Bungowannah vs Splitters Creek

Bungowannah is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 47 in Splitters Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and the large majority of households are couple families.

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

Bungowannah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 45/100)

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

First-home buyers

Bungowannah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($560,000 vs $910,000)

Weighs land prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Splitters Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 12%)
  • has cheaper rent ($168/wk vs $225/wk)
  • But Bungowannah has a bigger rental market to choose from (20% vs 7%)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bungowannah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 45/100)

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

Investors

Splitters Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (16.9% vs 10.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bungowannah Splitters Creek
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.

Bungowannah Splitters Creek
Walkability 10 / 17
Bungowannah — Walkability: 10/100 Splitters Creek — Walkability: 17/100
Safety 87 / 55
Bungowannah — Safety: 87/100 Splitters Creek — Safety: 55/100
Low fire risk 35 / 22
Bungowannah — Low fire risk: 35/100 Splitters Creek — Low fire risk: 22/100

Demographics

Splitters Creek has more residents (312 vs 175); Splitters Creek has higher household incomes ($154,336 vs $99,112).

Bungowannah Splitters Creek
Population 175 312
+78% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.1% +16.9%
Median age 44 47
Median household income $99,112/yr $154,336/yr
+56% vs other
Median weekly rent $225/wk
+25% vs other
 $168/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bungowannah Splitters Creek
0-4 8.6% / 4.5%
Bungowannah — 0-4: 8.6% Splitters Creek — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 12.6% / 15.1%
Bungowannah — 5-14: 12.6% Splitters Creek — 5-14: 15.1%
15-19 5.7% / 5.1%
Bungowannah — 15-19: 5.7% Splitters Creek — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 3.4% / 2.2%
Bungowannah — 20-24: 3.4% Splitters Creek — 20-24: 2.2%
25-34 8.6% / 7.4%
Bungowannah — 25-34: 8.6% Splitters Creek — 25-34: 7.4%
35-44 9.7% / 11.9%
Bungowannah — 35-44: 9.7% Splitters Creek — 35-44: 11.9%
45-54 8.6% / 13.1%
Bungowannah — 45-54: 8.6% Splitters Creek — 45-54: 13.1%
55-64 17.7% / 18.6%
Bungowannah — 55-64: 17.7% Splitters Creek — 55-64: 18.6%
65-74 16.6% / 13.1%
Bungowannah — 65-74: 16.6% Splitters Creek — 65-74: 13.1%
75-84 4.0% / 9.0%
Bungowannah — 75-84: 4.0% Splitters Creek — 75-84: 9.0%
85+ — / —
Bungowannah — 85+: not among its largest Splitters Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bungowannah 76.7% couple families
Bungowannah — Couple Families: 76.7% Bungowannah — Lone Person: 13.3% Bungowannah — One Parent Families: 10.0%
Splitters Creek 81.2% couple families
Splitters Creek — Couple Families: 81.2% Splitters Creek — Lone Person: 12.5% Splitters Creek — One Parent Families: 6.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bungowannah 20.4% renting
Bungowannah — Owned Outright: 53.1% Bungowannah — Mortgage: 26.5% Bungowannah — Renting: 20.4%
Splitters Creek 7.4% renting
Splitters Creek — Owned Outright: 45.3% Splitters Creek — Mortgage: 47.4% Splitters Creek — Renting: 7.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Bungowannah Splitters Creek
England — / 3.2%
Bungowannah — England: not among its largest Splitters Creek — England: 3.2%
Netherlands 1.7% / —
Bungowannah — Netherlands: 1.7% Splitters Creek — Netherlands: not among its largest
Italy — / 1.6%
Bungowannah — Italy: not among its largest Splitters Creek — Italy: 1.6%
New Zealand — / 1.3%
Bungowannah — New Zealand: not among its largest Splitters Creek — New Zealand: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.2%).

Qualifications

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

Bungowannah Splitters Creek
Bachelor Degree 13.1% / 21.8%
Bungowannah — Bachelor Degree: 13.1% Splitters Creek — Bachelor Degree: 21.8%
Certificate III & IV 16.6% / 11.2%
Bungowannah — Certificate III & IV: 16.6% Splitters Creek — Certificate III & IV: 11.2%
Postgraduate Degree 5.7% / 8.3%
Bungowannah — Postgraduate Degree: 5.7% Splitters Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 8.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.7% / 8.3%
Bungowannah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7% Splitters Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 3.5%
Bungowannah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Splitters Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bungowannah 100.0% houses
Bungowannah — Houses: 100.0%
Splitters Creek 101.1% houses
Splitters Creek — Houses: 101.1%
Houses

Property market

Bungowannah Splitters Creek
Median house price — $1,130,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $560,000 $910,000

Zoning mix

Bungowannah has more rural and farming land (98% vs 22%); Splitters Creek has more land zoned for conservation (47% vs 2%).

Bungowannah Splitters Creek
Rural and farming 98% 22%
Environmental 2% 47%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 28%
Residential 0% 3%
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

Bungowannah Splitters Creek
New dwellings approved 86
across Greater Hume
 423
across Albury
Approvals change year on year +33% +14%

Ranking within NSW

Bungowannah Splitters Creek
House price — Higher than 59% of NSW
Income Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 95% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 56% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 83% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 63% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 41% of NSW Higher than 28% of NSW

Liveability

Bungowannah Splitters Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Splitters Creek carries more crime risk (45 vs 13); Splitters Creek carries more bushfire risk (78 vs 65).

Bungowannah Splitters Creek
Bushfire Moderate
65/100
 High
78/100
Crime Low
13/100
 Moderate
45/100
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 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Bungowannah Splitters Creek
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

Bungowannah Splitters Creek
Parks & reserves 0 2
Waterways 6 8

Mobility

Bungowannah Splitters Creek
Walkability score 10/100 17/100
Distance to Sydney 565.2 km
same for both
Drive time (normal traffic) 351 min 354 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2640
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 2640
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.

Bungowannah Splitters Creek
Car (driver) 67.8% / 73.2%
Bungowannah — Car (driver): 67.8% Splitters Creek — Car (driver): 73.2%
Worked from Home 28.7% / 23.6%
Bungowannah — Worked from Home: 28.7% Splitters Creek — Worked from Home: 23.6%
Walked Only 3.4% / —
Bungowannah — Walked Only: 3.4% Splitters Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) — / 3.3%
Bungowannah — Car (passenger): not among its largest Splitters Creek — Car (passenger): 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.2%).

Setting

Bungowannah Splitters Creek
Elevation 163 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 236 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bungowannah Splitters Creek
Connectivity score 28/100 19/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
72 premises
 0%
45 premises

Climate

Bungowannah Splitters Creek
Annual rainfall 700 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Bungowannah Splitters Creek
PM2.5 7.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 18.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.64 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Bungowannah Splitters Creek
Average residential rate $992/yr $1,574/yr
Council Greater Hume Albury

Federal electorate

Bungowannah Splitters Creek
Division Farrer
same for both
Member David Farley
same for both
Party One Nation
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bungowannah Splitters Creek
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bungowannah

Rural Young Families

Splitters Creek

Professionals Rural

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