Bango vs Yass

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. On these figures, Bango tends to suit couples, while Yass suits 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

They split

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

  • Bango is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 59%)
  • Yass has more parks and reserves (12 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Yass

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (24% vs 6%)
  • has cheaper rent ($340/wk vs $650/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 25%)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Bango sits closer to the CBD (276.8 km vs 285.7 km)
  • Yass is more walkable (63/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Yass

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (63/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (5 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 16%)
  • But Bango carries lower crime risk (55/100 vs 65/100)

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 4.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bango and Yass 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 Yass
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 Yass
Walkability 0 / 63
Bango — Walkability: 0/100 Yass — Walkability: 63/100
Safety 45 / 35
Bango — Safety: 45/100 Yass — Safety: 35/100
Low fire risk 51 / 81
Bango — Low fire risk: 51/100 Yass — Low fire risk: 81/100

Demographics

Yass has more residents (6,763 vs 122); Bango rents higher ($650/wk vs $340/wk).

Bango Yass
Population 122 6,763
+5443% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +27.1% +4.0%
Median age 43 42
Median household income $136,500/yr
+34% vs other
 $90,428/yr
Median weekly rent $650/wk
+48% vs other
 $340/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bango Yass
0-4 4.1% / 5.6%
Bango — 0-4: 4.1% Yass — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 18.0% / 13.8%
Bango — 5-14: 18.0% Yass — 5-14: 13.8%
15-19 3.3% / 5.6%
Bango — 15-19: 3.3% Yass — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 — / 4.9%
Bango — 20-24: not among its largest Yass — 20-24: 4.9%
25-34 7.4% / 11.0%
Bango — 25-34: 7.4% Yass — 25-34: 11.0%
35-44 13.9% / 12.4%
Bango — 35-44: 13.9% Yass — 35-44: 12.4%
45-54 17.2% / 12.9%
Bango — 45-54: 17.2% Yass — 45-54: 12.9%
55-64 12.3% / 12.1%
Bango — 55-64: 12.3% Yass — 55-64: 12.1%
65-74 8.2% / 11.3%
Bango — 65-74: 8.2% Yass — 65-74: 11.3%
75-84 3.3% / 6.7%
Bango — 75-84: 3.3% Yass — 75-84: 6.7%
85+ 4.9% / 3.7%
Bango — 85+: 4.9% Yass — 85+: 3.7%

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%
Yass 42.9% couple families
Yass — Couple Families: 42.9% Yass — Lone Person: 37.6% Yass — One Parent Families: 16.1% Yass — Group Household: 2.2% Yass — Other Families: 1.1%
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%
Yass 24.4% renting
Yass — Owned Outright: 34.3% Yass — Mortgage: 41.3% Yass — Renting: 24.4%
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 Yass
England 3.3% / 2.7%
Bango — England: 3.3% Yass — England: 2.7%
Germany 4.1% / 0.4%
Bango — Germany: 4.1% Yass — Germany: 0.4%
New Zealand 3.3% / 0.8%
Bango — New Zealand: 3.3% Yass — New Zealand: 0.8%
India — / 0.5%
Bango — India: not among its largest Yass — India: 0.5%
Ireland — / 0.4%
Bango — Ireland: not among its largest Yass — Ireland: 0.4%

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

Qualifications

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

Bango Yass
Certificate III & IV 13.9% / 16.5%
Bango — Certificate III & IV: 13.9% Yass — Certificate III & IV: 16.5%
Bachelor Degree 8.2% / 10.6%
Bango — Bachelor Degree: 8.2% Yass — Bachelor Degree: 10.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.9% / 7.5%
Bango — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.9% Yass — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5%
Postgraduate Degree 7.4% / 3.4%
Bango — Postgraduate Degree: 7.4% Yass — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / 2.1%
Bango — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% Yass — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bango 100.0% houses
Bango — Houses: 100.0% Bango — Townhouses: 0.0% Bango — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Yass 88.5% houses
Yass — Houses: 88.5% Yass — Townhouses: 7.6% Yass — Flats / Apartments: 3.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bango Yass
Median house price $720,000 $750,000
Median unit price — $640,000
Median land price — $425,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 76 days
from 75 sales

Zoning mix

Bango has more rural and farming land (94% vs 43%); Yass has more land zoned for conservation (15% vs 5%).

Bango Yass
Rural and farming 94% 43%
Residential 1% 33%
Environmental 5% 15%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 4%
Industrial 0% 2%
Parks and recreation 0% 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

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

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Bango Yass
Houses — 4.5%
$680/wk on $785K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Bango Yass
House price Higher than 27% of NSW Higher than 29% of NSW
Income Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 58% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 26% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 86% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 78% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 88% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 38% of NSW Higher than 72% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 91% of NSW

Liveability

Yass is more walkable (63 vs 0).

Bango Yass
Grade — C
Score — 40/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Bango carries more bushfire risk (49 vs 19); Yass carries more crime risk (65 vs 55).

Bango Yass
Bushfire Moderate
49/100
 Low
19/100
Crime Moderate
55/100
 Moderate
65/100
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 Yass
Inside the suburb 0 4
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0 2

Schools in Bango

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

Schools in Yass

  • Mt Carmel School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Yass Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Berinba Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • Yass High School Government · Secondary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bango Yass
Supermarkets 0 3
Cafes & restaurants 0 12
Parks & reserves 1 12
Childcare 0 7
GPs 0 5
Pharmacies 0 2
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 4
EV chargers 0 4
Waterways 19 27

Mobility

Yass sits further from the CBD (285.7 km vs 276.8 km).

Bango Yass
Walkability score 0/100 63/100
Distance to Sydney 276.8 km 285.7 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 186 min 184 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 Yass
Car (driver) 66.1% / 75.5%
Bango — Car (driver): 66.1% Yass — Car (driver): 75.5%
Worked from Home 33.9% / 13.0%
Bango — Worked from Home: 33.9% Yass — Worked from Home: 13.0%
Car (passenger) — / 5.2%
Bango — Car (passenger): not among its largest Yass — Car (passenger): 5.2%
Walked Only — / 4.5%
Bango — Walked Only: not among its largest Yass — Walked Only: 4.5%
Bus — / 1.5%
Bango — Bus: not among its largest Yass — Bus: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.5%).

Setting

Bango Yass
Elevation 668 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 510 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bango Yass
Connectivity score 26/100 63/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
54 premises
 35%
3,490 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Bango

Family Rural

Yass

Acreage

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