Run-O-Waters vs Tirrannaville

Run-O-Waters is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 52 in Tirrannaville. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Run-O-Waters, most households are couple families. In Tirrannaville, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Tirrannaville: a median of $1.95 million, against $1.53 million in Run-O-Waters, though rent is higher in Run-O-Waters. On these figures, Run-O-Waters tends to suit families with children, couples, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Tirrannaville suits people living alone.

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

Run-O-Waters

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 55%)

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

First-home buyers

Run-O-Waters

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,532,500 vs $1,950,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Tirrannaville

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (20% vs 7%)
  • has cheaper rent ($245/wk vs $475/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 21%)

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

Commuting to the city

Run-O-Waters

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (21/100 vs 5/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (135 min vs 143 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (201.9 km vs 212 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Run-O-Waters

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (21/100 vs 5/100)

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

Investors

Run-O-Waters

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (28.5% vs -0.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Run-O-Waters and Tirrannaville drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Run-O-Waters Tirrannaville
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.

Run-O-Waters Tirrannaville
Walkability 21 / 5
Run-O-Waters — Walkability: 21/100 Tirrannaville — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 87 / 85
Run-O-Waters — Safety: 87/100 Tirrannaville — Safety: 85/100
Low fire risk 80 / 37
Run-O-Waters — Low fire risk: 80/100 Tirrannaville — Low fire risk: 37/100

Demographics

Run-O-Waters has more residents (605 vs 235); Run-O-Waters rents higher ($475/wk vs $245/wk).

Run-O-Waters Tirrannaville
Population 605
+61% vs other
 235
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +28.5% -0.8%
Median age 46 52
Median household income $115,908/yr
+9% vs other
 $105,196/yr
Median weekly rent $475/wk
+48% vs other
 $245/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Run-O-Waters Tirrannaville
0-4 4.3% / 4.7%
Run-O-Waters — 0-4: 4.3% Tirrannaville — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 14.4% / 9.8%
Run-O-Waters — 5-14: 14.4% Tirrannaville — 5-14: 9.8%
15-19 6.8% / 3.8%
Run-O-Waters — 15-19: 6.8% Tirrannaville — 15-19: 3.8%
20-24 3.0% / 2.6%
Run-O-Waters — 20-24: 3.0% Tirrannaville — 20-24: 2.6%
25-34 7.3% / 10.6%
Run-O-Waters — 25-34: 7.3% Tirrannaville — 25-34: 10.6%
35-44 13.2% / 6.8%
Run-O-Waters — 35-44: 13.2% Tirrannaville — 35-44: 6.8%
45-54 11.9% / 20.4%
Run-O-Waters — 45-54: 11.9% Tirrannaville — 45-54: 20.4%
55-64 15.0% / 20.0%
Run-O-Waters — 55-64: 15.0% Tirrannaville — 55-64: 20.0%
65-74 17.7% / 15.3%
Run-O-Waters — 65-74: 17.7% Tirrannaville — 65-74: 15.3%
75-84 5.1% / 4.7%
Run-O-Waters — 75-84: 5.1% Tirrannaville — 75-84: 4.7%
85+ 1.8% / 2.1%
Run-O-Waters — 85+: 1.8% Tirrannaville — 85+: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Run-O-Waters 64.6% couple families
Run-O-Waters — Couple Families: 64.6% Run-O-Waters — Lone Person: 21.5% Run-O-Waters — One Parent Families: 11.5% Run-O-Waters — Group Household: 2.3%
Tirrannaville 48.2% couple families
Tirrannaville — Couple Families: 48.2% Tirrannaville — Lone Person: 44.6% Tirrannaville — One Parent Families: 7.1% Tirrannaville — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Run-O-Waters 7.4% renting
Run-O-Waters — Owned Outright: 46.5% Run-O-Waters — Mortgage: 46.0% Run-O-Waters — Renting: 7.4%
Tirrannaville 19.5% renting
Tirrannaville — Owned Outright: 37.9% Tirrannaville — Mortgage: 42.5% Tirrannaville — Renting: 19.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Run-O-Waters Tirrannaville
Certificate III & IV 20.2% / 24.7%
Run-O-Waters — Certificate III & IV: 20.2% Tirrannaville — Certificate III & IV: 24.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.9% / 9.8%
Run-O-Waters — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.9% Tirrannaville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.8%
Bachelor Degree 10.1% / 8.9%
Run-O-Waters — Bachelor Degree: 10.1% Tirrannaville — Bachelor Degree: 8.9%
Postgraduate Degree 3.6% / 2.1%
Run-O-Waters — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6% Tirrannaville — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / —
Run-O-Waters — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Tirrannaville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.7%).

