Burra vs Michelago
Michelago is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 46 in Burra. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Burra: a median of $1.33 million, against $990,000 in Michelago. On these figures, Michelago tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget.
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
Michelago
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Michelago
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($990,000 vs $1,328,500)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Burra
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (16/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (210 min vs 232 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (313.1 km vs 342.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Burra
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (16/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (17% vs 11%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Michelago
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (14.2% vs -0.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Burra and Michelago 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
Burra skews older (46 vs 38).
| Burra | Michelago | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 790 +19% vs other | 642 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -0.5% | +14.2% |
| Median age | 46 | 38 |
| Median household income | $150,384/yr +5% vs other | $143,000/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $380/wk | $400/wk +5% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.0%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Burra | Michelago | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,328,500 | $990,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $1,820,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 76 days from 8 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Michelago has more rural and farming land (84% vs 44%); Burra has more land zoned for conservation (45% vs 11%).
| Burra | Michelago | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 44% | 84% |
| Environmental | 45% | 11% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 8% | 1% |
| Residential | 3% | 4% |
| 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 | Michelago | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 510 across Queanbeyan-Palerang | 72 across Snowy Monaro |
| Approvals change year on year | +231% | +29% |
Ranking within NSW
| Burra | Michelago | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 73% of NSW | Higher than 62% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 95% of NSW | Higher than 93% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 67% of NSW | Higher than 39% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 67% of NSW | Higher than 77% of NSW |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 20% of NSW | Higher than 21% of NSW |
Liveability
Burra is more walkable (16 vs 0); Burra scores higher overall (42 vs 35).
| Burra | Michelago | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C same for both | |
| Score | 42/100 | 35/100 |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Michelago carries more bushfire risk (83 vs 65).
| Burra | Michelago | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 65/100 | High 83/100 |
| Crime | — | Moderate 41/100 |
| 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 | Michelago | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Burra
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Michelago
- Michelago Public School Government · Primary above peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Burra | Michelago | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 1 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 12 | 28 |
Mobility
Michelago sits further from the CBD (342.8 km vs 313.1 km).
| Burra | Michelago | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 16/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 313.1 km | 342.8 km +9% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 210 min | 232 min |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 48 postcode 2620 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 (80.1%).
Setting
| Burra | Michelago | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 758 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 744 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Burra | Michelago | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 102 premises | 0% 79 premises |
Climate
| Burra | Michelago | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 686 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 28.2°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 0.9°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Burra | Michelago | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,751/yr | $1,253/yr |
| Council | Queanbeyan-Palerang | Snowy Monaro |
Federal electorate
| Burra | Michelago | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Eden-monaro same for both | |
| Member | Kristy Mcbain same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Burra | Michelago | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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