Table Top vs Thurgoona

Thurgoona is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 42 in Table Top. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Table Top: a median of $1.23 million, against $749,000 in Thurgoona, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Table Top tends to suit couples, while Thurgoona suits 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Table Top carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 51/100)
  • Thurgoona has more childcare (7 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Thurgoona

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($749,000 vs $1,225,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Thurgoona

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 4%)

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

Commuting to the city

Table Top

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (325 min vs 336 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (531.5 km vs 548.3 km)
  • But Thurgoona is more walkable (37/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Thurgoona

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (37/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • But Table Top carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 51/100)

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

Investors

Thurgoona

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (27.4% vs 6.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Table Top Thurgoona
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.

Table Top Thurgoona
Walkability 0 / 37
Table Top — Walkability: 0/100 Thurgoona — Walkability: 37/100
Safety 68 / 49
Table Top — Safety: 68/100 Thurgoona — Safety: 49/100
Low fire risk 74 / 68
Table Top — Low fire risk: 74/100 Thurgoona — Low fire risk: 68/100

Demographics

Thurgoona has more residents (11,028 vs 1,516); Table Top has higher household incomes ($128,700 vs $101,556).

Table Top Thurgoona
Population 1,516 11,028
+627% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.4% +27.4%
Median age 42 34
Median household income $128,700/yr
+21% vs other
 $101,556/yr
Median weekly rent $380/wk
+5% vs other
 $360/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Table Top Thurgoona
0-4 5.1% / 8.2%
Table Top — 0-4: 5.1% Thurgoona — 0-4: 8.2%
5-14 17.7% / 15.9%
Table Top — 5-14: 17.7% Thurgoona — 5-14: 15.9%
15-19 8.5% / 5.9%
Table Top — 15-19: 8.5% Thurgoona — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 4.5% / 6.4%
Table Top — 20-24: 4.5% Thurgoona — 20-24: 6.4%
25-34 4.7% / 14.3%
Table Top — 25-34: 4.7% Thurgoona — 25-34: 14.3%
35-44 12.8% / 14.0%
Table Top — 35-44: 12.8% Thurgoona — 35-44: 14.0%
45-54 16.3% / 11.7%
Table Top — 45-54: 16.3% Thurgoona — 45-54: 11.7%
55-64 17.1% / 9.8%
Table Top — 55-64: 17.1% Thurgoona — 55-64: 9.8%
65-74 9.0% / 8.3%
Table Top — 65-74: 9.0% Thurgoona — 65-74: 8.3%
75-84 3.7% / 4.6%
Table Top — 75-84: 3.7% Thurgoona — 75-84: 4.6%
85+ 0.3% / 1.0%
Table Top — 85+: 0.3% Thurgoona — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Table Top 74.8% couple families
Table Top — Couple Families: 74.8% Table Top — Lone Person: 15.5% Table Top — One Parent Families: 8.7% Table Top — Group Household: 1.0% Table Top — Other Families: 0.0%
Thurgoona 55.4% couple families
Thurgoona — Couple Families: 55.4% Thurgoona — Lone Person: 23.8% Thurgoona — One Parent Families: 15.0% Thurgoona — Group Household: 4.6% Thurgoona — Other Families: 1.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Table Top 4.1% renting
Table Top — Owned Outright: 41.8% Table Top — Mortgage: 54.1% Table Top — Renting: 4.1%
Thurgoona 25.7% renting
Thurgoona — Owned Outright: 26.3% Thurgoona — Mortgage: 48.0% Thurgoona — Renting: 25.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Table Top Thurgoona
Certificate III & IV 15.8% / 17.4%
Table Top — Certificate III & IV: 15.8% Thurgoona — Certificate III & IV: 17.4%
Bachelor Degree 13.6% / 11.8%
Table Top — Bachelor Degree: 13.6% Thurgoona — Bachelor Degree: 11.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.9% / 7.3%
Table Top — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.9% Thurgoona — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Postgraduate Degree 3.5% / 2.6%
Table Top — Postgraduate Degree: 3.5% Thurgoona — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.0% / 2.2%
Table Top — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0% Thurgoona — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.4%).

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.

