Bureen vs Jerrys Plains
Jerrys Plains is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 42 in Bureen. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Bureen tends to suit couples and older residents, while Jerrys Plains suits families with children.
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 the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 33/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Jerrys Plains
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 52%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Bureen
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $350/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Jerrys Plains
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (236.2 km vs 252 km)
- has a shorter drive in (168 min vs 177 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Bureen
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 10%)
- carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 33/100)
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 Jerrys Plains 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
Jerrys Plains has more residents (447 vs 70); Bureen skews older (42 vs 34).
| Bureen | Jerrys Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 70 | 447 +539% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +14.8% | +16.1% |
| Median age | 42 | 34 |
| Median household income | $110,500/yr +5% vs other | $105,040/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk | $350/wk +17% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).
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%).
Property market
| Bureen | Jerrys Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $665,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Bureen has more land zoned for conservation (33% vs 21%); Jerrys Plains has more rural and farming land (78% vs 67%).
| Bureen | Jerrys Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 67% | 78% |
| Environmental | 33% | 21% |
| 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 | Jerrys Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 71 across Muswellbrook | 121 across Singleton |
| Approvals change year on year | +13% | +46% |
Ranking within NSW
| Bureen | Jerrys Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 25% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 76% of NSW | Higher than 71% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 10% of NSW | Higher than 44% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 87% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 33% of NSW | Higher than 27% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 24% of NSW | Higher than 49% of NSW |
Liveability
| Bureen | Jerrys Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Jerrys Plains carries more bushfire risk (66 vs 29); Jerrys Plains carries more crime risk (33 vs 23).
| Bureen | Jerrys Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 29/100 | Moderate 66/100 |
| Crime | Low 23/100 | Low 33/100 |
| 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 | Jerrys Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Bureen
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Jerrys Plains
- Jerrys Plains Public School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Bureen | Jerrys Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| EV chargers | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 0 | 38 |
Mobility
Bureen sits further from the CBD (252 km vs 236.2 km).
| Bureen | Jerrys Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 252 km +6% vs other | 236.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 177 min | 168 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 2328 | 0.2% postcode 2330 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 44 postcode 2328 | 54 postcode 2330 |
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 (79.0%).
Setting
| Bureen | Jerrys Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 156 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 110 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Bureen | Jerrys Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 16/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 10 premises | 0% 164 premises |
Climate
| Bureen | Jerrys Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Jerrys Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | — same for both | |
| PM10 | 17.7 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Bureen | Jerrys Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $936/yr | $1,287/yr |
| Council | Muswellbrook | Singleton |
Federal electorate
| Bureen | Jerrys Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | New England | Hunter |
| Member | Barnaby Joyce | Dan Repacholi |
| Party | The Nationals | Australian Labor Party |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bureen | Jerrys Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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