Parkesbourne vs Gurrundah

Gurrundah is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 51 in Parkesbourne. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Parkesbourne, about half of households are couple families. In Gurrundah, most households are couple families. On these figures, Parkesbourne tends to suit older residents, while Gurrundah suits families with children and couples.

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

Gurrundah

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 21/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 53%)
  • But Parkesbourne has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 82%)

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

  • Parkesbourne leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 35%)
  • Gurrundah has cheaper land ($477,500 vs $2,111,000)

Weighs land prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Parkesbourne has cheaper rent ($175/wk vs $261/wk)
  • Gurrundah has a bigger rental market to choose from (24% vs 7%)

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

Commuting to the city

Parkesbourne

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (213.8 km vs 236.4 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (143 min vs 158 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Parkesbourne has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 11%)
  • Gurrundah carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 21/100)

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

Investors

Gurrundah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (45.5% vs -10.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Parkesbourne Gurrundah
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.

Parkesbourne Gurrundah
Walkability 0 / 0
Parkesbourne — Walkability: 0/100 Gurrundah — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 79 / 100
Parkesbourne — Safety: 79/100 Gurrundah — Safety: 100/100
Low fire risk 60 / 74
Parkesbourne — Low fire risk: 60/100 Gurrundah — Low fire risk: 74/100

Demographics

Parkesbourne has more residents (152 vs 80); Gurrundah rents higher ($261/wk vs $175/wk).

Parkesbourne Gurrundah
Population 152
+47% vs other
 80
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -10.6% +45.5%
Median age 51 41
Median household income $108,316/yr $110,500/yr
+2% vs other
Median weekly rent $175/wk $261/wk
+49% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Parkesbourne Gurrundah
0-4 3.9% / 8.8%
Parkesbourne — 0-4: 3.9% Gurrundah — 0-4: 8.8%
5-14 12.5% / 13.8%
Parkesbourne — 5-14: 12.5% Gurrundah — 5-14: 13.8%
15-19 3.3% / 3.8%
Parkesbourne — 15-19: 3.3% Gurrundah — 15-19: 3.8%
20-24 3.3% / —
Parkesbourne — 20-24: 3.3% Gurrundah — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 7.9% / 12.5%
Parkesbourne — 25-34: 7.9% Gurrundah — 25-34: 12.5%
35-44 10.5% / 11.2%
Parkesbourne — 35-44: 10.5% Gurrundah — 35-44: 11.2%
45-54 13.2% / 8.8%
Parkesbourne — 45-54: 13.2% Gurrundah — 45-54: 8.8%
55-64 25.7% / 28.7%
Parkesbourne — 55-64: 25.7% Gurrundah — 55-64: 28.7%
65-74 15.8% / 6.2%
Parkesbourne — 65-74: 15.8% Gurrundah — 65-74: 6.2%
75-84 6.6% / 5.0%
Parkesbourne — 75-84: 6.6% Gurrundah — 75-84: 5.0%
85+ — / —
Parkesbourne — 85+: not among its largest Gurrundah — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Parkesbourne 53.3% couple families
Parkesbourne — Couple Families: 53.3% Parkesbourne — Lone Person: 30.0% Parkesbourne — Group Household: 16.7%
Gurrundah 66.7% couple families
Gurrundah — Couple Families: 66.7% Gurrundah — Lone Person: 33.3% Gurrundah — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Parkesbourne 7.3% renting
Parkesbourne — Owned Outright: 50.9% Parkesbourne — Mortgage: 41.8% Parkesbourne — Renting: 7.3%
Gurrundah 23.8% renting
Gurrundah — Owned Outright: 33.3% Gurrundah — Mortgage: 42.9% Gurrundah — Renting: 23.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Parkesbourne 100.0% houses
Parkesbourne — Houses: 100.0% Parkesbourne — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Gurrundah 81.5% houses
Gurrundah — Houses: 81.5% Gurrundah — Flats / Apartments: 18.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Parkesbourne Gurrundah
Certificate III & IV 21.1% / 21.2%
Parkesbourne — Certificate III & IV: 21.1% Gurrundah — Certificate III & IV: 21.2%
Bachelor Degree 11.2% / 6.2%
Parkesbourne — Bachelor Degree: 11.2% Gurrundah — Bachelor Degree: 6.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.6% / 6.2%
Parkesbourne — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6% Gurrundah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.9% / —
Parkesbourne — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.9% Gurrundah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.8%
Parkesbourne — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Gurrundah — Postgraduate Degree: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).

Property market

Parkesbourne Gurrundah
Median house price $1,250,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $2,111,000 $477,500

Zoning mix

Parkesbourne Gurrundah
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

Parkesbourne Gurrundah
New dwellings approved 332
across Goulburn Mulwaree
 44
across Upper Lachlan
Approvals change year on year -1% +175%

Ranking within NSW

Parkesbourne Gurrundah
House price Higher than 65% of NSW —
Income Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 76% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 7% of NSW Higher than 39% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 53% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 48% of NSW Higher than 81% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 3% of NSW Higher than 20% of NSW

Liveability

Parkesbourne Gurrundah
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Parkesbourne carries more crime risk (21 vs 0); Parkesbourne carries more bushfire risk (40 vs 26).

Parkesbourne Gurrundah
Bushfire Moderate
40/100
 Low
26/100
Crime Low
21/100
 None
0/100
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

Parkesbourne Gurrundah
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

Parkesbourne Gurrundah
Waterways 5 11

Mobility

Gurrundah sits further from the CBD (236.4 km vs 213.8 km).

Parkesbourne Gurrundah
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 213.8 km 236.4 km
+11% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 143 min 158 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2580
 1.0%
postcode 2581
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 41
postcode 2580
 67
postcode 2581

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.

Parkesbourne Gurrundah
Car (driver) 67.5% / 68.3%
Parkesbourne — Car (driver): 67.5% Gurrundah — Car (driver): 68.3%
Worked from Home 26.0% / 12.2%
Parkesbourne — Worked from Home: 26.0% Gurrundah — Worked from Home: 12.2%
Car (passenger) 6.5% / 12.2%
Parkesbourne — Car (passenger): 6.5% Gurrundah — Car (passenger): 12.2%
Walked Only — / 7.3%
Parkesbourne — Walked Only: not among its largest Gurrundah — Walked Only: 7.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.3%).

Setting

Parkesbourne Gurrundah
Elevation 728 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 817 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Parkesbourne Gurrundah
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
34 premises
 0%
25 premises

Climate

Parkesbourne Gurrundah
Annual rainfall 658 mm 840 mm
Summer max (Jan) 27.1°C —
Winter min (Jul) 2.7°C —

Air quality (annual mean)

Parkesbourne Gurrundah
PM2.5 4.8 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 10.4 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.36 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Parkesbourne Gurrundah
Average residential rate $1,370/yr $636/yr
Council Goulburn Mulwaree Upper Lachlan

Federal electorate

Parkesbourne Gurrundah
Division Eden-monaro Riverina
Member Kristy Mcbain Michael Mccormack
Party Australian Labor Party The Nationals

First Home Owner Grant

Parkesbourne Gurrundah
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Parkesbourne

Rural

Gurrundah

Family Rural Young Families

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