Bureen vs Dalswinton
Dalswinton is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 42 in Bureen. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Bureen, the large majority of households are couple families. In Dalswinton, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Bureen tends to suit couples, while Dalswinton suits people living alone.
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
Bureen
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (77% vs 33%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 68%)
- But Dalswinton carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 23/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Dalswinton
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (34% vs 52%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Dalswinton
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $300/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Bureen sits closer to the CBD (252 km vs 255.8 km)
- Dalswinton is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Dalswinton
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 23/100)
- is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
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
Bureen and Dalswinton 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
Bureen rents higher ($300/wk vs $200/wk); Bureen has higher household incomes ($110,500 vs $94,224).
| Bureen | Dalswinton | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 70 +19% vs other | 57 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +14.8% | +11.8% |
| Median age | 42 | 36 |
| Median household income | $110,500/yr +15% vs other | $94,224/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk +33% vs other | $200/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).
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 (22.9%).
Zoning mix
Dalswinton has more rural and farming land (98% vs 67%); Bureen has more land zoned for conservation (33% vs 2%).
| Bureen | Dalswinton | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 67% | 98% |
| Environmental | 33% | 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
| Bureen | Dalswinton | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 71 across Muswellbrook same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +13% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Bureen | Dalswinton | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 76% of NSW | Higher than 61% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 10% of NSW | Higher than 67% of NSW |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 33% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 24% of NSW | Higher than 7% of NSW |
Liveability
Dalswinton is more walkable (17 vs 0).
| Bureen | Dalswinton | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Bureen carries more crime risk (23 vs 0); Dalswinton carries more bushfire risk (46 vs 29).
| Bureen | Dalswinton | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 29/100 | Moderate 46/100 |
| Crime | Low 23/100 | None 0/100 |
| 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
| Bureen | Dalswinton | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Mobility
Dalswinton sits further from the CBD (255.8 km vs 252 km).
| Bureen | Dalswinton | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 17/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 252 km | 255.8 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 177 min | 181 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 2328 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 44 postcode 2328 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 (60.0%).
Setting
| Bureen | Dalswinton | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 156 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 118 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Bureen | Dalswinton | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 16/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 10 premises | 0% 6 premises |
Climate
| Bureen | Dalswinton | |
|---|---|---|
| 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)
| Bureen | Dalswinton | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | — same for both | |
| PM10 | 17.7 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Bureen | Dalswinton | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $936/yr same for both | |
| Council | Muswellbrook same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bureen | Dalswinton | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | New England same for both | |
| Member | Barnaby Joyce same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bureen | Dalswinton | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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