Burra Creek vs Nangus

Nangus is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 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. On these figures, Burra Creek tends to suit 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

They split

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

  • Burra Creek carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 57/100)
  • Nangus is already more of a family suburb (62% vs 36%)

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

First-home buyers

Burra Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 26%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Burra Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (28% vs 16%)
  • has cheaper rent ($120/wk vs $179/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Burra Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (379.4 km vs 400.4 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (255 min vs 260 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Burra Creek

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 19%)
  • carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 57/100)

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

Investors

Nangus

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.1% vs -15.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Burra Creek and Nangus 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 Nangus
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 Nangus
Walkability 0 / 0
Burra Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Nangus — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 56 / 43
Burra Creek — Safety: 56/100 Nangus — Safety: 43/100
Low fire risk 71 / 100
Burra Creek — Low fire risk: 71/100 Nangus — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Nangus has more residents (240 vs 71); Nangus rents higher ($179/wk vs $120/wk).

Burra Creek Nangus
Population 71 240
+238% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -15.5% +17.1%
Median age 45 41
Median household income $71,448/yr
+3% vs other
 $69,316/yr
Median weekly rent $120/wk $179/wk
+49% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Burra Creek Nangus
0-4 4.2% / 7.5%
Burra Creek — 0-4: 4.2% Nangus — 0-4: 7.5%
5-14 16.9% / 17.1%
Burra Creek — 5-14: 16.9% Nangus — 5-14: 17.1%
15-19 — / 9.2%
Burra Creek — 15-19: not among its largest Nangus — 15-19: 9.2%
20-24 7.0% / 4.2%
Burra Creek — 20-24: 7.0% Nangus — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 12.7% / 9.6%
Burra Creek — 25-34: 12.7% Nangus — 25-34: 9.6%
35-44 11.3% / 9.2%
Burra Creek — 35-44: 11.3% Nangus — 35-44: 9.2%
45-54 11.3% / 17.5%
Burra Creek — 45-54: 11.3% Nangus — 45-54: 17.5%
55-64 8.5% / 11.7%
Burra Creek — 55-64: 8.5% Nangus — 55-64: 11.7%
65-74 16.9% / 10.8%
Burra Creek — 65-74: 16.9% Nangus — 65-74: 10.8%
75-84 8.5% / 7.1%
Burra Creek — 75-84: 8.5% Nangus — 75-84: 7.1%
85+ — / 1.2%
Burra Creek — 85+: not among its largest Nangus — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).

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% Burra Creek — Group Household: 0.0%
Nangus 33.3% lone person
Nangus — Lone Person: 33.3% Nangus — Couple Families: 43.9% Nangus — One Parent Families: 18.2% Nangus — Group Household: 4.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

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%
Nangus 15.9% renting
Nangus — Owned Outright: 47.6% Nangus — Mortgage: 36.5% Nangus — Renting: 15.9%
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%
Nangus 94.0% houses
Nangus — Houses: 94.0% Nangus — Flats / Apartments: 6.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Burra Creek Nangus
Certificate III & IV 16.9% / 15.4%
Burra Creek — Certificate III & IV: 16.9% Nangus — Certificate III & IV: 15.4%
Bachelor Degree 7.0% / 6.2%
Burra Creek — Bachelor Degree: 7.0% Nangus — Bachelor Degree: 6.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.2% / 5.4%
Burra Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.2% Nangus — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4%

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

Property market

Burra Creek Nangus
Median house price — $487,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

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

Ranking within NSW

Burra Creek Nangus
House price — Higher than 15% of NSW
Income Higher than 34% of NSW Higher than 32% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 2% of NSW Higher than 9% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 85% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 19% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 27% of NSW Higher than 35% of NSW

Liveability

Burra Creek Nangus
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Burra Creek carries more bushfire risk (29 vs 0); Nangus carries more crime risk (57 vs 44).

Burra Creek Nangus
Bushfire Low
29/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
44/100
 Moderate
57/100
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 Nangus
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 Burra Creek

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

Schools in Nangus

  • Nangus Public School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Burra Creek Nangus
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 19 15

Mobility

Nangus sits further from the CBD (400.4 km vs 379.4 km).

Burra Creek Nangus
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 379.4 km 400.4 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 255 min 260 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 Nangus
Car (driver) 50.0% / 65.8%
Burra Creek — Car (driver): 50.0% Nangus — Car (driver): 65.8%
Worked from Home 50.0% / 25.3%
Burra Creek — Worked from Home: 50.0% Nangus — Worked from Home: 25.3%
Car (passenger) — / 5.1%
Burra Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest Nangus — Car (passenger): 5.1%
Walked Only — / 3.8%
Burra Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest Nangus — Walked Only: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.8%).

Setting

Burra Creek Nangus
Elevation 408 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 272 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Burra Creek Nangus
Connectivity score 18/100 25/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
13 premises
 0%
63 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Burra Creek Nangus
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

Nangus

Affordable Family Rural

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