Burringbar vs Upper Burringbar

Burringbar is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 49 in Upper Burringbar. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Burringbar, about half of households are couple families. In Upper Burringbar, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Upper Burringbar: a median of $1.65 million, against $1.1 million in Burringbar, though rent is higher in Burringbar. On these figures, Burringbar tends to suit couples and buyers on a tighter budget, while Upper Burringbar suits people living alone.

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

  • Burringbar is already more of a family suburb (62% vs 42%)
  • Upper Burringbar carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 77/100)

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

First-home buyers

Burringbar

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,100,000 vs $1,650,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Upper Burringbar

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 16%)
  • has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $400/wk)
  • But Burringbar leaves renters under less rental stress (27% vs 34%)

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

Commuting to the city

Burringbar

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (503 min vs 515 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (781.2 km vs 784.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Upper Burringbar

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 77/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 18%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Burringbar Upper Burringbar
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.

Burringbar Upper Burringbar
Walkability 12 / 10
Burringbar — Walkability: 12/100 Upper Burringbar — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 23 / 80
Burringbar — Safety: 23/100 Upper Burringbar — Safety: 80/100
Low fire risk 31 / 29
Burringbar — Low fire risk: 31/100 Upper Burringbar — Low fire risk: 29/100

Demographics

Burringbar has more residents (878 vs 289); Burringbar has higher household incomes ($77,064 vs $54,184).

Burringbar Upper Burringbar
Population 878
+67% vs other
 289
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.1% +3.6%
Median age 45 49
Median household income $77,064/yr
+30% vs other
 $54,184/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk
+12% vs other
 $350/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Burringbar Upper Burringbar
0-4 6.4% / 3.5%
Burringbar — 0-4: 6.4% Upper Burringbar — 0-4: 3.5%
5-14 11.0% / 7.3%
Burringbar — 5-14: 11.0% Upper Burringbar — 5-14: 7.3%
15-19 5.0% / 3.1%
Burringbar — 15-19: 5.0% Upper Burringbar — 15-19: 3.1%
20-24 4.2% / 5.9%
Burringbar — 20-24: 4.2% Upper Burringbar — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 11.7% / 17.3%
Burringbar — 25-34: 11.7% Upper Burringbar — 25-34: 17.3%
35-44 11.4% / 9.0%
Burringbar — 35-44: 11.4% Upper Burringbar — 35-44: 9.0%
45-54 13.3% / 12.8%
Burringbar — 45-54: 13.3% Upper Burringbar — 45-54: 12.8%
55-64 19.9% / 20.1%
Burringbar — 55-64: 19.9% Upper Burringbar — 55-64: 20.1%
65-74 12.5% / 18.3%
Burringbar — 65-74: 12.5% Upper Burringbar — 65-74: 18.3%
75-84 3.5% / 6.2%
Burringbar — 75-84: 3.5% Upper Burringbar — 75-84: 6.2%
85+ 2.2% / —
Burringbar — 85+: 2.2% Upper Burringbar — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Burringbar 31.2% lone person
Burringbar — Lone Person: 31.2% Burringbar — Couple Families: 45.2% Burringbar — One Parent Families: 16.8% Burringbar — Group Household: 6.7%
Upper Burringbar 46.6% lone person
Upper Burringbar — Lone Person: 46.6% Upper Burringbar — Couple Families: 28.8% Upper Burringbar — One Parent Families: 13.7% Upper Burringbar — Group Household: 11.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Burringbar 15.8% renting
Burringbar — Owned Outright: 39.8% Burringbar — Mortgage: 44.4% Burringbar — Renting: 15.8%
Upper Burringbar 26.4% renting
Upper Burringbar — Owned Outright: 40.6% Upper Burringbar — Mortgage: 33.0% Upper Burringbar — Renting: 26.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Burringbar Upper Burringbar
Certificate III & IV 17.1% / 14.5%
Burringbar — Certificate III & IV: 17.1% Upper Burringbar — Certificate III & IV: 14.5%
Bachelor Degree 11.6% / 13.1%
Burringbar — Bachelor Degree: 11.6% Upper Burringbar — Bachelor Degree: 13.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.6% / 8.7%
Burringbar — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6% Upper Burringbar — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7%
Postgraduate Degree 2.6% / 2.8%
Burringbar — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6% Upper Burringbar — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 3.1%
Burringbar — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Upper Burringbar — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).

