Bango vs Bowning

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bango, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Bango: a median of $720,000, against $595,000 in Bowning, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Bango tends to suit families with children and couples, while Bowning suits buyers on a tighter budget.

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

  • Bango is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 64%)
  • Bowning carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 55/100)

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

First-home buyers

Bowning

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($595,000 vs $720,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Bowning

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($330/wk vs $650/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 25%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Bango

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (276.8 km vs 289.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bowning

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 55/100)

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

Investors

Bango

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (27.1% vs 8.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bango Bowning
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.

Bango Bowning
Walkability 0 / 0
Bango — Walkability: 0/100 Bowning — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 45 / 65
Bango — Safety: 45/100 Bowning — Safety: 65/100
Low fire risk 51 / 49
Bango — Low fire risk: 51/100 Bowning — Low fire risk: 49/100

Demographics

Bowning has more residents (619 vs 122); Bango rents higher ($650/wk vs $330/wk).

Bango Bowning
Population 122 619
+407% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +27.1% +8.0%
Median age 43 45
Median household income $136,500/yr
+28% vs other
 $98,176/yr
Median weekly rent $650/wk
+49% vs other
 $330/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bango Bowning
0-4 4.1% / 4.2%
Bango — 0-4: 4.1% Bowning — 0-4: 4.2%
5-14 18.0% / 12.4%
Bango — 5-14: 18.0% Bowning — 5-14: 12.4%
15-19 3.3% / 6.6%
Bango — 15-19: 3.3% Bowning — 15-19: 6.6%
20-24 — / 4.0%
Bango — 20-24: not among its largest Bowning — 20-24: 4.0%
25-34 7.4% / 10.3%
Bango — 25-34: 7.4% Bowning — 25-34: 10.3%
35-44 13.9% / 11.6%
Bango — 35-44: 13.9% Bowning — 35-44: 11.6%
45-54 17.2% / 15.7%
Bango — 45-54: 17.2% Bowning — 45-54: 15.7%
55-64 12.3% / 13.4%
Bango — 55-64: 12.3% Bowning — 55-64: 13.4%
65-74 8.2% / 13.6%
Bango — 65-74: 8.2% Bowning — 65-74: 13.6%
75-84 3.3% / 6.1%
Bango — 75-84: 3.3% Bowning — 75-84: 6.1%
85+ 4.9% / 1.0%
Bango — 85+: 4.9% Bowning — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bango 57.7% couple families
Bango — Couple Families: 57.7% Bango — Lone Person: 26.9% Bango — One Parent Families: 15.4% Bango — Group Household: 0.0% Bango — Other Families: 0.0%
Bowning 44.9% couple families
Bowning — Couple Families: 44.9% Bowning — Lone Person: 31.9% Bowning — One Parent Families: 18.8% Bowning — Group Household: 2.2% Bowning — Other Families: 2.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bango 6.4% renting
Bango — Owned Outright: 36.2% Bango — Mortgage: 57.4% Bango — Renting: 6.4%
Bowning 8.8% renting
Bowning — Owned Outright: 40.2% Bowning — Mortgage: 51.0% Bowning — Renting: 8.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Bango Bowning
England 3.3% / 2.6%
Bango — England: 3.3% Bowning — England: 2.6%
New Zealand 3.3% / 2.1%
Bango — New Zealand: 3.3% Bowning — New Zealand: 2.1%
Germany 4.1% / 0.6%
Bango — Germany: 4.1% Bowning — Germany: 0.6%
Philippines — / 0.8%
Bango — Philippines: not among its largest Bowning — Philippines: 0.8%
Canada — / 0.6%
Bango — Canada: not among its largest Bowning — Canada: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.1%).

Qualifications

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

Bango Bowning
Certificate III & IV 13.9% / 14.1%
Bango — Certificate III & IV: 13.9% Bowning — Certificate III & IV: 14.1%
Bachelor Degree 8.2% / 12.9%
Bango — Bachelor Degree: 8.2% Bowning — Bachelor Degree: 12.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.9% / 7.4%
Bango — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.9% Bowning — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4%
Postgraduate Degree 7.4% / 2.1%
Bango — Postgraduate Degree: 7.4% Bowning — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / 1.6%
Bango — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% Bowning — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bango 100.0% houses
Bango — Houses: 100.0% Bango — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Bowning 98.7% houses
Bowning — Houses: 98.7% Bowning — Flats / Apartments: 1.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bango Bowning
Median house price $720,000 $595,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Bango Bowning
Rural and farming 94% 98%
Environmental 5% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 1%
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

Bango Bowning
New dwellings approved 121
across Yass Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year +14%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Bango Bowning
House price Higher than 27% of NSW Higher than 35% of NSW
Income Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 21% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 76% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 88% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 38% of NSW Higher than 56% of NSW

Liveability

Bango Bowning
Grade — C
Score — 38/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Bango carries more crime risk (55 vs 35).

Bango Bowning
Bushfire Moderate
49/100
 Moderate
51/100
Crime Moderate
55/100
 Low
35/100
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

Bango Bowning
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Bango

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

Schools in Bowning

  • Bowning Public School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Bango Bowning
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 19 65

Mobility

Bowning sits further from the CBD (289.2 km vs 276.8 km).

Bango Bowning
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 276.8 km 289.2 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 186 min 185 min
Electric vehicle share 1.4%
postcode 2582
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 66
postcode 2582
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.

Bango Bowning
Car (driver) 66.1% / 68.5%
Bango — Car (driver): 66.1% Bowning — Car (driver): 68.5%
Worked from Home 33.9% / 21.0%
Bango — Worked from Home: 33.9% Bowning — Worked from Home: 21.0%
Car (passenger) — / 5.8%
Bango — Car (passenger): not among its largest Bowning — Car (passenger): 5.8%
Walked Only — / 4.7%
Bango — Walked Only: not among its largest Bowning — Walked Only: 4.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.5%).

Setting

Bango Bowning
Elevation 668 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 587 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bango Bowning
Connectivity score 26/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
54 premises
 0%
284 premises

Climate

Bango Bowning
Annual rainfall 889 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.9°C
same for both

Council rates

Bango Bowning
Average residential rate $1,162/yr
same for both
Council Yass Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

Bango Bowning
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bango Bowning
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bango

Family Rural

Bowning

Affordable Rural

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