Burraboi vs Tullakool

Tullakool is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 44 in Burraboi. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Tullakool, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Burraboi tends to suit people living alone, while Tullakool 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

They split

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

  • Burraboi carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 45/100)
  • Tullakool is already more of a family suburb (79% vs 59%)

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

First-home buyers

Burraboi

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($20,000 vs $338,576)

Weighs land prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Burraboi

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $115/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Burraboi

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (790.3 km vs 799.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Burraboi

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 45/100)

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

Investors

Burraboi

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (68.3% vs -10.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Burraboi and Tullakool drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Burraboi Tullakool
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.

Burraboi Tullakool
Walkability 5 / 0
Burraboi — Walkability: 5/100 Tullakool — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 100 / 55
Burraboi — Safety: 100/100 Tullakool — Safety: 55/100
Low fire risk 81 / 100
Burraboi — Low fire risk: 81/100 Tullakool — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Burraboi has more residents (106 vs 68); Tullakool has higher household incomes ($95,316 vs $68,224).

Burraboi Tullakool
Population 106
+36% vs other
 68
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +68.3% -10.5%
Median age 44 40
Median household income $68,224/yr $95,316/yr
+40% vs other
Median weekly rent $100/wk $115/wk
+15% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Burraboi Tullakool
0-4 5.7% / 5.9%
Burraboi — 0-4: 5.7% Tullakool — 0-4: 5.9%
5-14 11.3% / 17.6%
Burraboi — 5-14: 11.3% Tullakool — 5-14: 17.6%
15-19 3.8% / 4.4%
Burraboi — 15-19: 3.8% Tullakool — 15-19: 4.4%
20-24 4.7% / —
Burraboi — 20-24: 4.7% Tullakool — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 14.2% / 17.6%
Burraboi — 25-34: 14.2% Tullakool — 25-34: 17.6%
35-44 14.2% / 14.7%
Burraboi — 35-44: 14.2% Tullakool — 35-44: 14.7%
45-54 16.0% / 4.4%
Burraboi — 45-54: 16.0% Tullakool — 45-54: 4.4%
55-64 19.8% / 23.5%
Burraboi — 55-64: 19.8% Tullakool — 55-64: 23.5%
65-74 8.5% / —
Burraboi — 65-74: 8.5% Tullakool — 65-74: not among its largest
75-84 2.8% / 4.4%
Burraboi — 75-84: 2.8% Tullakool — 75-84: 4.4%
85+ — / 7.4%
Burraboi — 85+: not among its largest Tullakool — 85+: 7.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Burraboi 41.4% couple families
Burraboi — Couple Families: 41.4% Burraboi — Lone Person: 41.4% Burraboi — One Parent Families: 17.2%
Tullakool 78.6% couple families
Tullakool — Couple Families: 78.6% Tullakool — Lone Person: 21.4% Tullakool — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Burraboi 23.3% renting
Burraboi — Owned Outright: 43.3% Burraboi — Mortgage: 33.3% Burraboi — Renting: 23.3%
Tullakool 14.8% renting
Tullakool — Owned Outright: 40.7% Tullakool — Mortgage: 44.4% Tullakool — Renting: 14.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Burraboi 100.0% houses
Burraboi — Houses: 100.0%
Tullakool 100.0% houses
Tullakool — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Burraboi Tullakool
Certificate III & IV 16.0% / 25.0%
Burraboi — Certificate III & IV: 16.0% Tullakool — Certificate III & IV: 25.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.3% / 10.3%
Burraboi — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.3% Tullakool — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.3%
Bachelor Degree 5.7% / 4.4%
Burraboi — Bachelor Degree: 5.7% Tullakool — Bachelor Degree: 4.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.0%).

Property market

Burraboi Tullakool
Median house price $2,771,900 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $20,000 $338,576

Zoning mix

Burraboi Tullakool
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

Burraboi Tullakool
New dwellings approved 144
across Murray River
same for both
Approvals change year on year -16%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Burraboi Tullakool
House price Higher than 92% of NSW —
Income Higher than 31% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 48% of NSW Higher than 8% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 2% of NSW —
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 16% of NSW Higher than 4% of NSW

Liveability

Burraboi Tullakool
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Tullakool carries more crime risk (45 vs 0); Burraboi carries more bushfire risk (19 vs 0).

Burraboi Tullakool
Bushfire Low
19/100
 None
0/100
Crime None
0/100
 Moderate
45/100
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

Burraboi Tullakool
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

Burraboi Tullakool
Waterways 47 29

Mobility

Tullakool sits further from the CBD (799.1 km vs 790.3 km).

Burraboi Tullakool
Walkability score 5/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 790.3 km 799.1 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 524 min 527 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2732
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 55
postcode 2732
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.

Burraboi Tullakool
Car (driver) 50.0% / 61.1%
Burraboi — Car (driver): 50.0% Tullakool — Car (driver): 61.1%
Worked from Home 50.0% / 38.9%
Burraboi — Worked from Home: 50.0% Tullakool — Worked from Home: 38.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (61.1%).

Setting

Burraboi Tullakool
Elevation 78 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 74 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Burraboi Tullakool
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
13 premises
 0%
18 premises

Council rates

Burraboi Tullakool
Average residential rate $996/yr
same for both
Council Murray River
same for both

Federal electorate

Burraboi Tullakool
Division Farrer
same for both
Member David Farley
same for both
Party One Nation
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Burraboi Tullakool
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Burraboi

Affordable Rural

Tullakool

Family Rural

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