Bagotville vs Wardell
Wardell is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 50 in Bagotville. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Bagotville, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Bagotville: a median of $915,000, against $800,000 in Wardell, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Bagotville tends to suit people living alone.
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
Wardell
ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
- has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
- is already more of a family suburb (49% vs 30%)
- But Bagotville carries lower crime risk (51/100 vs 89/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Wardell
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (29% vs 36%)
- has cheaper houses ($800,000 vs $915,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Wardell
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $450/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Bagotville
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (460 min vs 471 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (709.6 km vs 723 km)
- But Wardell is more walkable (26/100 vs 8/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Bagotville
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (51/100 vs 89/100)
- has more units and townhouses to downsize into (35% vs 22%)
- But Wardell is more walkable (26/100 vs 8/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Bagotville
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (22.4% vs -0.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bagotville and Wardell 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
Wardell has more residents (830 vs 60); Bagotville has higher household incomes ($90,948 vs $65,208).
| Bagotville | Wardell | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 60 | 830 +1283% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +22.4% | -0.2% |
| Median age | 50 | 47 |
| Median household income | $90,948/yr +28% vs other | $65,208/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $450/wk +22% vs other | $350/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.3%).
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 (20.1%).
Property market
| Bagotville | Wardell | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $915,000 | $800,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $329,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 77 days from 7 sales |
Zoning mix
Bagotville has more land zoned for conservation (32% vs 19%).
| Bagotville | Wardell | |
|---|---|---|
| Other and special use | 28% | 41% |
| Rural and farming | 41% | 38% |
| Environmental | 32% | 19% |
| Residential | 0% | 1% |
| 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
| Bagotville | Wardell | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 238 across Ballina same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +210% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Bagotville | Wardell | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 44% of NSW | Higher than 32% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 58% of NSW | Higher than 27% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 54% of NSW | Higher than 73% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 63% of NSW | Higher than 50% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 68% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 48% of NSW | Higher than 64% of NSW |
Liveability
Wardell is more walkable (26 vs 8).
| Bagotville | Wardell | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | D |
| Score | — | 16/100 |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Wardell carries more crime risk (89 vs 51); Bagotville carries more bushfire risk (68 vs 49).
| Bagotville | Wardell | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 68/100 | Moderate 49/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 51/100 | High 89/100 |
| 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 | 2 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Bagotville | Wardell | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 2 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Bagotville
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Wardell
- Wardell Public School Government · Primary below peers
- Cabbage Tree Island Public School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Bagotville | Wardell | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 4 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 1 | 8 |
Mobility
Wardell sits further from the CBD (723 km vs 709.6 km).
| Bagotville | Wardell | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 8/100 | 26/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 709.6 km | 723 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 460 min | 471 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.7% postcode 2477 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 75 postcode 2477 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 (78.8%).
Setting
| Bagotville | Wardell | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 61 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 2 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 6.7 km | 5.0 km |
NBN connectivity
| Bagotville | Wardell | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 39/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 26 premises | 13% 420 premises |
Council rates
| Bagotville | Wardell | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,264/yr same for both | |
| Council | Ballina same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bagotville | Wardell | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Page same for both | |
| Member | Kevin Hogan same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bagotville | Wardell | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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