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.

Run-O-Waters Tirrannaville
England 3.8% / 5.1%
Run-O-Waters — England: 3.8% Tirrannaville — England: 5.1%
New Zealand 1.2% / 2.1%
Run-O-Waters — New Zealand: 1.2% Tirrannaville — New Zealand: 2.1%
Netherlands — / 2.6%
Run-O-Waters — Netherlands: not among its largest Tirrannaville — Netherlands: 2.6%
China 1.8% / —
Run-O-Waters — China: 1.8% Tirrannaville — China: not among its largest
India 1.5% / —
Run-O-Waters — India: 1.5% Tirrannaville — India: not among its largest
Malaysia 1.0% / —
Run-O-Waters — Malaysia: 1.0% Tirrannaville — Malaysia: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Run-O-Waters 100.0% houses
Run-O-Waters — Houses: 100.0%
Tirrannaville 101.1% houses
Tirrannaville — Houses: 101.1%
Houses

Property market

Run-O-Waters Tirrannaville
Median house price $1,532,500 $1,950,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $540,000 —

Zoning mix

Tirrannaville has more rural and farming land (88% vs 55%); Tirrannaville has more land zoned for conservation (12% vs 0%).

Run-O-Waters Tirrannaville
Rural and farming 55% 88%
Residential 44% 0%
Environmental 0% 12%
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

Run-O-Waters Tirrannaville
New dwellings approved 332
across Goulburn Mulwaree
same for both
Approvals change year on year -1%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Run-O-Waters Tirrannaville
House price Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 85% of NSW
Income Higher than 80% of NSW Higher than 71% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 49% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 43% of NSW Higher than 20% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 49% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 65% of NSW Higher than 20% of NSW

Liveability

Run-O-Waters is more walkable (21 vs 5).

Run-O-Waters Tirrannaville
Grade B —
Score 60/100 —
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Tirrannaville carries more bushfire risk (63 vs 20).

Run-O-Waters Tirrannaville
Bushfire Low
20/100
 Moderate
63/100
Crime Low
13/100
 Low
15/100
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 4
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Run-O-Waters Tirrannaville
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Run-O-Waters

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Tirrannaville

  • Tirranna Public School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Run-O-Waters Tirrannaville
Waterways 1 11

Mobility

Tirrannaville sits further from the CBD (212 km vs 201.9 km).

Run-O-Waters Tirrannaville
Walkability score 21/100 5/100
Distance to Sydney 201.9 km 212 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 135 min 143 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2580
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 41
postcode 2580
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.

Run-O-Waters Tirrannaville
Car (driver) 79.4% / 66.9%
Run-O-Waters — Car (driver): 79.4% Tirrannaville — Car (driver): 66.9%
Worked from Home 10.7% / 28.1%
Run-O-Waters — Worked from Home: 10.7% Tirrannaville — Worked from Home: 28.1%
Car (passenger) 7.5% / 2.5%
Run-O-Waters — Car (passenger): 7.5% Tirrannaville — Car (passenger): 2.5%
Walked Only 2.4% / 2.5%
Run-O-Waters — Walked Only: 2.4% Tirrannaville — Walked Only: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.4%).

Setting

Run-O-Waters Tirrannaville
Elevation 693 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 666 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Run-O-Waters Tirrannaville
Connectivity score 44/100 15/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
211 premises
 0%
38 premises

Climate

Run-O-Waters Tirrannaville
Annual rainfall 658 mm 620 mm
Summer max (Jan) 27.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 2.7°C 0.9°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Run-O-Waters Tirrannaville
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

Run-O-Waters Tirrannaville
Average residential rate $1,370/yr
same for both
Council Goulburn Mulwaree
same for both

Federal electorate

Run-O-Waters Tirrannaville
Division Eden-monaro
same for both
Member Kristy Mcbain
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Run-O-Waters Tirrannaville
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

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