Bundarra vs Baldersleigh

Comparing Bundarra and Baldersleigh, NSW: Bundarra rents higher ($200/wk vs $0/wk); Bundarra carries more crime risk (51 vs 11); and Bundarra sits further from the CBD (535.5 km vs 530.9 km).

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

Baldersleigh

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 51/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 52%)
  • But Bundarra has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Bundarra has cheaper land ($73,500 vs $1,362,500)
  • Baldersleigh leaves households under less mortgage stress (14% vs 23%)

Weighs land prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Baldersleigh

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $200/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Bundarra has a shorter drive in (412 min vs 431 min)
  • Baldersleigh sits closer to the CBD (530.9 km vs 535.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Baldersleigh

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 51/100)

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

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

Bundarra Baldersleigh
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.

Bundarra Baldersleigh
Walkability 0 / 0
Bundarra — Walkability: 0/100 Baldersleigh — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 49 / 89
Bundarra — Safety: 49/100 Baldersleigh — Safety: 89/100
Low fire risk 46 / 64
Bundarra — Low fire risk: 46/100 Baldersleigh — Low fire risk: 64/100

Demographics

Bundarra rents higher ($200/wk vs $0/wk); Bundarra has more residents (674 vs 55).

Bundarra Baldersleigh
Population 674
+92% vs other
 55
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.3% +1.9%
Median age 48 49
Median household income $49,660/yr $81,224/yr
+64% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bundarra Baldersleigh
0-4 5.6% / —
Bundarra — 0-4: 5.6% Baldersleigh — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 12.2% / 14.5%
Bundarra — 5-14: 12.2% Baldersleigh — 5-14: 14.5%
15-19 5.0% / 7.3%
Bundarra — 15-19: 5.0% Baldersleigh — 15-19: 7.3%
20-24 4.3% / —
Bundarra — 20-24: 4.3% Baldersleigh — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 9.9% / —
Bundarra — 25-34: 9.9% Baldersleigh — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 9.5% / 5.5%
Bundarra — 35-44: 9.5% Baldersleigh — 35-44: 5.5%
45-54 13.8% / 29.1%
Bundarra — 45-54: 13.8% Baldersleigh — 45-54: 29.1%
55-64 16.3% / 14.5%
Bundarra — 55-64: 16.3% Baldersleigh — 55-64: 14.5%
65-74 12.8% / 23.6%
Bundarra — 65-74: 12.8% Baldersleigh — 65-74: 23.6%
75-84 7.6% / —
Bundarra — 75-84: 7.6% Baldersleigh — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 1.9% / —
Bundarra — 85+: 1.9% Baldersleigh — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bundarra 38.2% couple families
Bundarra — Couple Families: 38.2% Bundarra — Lone Person: 38.9% Bundarra — One Parent Families: 13.9% Bundarra — Group Household: 5.6% Bundarra — Other Families: 3.5%
Baldersleigh 41.7% couple families
Baldersleigh — Couple Families: 41.7% Baldersleigh — Lone Person: 33.3% Baldersleigh — One Parent Families: 25.0% Baldersleigh — Group Household: 0.0% Baldersleigh — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bundarra 14.5% renting
Bundarra — Owned Outright: 56.0% Bundarra — Mortgage: 29.5% Bundarra — Renting: 14.5%
Baldersleigh 0.0% renting
Baldersleigh — Owned Outright: 71.4% Baldersleigh — Mortgage: 28.6% Baldersleigh — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bundarra 100.0% houses
Bundarra — Houses: 100.0%
Baldersleigh 100.0% houses
Baldersleigh — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Bundarra Baldersleigh
Certificate III & IV 16.9% / 23.6%
Bundarra — Certificate III & IV: 16.9% Baldersleigh — Certificate III & IV: 23.6%
Postgraduate Degree — / 16.4%
Bundarra — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Baldersleigh — Postgraduate Degree: 16.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.0% / 7.3%
Bundarra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0% Baldersleigh — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Bachelor Degree 4.2% / 5.5%
Bundarra — Bachelor Degree: 4.2% Baldersleigh — Bachelor Degree: 5.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.6%).

Property market

Bundarra Baldersleigh
Median house price $317,500 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $73,500 $1,362,500

Zoning mix

Bundarra Baldersleigh
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

Bundarra Baldersleigh
New dwellings approved 17
across Uralla
 77
across Armidale
Approvals change year on year — -76%

Ranking within NSW

Bundarra Baldersleigh
House price Higher than 8% of NSW —
Income Higher than 11% of NSW Higher than 49% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 36% of NSW Higher than 29% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 87% of NSW —
EV adoption — Higher than 2% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 38% of NSW Higher than 15% of NSW

Liveability

Bundarra Baldersleigh
Grade D —
Score 18/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Bundarra carries more crime risk (51 vs 11); Bundarra carries more bushfire risk (54 vs 36).

Bundarra Baldersleigh
Bushfire Moderate
54/100
 Low
36/100
Crime Moderate
51/100
 Low
11/100
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

Bundarra Baldersleigh
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Bundarra

  • Bundarra Central School Government · Combined below peers

Schools in Baldersleigh

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

Amenities in the suburb

Bundarra Baldersleigh
Cafes & restaurants 3 0
Parks & reserves 5 0
Childcare 1 0
GPs 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 17 3

Mobility

Bundarra sits further from the CBD (535.5 km vs 530.9 km).

Bundarra Baldersleigh
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 535.5 km 530.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 412 min 431 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2359
 0.1%
postcode 2365
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 67
postcode 2359
 49
postcode 2365

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.

Bundarra Baldersleigh
Car (driver) 61.4% / 61.5%
Bundarra — Car (driver): 61.4% Baldersleigh — Car (driver): 61.5%
Worked from Home 26.5% / 38.5%
Bundarra — Worked from Home: 26.5% Baldersleigh — Worked from Home: 38.5%
Car (passenger) 6.9% / —
Bundarra — Car (passenger): 6.9% Baldersleigh — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 5.3% / —
Bundarra — Walked Only: 5.3% Baldersleigh — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (61.5%).

Setting

Bundarra Baldersleigh
Elevation 646 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 1,047 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bundarra Baldersleigh
Connectivity score 26/100 15/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
306 premises
 0%
22 premises

Climate

Bundarra Baldersleigh
Annual rainfall 690 mm 836 mm
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Bundarra Baldersleigh
Average residential rate $699/yr $1,477/yr
Council Uralla Armidale

Federal electorate

Bundarra Baldersleigh
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bundarra Baldersleigh
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bundarra

Affordable Rural

Baldersleigh

Premium Rural

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