Girral vs Burcher
Burcher is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 52 in Girral. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Girral, about half of households are people living alone. In Burcher, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Girral: a median of $2.31 million, against $122,000 in Burcher, though rent is higher in Burcher. On these figures, Girral tends to suit people living alone, while Burcher suits older residents 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
Burcher
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 33/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 46%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Girral leaves households under less mortgage stress (7% vs 17%)
- Burcher has cheaper houses ($122,500 vs $2,310,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Girral has cheaper rent ($80/wk vs $110/wk)
- Burcher has a bigger rental market to choose from (33% vs 18%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Burcher
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (470 km vs 531.1 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Burcher
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 13%)
- carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 33/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Burcher
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (0.0% vs -10.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Girral and Burcher 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
Burcher has more residents (82 vs 53); Burcher has higher household incomes ($68,224 vs $46,800).
| Girral | Burcher | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 53 | 82 +55% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -10.2% | +0.0% |
| Median age | 52 | 46 |
| Median household income | $46,800/yr | $68,224/yr +46% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $80/wk | $110/wk +38% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (32.1%).
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 (22.6%).
Property market
| Girral | Burcher | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $2,310,000 | $122,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $10,500 |
Zoning mix
| Girral | Burcher | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Girral | Burcher | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 15 across Bland | 12 across Lachlan |
| Approvals change year on year | -100% | -50% |
Ranking within NSW
| Girral | Burcher | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 88% of NSW | Higher than 2% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 8% of NSW | Higher than 31% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 9% of NSW | Higher than 7% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 1% of NSW | Higher than 99% of NSW |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 37% of NSW | Higher than 23% of NSW |
Liveability
| Girral | Burcher | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Girral carries more crime risk (33 vs 20).
| Girral | Burcher | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 27/100 | Low 30/100 |
| Crime | Low 33/100 | Low 20/100 |
| 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
| Girral | Burcher | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Girral | Burcher | |
|---|---|---|
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 3 | 12 |
Mobility
Girral sits further from the CBD (531.1 km vs 470 km).
| Girral | Burcher | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 531.1 km +12% vs other | 470 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 373 min | 375 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 2669 | 0.0% postcode 2671 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 43 postcode 2669 | 52 postcode 2671 |
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 (59.5%).
Setting
| Girral | Burcher | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 226 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 204 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Girral | Burcher | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 26/100 | 16/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 24 premises | 0% 22 premises |
Climate
| Girral | Burcher | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 506 mm | 454 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 32.8°C | — |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.2°C | — |
Council rates
| Girral | Burcher | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,508/yr | $750/yr |
| Council | Bland | Lachlan |
Federal electorate
| Girral | Burcher | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Parkes same for both | |
| Member | Jamie Chaffey same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Girral | Burcher | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.