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.

Burringbar Upper Burringbar
England 4.0% / 3.5%
Burringbar — England: 4.0% Upper Burringbar — England: 3.5%
New Zealand 1.8% / 2.4%
Burringbar — New Zealand: 1.8% Upper Burringbar — New Zealand: 2.4%
Japan 0.5% / 2.1%
Burringbar — Japan: 0.5% Upper Burringbar — Japan: 2.1%
Italy — / 1.0%
Burringbar — Italy: not among its largest Upper Burringbar — Italy: 1.0%
Canada 0.9% / —
Burringbar — Canada: 0.9% Upper Burringbar — Canada: not among its largest
Germany 0.7% / —
Burringbar — Germany: 0.7% Upper Burringbar — Germany: not among its largest
South Africa 0.6% / —
Burringbar — South Africa: 0.6% Upper Burringbar — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Burringbar 100.7% houses
Burringbar — Houses: 100.7%
Upper Burringbar 100.0% houses
Upper Burringbar — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Burringbar Upper Burringbar
Median house price $1,100,000 $1,650,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,310,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 52 days
from 9 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Burringbar has more land zoned for conservation (29% vs 1%); Upper Burringbar has more rural and farming land (79% vs 65%).

Burringbar Upper Burringbar
Rural and farming 65% 79%
Environmental 29% 1%
Other and special use 3% 21%
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

Burringbar Upper Burringbar
New dwellings approved 331
across Tweed
same for both
Approvals change year on year -50%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Burringbar Upper Burringbar
Houses 2.7%
$800/wk on $1.55M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Burringbar Upper Burringbar
House price Higher than 57% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW
Income Higher than 45% of NSW Higher than 14% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 61% of NSW Higher than 57% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 21% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 85% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 63% of NSW Higher than 29% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 10% of NSW —

Liveability

Burringbar Upper Burringbar
Grade D —
Score 18/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Burringbar carries more crime risk (77 vs 20).

Burringbar Upper Burringbar
Bushfire Moderate
69/100
 High
71/100
Crime High
77/100
 Low
20/100
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 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Burringbar Upper Burringbar
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Burringbar

  • Burringbar Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Upper Burringbar

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Burringbar Upper Burringbar
Cafes & restaurants 3 0
Parks & reserves 2 0
Childcare 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 0 3

Mobility

Upper Burringbar sits further from the CBD (784.7 km vs 781.2 km).

Burringbar Upper Burringbar
Walkability score 12/100 10/100
Distance to Sydney 781.2 km 784.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 503 min 515 min
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 2483
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 72
postcode 2483
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.

Burringbar Upper Burringbar
Car (driver) 77.2% / 72.4%
Burringbar — Car (driver): 77.2% Upper Burringbar — Car (driver): 72.4%
Worked from Home 20.1% / 20.4%
Burringbar — Worked from Home: 20.1% Upper Burringbar — Worked from Home: 20.4%
Walked Only 1.5% / 4.1%
Burringbar — Walked Only: 1.5% Upper Burringbar — Walked Only: 4.1%
Car (passenger) 1.2% / 3.1%
Burringbar — Car (passenger): 1.2% Upper Burringbar — Car (passenger): 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.2%).

Setting

Burringbar Upper Burringbar
Elevation 31 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 116 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.4 km 12.9 km

NBN connectivity

Burringbar Upper Burringbar
Connectivity score 30/100 20/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
375 premises
 0%
136 premises

Climate

Burringbar Upper Burringbar
Annual rainfall 1,569 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 9.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Burringbar Upper Burringbar
Average residential rate $1,745/yr
same for both
Council Tweed
same for both

Federal electorate

Burringbar Upper Burringbar
Division Richmond
same for both
Member Justine Elliot
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Burringbar Upper Burringbar
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Burringbar

Acreage

Upper Burringbar

Rural

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