Enngonia vs North Bourke
Enngonia is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 42 in North Bourke. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Enngonia, about half of households are couple families. In North Bourke, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Enngonia tends to suit families with children, while North Bourke 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
North Bourke
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more separate houses rather than flats (94% vs 83%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
Renters
Enngonia
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($160/wk vs $200/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
North Bourke
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (812.1 km vs 877.4 km)
- has a shorter drive in (622 min vs 664 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Enngonia has more units and townhouses to downsize into (17% vs 6%)
- North Bourke has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 8%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Enngonia
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (23.6% vs -30.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Enngonia and North Bourke drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
North Bourke rents higher ($200/wk vs $160/wk); North Bourke has higher household incomes ($92,612 vs $81,224).
| Enngonia | North Bourke | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 183 | 200 +9% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +23.6% | -30.3% |
| Median age | 37 | 42 |
| Median household income | $81,224/yr | $92,612/yr +14% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $160/wk | $200/wk +25% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.0%).
Property market
| Enngonia | North Bourke | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $380,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $250,000 |
Zoning mix
| Enngonia | North Bourke | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 92% | 100% |
| Environmental | 8% | 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
| Enngonia | North Bourke | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 4 across Bourke same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Enngonia | North Bourke | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 10% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 48% of NSW | Higher than 59% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 3% of NSW | Higher than 1% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 95% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 10% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 2% of NSW | Higher than 1% of NSW |
Liveability
| Enngonia | North Bourke | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
Enngonia carries more bushfire risk (39 vs 26).
| Enngonia | North Bourke | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 39/100 | Low 26/100 |
| Crime | High 88/100 same for both | |
| 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
| Enngonia | North Bourke | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Enngonia
- Enngonia Public School Government · Primary
Schools in North Bourke
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Enngonia | North Bourke | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 1 |
| GPs | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 86 | 83 |
Mobility
Enngonia sits further from the CBD (877.4 km vs 812.1 km).
| Enngonia | North Bourke | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 877.4 km +7% vs other | 812.1 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 664 min | 622 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 2840 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 77 postcode 2840 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.9%).
Setting
| Enngonia | North Bourke | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 137 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 117 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Enngonia | North Bourke | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 48 premises | 0% 40 premises |
Council rates
| Enngonia | North Bourke | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $414/yr same for both | |
| Council | Bourke same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Enngonia | North Bourke | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Parkes same for both | |
| Member | Jamie Chaffey same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Enngonia | North Bourke | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.