Wakool vs Burraboi
Burraboi is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 49 in Wakool. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wakool, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Burraboi: a median of $2.77 million, against $218,000 in Wakool, though rent is higher in Wakool. On these figures, Wakool tends to suit 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
Burraboi
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 77/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (59% vs 39%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Wakool
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($217,500 vs $2,771,900)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Burraboi
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (23% vs 10%)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 17%)
- has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $150/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Wakool
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (511 min vs 524 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (776.6 km vs 790.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Wakool has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 11%)
- Burraboi carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 77/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Burraboi
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (68.3% vs -11.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Wakool and Burraboi 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
Wakool has more residents (262 vs 106); Wakool rents higher ($150/wk vs $100/wk).
| Wakool | Burraboi | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 262 +60% vs other | 106 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -11.8% | +68.3% |
| Median age | 49 | 44 |
| Median household income | $46,176/yr | $68,224/yr +48% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $150/wk +33% vs other | $100/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 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 (18.7%).
Property market
| Wakool | Burraboi | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $217,500 | $2,771,900 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $20,000 |
Zoning mix
| Wakool | Burraboi | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% | 100% |
| 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
| Wakool | Burraboi | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 144 across Murray River same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -16% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Wakool | Burraboi | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 4% of NSW | Higher than 92% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 7% of NSW | Higher than 31% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 46% of NSW | Higher than 48% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 93% of NSW | Higher than 2% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 4% of NSW | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 3% of NSW | Higher than 16% of NSW |
Liveability
| Wakool | Burraboi | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Wakool carries more crime risk (77 vs 0).
| Wakool | Burraboi | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 14/100 | Low 19/100 |
| Crime | High 77/100 | 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
| Wakool | Burraboi | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Wakool
- Wakool Burraboi Public School Government · Primary
Schools in Burraboi
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Wakool | Burraboi | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 0 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 80 | 47 |
Mobility
Burraboi sits further from the CBD (790.3 km vs 776.6 km).
| Wakool | Burraboi | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 5/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 776.6 km | 790.3 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 511 min | 524 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 2710 | 0.0% postcode 2732 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 56 postcode 2710 | 55 postcode 2732 |
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 (62.5%).
Setting
| Wakool | Burraboi | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 81 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 78 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Wakool | Burraboi | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 54 premises | 0% 13 premises |
Council rates
| Wakool | Burraboi | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $996/yr same for both | |
| Council | Murray River same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Wakool | Burraboi | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Farrer same for both | |
| Member | David Farley same for both | |
| Party | One Nation same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Wakool | Burraboi | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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