Alma Park vs Walla Walla

Walla Walla is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 50 in Alma Park. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Alma Park, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Alma Park tends to suit 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Alma Park carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 83/100)
  • Walla Walla has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Alma Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (6% vs 19%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Alma Park

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($185/wk vs $230/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Walla Walla

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (342 min vs 348 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (541.8 km vs 551.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Alma Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 83/100)

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

Investors

Alma Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (5.5% vs -3.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Alma Park Walla Walla
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.

Alma Park Walla Walla
Walkability 0 / 0
Alma Park — Walkability: 0/100 Walla Walla — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 100 / 17
Alma Park — Safety: 100/100 Walla Walla — Safety: 17/100
Low fire risk 86 / 56
Alma Park — Low fire risk: 86/100 Walla Walla — Low fire risk: 56/100

Demographics

Walla Walla has more residents (811 vs 58); Alma Park has higher household incomes ($95,316 vs $60,632).

Alma Park Walla Walla
Population 58 811
+1298% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.5% -3.0%
Median age 50 44
Median household income $95,316/yr
+36% vs other
 $60,632/yr
Median weekly rent $185/wk $230/wk
+24% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Alma Park Walla Walla
0-4 — / 2.7%
Alma Park — 0-4: not among its largest Walla Walla — 0-4: 2.7%
5-14 12.1% / 14.9%
Alma Park — 5-14: 12.1% Walla Walla — 5-14: 14.9%
15-19 5.2% / 10.2%
Alma Park — 15-19: 5.2% Walla Walla — 15-19: 10.2%
20-24 8.6% / 4.4%
Alma Park — 20-24: 8.6% Walla Walla — 20-24: 4.4%
25-34 5.2% / 6.7%
Alma Park — 25-34: 5.2% Walla Walla — 25-34: 6.7%
35-44 6.9% / 10.5%
Alma Park — 35-44: 6.9% Walla Walla — 35-44: 10.5%
45-54 6.9% / 13.4%
Alma Park — 45-54: 6.9% Walla Walla — 45-54: 13.4%
55-64 29.3% / 16.9%
Alma Park — 55-64: 29.3% Walla Walla — 55-64: 16.9%
65-74 5.2% / 9.4%
Alma Park — 65-74: 5.2% Walla Walla — 65-74: 9.4%
75-84 19.0% / 8.3%
Alma Park — 75-84: 19.0% Walla Walla — 75-84: 8.3%
85+ — / 1.6%
Alma Park — 85+: not among its largest Walla Walla — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Alma Park 100.0% couple families
Alma Park — Couple Families: 100.0% Alma Park — Lone Person: 0.0% Alma Park — One Parent Families: 0.0% Alma Park — Group Household: 0.0% Alma Park — Other Families: 0.0%
Walla Walla 31.2% couple families
Walla Walla — Couple Families: 31.2% Walla Walla — Lone Person: 38.9% Walla Walla — One Parent Families: 20.2% Walla Walla — Group Household: 5.8% Walla Walla — Other Families: 3.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Alma Park 0.0% renting
Alma Park — Owned Outright: 78.6% Alma Park — Mortgage: 21.4% Alma Park — Renting: 0.0%
Walla Walla 15.2% renting
Walla Walla — Owned Outright: 48.4% Walla Walla — Mortgage: 36.4% Walla Walla — Renting: 15.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Alma Park 100.0% houses
Alma Park — Houses: 100.0% Alma Park — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Walla Walla 96.7% houses
Walla Walla — Houses: 96.7% Walla Walla — Flats / Apartments: 3.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Alma Park Walla Walla
Certificate III & IV 17.2% / 16.9%
Alma Park — Certificate III & IV: 17.2% Walla Walla — Certificate III & IV: 16.9%
Bachelor Degree 10.3% / 4.6%
Alma Park — Bachelor Degree: 10.3% Walla Walla — Bachelor Degree: 4.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.2% / 5.3%
Alma Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2% Walla Walla — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.2%
Alma Park — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Walla Walla — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.0%
Alma Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Walla Walla — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).

Property market

Alma Park Walla Walla
Median house price — $425,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $149,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 27 days
from 6 sales

Zoning mix

Alma Park Walla Walla
Rural and farming 100% 99%
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

Alma Park Walla Walla
New dwellings approved 86
across Greater Hume
same for both
Approvals change year on year +33%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Alma Park Walla Walla
House price — Higher than 11% of NSW
Income Higher than 62% of NSW Higher than 23% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 33% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 32% of NSW Higher than 43% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 86% of NSW
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW

Liveability

Alma Park Walla Walla
Grade — D
Score — 16/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Walla Walla carries more crime risk (83 vs 0); Walla Walla carries more bushfire risk (44 vs 14).

Alma Park Walla Walla
Bushfire Low
14/100
 Moderate
44/100
Crime None
0/100
 High
83/100
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

Alma Park Walla Walla
Inside the suburb 0 4
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Alma Park

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

Schools in Walla Walla

  • St Paul's College Independent · Secondary at peers
  • Walla Walla Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • St Paul's College, Equine Centre campus Independent · Secondary
  • St Paul's College, Farm campus Independent · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Alma Park Walla Walla
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 5
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 0 12

Mobility

Alma Park sits further from the CBD (551.3 km vs 541.8 km).

Alma Park Walla Walla
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 551.3 km
+2% vs other
 541.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 348 min 342 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2659
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 68
postcode 2659
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.

Alma Park Walla Walla
Car (driver) 35.7% / 64.9%
Alma Park — Car (driver): 35.7% Walla Walla — Car (driver): 64.9%
Worked from Home 64.3% / 19.2%
Alma Park — Worked from Home: 64.3% Walla Walla — Worked from Home: 19.2%
Walked Only — / 10.6%
Alma Park — Walked Only: not among its largest Walla Walla — Walked Only: 10.6%
Car (passenger) — / 2.3%
Alma Park — Car (passenger): not among its largest Walla Walla — Car (passenger): 2.3%
Bicycle — / 2.0%
Alma Park — Bicycle: not among its largest Walla Walla — Bicycle: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.9%).

Setting

Alma Park Walla Walla
Elevation 208 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 207 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Alma Park Walla Walla
Connectivity score 20/100 30/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
19 premises
 0%
404 premises

Council rates

Alma Park Walla Walla
Average residential rate $992/yr
same for both
Council Greater Hume
same for both

Federal electorate

Alma Park Walla Walla
Division Farrer
same for both
Member David Farley
same for both
Party One Nation
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Alma Park Walla Walla
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Alma Park

Rural

Walla Walla

Affordable Rural

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