Burroway vs Rawsonville

Burroway is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 42 in Rawsonville. 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 Rawsonville suits 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

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

Rawsonville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (10% vs 21%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Rawsonville

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 13%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $270/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Rawsonville

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (420.4 km vs 443.9 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (334 min vs 350 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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 32.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Burroway and Rawsonville 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 Rawsonville
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 Rawsonville
Walkability 0 / 5
Burroway — Walkability: 0/100 Rawsonville — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 39 / 36
Burroway — Safety: 39/100 Rawsonville — Safety: 36/100
Low fire risk 86 / 76
Burroway — Low fire risk: 86/100 Rawsonville — Low fire risk: 76/100

Demographics

Burroway has more residents (171 vs 66); Rawsonville has higher household incomes ($162,500 vs $107,224).

Burroway Rawsonville
Population 171
+61% vs other
 66
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +44.9% +32.0%
Median age 32 42
Median household income $107,224/yr $162,500/yr
+52% vs other
Median weekly rent $270/wk
+26% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Burroway Rawsonville
0-4 9.9% / —
Burroway — 0-4: 9.9% Rawsonville — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 17.5% / 15.2%
Burroway — 5-14: 17.5% Rawsonville — 5-14: 15.2%
15-19 10.5% / 9.1%
Burroway — 15-19: 10.5% Rawsonville — 15-19: 9.1%
20-24 6.4% / —
Burroway — 20-24: 6.4% Rawsonville — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 12.9% / 13.6%
Burroway — 25-34: 12.9% Rawsonville — 25-34: 13.6%
35-44 9.4% / 6.1%
Burroway — 35-44: 9.4% Rawsonville — 35-44: 6.1%
45-54 12.9% / 19.7%
Burroway — 45-54: 12.9% Rawsonville — 45-54: 19.7%
55-64 7.6% / 12.1%
Burroway — 55-64: 7.6% Rawsonville — 55-64: 12.1%
65-74 12.3% / 15.2%
Burroway — 65-74: 12.3% Rawsonville — 65-74: 15.2%
75-84 — / —
Burroway — 75-84: not among its largest Rawsonville — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Burroway — 85+: not among its largest Rawsonville — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).

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.

Burroway Rawsonville
England 2.3% / 4.5%
Burroway — England: 2.3% Rawsonville — England: 4.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.5%).

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%
Rawsonville 75.0% couple families
Rawsonville — Couple Families: 75.0% Rawsonville — Lone Person: 25.0% Rawsonville — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Burroway 100.0% houses
Burroway — Houses: 100.0%
Rawsonville 100.0% houses
Rawsonville — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Burroway Rawsonville
Certificate III & IV 10.5% / 16.7%
Burroway — Certificate III & IV: 10.5% Rawsonville — Certificate III & IV: 16.7%
Bachelor Degree 10.5% / 13.6%
Burroway — Bachelor Degree: 10.5% Rawsonville — Bachelor Degree: 13.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.1% / 6.1%
Burroway — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.1% Rawsonville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.9% / —
Burroway — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9% Rawsonville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).

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%
Rawsonville 23.5% renting
Rawsonville — Owned Outright: 47.1% Rawsonville — Mortgage: 29.4% Rawsonville — Renting: 23.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Burroway Rawsonville
Median house price — $230,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,075,689 —

Zoning mix

Burroway Rawsonville
Rural and farming 100% 98%
Environmental 0% 2%
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 Rawsonville
New dwellings approved 14
across Narromine
 405
across Dubbo
Approvals change year on year +50% -12%

Ranking within NSW

Burroway Rawsonville
House price — Higher than 5% of NSW
Income Higher than 73% of NSW Higher than 97% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 21% of NSW Higher than 45% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 99% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 1% of NSW Higher than 29% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 29% of NSW Higher than 36% of NSW

Liveability

Burroway Rawsonville
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Rawsonville carries more bushfire risk (24 vs 14).

Burroway Rawsonville
Bushfire Low
14/100
 Low
24/100
Crime Moderate
61/100
 Moderate
64/100
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 Rawsonville
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 Rawsonville
Waterways 11 6

Mobility

Burroway sits further from the CBD (443.9 km vs 420.4 km).

Burroway Rawsonville
Walkability score 0/100 5/100
Distance to Sydney 443.9 km
+5% vs other
 420.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 350 min 334 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 Rawsonville
Car (driver) 68.5% / 65.5%
Burroway — Car (driver): 68.5% Rawsonville — Car (driver): 65.5%
Worked from Home 17.8% / 34.5%
Burroway — Worked from Home: 17.8% Rawsonville — Worked from Home: 34.5%
Car (passenger) 8.2% / —
Burroway — Car (passenger): 8.2% Rawsonville — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 5.5% / —
Burroway — Walked Only: 5.5% Rawsonville — Walked Only: not among its largest

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

Setting

Burroway Rawsonville
Elevation 272 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 253 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Burroway Rawsonville
Connectivity score 20/100 26/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
62 premises
 0%
25 premises

Climate

Burroway Rawsonville
Annual rainfall 603 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Burroway Rawsonville
Average residential rate $860/yr $1,233/yr
Council Narromine Dubbo

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Burroway Rawsonville
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

Rawsonville

Affordable Professionals Rural

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