio — Houses: 100.0%
High Range 100.0% houses
High Range — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Bullio High Range
Certificate III & IV 21.5% / 12.5%
Bullio — Certificate III & IV: 21.5% High Range — Certificate III & IV: 12.5%
Bachelor Degree 8.9% / 16.1%
Bullio — Bachelor Degree: 8.9% High Range — Bachelor Degree: 16.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.1% / 6.6%
Bullio — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.1% High Range — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6%
Postgraduate Degree 3.8% / 4.4%
Bullio — Postgraduate Degree: 3.8% High Range — Postgraduate Degree: 4.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.4%
Bullio — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest High Range — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).

Property market

Bullio High Range
Median house price — $2,965,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

High Range has more rural and farming land (17% vs 0%); Bullio has more land zoned for conservation (100% vs 83%).

Bullio High Range
Environmental 100% 83%
Rural and farming 0% 17%
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

Bullio High Range
New dwellings approved 335
across Wingecarribee
same for both
Approvals change year on year +6%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Bullio High Range
House price — Higher than 93% of NSW
Income Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 92% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 29% of NSW Higher than 4% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 16% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 72% of NSW Higher than 71% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 15% of NSW Higher than 35% of NSW

Liveability

Bullio High Range
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Bullio carries more crime risk (65 vs 12).

Bullio High Range
Bushfire High
89/100
 High
83/100
Crime Moderate
65/100
 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

Bullio High Range
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Bullio High Range
Parks & reserves 1 2
Beaches 1 0
Waterways 22 17

Mobility

Bullio sits further from the CBD (147 km vs 132.7 km).

Bullio High Range
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 147 km
+10% vs other
 132.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 132 min 102 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 2575
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 2575
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.

Bullio High Range
Car (driver) 85.2% / 57.9%
Bullio — Car (driver): 85.2% High Range — Car (driver): 57.9%
Worked from Home 14.8% / 34.9%
Bullio — Worked from Home: 14.8% High Range — Worked from Home: 34.9%
Walked Only — / 5.6%
Bullio — Walked Only: not among its largest High Range — Walked Only: 5.6%
Car (passenger) — / 1.5%
Bullio — Car (passenger): not among its largest High Range — Car (passenger): 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.2%).

Setting

Bullio High Range
Elevation 733 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 692 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bullio High Range
Connectivity score 15/100 25/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
56 premises
 0%
123 premises

Climate

Bullio High Range
Annual rainfall 974 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Bullio High Range
Average residential rate $2,072/yr
same for both
Council Wingecarribee
same for both

Federal electorate

Bullio High Range
Division Whitlam
same for both
Member Carol Berry
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bullio High Range
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bullio

Retirees Rural

High Range

Rural

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