Burra Creek vs Muttama

Muttama is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 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 Muttama, most households are couple families. On these figures, Burra Creek tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Muttama 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

Muttama

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (83% vs 36%)

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

First-home buyers

Muttama

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (10% vs 18%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Burra Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($120/wk vs $245/wk)
  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (28% vs 15%)

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

Commuting to the city

Muttama

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (236 min vs 255 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (372.7 km vs 379.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Burra Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 14%)

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

Investors

Muttama

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.9% vs -15.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Burra Creek and Muttama 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 Muttama
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 Muttama
Walkability 0 / 0
Burra Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Muttama — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 56 / 58
Burra Creek — Safety: 56/100 Muttama — Safety: 58/100
Low fire risk 71 / 78
Burra Creek — Low fire risk: 71/100 Muttama — Low fire risk: 78/100

Demographics

Muttama rents higher ($245/wk vs $120/wk); Muttama has more residents (140 vs 71).

Burra Creek Muttama
Population 71 140
+97% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -15.5% +6.9%
Median age 45 32
Median household income $71,448/yr $95,316/yr
+33% vs other
Median weekly rent $120/wk $245/wk
+104% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Burra Creek Muttama
0-4 4.2% / 16.4%
Burra Creek — 0-4: 4.2% Muttama — 0-4: 16.4%
5-14 16.9% / 15.0%
Burra Creek — 5-14: 16.9% Muttama — 5-14: 15.0%
15-19 — / 5.7%
Burra Creek — 15-19: not among its largest Muttama — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 7.0% / 3.6%
Burra Creek — 20-24: 7.0% Muttama — 20-24: 3.6%
25-34 12.7% / 12.1%
Burra Creek — 25-34: 12.7% Muttama — 25-34: 12.1%
35-44 11.3% / 5.7%
Burra Creek — 35-44: 11.3% Muttama — 35-44: 5.7%
45-54 11.3% / 11.4%
Burra Creek — 45-54: 11.3% Muttama — 45-54: 11.4%
55-64 8.5% / 14.3%
Burra Creek — 55-64: 8.5% Muttama — 55-64: 14.3%
65-74 16.9% / 11.4%
Burra Creek — 65-74: 16.9% Muttama — 65-74: 11.4%
75-84 8.5% / 2.9%
Burra Creek — 75-84: 8.5% Muttama — 75-84: 2.9%
85+ — / —
Burra Creek — 85+: not among its largest Muttama — 85+: not among its largest

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Burra Creek 36.4% couple families
Burra Creek — Couple Families: 36.4% Burra Creek — Lone Person: 63.6% Burra Creek — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Muttama 60.9% couple families
Muttama — Couple Families: 60.9% Muttama — Lone Person: 17.4% Muttama — One Parent Families: 21.7%
Couple Families Lone Person 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%
Muttama 14.7% renting
Muttama — Owned Outright: 55.9% Muttama — Mortgage: 29.4% Muttama — Renting: 14.7%
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%
Muttama 102.5% houses
Muttama — Houses: 102.5% Muttama — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Burra Creek Muttama
Certificate III & IV 16.9% / 17.9%
Burra Creek — Certificate III & IV: 16.9% Muttama — Certificate III & IV: 17.9%
Bachelor Degree 7.0% / 5.0%
Burra Creek — Bachelor Degree: 7.0% Muttama — Bachelor Degree: 5.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.2% / 4.3%
Burra Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.2% Muttama — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.9%
Burra Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Muttama — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.1%
Burra Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Muttama — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).

Zoning mix

Burra Creek Muttama
Rural and farming 100%
same for both
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 Muttama
New dwellings approved 26
across Cootamundra-Gundagai
same for both
Approvals change year on year +167%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Burra Creek Muttama
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 34% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 2% of NSW Higher than 17% of NSW
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 19% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 27% of NSW
same for both

Liveability

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

Risk profile

Burra Creek Muttama
Bushfire Low
29/100
 Low
22/100
Crime Moderate
44/100
 Moderate
42/100
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 Muttama
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 Muttama
Waterways 19 26

Mobility

Burra Creek sits further from the CBD (379.4 km vs 372.7 km).

Burra Creek Muttama
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 379.4 km
+2% vs other
 372.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 255 min 236 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2722
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 57
postcode 2722
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.

Burra Creek Muttama
Car (driver) 50.0% / 65.1%
Burra Creek — Car (driver): 50.0% Muttama — Car (driver): 65.1%
Worked from Home 50.0% / 34.9%
Burra Creek — Worked from Home: 50.0% Muttama — Worked from Home: 34.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.1%).

Setting

Burra Creek Muttama
Elevation 408 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 307 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Burra Creek Muttama
Connectivity score 18/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
13 premises
 0%
28 premises

Climate

Burra Creek Muttama
Annual rainfall 559 mm 541 mm
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Burra Creek Muttama
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

Muttama

Family Rural Young Families

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