Table Top Thurgoona
England 2.3% / 2.1%
Table Top — England: 2.3% Thurgoona — England: 2.1%
New Zealand 0.8% / 1.1%
Table Top — New Zealand: 0.8% Thurgoona — New Zealand: 1.1%
India 0.3% / 1.2%
Table Top — India: 0.3% Thurgoona — India: 1.2%
Philippines 0.3% / 0.7%
Table Top — Philippines: 0.3% Thurgoona — Philippines: 0.7%
China 0.4% / 0.4%
Table Top — China: 0.4% Thurgoona — China: 0.4%
South Africa — / 0.5%
Table Top — South Africa: not among its largest Thurgoona — South Africa: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Table Top 100.0% houses
Table Top — Houses: 100.0% Table Top — Townhouses: 0.0% Table Top — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Thurgoona 96.9% houses
Thurgoona — Houses: 96.9% Thurgoona — Townhouses: 1.7% Thurgoona — Flats / Apartments: 1.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Table Top Thurgoona
Median house price $1,225,000 $749,000
Median unit price — $145,000
Median land price $650,000 $652,600
Typical days to sell (houses) 45 days
from 9 sales
 29 days
from 127 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Table Top Thurgoona
4 bed $1.22M / $790K
Table Top — 4 bed: $1.22M (11 sales) Thurgoona — 4 bed: $790K (177 sales)

11 vs 177 sales

5 bed $1.29M / $1.05M
Table Top — 5 bed: $1.29M (6 sales) Thurgoona — 5 bed: $1.05M (11 sales)

6 vs 11 sales

Zoning mix

Table Top has more rural and farming land (65% vs 22%).

Table Top Thurgoona
Rural and farming 65% 22%
Residential 9% 35%
Environmental 21% 23%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 9%
Industrial 0% 6%
Parks and recreation 0% 4%
Commercial 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

Table Top Thurgoona
New dwellings approved 423
across Albury
same for both
Approvals change year on year +14%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Table Top Thurgoona
Houses — 3.8%
$628/wk on $849K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Table Top Thurgoona
House price Higher than 62% of NSW Higher than 26% of NSW
Income Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 69% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 27% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 42% of NSW Higher than 78% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 85% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 63% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 62% of NSW Higher than 89% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 65% of NSW

Liveability

Thurgoona is more walkable (37 vs 0); Table Top scores higher overall (53 vs 37).

Table Top Thurgoona
Grade B C
Score 53/100 37/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Thurgoona carries more crime risk (51 vs 32).

Table Top Thurgoona
Bushfire Low
26/100
 Low
32/100
Crime Low
32/100
 Moderate
51/100
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
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Table Top Thurgoona
Inside the suburb 1 3
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 1 2

Schools in Table Top

  • Table Top Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Thurgoona

  • Border Christian College Independent · Combined at peers
  • Thurgoona Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • Trinity Anglican College - Albury Independent · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Table Top Thurgoona
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 5 6
Childcare 0 7
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 6 10

Mobility

Thurgoona sits further from the CBD (548.3 km vs 531.5 km).

Table Top Thurgoona
Walkability score 0/100 37/100
Distance to Sydney 531.5 km 548.3 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 325 min 336 min
Public transport score 46/100
Bus
 73/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 27.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 37.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2640
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 2640
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.

Table Top Thurgoona
Car (driver) 77.3% / 83.8%
Table Top — Car (driver): 77.3% Thurgoona — Car (driver): 83.8%
Worked from Home 19.0% / 10.3%
Table Top — Worked from Home: 19.0% Thurgoona — Worked from Home: 10.3%
Car (passenger) 2.5% / 4.2%
Table Top — Car (passenger): 2.5% Thurgoona — Car (passenger): 4.2%
Walked Only 1.3% / 1.0%
Table Top — Walked Only: 1.3% Thurgoona — Walked Only: 1.0%
Bicycle — / 0.4%
Table Top — Bicycle: not among its largest Thurgoona — Bicycle: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.8%).

Setting

Table Top Thurgoona
Elevation 189 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 188 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Table Top Thurgoona
Connectivity score 30/100 79/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 1%
581 premises
 64%
5,410 premises

Climate

Table Top Thurgoona
Annual rainfall 645 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 33.3°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 2.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Table Top Thurgoona
PM2.5 7.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 18.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.64 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Table Top Thurgoona
Average residential rate $1,574/yr
same for both
Council Albury
same for both

Federal electorate

Table Top Thurgoona
Division Farrer
same for both
Member David Farley
same for both
Party One Nation
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Table Top Thurgoona
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Table Top

Family Rural

Thurgoona

Family Regional Centre

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