Buronga vs Mourquong

Buronga is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 42 in Mourquong. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Buronga, most households own their home. In Mourquong, about half of households rent and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Buronga tends to suit families with children, while Mourquong suits renters and 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

Buronga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (59% vs 40%)

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

First-home buyers

Buronga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($190,000 vs $2,145,000)

Weighs land prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mourquong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (46% vs 25%)

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

Commuting to the city

Buronga

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1008.7 km vs 1012.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Buronga is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
  • Mourquong has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 15%)

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

Investors

Buronga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (3.3% vs -5.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Buronga Mourquong
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.

Buronga Mourquong
Walkability 17 / 0
Buronga — Walkability: 17/100 Mourquong — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 19 / 19
Buronga — Safety: 19/100 Mourquong — Safety: 19/100
Low fire risk 86 / 100
Buronga — Low fire risk: 86/100 Mourquong — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Buronga has more residents (1,252 vs 75); Mourquong has higher household incomes ($84,500 vs $71,812).

Buronga Mourquong
Population 1,252
+94% vs other
 75
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.3% -5.1%
Median age 38 42
Median household income $71,812/yr $84,500/yr
+18% vs other
Median weekly rent $203/wk
+7% vs other
 $188/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Buronga Mourquong
0-4 6.5% / 5.3%
Buronga — 0-4: 6.5% Mourquong — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 14.4% / 10.7%
Buronga — 5-14: 14.4% Mourquong — 5-14: 10.7%
15-19 6.5% / —
Buronga — 15-19: 6.5% Mourquong — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 4.7% / 5.3%
Buronga — 20-24: 4.7% Mourquong — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 14.2% / 17.3%
Buronga — 25-34: 14.2% Mourquong — 25-34: 17.3%
35-44 13.4% / 8.0%
Buronga — 35-44: 13.4% Mourquong — 35-44: 8.0%
45-54 13.2% / 10.7%
Buronga — 45-54: 13.2% Mourquong — 45-54: 10.7%
55-64 12.3% / 10.7%
Buronga — 55-64: 12.3% Mourquong — 55-64: 10.7%
65-74 8.9% / 13.3%
Buronga — 65-74: 8.9% Mourquong — 65-74: 13.3%
75-84 5.2% / 9.3%
Buronga — 75-84: 5.2% Mourquong — 75-84: 9.3%
85+ 0.9% / —
Buronga — 85+: 0.9% Mourquong — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Buronga 35.6% lone person
Buronga — Lone Person: 35.6% Buronga — Couple Families: 41.8% Buronga — One Parent Families: 17.6% Buronga — Other Families: 2.6% Buronga — Group Household: 2.3%
Mourquong 60.0% lone person
Mourquong — Lone Person: 60.0% Mourquong — Couple Families: 40.0% Mourquong — One Parent Families: 0.0% Mourquong — Other Families: 0.0% Mourquong — Group Household: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Buronga 25.2% renting
Buronga — Owned Outright: 33.2% Buronga — Mortgage: 41.6% Buronga — Renting: 25.2%
Mourquong 45.5% renting
Mourquong — Owned Outright: 54.5% Mourquong — Mortgage: 0.0% Mourquong — Renting: 45.5%
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.

Buronga Mourquong
Italy 1.1% / 5.3%
Buronga — Italy: 1.1% Mourquong — Italy: 5.3%
New Zealand 0.3% / 4.0%
Buronga — New Zealand: 0.3% Mourquong — New Zealand: 4.0%
England 1.6% / —
Buronga — England: 1.6% Mourquong — England: not among its largest
India 0.9% / —
Buronga — India: 0.9% Mourquong — India: not among its largest
Thailand 0.3% / —
Buronga — Thailand: 0.3% Mourquong — Thailand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.3%).

Qualifications

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

Buronga Mourquong
Certificate III & IV 14.9% / 9.3%
Buronga — Certificate III & IV: 14.9% Mourquong — Certificate III & IV: 9.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 5.3%
Buronga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Mourquong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3%
Bachelor Degree 8.2% / 4.0%
Buronga — Bachelor Degree: 8.2% Mourquong — Bachelor Degree: 4.0%
Postgraduate Degree 1.3% / —
Buronga — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3% Mourquong — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / —
Buronga — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Mourquong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Buronga 87.2% houses
Buronga — Houses: 87.2% Buronga — Flats / Apartments: 6.2% Buronga — Townhouses: 6.7%
Mourquong 90.9% houses
Mourquong — Houses: 90.9% Mourquong — Flats / Apartments: 9.1% Mourquong — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Buronga Mourquong
Median house price $460,000 —
Median unit price $239,000 —
Median land price $190,000 $2,145,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 42 days
from 10 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Mourquong has more industrially zoned land (21% vs 5%); Buronga has more land zoned for conservation (14% vs 3%).

Buronga Mourquong
Rural and farming 73%
same for both
Industrial 5% 21%
Environmental 14% 3%
Parks and recreation 4% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 2%
same for both
Planning zones cover 99% of Buronga and 100% of Mourquong. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve.
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

Buronga Mourquong
New dwellings approved 84
across Wentworth
same for both
Approvals change year on year -61%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Buronga Mourquong
Houses 3.7%
$480/wk on $667K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Buronga Mourquong
House price Higher than 14% of NSW —
Income Higher than 38% of NSW Higher than 54% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 34% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 88% of NSW —
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 81% of NSW Higher than 60% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 60% of NSW —

Liveability

Buronga is more walkable (17 vs 0).

Buronga Mourquong
Grade D —
Score 29/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Buronga carries more bushfire risk (14 vs 0).

Buronga Mourquong
Bushfire Low
14/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
81/100
same for both
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 5
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Buronga Mourquong
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 Buronga

  • Buronga Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Mourquong

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Buronga Mourquong
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 3 4
Childcare 2 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0

Mobility

Mourquong sits further from the CBD (1012.2 km vs 1008.7 km).

Buronga Mourquong
Walkability score 17/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 1008.7 km 1012.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 646 min 648 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2739
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 55
postcode 2739
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.

Buronga Mourquong
Car (driver) 78.5% / 51.5%
Buronga — Car (driver): 78.5% Mourquong — Car (driver): 51.5%
Worked from Home 8.0% / 30.3%
Buronga — Worked from Home: 8.0% Mourquong — Worked from Home: 30.3%
Car (passenger) 8.8% / 18.2%
Buronga — Car (passenger): 8.8% Mourquong — Car (passenger): 18.2%
Walked Only 2.3% / —
Buronga — Walked Only: 2.3% Mourquong — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bus 1.6% / —
Buronga — Bus: 1.6% Mourquong — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.5%).

Setting

Buronga Mourquong
Elevation 42 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 45 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Buronga Mourquong
Connectivity score 74/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 47%
685 premises
 0%
45 premises

Climate

Buronga Mourquong
Annual rainfall 278 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 33.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.9°C
same for both

Council rates

Buronga Mourquong
Average residential rate $891/yr
same for both
Council Wentworth
same for both

Federal electorate

Buronga Mourquong
Division Farrer
same for both
Member David Farley
same for both
Party One Nation
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Buronga Mourquong
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

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