Burrawang vs Wildes Meadow
Burrawang is the younger of the two, with a median age of 54 against 57 in Wildes Meadow. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wildes Meadow, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Wildes Meadow: a median of $3.46 million, against $1.8 million in Burrawang, though rent is higher in Burrawang. On these figures, Burrawang tends to suit 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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Burrawang has cheaper houses ($1,800,000 vs $3,460,000)
- Wildes Meadow leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 35%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Wildes Meadow
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($450/wk vs $500/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Burrawang
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (17/100 vs 6/100)
- has a shorter drive in (104 min vs 116 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (131.9 km vs 138 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Burrawang
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (17/100 vs 6/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Burrawang
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (19.4% vs -3.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Burrawang and Wildes Meadow 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
Burrawang has more residents (431 vs 249); Burrawang rents higher ($500/wk vs $450/wk).
| Burrawang | Wildes Meadow | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 431 +42% vs other | 249 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +19.4% | -3.9% |
| Median age | 54 | 57 |
| Median household income | $101,816/yr | $109,200/yr +7% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $500/wk +10% vs other | $450/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (7.2%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Burrawang | Wildes Meadow | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,800,000 | $3,460,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 135 days from 3 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Wildes Meadow has more land zoned for conservation (95% vs 74%).
| Burrawang | Wildes Meadow | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental | 74% | 95% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 23% | 5% |
| 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
| Burrawang | Wildes Meadow | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 335 across Wingecarribee same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +6% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Burrawang | Wildes Meadow | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 82% of NSW | Higher than 94% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 70% of NSW | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 68% of NSW | Higher than 51% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 22% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 79% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 62% of NSW | Higher than 47% of NSW |
Liveability
Burrawang is more walkable (17 vs 6).
| Burrawang | Wildes Meadow | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Wildes Meadow carries more bushfire risk (47 vs 0).
| Burrawang | Wildes Meadow | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Moderate 47/100 |
| Crime | Low 17/100 | Low 15/100 |
| 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
| Burrawang | Wildes Meadow | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Burrawang
- Burrawang Public School Government · Primary below peers
Schools in Wildes Meadow
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Burrawang | Wildes Meadow | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 2 | 10 |
Mobility
Wildes Meadow sits further from the CBD (138 km vs 131.9 km).
| Burrawang | Wildes Meadow | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 17/100 | 6/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 131.9 km | 138 km +5% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 104 min | 116 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.9% postcode 2577 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 56 postcode 2577 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 (47.9%).
Setting
| Burrawang | Wildes Meadow | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 684 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 695 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 31.7 km | 30.0 km |
NBN connectivity
| Burrawang | Wildes Meadow | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 216 premises | 0% 145 premises |
Climate
| Burrawang | Wildes Meadow | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 974 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Burrawang | Wildes Meadow | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.1 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 14.3 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.37 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Burrawang | Wildes Meadow | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,072/yr same for both | |
| Council | Wingecarribee same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Burrawang | Wildes Meadow | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Whitlam same for both | |
| Member | Carol Berry same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Burrawang | Wildes Meadow | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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