Glenquarry vs Burrawang

Glenquarry is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 54 in Burrawang. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Glenquarry, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Glenquarry: a median of $3.06 million, against $1.8 million in Burrawang, though rent is higher in Burrawang. On these figures, Glenquarry tends to suit couples, while Burrawang suits people living alone, 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

Glenquarry

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (80% vs 59%)

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

First-home buyers

Burrawang

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,800,000 vs $3,060,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Glenquarry

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 26%)
  • has cheaper rent ($370/wk vs $500/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Glenquarry

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (96 min vs 104 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (123.5 km vs 131.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Burrawang

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 24%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Glenquarry Burrawang
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.

Glenquarry Burrawang
Walkability 23 / 17
Glenquarry — Walkability: 23/100 Burrawang — Walkability: 17/100
Safety 76 / 83
Glenquarry — Safety: 76/100 Burrawang — Safety: 83/100
Low fire risk 43 / 100
Glenquarry — Low fire risk: 43/100 Burrawang — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Burrawang has more residents (431 vs 261); Burrawang rents higher ($500/wk vs $370/wk).

Glenquarry Burrawang
Population 261 431
+65% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +17.6% +19.4%
Median age 48 54
Median household income $112,112/yr
+9% vs other
 $101,816/yr
Median weekly rent $370/wk $500/wk
+35% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Glenquarry Burrawang
0-4 3.1% / 2.8%
Glenquarry — 0-4: 3.1% Burrawang — 0-4: 2.8%
5-14 12.6% / 11.4%
Glenquarry — 5-14: 12.6% Burrawang — 5-14: 11.4%
15-19 13.4% / 4.9%
Glenquarry — 15-19: 13.4% Burrawang — 15-19: 4.9%
20-24 4.2% / 3.2%
Glenquarry — 20-24: 4.2% Burrawang — 20-24: 3.2%
25-34 4.2% / 7.0%
Glenquarry — 25-34: 4.2% Burrawang — 25-34: 7.0%
35-44 9.6% / 8.1%
Glenquarry — 35-44: 9.6% Burrawang — 35-44: 8.1%
45-54 19.2% / 14.4%
Glenquarry — 45-54: 19.2% Burrawang — 45-54: 14.4%
55-64 11.9% / 16.2%
Glenquarry — 55-64: 11.9% Burrawang — 55-64: 16.2%
65-74 12.6% / 19.7%
Glenquarry — 65-74: 12.6% Burrawang — 65-74: 19.7%
75-84 10.0% / 10.9%
Glenquarry — 75-84: 10.0% Burrawang — 75-84: 10.9%
85+ 1.1% / 1.2%
Glenquarry — 85+: 1.1% Burrawang — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Glenquarry 61.7% couple families
Glenquarry — Couple Families: 61.7% Glenquarry — Lone Person: 20.0% Glenquarry — One Parent Families: 18.3%
Burrawang 43.6% couple families
Burrawang — Couple Families: 43.6% Burrawang — Lone Person: 41.0% Burrawang — One Parent Families: 15.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Glenquarry 20.3% renting
Glenquarry — Owned Outright: 57.0% Glenquarry — Mortgage: 22.8% Glenquarry — Renting: 20.3%
Burrawang 19.0% renting
Burrawang — Owned Outright: 57.7% Burrawang — Mortgage: 23.3% Burrawang — Renting: 19.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Glenquarry Burrawang
Bachelor Degree 19.5% / 19.7%
Glenquarry — Bachelor Degree: 19.5% Burrawang — Bachelor Degree: 19.7%
Certificate III & IV 13.4% / 12.5%
Glenquarry — Certificate III & IV: 13.4% Burrawang — Certificate III & IV: 12.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.7% / 11.6%
Glenquarry — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7% Burrawang — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.6%
Postgraduate Degree 4.6% / 5.1%
Glenquarry — Postgraduate Degree: 4.6% Burrawang — Postgraduate Degree: 5.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.2%
Glenquarry — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Burrawang — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).

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.

Glenquarry Burrawang
England 1.9% / 5.3%
Glenquarry — England: 1.9% Burrawang — England: 5.3%
Germany 1.9% / —
Glenquarry — Germany: 1.9% Burrawang — Germany: not among its largest
Scotland — / 1.6%
Glenquarry — Scotland: not among its largest Burrawang — Scotland: 1.6%
Singapore 1.5% / —
Glenquarry — Singapore: 1.5% Burrawang — Singapore: not among its largest
Italy — / 1.4%
Glenquarry — Italy: not among its largest Burrawang — Italy: 1.4%
South Africa 1.1% / —
Glenquarry — South Africa: 1.1% Burrawang — South Africa: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 0.9%
Glenquarry — New Zealand: not among its largest Burrawang — New Zealand: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Glenquarry 100.0% houses
Glenquarry — Houses: 100.0%
Burrawang 100.0% houses
Burrawang — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Glenquarry Burrawang
Median house price $3,060,000 $1,800,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 135 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Glenquarry has more land zoned for conservation (93% vs 74%).

Glenquarry Burrawang
Environmental 93% 74%
Infrastructure and transport 7% 23%
Residential 0% 3%
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

Glenquarry Burrawang
New dwellings approved 335
across Wingecarribee
same for both
Approvals change year on year +6%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Glenquarry Burrawang
House price Higher than 97% of NSW Higher than 82% of NSW
Income Higher than 77% of NSW Higher than 70% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 72% of NSW Higher than 68% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 3% of NSW Higher than 22% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 92% of NSW Higher than 79% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 62% of NSW
same for both

Liveability

Glenquarry Burrawang
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Glenquarry carries more bushfire risk (57 vs 0).

Glenquarry Burrawang
Bushfire Moderate
57/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
24/100
 Low
17/100
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 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Glenquarry Burrawang
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1
same for both

Schools in Glenquarry

  • Glenquarry Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Burrawang

  • Burrawang Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Glenquarry Burrawang
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 1 2

Mobility

Burrawang sits further from the CBD (131.9 km vs 123.5 km).

Glenquarry Burrawang
Walkability score 23/100 17/100
Distance to Sydney 123.5 km 131.9 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 96 min 104 min
Electric vehicle share 1.7%
postcode 2576
 0.9%
postcode 2577
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 41
postcode 2576
 56
postcode 2577

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.

Glenquarry Burrawang
Car (driver) 48.8% / 47.2%
Glenquarry — Car (driver): 48.8% Burrawang — Car (driver): 47.2%
Worked from Home 40.5% / 42.7%
Glenquarry — Worked from Home: 40.5% Burrawang — Worked from Home: 42.7%
Car (passenger) 5.8% / 6.7%
Glenquarry — Car (passenger): 5.8% Burrawang — Car (passenger): 6.7%
Walked Only 5.0% / 3.4%
Glenquarry — Walked Only: 5.0% Burrawang — Walked Only: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (48.8%).

Setting

Glenquarry Burrawang
Elevation 713 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 684 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 35.1 km 31.7 km

NBN connectivity

Glenquarry Burrawang
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
104 premises
 0%
216 premises

Climate

Glenquarry Burrawang
Annual rainfall 974 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Glenquarry Burrawang
PM2.5 5.1 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.37 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Glenquarry Burrawang
Average residential rate $2,072/yr
same for both
Council Wingecarribee
same for both

Federal electorate

Glenquarry Burrawang
Division Whitlam
same for both
Member Carol Berry
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Glenquarry Burrawang
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

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Glenquarry

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Burrawang

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