Burra vs Tinderry

Burra is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 55 in Tinderry. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Burra, most households are couple families. In Tinderry, the large majority of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Tinderry: a median of $1.73 million, against $1.33 million in Burra, though rent is higher in Burra. On these figures, Burra tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Tinderry suits people living alone and older residents.

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs schools, house stock, parks, and childcare.

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Burra has cheaper houses ($1,328,500 vs $1,725,000)
  • Tinderry has cheaper land ($450,000 vs $1,820,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Tinderry

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $380/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

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 286 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (313.1 km vs 355.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Burra is more walkable (16/100 vs 0/100)
  • Tinderry has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 17%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Burra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-0.5% vs -10.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Burra and Tinderry 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 Tinderry
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 Tinderry
Walkability 16 / 0
Burra — Walkability: 16/100 Tinderry — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 35 / 45
Burra — Low fire risk: 35/100 Tinderry — Low fire risk: 45/100

Demographics

Burra has more residents (790 vs 59); Burra rents higher ($380/wk vs $200/wk).

Burra Tinderry
Population 790
+93% vs other
 59
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.5% -10.6%
Median age 46 55
Median household income $150,384/yr
+34% vs other
 $99,632/yr
Median weekly rent $380/wk
+47% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Burra Tinderry
0-4 5.7% / —
Burra — 0-4: 5.7% Tinderry — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 11.6% / 6.8%
Burra — 5-14: 11.6% Tinderry — 5-14: 6.8%
15-19 6.7% / —
Burra — 15-19: 6.7% Tinderry — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 4.8% / —
Burra — 20-24: 4.8% Tinderry — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 9.1% / 13.6%
Burra — 25-34: 9.1% Tinderry — 25-34: 13.6%
35-44 11.5% / —
Burra — 35-44: 11.5% Tinderry — 35-44: not among its largest
45-54 18.6% / 18.6%
Burra — 45-54: 18.6% Tinderry — 45-54: 18.6%
55-64 17.2% / 18.6%
Burra — 55-64: 17.2% Tinderry — 55-64: 18.6%
65-74 12.3% / 16.9%
Burra — 65-74: 12.3% Tinderry — 65-74: 16.9%
75-84 4.9% / 8.5%
Burra — 75-84: 4.9% Tinderry — 75-84: 8.5%
85+ — / —
Burra — 85+: not among its largest Tinderry — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Burra 23.6% lone person
Burra — Lone Person: 23.6% Burra — Couple Families: 65.8% Burra — One Parent Families: 8.7% Burra — Group Household: 1.9%
Tinderry 100.0% lone person
Tinderry — Lone Person: 100.0% Tinderry — Couple Families: 0.0% Tinderry — One Parent Families: 0.0% Tinderry — Group Household: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Burra 3.7% renting
Burra — Owned Outright: 38.1% Burra — Mortgage: 58.2% Burra — Renting: 3.7%
Tinderry 0.0% renting
Tinderry — Owned Outright: 64.3% Tinderry — Mortgage: 35.7% Tinderry — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Burra Tinderry
England 3.4% / 5.1%
Burra — England: 3.4% Tinderry — England: 5.1%
New Zealand 1.0% / —
Burra — New Zealand: 1.0% Tinderry — New Zealand: not among its largest
Italy 0.8% / —
Burra — Italy: 0.8% Tinderry — Italy: not among its largest
Philippines 0.4% / —
Burra — Philippines: 0.4% Tinderry — Philippines: not among its largest
South Africa 0.4% / —
Burra — South Africa: 0.4% Tinderry — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.1%).

Qualifications

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

Burra Tinderry
Bachelor Degree 14.1% / 15.3%
Burra — Bachelor Degree: 14.1% Tinderry — Bachelor Degree: 15.3%
Certificate III & IV 14.9% / 10.2%
Burra — Certificate III & IV: 14.9% Tinderry — Certificate III & IV: 10.2%
Postgraduate Degree 8.9% / 11.9%
Burra — Postgraduate Degree: 8.9% Tinderry — Postgraduate Degree: 11.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.6% / 10.2%
Burra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6% Tinderry — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.4% / —
Burra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.4% Tinderry — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Burra 100.7% houses
Burra — Houses: 100.7%
Tinderry 100.0% houses
Tinderry — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Burra Tinderry
Median house price $1,328,500 $1,725,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,820,000 $450,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 76 days
from 8 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Burra Tinderry
Rural and farming 44% 52%
Environmental 45% 48%
Infrastructure and transport 8% 0%
Residential 3% 0%
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 Tinderry
New dwellings approved 510
across Queanbeyan-Palerang
 72
across Snowy Monaro
Approvals change year on year +231% +29%

Ranking within NSW

Burra Tinderry
House price Higher than 73% of NSW Higher than 81% of NSW
Income Higher than 95% of NSW Higher than 68% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 33% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 25% of NSW
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 20% of NSW Higher than 17% of NSW

Liveability

Burra is more walkable (16 vs 0).

Burra Tinderry
Grade C —
Score 42/100 —
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Burra carries more bushfire risk (65 vs 55).

Burra Tinderry
Bushfire Moderate
65/100
 Moderate
55/100
Crime — Low
11/100
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 Tinderry
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 Tinderry
Parks & reserves 2
same for both
Waterways 12 16

Mobility

Tinderry sits further from the CBD (355.8 km vs 313.1 km).

Burra Tinderry
Walkability score 16/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 313.1 km 355.8 km
+14% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 210 min 286 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.

Burra Tinderry
Car (driver) 78.3% / 52.6%
Burra — Car (driver): 78.3% Tinderry — Car (driver): 52.6%
Worked from Home 15.6% / 31.6%
Burra — Worked from Home: 15.6% Tinderry — Worked from Home: 31.6%
Car (passenger) 5.3% / 15.8%
Burra — Car (passenger): 5.3% Tinderry — Car (passenger): 15.8%
Walked Only 0.8% / —
Burra — Walked Only: 0.8% Tinderry — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.3%).

Setting

Burra Tinderry
Elevation 758 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 1,147 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Burra Tinderry
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
102 premises
 0%
20 premises

Climate

Burra Tinderry
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 Tinderry
Average residential rate $1,751/yr $1,253/yr
Council Queanbeyan-Palerang Snowy Monaro

Federal electorate

Burra Tinderry
Division Eden-monaro
same for both
Member Kristy Mcbain
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Burra

Rural

Tinderry

Retirees Rural

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