Burringbar vs Wardrop Valley

Wardrop Valley is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 45 in Burringbar. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Burringbar: a median of $1.1 million, against $850,000 in Wardrop Valley, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Wardrop Valley tends to suit young adults and 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

Wardrop Valley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 77/100)

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

First-home buyers

Wardrop Valley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($850,000 vs $1,100,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Wardrop Valley

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (34% vs 16%)
  • has cheaper rent ($298/wk vs $400/wk)

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 526 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (781.2 km vs 797.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Burringbar has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 10%)
  • Wardrop Valley carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 77/100)

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

Investors

Burringbar

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (3.1% vs -10.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Burringbar and Wardrop Valley 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 Wardrop Valley
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 Wardrop Valley
Walkability 12 / 14
Burringbar — Walkability: 12/100 Wardrop Valley — Walkability: 14/100
Safety 23 / 80
Burringbar — Safety: 23/100 Wardrop Valley — Safety: 80/100
Low fire risk 31 / 50
Burringbar — Low fire risk: 31/100 Wardrop Valley — Low fire risk: 50/100

Demographics

Burringbar has more residents (878 vs 80); Burringbar rents higher ($400/wk vs $298/wk).

Burringbar Wardrop Valley
Population 878
+91% vs other
 80
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.1% -10.1%
Median age 45 39
Median household income $77,064/yr
+11% vs other
 $68,224/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk
+26% vs other
 $298/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Burringbar Wardrop Valley
0-4 6.4% / 11.2%
Burringbar — 0-4: 6.4% Wardrop Valley — 0-4: 11.2%
5-14 11.0% / 6.2%
Burringbar — 5-14: 11.0% Wardrop Valley — 5-14: 6.2%
15-19 5.0% / —
Burringbar — 15-19: 5.0% Wardrop Valley — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 4.2% / 6.2%
Burringbar — 20-24: 4.2% Wardrop Valley — 20-24: 6.2%
25-34 11.7% / 20.0%
Burringbar — 25-34: 11.7% Wardrop Valley — 25-34: 20.0%
35-44 11.4% / 15.0%
Burringbar — 35-44: 11.4% Wardrop Valley — 35-44: 15.0%
45-54 13.3% / 18.8%
Burringbar — 45-54: 13.3% Wardrop Valley — 45-54: 18.8%
55-64 19.9% / 15.0%
Burringbar — 55-64: 19.9% Wardrop Valley — 55-64: 15.0%
65-74 12.5% / 10.0%
Burringbar — 65-74: 12.5% Wardrop Valley — 65-74: 10.0%
75-84 3.5% / —
Burringbar — 75-84: 3.5% Wardrop Valley — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 2.2% / —
Burringbar — 85+: 2.2% Wardrop Valley — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Burringbar 45.2% couple families
Burringbar — Couple Families: 45.2% Burringbar — Lone Person: 31.2% Burringbar — One Parent Families: 16.8% Burringbar — Group Household: 6.7%
Wardrop Valley 45.8% couple families
Wardrop Valley — Couple Families: 45.8% Wardrop Valley — Lone Person: 33.3% Wardrop Valley — One Parent Families: 20.8% Wardrop Valley — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person 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%
Wardrop Valley 34.5% renting
Wardrop Valley — Owned Outright: 27.6% Wardrop Valley — Mortgage: 37.9% Wardrop Valley — Renting: 34.5%
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.

Burringbar Wardrop Valley
New Zealand 1.8% / 7.5%
Burringbar — New Zealand: 1.8% Wardrop Valley — New Zealand: 7.5%
England 4.0% / —
Burringbar — England: 4.0% Wardrop Valley — England: not among its largest
Canada 0.9% / —
Burringbar — Canada: 0.9% Wardrop Valley — Canada: not among its largest
Germany 0.7% / —
Burringbar — Germany: 0.7% Wardrop Valley — Germany: not among its largest
South Africa 0.6% / —
Burringbar — South Africa: 0.6% Wardrop Valley — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.5%).

Qualifications

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

Burringbar Wardrop Valley
Certificate III & IV 17.1% / 21.2%
Burringbar — Certificate III & IV: 17.1% Wardrop Valley — Certificate III & IV: 21.2%
Bachelor Degree 11.6% / 7.5%
Burringbar — Bachelor Degree: 11.6% Wardrop Valley — Bachelor Degree: 7.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.6% / 7.5%
Burringbar — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6% Wardrop Valley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5%
Postgraduate Degree 2.6% / 3.8%
Burringbar — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6% Wardrop Valley — Postgraduate Degree: 3.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / —
Burringbar — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Wardrop Valley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Burringbar 100.7% houses
Burringbar — Houses: 100.7%
Wardrop Valley 100.0% houses
Wardrop Valley — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Burringbar Wardrop Valley
Median house price $1,100,000 $850,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,310,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 52 days
from 9 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Wardrop Valley has more land zoned for conservation (45% vs 29%); Burringbar has more rural and farming land (65% vs 55%).

Burringbar Wardrop Valley
Rural and farming 65% 55%
Environmental 29% 45%
Other and special use 3% 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

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

Ranking within NSW

Burringbar Wardrop Valley
House price Higher than 57% of NSW Higher than 38% of NSW
Income Higher than 45% of NSW Higher than 31% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 61% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 47% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 64% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 63% of NSW Higher than 41% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 10% of NSW —

Liveability

Burringbar Wardrop Valley
Grade D —
Score 18/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Burringbar carries more crime risk (77 vs 20); Burringbar carries more bushfire risk (69 vs 50).

Burringbar Wardrop Valley
Bushfire Moderate
69/100
 Moderate
50/100
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
same for both

Schools

Burringbar Wardrop Valley
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 Wardrop Valley

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

Amenities in the suburb

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

Mobility

Wardrop Valley sits further from the CBD (797.6 km vs 781.2 km).

Burringbar Wardrop Valley
Walkability score 12/100 14/100
Distance to Sydney 781.2 km 797.6 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 503 min 526 min
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 2483
 0.6%
postcode 2484
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 72
postcode 2483
 76
postcode 2484

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 Wardrop Valley
Car (driver) 77.2% / 88.2%
Burringbar — Car (driver): 77.2% Wardrop Valley — Car (driver): 88.2%
Worked from Home 20.1% / 11.8%
Burringbar — Worked from Home: 20.1% Wardrop Valley — Worked from Home: 11.8%
Walked Only 1.5% / —
Burringbar — Walked Only: 1.5% Wardrop Valley — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 1.2% / —
Burringbar — Car (passenger): 1.2% Wardrop Valley — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (88.2%).

Setting

Burringbar Wardrop Valley
Elevation 31 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 117 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.4 km 11.2 km

NBN connectivity

Burringbar Wardrop Valley
Connectivity score 30/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
375 premises
 0%
34 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Burringbar

Acreage

Wardrop Valley

Rural Young Families

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