Burrumbuttock vs Walbundrie

Walbundrie is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 45 in Burrumbuttock. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Burrumbuttock tends to suit 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

  • Burrumbuttock carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 57/100)
  • Walbundrie is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 63%)

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

First-home buyers

Walbundrie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (13% vs 19%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Burrumbuttock is more walkable (22/100 vs 13/100)
  • Walbundrie sits closer to the CBD (555.4 km vs 565.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Burrumbuttock

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (22/100 vs 13/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 57/100)

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

Investors

Burrumbuttock

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (15.0% vs 4.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Burrumbuttock and Walbundrie 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 Walbundrie
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 Walbundrie
Walkability 22 / 13
Burrumbuttock — Walkability: 22/100 Walbundrie — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 55 / 43
Burrumbuttock — Safety: 55/100 Walbundrie — Safety: 43/100
Low fire risk 83 / 88
Burrumbuttock — Low fire risk: 83/100 Walbundrie — Low fire risk: 88/100

Demographics

Burrumbuttock has more residents (421 vs 156); Burrumbuttock has higher household incomes ($85,176 vs $71,500).

Burrumbuttock Walbundrie
Population 421
+63% vs other
 156
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +15.0% +4.7%
Median age 45 42
Median household income $85,176/yr
+16% vs other
 $71,500/yr
Median weekly rent $198/wk $210/wk
+6% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Burrumbuttock Walbundrie
0-4 5.7% / 1.9%
Burrumbuttock — 0-4: 5.7% Walbundrie — 0-4: 1.9%
5-14 16.9% / 21.8%
Burrumbuttock — 5-14: 16.9% Walbundrie — 5-14: 21.8%
15-19 5.9% / 4.5%
Burrumbuttock — 15-19: 5.9% Walbundrie — 15-19: 4.5%
20-24 2.6% / 1.9%
Burrumbuttock — 20-24: 2.6% Walbundrie — 20-24: 1.9%
25-34 8.3% / 9.6%
Burrumbuttock — 25-34: 8.3% Walbundrie — 25-34: 9.6%
35-44 8.6% / 12.2%
Burrumbuttock — 35-44: 8.6% Walbundrie — 35-44: 12.2%
45-54 14.5% / 14.7%
Burrumbuttock — 45-54: 14.5% Walbundrie — 45-54: 14.7%
55-64 15.7% / 14.7%
Burrumbuttock — 55-64: 15.7% Walbundrie — 55-64: 14.7%
65-74 13.5% / 13.5%
Burrumbuttock — 65-74: 13.5% Walbundrie — 65-74: 13.5%
75-84 5.0% / 5.8%
Burrumbuttock — 75-84: 5.0% Walbundrie — 75-84: 5.8%
85+ 0.7% / 1.9%
Burrumbuttock — 85+: 0.7% Walbundrie — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).

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%
Walbundrie 51.4% couple families
Walbundrie — Couple Families: 51.4% Walbundrie — Lone Person: 25.7% Walbundrie — One Parent Families: 22.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

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%
Walbundrie 14.0% renting
Walbundrie — Owned Outright: 56.0% Walbundrie — Mortgage: 30.0% Walbundrie — Renting: 14.0%
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 Walbundrie
England 2.9% / —
Burrumbuttock — England: 2.9% Walbundrie — England: not among its largest
Netherlands — / 1.9%
Burrumbuttock — Netherlands: not among its largest Walbundrie — Netherlands: 1.9%
Germany 1.4% / —
Burrumbuttock — Germany: 1.4% Walbundrie — Germany: not among its largest

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

Qualifications

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

Burrumbuttock Walbundrie
Certificate III & IV 17.1% / 17.3%
Burrumbuttock — Certificate III & IV: 17.1% Walbundrie — Certificate III & IV: 17.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.0% / 9.6%
Burrumbuttock — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.0% Walbundrie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.6%
Bachelor Degree 6.9% / 5.8%
Burrumbuttock — Bachelor Degree: 6.9% Walbundrie — Bachelor Degree: 5.8%
Postgraduate Degree 1.9% / —
Burrumbuttock — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9% Walbundrie — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / —
Burrumbuttock — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Walbundrie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Burrumbuttock 103.8% houses
Burrumbuttock — Houses: 103.8%
Walbundrie 100.0% houses
Walbundrie — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Burrumbuttock Walbundrie
Median house price $490,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Burrumbuttock Walbundrie
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

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

Ranking within NSW

Burrumbuttock Walbundrie
House price Higher than 14% of NSW —
Income Higher than 55% of NSW Higher than 36% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 71% of NSW Higher than 61% 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 37% of NSW

Liveability

Burrumbuttock is more walkable (22 vs 13).

Burrumbuttock Walbundrie
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Walbundrie carries more crime risk (57 vs 45).

Burrumbuttock Walbundrie
Bushfire Low
17/100
 Low
12/100
Crime Moderate
45/100
 Moderate
57/100
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

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

Schools in Burrumbuttock

  • Burrumbuttock Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Walbundrie

  • Walbundrie Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Burrumbuttock Walbundrie
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 3 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 7 12

Mobility

Burrumbuttock sits further from the CBD (565.8 km vs 555.4 km).

Burrumbuttock Walbundrie
Walkability score 22/100 13/100
Distance to Sydney 565.8 km
+2% vs other
 555.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 351 min 350 min
Public transport score 24/100
Bus
 23/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 6.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 5.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 2 min
scheduled, not actual
 4 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 Walbundrie
Car (driver) 72.4% / 68.8%
Burrumbuttock — Car (driver): 72.4% Walbundrie — Car (driver): 68.8%
Worked from Home 22.4% / 26.6%
Burrumbuttock — Worked from Home: 22.4% Walbundrie — Worked from Home: 26.6%
Walked Only 5.1% / 4.7%
Burrumbuttock — Walked Only: 5.1% Walbundrie — Walked Only: 4.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.4%).

Setting

Burrumbuttock Walbundrie
Elevation 230 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 175 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Burrumbuttock Walbundrie
Connectivity score 30/100 26/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
159 premises
 0%
78 premises

Climate

Burrumbuttock Walbundrie
Annual rainfall 645 mm 540 mm
Summer max (Jan) 33.3°C 32.0°C
Winter min (Jul) 2.5°C 3.4°C

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Burrumbuttock

Family Rural

Walbundrie

Family Rural

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