Adelong vs Wondalga

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Adelong, about half of households are people living alone. In Wondalga, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Wondalga: a median of $899,000, against $495,000 in Adelong, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Adelong tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Wondalga 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

Adelong

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 0)
  • But Wondalga is already more of a family suburb (65% vs 48%)

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

First-home buyers

Adelong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($495,000 vs $899,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Adelong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($205/wk vs $250/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Adelong

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (58/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (263 min vs 274 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (410.9 km vs 426.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Adelong

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (58/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)

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

Investors

Adelong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-0.5% vs -15.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Adelong Wondalga
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.

Adelong Wondalga
Walkability 58 / 0
Adelong — Walkability: 58/100 Wondalga — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 38 / 35
Adelong — Safety: 38/100 Wondalga — Safety: 35/100
Low fire risk 4 / 8
Adelong — Low fire risk: 4/100 Wondalga — Low fire risk: 8/100

Demographics

Adelong has more residents (938 vs 85); Wondalga has higher household incomes ($89,336 vs $60,216).

Adelong Wondalga
Population 938
+91% vs other
 85
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.5% -15.0%
Median age 49
same for both
Median household income $60,216/yr $89,336/yr
+48% vs other
Median weekly rent $205/wk $250/wk
+22% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Adelong Wondalga
0-4 3.7% / 7.1%
Adelong — 0-4: 3.7% Wondalga — 0-4: 7.1%
5-14 11.7% / 12.9%
Adelong — 5-14: 11.7% Wondalga — 5-14: 12.9%
15-19 6.4% / 3.5%
Adelong — 15-19: 6.4% Wondalga — 15-19: 3.5%
20-24 4.2% / —
Adelong — 20-24: 4.2% Wondalga — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 9.9% / 7.1%
Adelong — 25-34: 9.9% Wondalga — 25-34: 7.1%
35-44 10.1% / 15.3%
Adelong — 35-44: 10.1% Wondalga — 35-44: 15.3%
45-54 12.6% / 21.2%
Adelong — 45-54: 12.6% Wondalga — 45-54: 21.2%
55-64 17.7% / 17.6%
Adelong — 55-64: 17.7% Wondalga — 55-64: 17.6%
65-74 14.2% / 11.8%
Adelong — 65-74: 14.2% Wondalga — 65-74: 11.8%
75-84 8.2% / 9.4%
Adelong — 75-84: 8.2% Wondalga — 75-84: 9.4%
85+ 2.5% / —
Adelong — 85+: 2.5% Wondalga — 85+: not among its largest

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Adelong 37.1% couple families
Adelong — Couple Families: 37.1% Adelong — Lone Person: 47.3% Adelong — One Parent Families: 11.4% Adelong — Group Household: 3.0% Adelong — Other Families: 1.1%
Wondalga 47.8% couple families
Wondalga — Couple Families: 47.8% Wondalga — Lone Person: 34.8% Wondalga — One Parent Families: 17.4% Wondalga — Group Household: 0.0% Wondalga — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Adelong 16.2% renting
Adelong — Owned Outright: 52.0% Adelong — Mortgage: 31.8% Adelong — Renting: 16.2%
Wondalga 0.0% renting
Wondalga — Owned Outright: 55.2% Wondalga — Mortgage: 44.8% Wondalga — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Adelong 94.3% houses
Adelong — Houses: 94.3% Adelong — Flats / Apartments: 2.8% Adelong — Townhouses: 2.8%
Wondalga 100.0% houses
Wondalga — Houses: 100.0% Wondalga — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Wondalga — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Adelong Wondalga
Certificate III & IV 19.9% / 16.5%
Adelong — Certificate III & IV: 19.9% Wondalga — Certificate III & IV: 16.5%
Bachelor Degree 5.8% / 12.9%
Adelong — Bachelor Degree: 5.8% Wondalga — Bachelor Degree: 12.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.3% / 9.4%
Adelong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3% Wondalga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4%
Postgraduate Degree 2.0% / —
Adelong — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0% Wondalga — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / —
Adelong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Wondalga — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).

Property market

Adelong Wondalga
Median house price $495,000 $899,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 93 days
from 10 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Adelong Wondalga
Rural and farming 98% 100%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 0%
Residential 1% 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

Adelong Wondalga
New dwellings approved 36
across Snowy Valleys
same for both
Approvals change year on year -50%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Adelong Wondalga
House price Higher than 17% of NSW Higher than 43% of NSW
Income Higher than 22% of NSW Higher than 57% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 84% of NSW Higher than 23% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 72% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 33% of NSW

Liveability

Adelong is more walkable (58 vs 0).

Adelong Wondalga
Grade D —
Score 20/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Adelong Wondalga
Bushfire High
96/100
 High
92/100
Crime Moderate
62/100
 Moderate
65/100
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

Adelong Wondalga
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 2 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Adelong

  • Adelong Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Joseph's Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers

Schools in Wondalga

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

Amenities in the suburb

Adelong Wondalga
Parks & reserves 6 0
Childcare 1 0
GPs 2 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Waterways 20 10

Mobility

Wondalga sits further from the CBD (426.7 km vs 410.9 km).

Adelong Wondalga
Walkability score 58/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 410.9 km 426.7 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 263 min 274 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2729
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 65
postcode 2729
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.

Adelong Wondalga
Car (driver) 81.6% / 57.8%
Adelong — Car (driver): 81.6% Wondalga — Car (driver): 57.8%
Worked from Home 7.8% / 35.6%
Adelong — Worked from Home: 7.8% Wondalga — Worked from Home: 35.6%
Car (passenger) 3.9% / 6.7%
Adelong — Car (passenger): 3.9% Wondalga — Car (passenger): 6.7%
Walked Only 5.9% / —
Adelong — Walked Only: 5.9% Wondalga — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bus 0.8% / —
Adelong — Bus: 0.8% Wondalga — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.6%).

Setting

Adelong Wondalga
Elevation 354 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 479 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Adelong Wondalga
Connectivity score 66/100 23/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 41%
411 premises
 0%
32 premises

Council rates

Adelong Wondalga
Average residential rate $945/yr
same for both
Council Snowy Valleys
same for both

Federal electorate

Adelong Wondalga
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Adelong Wondalga
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Adelong

Acreage Affordable Parks River

Wondalga

Rural

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