Mathoura vs Bunnaloo
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mathoura, about half of households are people living alone. In Bunnaloo, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Mathoura: a median of $300,000, against $220,000 in Bunnaloo, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Mathoura tends to suit people living alone, while Bunnaloo suits couples 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
Bunnaloo
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 71/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 41%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Bunnaloo
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 25%)
- has cheaper houses ($220,000 vs $300,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Bunnaloo
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (5% vs 18%)
- has cheaper rent ($75/wk vs $180/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Mathoura
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (749.4 km vs 779.6 km)
- has a shorter drive in (498 min vs 514 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Mathoura has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 22%)
- Bunnaloo carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 71/100)
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
Mathoura and Bunnaloo 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
Mathoura has more residents (1,002 vs 107); Mathoura rents higher ($180/wk vs $75/wk).
| Mathoura | Bunnaloo | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,002 +89% vs other | 107 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +6.8% | +5.9% |
| Median age | 51 same for both | |
| Median household income | $51,636/yr | $80,132/yr +55% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $180/wk +58% vs other | $75/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Mathoura | Bunnaloo | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $300,000 | $220,000 |
| Median unit price | $238,000 | — |
| Median land price | $205,000 | — |
Zoning mix
Bunnaloo has more rural and farming land (100% vs 72%); Mathoura has more land zoned for conservation (27% vs 0%).
| Mathoura | Bunnaloo | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 72% | 100% |
| Environmental | 27% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% | 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
| Mathoura | Bunnaloo | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 144 across Murray River same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -16% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Mathoura | Bunnaloo | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 7% of NSW | Higher than 4% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 12% of NSW | Higher than 47% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 10% of NSW | Higher than 35% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 90% of NSW | Higher than 97% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 4% of NSW | Higher than 28% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 41% of NSW | Higher than 30% of NSW |
Liveability
| Mathoura | Bunnaloo | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 17/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
Mathoura carries more crime risk (71 vs 36); Mathoura carries more bushfire risk (35 vs 21).
| Mathoura | Bunnaloo | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 35/100 | Low 21/100 |
| Crime | High 71/100 | Low 36/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Mathoura | Bunnaloo | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Mathoura
- Mathoura Public School Government · Primary at peers
Schools in Bunnaloo
- Bunnaloo Public School Government · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Mathoura | Bunnaloo | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 2 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Childcare | 2 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 45 | 37 |
Mobility
Bunnaloo sits further from the CBD (779.6 km vs 749.4 km).
| Mathoura | Bunnaloo | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 749.4 km | 779.6 km +4% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 498 min | 514 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 2710 | 0.3% postcode 2731 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 56 postcode 2710 | 63 postcode 2731 |
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 (72.0%).
Setting
| Mathoura | Bunnaloo | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 107 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 85 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Mathoura | Bunnaloo | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 20/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 507 premises | 0% 25 premises |
Climate
| Mathoura | Bunnaloo | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 324 mm | 406 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | — | 31.6°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | — | 3.9°C |
Council rates
| Mathoura | Bunnaloo | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $996/yr same for both | |
| Council | Murray River same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Mathoura | Bunnaloo | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Farrer same for both | |
| Member | David Farley same for both | |
| Party | One Nation same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Mathoura | Bunnaloo | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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