Burrumbuttock vs Jindera

Jindera is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 45 in Burrumbuttock. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Burrumbuttock, about half of households are couple families. In Jindera, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Jindera: a median of $626,000, against $490,000 in Burrumbuttock, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Burrumbuttock tends to suit people living alone 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

Jindera

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 1)
  • is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 63%)
  • But Burrumbuttock carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 61/100)

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

First-home buyers

Burrumbuttock

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($490,000 vs $626,250)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Burrumbuttock

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($198/wk vs $316/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Jindera

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (52/100 vs 22/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (339 min vs 351 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (550.3 km vs 565.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Burrumbuttock carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 61/100)
  • Jindera is more walkable (52/100 vs 22/100)

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

Investors

Jindera

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (22.5% vs 15.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Burrumbuttock Jindera
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.

Burrumbuttock Jindera
Walkability 22 / 52
Burrumbuttock — Walkability: 22/100 Jindera — Walkability: 52/100
Safety 55 / 39
Burrumbuttock — Safety: 55/100 Jindera — Safety: 39/100
Low fire risk 83 / 80
Burrumbuttock — Low fire risk: 83/100 Jindera — Low fire risk: 80/100

Demographics

Jindera has more residents (2,721 vs 421); Jindera rents higher ($316/wk vs $198/wk).

Burrumbuttock Jindera
Population 421 2,721
+546% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +15.0% +22.5%
Median age 45 38
Median household income $85,176/yr $104,676/yr
+23% vs other
Median weekly rent $198/wk $316/wk
+60% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Burrumbuttock Jindera
0-4 5.7% / 7.6%
Burrumbuttock — 0-4: 5.7% Jindera — 0-4: 7.6%
5-14 16.9% / 16.9%
Burrumbuttock — 5-14: 16.9% Jindera — 5-14: 16.9%
15-19 5.9% / 7.6%
Burrumbuttock — 15-19: 5.9% Jindera — 15-19: 7.6%
20-24 2.6% / 4.4%
Burrumbuttock — 20-24: 2.6% Jindera — 20-24: 4.4%
25-34 8.3% / 9.8%
Burrumbuttock — 25-34: 8.3% Jindera — 25-34: 9.8%
35-44 8.6% / 12.6%
Burrumbuttock — 35-44: 8.6% Jindera — 35-44: 12.6%
45-54 14.5% / 13.6%
Burrumbuttock — 45-54: 14.5% Jindera — 45-54: 13.6%
55-64 15.7% / 12.6%
Burrumbuttock — 55-64: 15.7% Jindera — 55-64: 12.6%
65-74 13.5% / 10.1%
Burrumbuttock — 65-74: 13.5% Jindera — 65-74: 10.1%
75-84 5.0% / 3.1%
Burrumbuttock — 75-84: 5.0% Jindera — 75-84: 3.1%
85+ 0.7% / 1.4%
Burrumbuttock — 85+: 0.7% Jindera — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Burrumbuttock 54.9% couple families
Burrumbuttock — Couple Families: 54.9% Burrumbuttock — Lone Person: 36.6% Burrumbuttock — One Parent Families: 8.5% Burrumbuttock — Group Household: 0.0%
Jindera 61.2% couple families
Jindera — Couple Families: 61.2% Jindera — Lone Person: 22.5% Jindera — One Parent Families: 13.9% Jindera — Group Household: 2.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Burrumbuttock 9.1% renting
Burrumbuttock — Owned Outright: 47.9% Burrumbuttock — Mortgage: 43.0% Burrumbuttock — Renting: 9.1%
Jindera 12.6% renting
Jindera — Owned Outright: 34.7% Jindera — Mortgage: 52.7% Jindera — Renting: 12.6%
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.

Burrumbuttock Jindera
England 2.9% / 2.0%
Burrumbuttock — England: 2.9% Jindera — England: 2.0%
Germany 1.4% / 0.4%
Burrumbuttock — Germany: 1.4% Jindera — Germany: 0.4%
New Zealand — / 1.0%
Burrumbuttock — New Zealand: not among its largest Jindera — New Zealand: 1.0%
Philippines — / 0.3%
Burrumbuttock — Philippines: not among its largest Jindera — Philippines: 0.3%
Netherlands — / 0.3%
Burrumbuttock — Netherlands: not among its largest Jindera — Netherlands: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.9%).

