Bannister vs Wayo

Bannister is the younger of the two, with a median age of 52 against 55 in Wayo. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bannister, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Bannister tends to suit 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

Bannister

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 45/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Wayo

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($120/wk vs $660/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 29%)

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

Commuting to the city

Wayo

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (148 min vs 172 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (212.9 km vs 224.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Bannister carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 45/100)
  • Wayo is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Bannister

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.5% vs 5.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bannister Wayo
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.

Bannister Wayo
Walkability 0 / 10
Bannister — Walkability: 0/100 Wayo — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 72 / 55
Bannister — Safety: 72/100 Wayo — Safety: 55/100
Low fire risk 70 / 100
Bannister — Low fire risk: 70/100 Wayo — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bannister rents higher ($660/wk vs $120/wk); Bannister has higher household incomes ($117,000 vs $102,336).

Bannister Wayo
Population 141
+11% vs other
 125
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +17.5% +5.0%
Median age 52 55
Median household income $117,000/yr
+13% vs other
 $102,336/yr
Median weekly rent $660/wk
+82% vs other
 $120/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bannister Wayo
0-4 3.5% / 4.8%
Bannister — 0-4: 3.5% Wayo — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 16.3% / 8.0%
Bannister — 5-14: 16.3% Wayo — 5-14: 8.0%
15-19 6.4% / 2.4%
Bannister — 15-19: 6.4% Wayo — 15-19: 2.4%
20-24 — / 6.4%
Bannister — 20-24: not among its largest Wayo — 20-24: 6.4%
25-34 7.1% / 8.8%
Bannister — 25-34: 7.1% Wayo — 25-34: 8.8%
35-44 9.2% / 7.2%
Bannister — 35-44: 9.2% Wayo — 35-44: 7.2%
45-54 12.8% / 9.6%
Bannister — 45-54: 12.8% Wayo — 45-54: 9.6%
55-64 18.4% / 25.6%
Bannister — 55-64: 18.4% Wayo — 55-64: 25.6%
65-74 15.6% / 20.8%
Bannister — 65-74: 15.6% Wayo — 65-74: 20.8%
75-84 12.1% / 5.6%
Bannister — 75-84: 12.1% Wayo — 75-84: 5.6%
85+ 2.8% / 4.0%
Bannister — 85+: 2.8% Wayo — 85+: 4.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.6%).

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.

Bannister Wayo
England 2.1% / 2.4%
Bannister — England: 2.1% Wayo — England: 2.4%
South Africa 2.1% / —
Bannister — South Africa: 2.1% Wayo — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bannister 46.2% lone person
Bannister — Lone Person: 46.2% Bannister — Couple Families: 42.3% Bannister — One Parent Families: 11.5%
Wayo 38.5% lone person
Wayo — Lone Person: 38.5% Wayo — Couple Families: 42.3% Wayo — One Parent Families: 19.2%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bannister 100.0% houses
Bannister — Houses: 100.0%
Wayo 100.0% houses
Wayo — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Bannister Wayo
Certificate III & IV 19.9% / 22.4%
Bannister — Certificate III & IV: 19.9% Wayo — Certificate III & IV: 22.4%
Bachelor Degree 14.2% / 15.2%
Bannister — Bachelor Degree: 14.2% Wayo — Bachelor Degree: 15.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.0% / 6.4%
Bannister — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0% Wayo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4%
Postgraduate Degree 7.1% / —
Bannister — Postgraduate Degree: 7.1% Wayo — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.4%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bannister 13.2% renting
Bannister — Owned Outright: 54.7% Bannister — Mortgage: 32.1% Bannister — Renting: 13.2%
Wayo 7.5% renting
Wayo — Owned Outright: 47.5% Wayo — Mortgage: 45.0% Wayo — Renting: 7.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Bannister Wayo
Median house price — $1,300,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $183,333

Zoning mix

Bannister has more rural and farming land (100% vs 53%); Wayo has more land zoned for conservation (47% vs 0%).

Bannister Wayo
Rural and farming 100% 53%
Environmental 0% 47%
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

Bannister Wayo
New dwellings approved 44
across Upper Lachlan
same for both
Approvals change year on year +175%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Bannister Wayo
House price — Higher than 67% of NSW
Income Higher than 81% of NSW Higher than 70% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 7% of NSW Higher than 56% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 46% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 48% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 3% of NSW Higher than 4% of NSW

Liveability

Wayo is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Bannister Wayo
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Bannister carries more bushfire risk (30 vs 0); Wayo carries more crime risk (45 vs 28).

Bannister Wayo
Bushfire Low
30/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
28/100
 Moderate
45/100
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

Bannister Wayo
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Bannister Wayo
Waterways 11 3

Mobility

Bannister sits further from the CBD (224.3 km vs 212.9 km).

Bannister Wayo
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Sydney 224.3 km
+5% vs other
 212.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 172 min 148 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2580
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 41
postcode 2580
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.

Bannister Wayo
Car (driver) 58.0% / 75.0%
Bannister — Car (driver): 58.0% Wayo — Car (driver): 75.0%
Worked from Home 34.8% / 25.0%
Bannister — Worked from Home: 34.8% Wayo — Worked from Home: 25.0%
Walked Only 7.2% / —
Bannister — Walked Only: 7.2% Wayo — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.0%).

Setting

Bannister Wayo
Elevation 863 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 839 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bannister Wayo
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
46 premises
 0%
36 premises

Climate

Bannister Wayo
Annual rainfall 840 mm 658 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 27.1°C
Winter min (Jul) — 2.7°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Bannister Wayo
PM2.5 4.8 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 10.4 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.36 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Bannister Wayo
Average residential rate $636/yr
same for both
Council Upper Lachlan
same for both

Federal electorate

Bannister Wayo
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bannister Wayo
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bannister

Retirees Rural

Wayo

Retirees Rural

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