Burroway vs Kickabil

Burroway is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 39 in Kickabil. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Burroway tends to suit families with children, while Kickabil suits older residents.

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

Burroway

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (61/100 vs 75/100)

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

First-home buyers

Kickabil

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($11,000 vs $1,075,689)

Weighs land prices.

Renters

Kickabil

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $270/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 13%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Burroway

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (350 min vs 360 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (443.9 km vs 446.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Burroway carries lower crime risk (61/100 vs 75/100)
  • Kickabil has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 12%)

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

Investors

Burroway

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (44.9% vs 34.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Burroway Kickabil
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.

Burroway Kickabil
Walkability 0 / 0
Burroway — Walkability: 0/100 Kickabil — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 39 / 25
Burroway — Safety: 39/100 Kickabil — Safety: 25/100
Low fire risk 86 / 87
Burroway — Low fire risk: 86/100 Kickabil — Low fire risk: 87/100

Demographics

Burroway rents higher ($270/wk vs $100/wk); Burroway has more residents (171 vs 67).

Burroway Kickabil
Population 171
+61% vs other
 67
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +44.9% +34.0%
Median age 32 39
Median household income $107,224/yr
+33% vs other
 $71,448/yr
Median weekly rent $270/wk
+63% vs other
 $100/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Burroway Kickabil
0-4 9.9% / 7.5%
Burroway — 0-4: 9.9% Kickabil — 0-4: 7.5%
5-14 17.5% / 13.4%
Burroway — 5-14: 17.5% Kickabil — 5-14: 13.4%
15-19 10.5% / 11.9%
Burroway — 15-19: 10.5% Kickabil — 15-19: 11.9%
20-24 6.4% / —
Burroway — 20-24: 6.4% Kickabil — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 12.9% / 7.5%
Burroway — 25-34: 12.9% Kickabil — 25-34: 7.5%
35-44 9.4% / 11.9%
Burroway — 35-44: 9.4% Kickabil — 35-44: 11.9%
45-54 12.9% / 13.4%
Burroway — 45-54: 12.9% Kickabil — 45-54: 13.4%
55-64 7.6% / 6.0%
Burroway — 55-64: 7.6% Kickabil — 55-64: 6.0%
65-74 12.3% / 16.4%
Burroway — 65-74: 12.3% Kickabil — 65-74: 16.4%
75-84 — / 6.0%
Burroway — 75-84: not among its largest Kickabil — 75-84: 6.0%
85+ — / —
Burroway — 85+: not among its largest Kickabil — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Burroway 63.2% couple families
Burroway — Couple Families: 63.2% Burroway — Lone Person: 28.9% Burroway — One Parent Families: 7.9%
Kickabil 64.3% couple families
Kickabil — Couple Families: 64.3% Kickabil — Lone Person: 35.7% Kickabil — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Burroway 23.8% renting
Burroway — Owned Outright: 33.3% Burroway — Mortgage: 42.9% Burroway — Renting: 23.8%
Kickabil 0.0% renting
Kickabil — Owned Outright: 55.6% Kickabil — Mortgage: 44.4% Kickabil — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Burroway 100.0% houses
Burroway — Houses: 100.0%
Kickabil 100.0% houses
Kickabil — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Burroway Kickabil
Certificate III & IV 10.5% / 25.4%
Burroway — Certificate III & IV: 10.5% Kickabil — Certificate III & IV: 25.4%
Bachelor Degree 10.5% / 11.9%
Burroway — Bachelor Degree: 10.5% Kickabil — Bachelor Degree: 11.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.1% / 4.5%
Burroway — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.1% Kickabil — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.9% / —
Burroway — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9% Kickabil — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.4%).

Property market

Burroway Kickabil
Median house price —
same for both
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,075,689 $11,000

Zoning mix

Burroway Kickabil
Rural and farming 100%
same for both
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

Burroway Kickabil
New dwellings approved 14
across Narromine
 12
across Gilgandra
Approvals change year on year +50% —

Ranking within NSW

Burroway Kickabil
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 73% of NSW —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 21% of NSW Higher than 24% of NSW
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 1% of NSW Higher than 30% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 29% of NSW Higher than 13% of NSW

Liveability

Burroway Kickabil
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Kickabil carries more crime risk (75 vs 61).

Burroway Kickabil
Bushfire Low
14/100
 Low
13/100
Crime Moderate
61/100
 High
75/100
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

Burroway Kickabil
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

Burroway Kickabil
Waterways 11 23

Mobility

Kickabil sits further from the CBD (446.9 km vs 443.9 km).

Burroway Kickabil
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 443.9 km 446.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 350 min 360 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2821
 0.3%
postcode 2830
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 73
postcode 2821
 72
postcode 2830

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.

Burroway Kickabil
Car (driver) 68.5% / 40.6%
Burroway — Car (driver): 68.5% Kickabil — Car (driver): 40.6%
Worked from Home 17.8% / 50.0%
Burroway — Worked from Home: 17.8% Kickabil — Worked from Home: 50.0%
Walked Only 5.5% / 9.4%
Burroway — Walked Only: 5.5% Kickabil — Walked Only: 9.4%
Car (passenger) 8.2% / —
Burroway — Car (passenger): 8.2% Kickabil — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.5%).

Setting

Burroway Kickabil
Elevation 272 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 254 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Burroway Kickabil
Connectivity score 20/100 15/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
62 premises
 0%
24 premises

Climate

Burroway Kickabil
Annual rainfall 603 mm 605 mm
Summer max (Jan) 32.9°C —
Winter min (Jul) 3.5°C —

Council rates

Burroway Kickabil
Average residential rate $860/yr $800/yr
Council Narromine Gilgandra

Federal electorate

Burroway Kickabil
Division Parkes
same for both
Member Jamie Chaffey
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Burroway Kickabil
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Burroway

Family Premium Rural Young Families

Kickabil

Affordable River Rural

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