Eurongilly vs Burra Creek

Eurongilly is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 45 in Burra Creek. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Eurongilly, the large majority of households are couple families. In Burra Creek, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Eurongilly tends to suit families with children and couples, while Burra Creek 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

Eurongilly

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 36%)
  • carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 44/100)

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

Renters

Burra Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($120/wk vs $200/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Burra Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (379.4 km vs 421.3 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (255 min vs 270 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Eurongilly

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (17% vs 3%)
  • carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 44/100)
  • But Burra Creek has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 11%)

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

Investors

Burra Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-15.5% vs -24.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Eurongilly Burra Creek
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.

Eurongilly Burra Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Eurongilly — Walkability: 0/100 Burra Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 71 / 56
Eurongilly — Safety: 71/100 Burra Creek — Safety: 56/100
Low fire risk 100 / 71
Eurongilly — Low fire risk: 100/100 Burra Creek — Low fire risk: 71/100

Demographics

Eurongilly rents higher ($200/wk vs $120/wk); Eurongilly has higher household incomes ($117,000 vs $71,448).

Eurongilly Burra Creek
Population 91
+22% vs other
 71
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -24.2% -15.5%
Median age 36 45
Median household income $117,000/yr
+39% vs other
 $71,448/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk
+40% vs other
 $120/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Eurongilly Burra Creek
0-4 5.5% / 4.2%
Eurongilly — 0-4: 5.5% Burra Creek — 0-4: 4.2%
5-14 27.5% / 16.9%
Eurongilly — 5-14: 27.5% Burra Creek — 5-14: 16.9%
15-19 8.8% / —
Eurongilly — 15-19: 8.8% Burra Creek — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 — / 7.0%
Eurongilly — 20-24: not among its largest Burra Creek — 20-24: 7.0%
25-34 11.0% / 12.7%
Eurongilly — 25-34: 11.0% Burra Creek — 25-34: 12.7%
35-44 9.9% / 11.3%
Eurongilly — 35-44: 9.9% Burra Creek — 35-44: 11.3%
45-54 17.6% / 11.3%
Eurongilly — 45-54: 17.6% Burra Creek — 45-54: 11.3%
55-64 8.8% / 8.5%
Eurongilly — 55-64: 8.8% Burra Creek — 55-64: 8.5%
65-74 11.0% / 16.9%
Eurongilly — 65-74: 11.0% Burra Creek — 65-74: 16.9%
75-84 — / 8.5%
Eurongilly — 75-84: not among its largest Burra Creek — 75-84: 8.5%
85+ — / —
Eurongilly — 85+: not among its largest Burra Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Eurongilly 80.0% couple families
Eurongilly — Couple Families: 80.0% Eurongilly — Lone Person: 0.0% Eurongilly — One Parent Families: 20.0%
Burra Creek 36.4% couple families
Burra Creek — Couple Families: 36.4% Burra Creek — Lone Person: 63.6% Burra Creek — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Eurongilly 28.6% renting
Eurongilly — Owned Outright: 46.4% Eurongilly — Mortgage: 25.0% Eurongilly — Renting: 28.6%
Burra Creek 28.1% renting
Burra Creek — Owned Outright: 53.1% Burra Creek — Mortgage: 18.8% Burra Creek — Renting: 28.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Eurongilly 104.3% houses
Eurongilly — Houses: 104.3% Eurongilly — Townhouses: 17.4% Eurongilly — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Burra Creek 96.8% houses
Burra Creek — Houses: 96.8% Burra Creek — Townhouses: 0.0% Burra Creek — Flats / Apartments: 3.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Eurongilly Burra Creek
Certificate III & IV 9.9% / 16.9%
Eurongilly — Certificate III & IV: 9.9% Burra Creek — Certificate III & IV: 16.9%
Bachelor Degree 16.5% / 7.0%
Eurongilly — Bachelor Degree: 16.5% Burra Creek — Bachelor Degree: 7.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.6% / 4.2%
Eurongilly — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6% Burra Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.2%
Postgraduate Degree 4.4% / —
Eurongilly — Postgraduate Degree: 4.4% Burra Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

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

Zoning mix

Eurongilly Burra Creek
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

Eurongilly Burra Creek
New dwellings approved 12
across Junee
 26
across Cootamundra-Gundagai
Approvals change year on year +0% +167%

Ranking within NSW

Eurongilly Burra Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 82% of NSW Higher than 34% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 19% of NSW Higher than 2% of NSW
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 27% of NSW Higher than 19% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 10% of NSW Higher than 27% of NSW

Liveability

Eurongilly Burra Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Burra Creek carries more bushfire risk (29 vs 0); Burra Creek carries more crime risk (44 vs 29).

Eurongilly Burra Creek
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
29/100
Crime Low
29/100
 Moderate
44/100
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

Eurongilly Burra Creek
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Eurongilly

  • Eurongilly Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Burra Creek

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Eurongilly Burra Creek
Waterways 16 19

Mobility

Eurongilly sits further from the CBD (421.3 km vs 379.4 km).

Eurongilly Burra Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 421.3 km
+10% vs other
 379.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 270 min 255 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2663
 0.2%
postcode 2722
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 46
postcode 2663
 57
postcode 2722

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.

Eurongilly Burra Creek
Worked from Home 53.5% / 50.0%
Eurongilly — Worked from Home: 53.5% Burra Creek — Worked from Home: 50.0%
Car (driver) 46.5% / 50.0%
Eurongilly — Car (driver): 46.5% Burra Creek — Car (driver): 50.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (53.5%).

Setting

Eurongilly Burra Creek
Elevation 238 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 408 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Eurongilly Burra Creek
Connectivity score 15/100 18/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
19 premises
 0%
13 premises

Climate

Eurongilly Burra Creek
Annual rainfall 559 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Eurongilly Burra Creek
Average residential rate $997/yr $974/yr
Council Junee Cootamundra-Gundagai

Federal electorate

Eurongilly Burra Creek
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Eurongilly Burra Creek
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Eurongilly

Family Rural

Burra Creek

Retirees River Rural

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