Meadow Flat vs Sunny Corner
Meadow Flat is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 59 in Sunny Corner. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Meadow Flat, most households are couple families. In Sunny Corner, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Meadow Flat: a median of $1.12 million, against $590,000 in Sunny Corner, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Meadow Flat tends to suit families with children and couples, while Sunny Corner 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
Meadow Flat
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 22%)
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Sunny Corner
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($590,000 vs $1,125,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Sunny Corner
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($163/wk vs $323/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Meadow Flat
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (175.4 km vs 183.1 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Sunny Corner
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (36% vs 18%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Meadow Flat
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (15.2% vs 2.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Meadow Flat and Sunny Corner 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
Meadow Flat has more residents (356 vs 94); Meadow Flat rents higher ($323/wk vs $163/wk).
| Meadow Flat | Sunny Corner | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 356 +74% vs other | 94 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +15.2% | +2.2% |
| Median age | 45 | 59 |
| Median household income | $108,316/yr +39% vs other | $66,612/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $323/wk +50% vs other | $163/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.5%).
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 (7.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 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 (21.3%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Meadow Flat | Sunny Corner | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,125,000 | $590,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 207 days from 5 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| Meadow Flat | Sunny Corner | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 97% | 100% |
| Environmental | 2% | 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
| Meadow Flat | Sunny Corner | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 177 across Bathurst same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -23% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Meadow Flat | Sunny Corner | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 50% of NSW | Higher than 24% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 74% of NSW | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 67% of NSW | Higher than 59% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 71% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 42% of NSW | Higher than 44% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 44% of NSW | Higher than 62% of NSW |
Liveability
| Meadow Flat | Sunny Corner | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Meadow Flat | Sunny Corner | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 34/100 | Low 39/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 69/100 | Moderate 66/100 |
| 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
| Meadow Flat | Sunny Corner | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Meadow Flat
- Meadow Flat Public School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Sunny Corner
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Meadow Flat | Sunny Corner | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 16 | 12 |
Mobility
Sunny Corner sits further from the CBD (183.1 km vs 175.4 km).
| Meadow Flat | Sunny Corner | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 17/100 | 10/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 175.4 km | 183.1 km +4% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 155 min | 159 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 2795 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 47 postcode 2795 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 (79.2%).
Setting
| Meadow Flat | Sunny Corner | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 1,076 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 1,145 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Meadow Flat | Sunny Corner | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 129 premises | 0% 57 premises |
Climate
| Meadow Flat | Sunny Corner | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 644 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 28.4°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 1.2°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Meadow Flat | Sunny Corner | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,301/yr same for both | |
| Council | Bathurst same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Meadow Flat | Sunny Corner | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Calare same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Gee same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Meadow Flat | Sunny Corner | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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