Bunnan vs Owens Gap
Owens Gap is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 53 in Bunnan. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bunnan, about half of households are couple families. In Owens Gap, most households are couple families. On these figures, Bunnan tends to suit older residents, while Owens Gap 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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
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
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Bunnan has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $290/wk)
- Owens Gap leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 19%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Owens Gap
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has a shorter drive in (219 min vs 237 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Bunnan
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 16%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Owens Gap
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (33.3% vs -6.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bunnan and Owens Gap 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
Owens Gap has higher household incomes ($107,224 vs $40,768); Owens Gap rents higher ($290/wk vs $150/wk).
| Bunnan | Owens Gap | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 94 +15% vs other | 80 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -6.0% | +33.3% |
| Median age | 53 | 37 |
| Median household income | $40,768/yr | $107,224/yr +163% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $150/wk | $290/wk +93% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).
Property market
| Bunnan | Owens Gap | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $270,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $106,800 | — |
Zoning mix
| Bunnan | Owens Gap | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 98% |
| Residential | 0% | 2% |
| 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
| Bunnan | Owens Gap | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 41 across Upper Hunter same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -20% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Bunnan | Owens Gap | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 6% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 5% of NSW | Higher than 73% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 26% of NSW | Higher than 45% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 87% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 14% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 14% of NSW | Higher than 28% of NSW |
Liveability
| Bunnan | Owens Gap | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
| Bunnan | Owens Gap | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 29/100 | Low 20/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 61/100 | Moderate 60/100 |
| 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
| Bunnan | Owens Gap | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Bunnan | Owens Gap | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 30 | 41 |
Mobility
| Bunnan | Owens Gap | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 5/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 298.9 km | 298.1 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 237 min | 219 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 2337 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 41 postcode 2337 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.9%).
Setting
| Bunnan | Owens Gap | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 313 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 335 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Bunnan | Owens Gap | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 | 19/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 46 premises | 0% 38 premises |
Climate
| Bunnan | Owens Gap | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 631 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 31.6°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.1°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Bunnan | Owens Gap | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 4.4 µg/m³ | — |
| PM10 | 13.6 µg/m³ | 15.5 µg/m³ |
| NO₂ | 0.31 pphm | — |
Council rates
| Bunnan | Owens Gap | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $968/yr same for both | |
| Council | Upper Hunter same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bunnan | Owens Gap | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | New England same for both | |
| Member | Barnaby Joyce same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bunnan | Owens Gap | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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