Wakool vs Tullakool
Tullakool is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 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. In Tullakool, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Wakool tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Tullakool 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
Tullakool
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (79% vs 39%)
- carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 77/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Tullakool
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 17%)
- has cheaper rent ($115/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 527 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (776.6 km vs 799.1 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 12%)
- Tullakool carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 77/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Wakool and Tullakool 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 68); Tullakool has higher household incomes ($95,316 vs $46,176).
| Wakool | Tullakool | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 262 +74% vs other | 68 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -11.8% | -10.5% |
| Median age | 49 | 40 |
| Median household income | $46,176/yr | $95,316/yr +106% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $150/wk +23% vs other | $115/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.5%).
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 (25.0%).
Property market
| Wakool | Tullakool | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $217,500 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $338,576 |
Zoning mix
| Wakool | Tullakool | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% 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
| Wakool | Tullakool | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 144 across Murray River same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -16% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Wakool | Tullakool | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 4% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 7% of NSW | Higher than 62% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 46% of NSW | Higher than 8% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 93% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 4% of NSW | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 3% of NSW | Higher than 4% of NSW |
Liveability
| Wakool | Tullakool | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 bushfire risk (14 vs 0); Wakool carries more crime risk (77 vs 45).
| Wakool | Tullakool | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 14/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | High 77/100 | Moderate 45/100 |
| 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 | Tullakool | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Tullakool
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Wakool | Tullakool | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 0 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 80 | 29 |
Mobility
Tullakool sits further from the CBD (799.1 km vs 776.6 km).
| Wakool | Tullakool | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 5/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 776.6 km | 799.1 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 511 min | 527 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 | Tullakool | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 81 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 74 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Wakool | Tullakool | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 54 premises | 0% 18 premises |
Climate
| Wakool | Tullakool | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 364 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 32.1°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.5°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Wakool | Tullakool | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $996/yr same for both | |
| Council | Murray River same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Wakool | Tullakool | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Farrer same for both | |
| Member | David Farley same for both | |
| Party | One Nation same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Wakool | Tullakool | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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