Qualifications

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

Burrumbuttock Jindera
Certificate III & IV 17.1% / 19.0%
Burrumbuttock — Certificate III & IV: 17.1% Jindera — Certificate III & IV: 19.0%
Bachelor Degree 6.9% / 8.8%
Burrumbuttock — Bachelor Degree: 6.9% Jindera — Bachelor Degree: 8.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.0% / 6.5%
Burrumbuttock — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.0% Jindera — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Postgraduate Degree 1.9% / 2.0%
Burrumbuttock — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9% Jindera — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / 1.4%
Burrumbuttock — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Jindera — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Burrumbuttock 103.8% houses
Burrumbuttock — Houses: 103.8% Burrumbuttock — Townhouses: 0.0% Burrumbuttock — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Jindera 97.8% houses
Jindera — Houses: 97.8% Jindera — Townhouses: 1.9% Jindera — Flats / Apartments: 0.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Burrumbuttock Jindera
Median house price $490,000 $626,250
Median unit price — $555,000
Median land price — $340,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 33 days
from 22 sales

Zoning mix

Burrumbuttock Jindera
Rural and farming 100% 95%
Residential 0% 4%
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

Burrumbuttock Jindera
New dwellings approved 86
across Greater Hume
same for both
Approvals change year on year +33%
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.

Burrumbuttock Jindera
Houses — 3.9%
$570/wk on $762K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Burrumbuttock Jindera
House price Higher than 14% of NSW Higher than 23% of NSW
Income Higher than 55% of NSW —
Schools — Higher than 64% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 71% of NSW Higher than 81% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 91% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 32% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 59% of NSW Higher than 51% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 67% of NSW

Liveability

Jindera is more walkable (52 vs 22).

Burrumbuttock Jindera
Grade — B
Score — 51/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Jindera carries more crime risk (61 vs 45).

Burrumbuttock Jindera
Bushfire Low
17/100
 Low
20/100
Crime Moderate
45/100
 Moderate
61/100
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
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Burrumbuttock Jindera
Inside the suburb 1 3
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Burrumbuttock

  • Burrumbuttock Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Jindera

  • Saint Mary MacKillop College Albury Independent · Combined above peers
  • St John's Lutheran Primary School Independent · Primary at peers
  • Jindera Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Burrumbuttock Jindera
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 1 4
Parks & reserves 3
same for both
Childcare 0 4
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 2
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 7 2

Mobility

Burrumbuttock sits further from the CBD (565.8 km vs 550.3 km).

Burrumbuttock Jindera
Walkability score 22/100 52/100
Distance to Sydney 565.8 km
+3% vs other
 550.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 351 min 339 min
Public transport score 24/100
Bus
 44/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 6.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 22.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 2 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 2642
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 80
postcode 2642
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.

Burrumbuttock Jindera
Car (driver) 72.4% / 82.8%
Burrumbuttock — Car (driver): 72.4% Jindera — Car (driver): 82.8%
Worked from Home 22.4% / 10.5%
Burrumbuttock — Worked from Home: 22.4% Jindera — Worked from Home: 10.5%
Walked Only 5.1% / 1.6%
Burrumbuttock — Walked Only: 5.1% Jindera — Walked Only: 1.6%
Car (passenger) — / 4.4%
Burrumbuttock — Car (passenger): not among its largest Jindera — Car (passenger): 4.4%
Bus — / 0.7%
Burrumbuttock — Bus: not among its largest Jindera — Bus: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.8%).

Setting

Burrumbuttock Jindera
Elevation 230 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 239 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Burrumbuttock Jindera
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
159 premises
 0%
1,043 premises

Climate

Burrumbuttock Jindera
Annual rainfall 645 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 33.3°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 2.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Burrumbuttock Jindera
PM2.5 7.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 18.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.64 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Burrumbuttock Jindera
Average residential rate $992/yr
same for both
Council Greater Hume
same for both

Federal electorate

Burrumbuttock Jindera
Division Farrer
same for both
Member David Farley
same for both
Party One Nation
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Burrumbuttock Jindera
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Burrumbuttock

Family Rural

Jindera

Affordable Family Quiet Rural

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