Bundarra vs Stanborough
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Stanborough, the large majority of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Stanborough: a median of $590,000, against $318,000 in Bundarra, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Bundarra tends to suit people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Stanborough 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
Stanborough
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 51/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (79% 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
Bundarra
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($317,500 vs $590,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Bundarra
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $260/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Bundarra
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (412 min vs 427 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (535.5 km vs 551.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Bundarra has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 13%)
- Stanborough carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 51/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Stanborough
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (26.9% vs -0.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bundarra and Stanborough 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
Bundarra has more residents (674 vs 85); Stanborough has higher household incomes ($79,612 vs $49,660).
| Bundarra | Stanborough | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 674 +87% vs other | 85 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -0.3% | +26.9% |
| Median age | 48 same for both | |
| Median household income | $49,660/yr | $79,612/yr +60% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk | $260/wk +30% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.5%).
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 (5.9%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Bundarra | Stanborough | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $317,500 | $590,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $73,500 | — |
Zoning mix
| Bundarra | Stanborough | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Stanborough | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 17 across Uralla | 31 across Inverell |
| Approvals change year on year | — | +0% |
Ranking within NSW
| Bundarra | Stanborough | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 8% of NSW | Higher than 20% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 11% of NSW | Higher than 47% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 36% of NSW | Higher than 31% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 87% of NSW | Higher than 82% of NSW |
| EV adoption | — | Higher than 1% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 38% of NSW | Higher than 16% of NSW |
Liveability
| Bundarra | Stanborough | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 18/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Bundarra carries more crime risk (51 vs 31); Stanborough carries more bushfire risk (72 vs 54).
| Bundarra | Stanborough | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 54/100 | High 72/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 51/100 | Low 31/100 |
| 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 | Stanborough | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Stanborough
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Bundarra | Stanborough | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 3 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 5 | 0 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| GPs | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 17 | 7 |
Mobility
Stanborough sits further from the CBD (551.6 km vs 535.5 km).
| Bundarra | Stanborough | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 535.5 km | 551.6 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 412 min | 427 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 2359 | 0.0% postcode 2360 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 67 postcode 2359 | 50 postcode 2360 |
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 (72.1%).
Setting
| Bundarra | Stanborough | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 646 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 815 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Bundarra | Stanborough | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 26/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 306 premises | 0% 17 premises |
Climate
| Bundarra | Stanborough | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 690 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Bundarra | Stanborough | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $699/yr | $1,170/yr |
| Council | Uralla | Inverell |
Federal electorate
| Bundarra | Stanborough | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | New England same for both | |
| Member | Barnaby Joyce same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bundarra | Stanborough | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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