Alfredtown vs Eunanoreenya
Alfredtown is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 49 in Eunanoreenya. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families.
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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Alfredtown
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 32%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Eunanoreenya
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($178/wk vs $265/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Alfredtown
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (271 min vs 286 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (438.6 km vs 444 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Eunanoreenya
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 18%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Eunanoreenya
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-2.4% vs -26.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Alfredtown and Eunanoreenya 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
Eunanoreenya has more residents (165 vs 80); Alfredtown rents higher ($265/wk vs $178/wk).
| Alfredtown | Eunanoreenya | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 80 | 165 +106% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -26.6% | -2.4% |
| Median age | 41 | 49 |
| Median household income | $136,448/yr +12% vs other | $119,548/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $265/wk +33% vs other | $178/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).
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 (21.2%).
Property market
| Alfredtown | Eunanoreenya | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $1,450,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Alfredtown | Eunanoreenya | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 98% same for both | |
| Environmental | 1% | 2% |
| 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
| Alfredtown | Eunanoreenya | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 548 across Wagga Wagga same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +139% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Alfredtown | Eunanoreenya | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 73% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 91% of NSW | Higher than 83% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 37% of NSW | Higher than 47% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 50% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 39% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 43% of NSW | Higher than 57% of NSW |
Liveability
| Alfredtown | Eunanoreenya | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
Alfredtown carries more bushfire risk (28 vs 11).
| Alfredtown | Eunanoreenya | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 28/100 | Low 11/100 |
| Crime | Low 19/100 | Low 14/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Alfredtown | Eunanoreenya | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Alfredtown | Eunanoreenya | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 11 | 4 |
Mobility
Eunanoreenya sits further from the CBD (444 km vs 438.6 km).
| Alfredtown | Eunanoreenya | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 5/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 438.6 km | 444 km +1% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 271 min | 286 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 2650 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 45 postcode 2650 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.1%).
Setting
| Alfredtown | Eunanoreenya | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 225 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 206 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Alfredtown | Eunanoreenya | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 38 premises | 0% 59 premises |
Climate
| Alfredtown | Eunanoreenya | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 565 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 31.8°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.4°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Alfredtown | Eunanoreenya | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 7.7 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 23.1 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Alfredtown | Eunanoreenya | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,254/yr same for both | |
| Council | Wagga Wagga same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Alfredtown | Eunanoreenya | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Riverina same for both | |
| Member | Michael Mccormack same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Alfredtown | Eunanoreenya | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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