Burra Creek vs Coolac

Coolac is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 45 in Burra Creek. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Burra Creek, most households are people living alone. In Coolac, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Burra Creek tends to suit people living alone, while Coolac suits 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Burra Creek carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 76/100)
  • Coolac is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 36%)

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

Burra Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (28% vs 8%)

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

Commuting to the city

Coolac

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (220 min vs 255 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (353.4 km vs 379.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Burra Creek

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 76/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 18%)

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

Investors

Coolac

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.0% vs -15.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Burra Creek Coolac
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.

Burra Creek Coolac
Walkability 0 / 0
Burra Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Coolac — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 56 / 24
Burra Creek — Safety: 56/100 Coolac — Safety: 24/100
Low fire risk 71 / 74
Burra Creek — Low fire risk: 71/100 Coolac — Low fire risk: 74/100

Demographics

Coolac has more residents (244 vs 71); Burra Creek skews older (45 vs 37).

Burra Creek Coolac
Population 71 244
+244% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -15.5% +13.0%
Median age 45 37
Median household income $71,448/yr $84,500/yr
+18% vs other
Median weekly rent $120/wk $125/wk
+4% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Burra Creek Coolac
0-4 4.2% / 9.8%
Burra Creek — 0-4: 4.2% Coolac — 0-4: 9.8%
5-14 16.9% / 12.7%
Burra Creek — 5-14: 16.9% Coolac — 5-14: 12.7%
15-19 — / 9.8%
Burra Creek — 15-19: not among its largest Coolac — 15-19: 9.8%
20-24 7.0% / 2.9%
Burra Creek — 20-24: 7.0% Coolac — 20-24: 2.9%
25-34 12.7% / 7.0%
Burra Creek — 25-34: 12.7% Coolac — 25-34: 7.0%
35-44 11.3% / 15.2%
Burra Creek — 35-44: 11.3% Coolac — 35-44: 15.2%
45-54 11.3% / 14.3%
Burra Creek — 45-54: 11.3% Coolac — 45-54: 14.3%
55-64 8.5% / 9.4%
Burra Creek — 55-64: 8.5% Coolac — 55-64: 9.4%
65-74 16.9% / 12.7%
Burra Creek — 65-74: 16.9% Coolac — 65-74: 12.7%
75-84 8.5% / 5.7%
Burra Creek — 75-84: 8.5% Coolac — 75-84: 5.7%
85+ — / —
Burra Creek — 85+: not among its largest Coolac — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Burra Creek 63.6% lone person
Burra Creek — Lone Person: 63.6% Burra Creek — Couple Families: 36.4% Burra Creek — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Coolac 32.7% lone person
Coolac — Lone Person: 32.7% Coolac — Couple Families: 50.9% Coolac — One Parent Families: 16.4%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Burra Creek 28.1% renting
Burra Creek — Owned Outright: 53.1% Burra Creek — Mortgage: 18.8% Burra Creek — Renting: 28.1%
Coolac 7.6% renting
Coolac — Owned Outright: 71.2% Coolac — Mortgage: 21.2% Coolac — Renting: 7.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Burra Creek 96.8% houses
Burra Creek — Houses: 96.8% Burra Creek — Flats / Apartments: 3.2%
Coolac 100.0% houses
Coolac — Houses: 100.0% Coolac — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Burra Creek Coolac
Certificate III & IV 16.9% / 11.1%
Burra Creek — Certificate III & IV: 16.9% Coolac — Certificate III & IV: 11.1%
Bachelor Degree 7.0% / 12.3%
Burra Creek — Bachelor Degree: 7.0% Coolac — Bachelor Degree: 12.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.2% / 2.9%
Burra Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.2% Coolac — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 3.3%
Burra Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Coolac — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.0%
Burra Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Coolac — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.9%).

Property market

Burra Creek Coolac
Median house price — $397,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Burra Creek Coolac
Rural and farming 100% 99%
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

Burra Creek Coolac
New dwellings approved 26
across Cootamundra-Gundagai
same for both
Approvals change year on year +167%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Burra Creek Coolac
House price — Higher than 11% of NSW
Income Higher than 34% of NSW Higher than 52% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 2% of NSW Higher than 4% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 93% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 19% of NSW —
NBN connectivity Higher than 27% of NSW Higher than 36% of NSW

Liveability

Burra Creek Coolac
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Coolac carries more crime risk (76 vs 44).

Burra Creek Coolac
Bushfire Low
29/100
 Low
26/100
Crime Moderate
44/100
 High
76/100
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

Burra Creek Coolac
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

Burra Creek Coolac
Parks & reserves 0 1
Fuel stations 0 2
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 19 31

Mobility

Burra Creek sits further from the CBD (379.4 km vs 353.4 km).

Burra Creek Coolac
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 379.4 km
+7% vs other
 353.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 255 min 220 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2722
 0.0%
postcode 2727
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 57
postcode 2722
 49
postcode 2727

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.

Burra Creek Coolac
Car (driver) 50.0% / 62.2%
Burra Creek — Car (driver): 50.0% Coolac — Car (driver): 62.2%
Worked from Home 50.0% / 29.7%
Burra Creek — Worked from Home: 50.0% Coolac — Worked from Home: 29.7%
Walked Only — / 5.4%
Burra Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest Coolac — Walked Only: 5.4%
Car (passenger) — / 2.7%
Burra Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest Coolac — Car (passenger): 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.2%).

Setting

Burra Creek Coolac
Elevation 408 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 423 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Burra Creek Coolac
Connectivity score 18/100 26/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
13 premises
 0%
59 premises

Climate

Burra Creek Coolac
Annual rainfall 559 mm 889 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 30.7°C
Winter min (Jul) — 3.9°C

Council rates

Burra Creek Coolac
Average residential rate $974/yr
same for both
Council Cootamundra-Gundagai
same for both

Federal electorate

Burra Creek Coolac
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Burra Creek

Retirees River Rural

Coolac

Affordable Family Rural Young Families

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