Burraga vs Triangle Flat

Triangle Flat is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 51 in Burraga. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Burraga, the large majority of households are people living alone. In Triangle Flat, most households are couple families. On these figures, Triangle Flat tends to suit 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

  • Burraga carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 67/100)
  • Triangle Flat is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 23%)

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

First-home buyers

Burraga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 26%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Burraga

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($78/wk vs $175/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 13%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Triangle Flat

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (258.2 km vs 269.8 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (223 min vs 229 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Burraga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 67/100)

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

Investors

Triangle Flat

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.7% vs -9.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Burraga Triangle Flat
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.

Burraga Triangle Flat
Walkability 0 / 0
Burraga — Walkability: 0/100 Triangle Flat — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 80 / 33
Burraga — Safety: 80/100 Triangle Flat — Safety: 33/100
Low fire risk 61 / 60
Burraga — Low fire risk: 61/100 Triangle Flat — Low fire risk: 60/100

Demographics

Triangle Flat rents higher ($175/wk vs $78/wk); Burraga skews older (51 vs 37).

Burraga Triangle Flat
Population 82
+24% vs other
 62
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -9.9% +10.7%
Median age 51 37
Median household income $71,448/yr $71,500/yr
Median weekly rent $78/wk $175/wk
+124% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Burraga Triangle Flat
0-4 3.7% / 12.9%
Burraga — 0-4: 3.7% Triangle Flat — 0-4: 12.9%
5-14 14.6% / 9.7%
Burraga — 5-14: 14.6% Triangle Flat — 5-14: 9.7%
15-19 3.7% / —
Burraga — 15-19: 3.7% Triangle Flat — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 — / —
Burraga — 20-24: not among its largest Triangle Flat — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 8.5% / 11.3%
Burraga — 25-34: 8.5% Triangle Flat — 25-34: 11.3%
35-44 19.5% / 16.1%
Burraga — 35-44: 19.5% Triangle Flat — 35-44: 16.1%
45-54 8.5% / 4.8%
Burraga — 45-54: 8.5% Triangle Flat — 45-54: 4.8%
55-64 17.1% / 12.9%
Burraga — 55-64: 17.1% Triangle Flat — 55-64: 12.9%
65-74 19.5% / 11.3%
Burraga — 65-74: 19.5% Triangle Flat — 65-74: 11.3%
75-84 6.1% / 9.7%
Burraga — 75-84: 6.1% Triangle Flat — 75-84: 9.7%
85+ — / —
Burraga — 85+: not among its largest Triangle Flat — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Burraga 23.1% couple families
Burraga — Couple Families: 23.1% Burraga — Lone Person: 76.9% Burraga — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Triangle Flat 66.7% couple families
Triangle Flat — Couple Families: 66.7% Triangle Flat — Lone Person: 0.0% Triangle Flat — One Parent Families: 33.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Burraga 0.0% renting
Burraga — Owned Outright: 42.9% Burraga — Mortgage: 57.1% Burraga — Renting: 0.0%
Triangle Flat 18.8% renting
Triangle Flat — Owned Outright: 50.0% Triangle Flat — Mortgage: 31.2% Triangle Flat — Renting: 18.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Burraga 105.0% houses
Burraga — Houses: 105.0%
Triangle Flat 100.0% houses
Triangle Flat — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Burraga Triangle Flat
Certificate III & IV 7.3% / 16.1%
Burraga — Certificate III & IV: 7.3% Triangle Flat — Certificate III & IV: 16.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.1% / 9.7%
Burraga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1% Triangle Flat — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.7%
Bachelor Degree — / 6.5%
Burraga — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Triangle Flat — Bachelor Degree: 6.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.1%).

Property market

Burraga Triangle Flat
Median house price $830,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Burraga Triangle Flat
Rural and farming 99% 100%
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

Burraga Triangle Flat
New dwellings approved 21
across Oberon
 177
across Bathurst
Approvals change year on year -33% -23%

Ranking within NSW

Burraga Triangle Flat
House price Higher than 36% of NSW —
Income Higher than 35% of NSW Higher than 38% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 26% of NSW Higher than 35% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 53% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 44% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 14% of NSW Higher than 18% of NSW

Liveability

Burraga Triangle Flat
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Triangle Flat carries more crime risk (67 vs 20).

Burraga Triangle Flat
Bushfire Low
39/100
 Moderate
40/100
Crime Low
20/100
 Moderate
67/100
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

Burraga Triangle Flat
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

Burraga Triangle Flat
Parks & reserves 2 0
Waterways 12 21

Mobility

Burraga sits further from the CBD (269.8 km vs 258.2 km).

Burraga Triangle Flat
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 269.8 km
+4% vs other
 258.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 229 min 223 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2795
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 2795
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.

Burraga Triangle Flat
Car (driver) 86.4% / 58.3%
Burraga — Car (driver): 86.4% Triangle Flat — Car (driver): 58.3%
Worked from Home 13.6% / 41.7%
Burraga — Worked from Home: 13.6% Triangle Flat — Worked from Home: 41.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.4%).

Setting

Burraga Triangle Flat
Elevation 934 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 1,001 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Burraga Triangle Flat
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
29 premises
 0%
20 premises

Climate

Burraga Triangle Flat
Annual rainfall 738 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Burraga Triangle Flat
Average residential rate $975/yr $1,301/yr
Council Oberon Bathurst

Federal electorate

Burraga Triangle Flat
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Burraga Triangle Flat
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Burraga

Retirees Rural

Triangle Flat

Family Rural Young Families

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