Burra Creek vs Reno
Reno is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 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 Reno, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Burra Creek tends to suit people living alone, while Reno 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
Reno
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 44/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 36%)
- But Burra Creek has more separate houses rather than flats (97% vs 79%)
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 cheaper rent ($120/wk vs $220/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Burra Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (379.4 km vs 384.1 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Reno
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 44/100)
- has more units and townhouses to downsize into (21% vs 3%)
- But Burra Creek has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 19%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Reno
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (22.4% vs -15.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Burra Creek and Reno 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
Reno has more residents (131 vs 71); Reno rents higher ($220/wk vs $120/wk).
| Burra Creek | Reno | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 71 | 131 +85% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -15.5% | +22.4% |
| Median age | 45 | 35 |
| Median household income | $71,448/yr | $99,320/yr +39% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $120/wk | $220/wk +83% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.9%).
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 (16.9%).
Zoning mix
| Burra Creek | Reno | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Reno | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 26 across Cootamundra-Gundagai same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +167% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Burra Creek | Reno | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 34% of NSW | Higher than 68% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 2% of NSW | Higher than 16% of NSW |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 19% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 27% of NSW | Higher than 41% of NSW |
Liveability
| Burra Creek | Reno | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 crime risk (44 vs 0); Reno carries more bushfire risk (41 vs 29).
| Burra Creek | Reno | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 29/100 | Moderate 41/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 44/100 | None 0/100 |
| 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 | Reno | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Reno | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 19 | 11 |
Mobility
Reno sits further from the CBD (384.1 km vs 379.4 km).
| Burra Creek | Reno | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 379.4 km | 384.1 km +1% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 255 min | 253 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.6%).
Setting
| Burra Creek | Reno | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 408 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 535 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Burra Creek | Reno | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 18/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 13 premises | 0% 45 premises |
Climate
| Burra Creek | Reno | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 559 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Burra Creek | Reno | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $974/yr same for both | |
| Council | Cootamundra-Gundagai same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Burra Creek | Reno | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Riverina same for both | |
| Member | Michael Mccormack same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Burra Creek | Reno | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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