Alleena vs Wyalong
Alleena is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 44 in Wyalong. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Alleena, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Alleena tends to suit people living alone and families with children.
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
Wyalong
ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- is already more of a family suburb (62% vs 40%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
Renters
Wyalong
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($225/wk vs $250/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Wyalong
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (489.8 km vs 498.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Wyalong
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 5%)
- carries lower crime risk (41/100 vs 57/100)
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
Alleena and Wyalong 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
Wyalong has more residents (620 vs 60); Wyalong skews older (44 vs 31).
| Alleena | Wyalong | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 60 | 620 +933% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -1.6% | -5.2% |
| Median age | 31 | 44 |
| Median household income | $97,500/yr +25% vs other | $73,008/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk +10% vs other | $225/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.3%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Alleena | Wyalong | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $357,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Alleena | Wyalong | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 97% | 98% |
| Environmental | 3% | 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
| Alleena | Wyalong | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 15 across Bland same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -100% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Alleena | Wyalong | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 7% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 66% of NSW | Higher than 40% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 33% of NSW | Higher than 10% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 94% of NSW |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 33% of NSW | Higher than 64% of NSW |
Liveability
| Alleena | Wyalong | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | D |
| Score | — | 30/100 |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Alleena carries more crime risk (57 vs 41).
| Alleena | Wyalong | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 29/100 | Low 36/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 57/100 | Moderate 41/100 |
| 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
| Alleena | Wyalong | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Alleena
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Wyalong
- Wyalong Public School Government · Primary above peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Alleena | Wyalong | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 5 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 3 |
| Waterways | 4 | 13 |
Mobility
Alleena sits further from the CBD (498.4 km vs 489.8 km).
| Alleena | Wyalong | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 498.4 km +2% vs other | 489.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 335 min | 331 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 2671 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 52 postcode 2671 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 (68.9%).
Setting
| Alleena | Wyalong | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 277 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 231 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Alleena | Wyalong | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 23/100 | 40/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 15 premises | 10% 350 premises |
Climate
| Alleena | Wyalong | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 506 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 32.8°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.2°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Alleena | Wyalong | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,508/yr same for both | |
| Council | Bland same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Alleena | Wyalong | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Parkes same for both | |
| Member | Jamie Chaffey same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Alleena | Wyalong | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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