Bargo vs Yerrinbool

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Bargo: a median of $1.05 million, against $888,000 in Yerrinbool. On these figures, Yerrinbool tends to suit 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

  • Bargo has more childcare (5 vs 0)
  • Yerrinbool carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 58/100)

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

First-home buyers

Yerrinbool

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($650,000 vs $1,410,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 29%)
  • has cheaper houses ($888,000 vs $1,050,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Bargo

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (52/100 vs 10/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (93.4 km vs 96.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bargo

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (52/100 vs 10/100)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • But Yerrinbool carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 58/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

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

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bargo Yerrinbool
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.

Bargo Yerrinbool
Walkability 52 / 10
Bargo — Walkability: 52/100 Yerrinbool — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 42 / 64
Bargo — Safety: 42/100 Yerrinbool — Safety: 64/100
Low fire risk 7 / 7
Bargo — Low fire risk: 7/100 Yerrinbool — Low fire risk: 7/100

Demographics

Bargo has more residents (4,516 vs 1,196); Yerrinbool has higher household incomes ($101,088 vs $90,272).

Bargo Yerrinbool
Population 4,516
+74% vs other
 1,196
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.8% +2.7%
Median age 41 39
Median household income $90,272/yr $101,088/yr
+12% vs other
Median weekly rent $410/wk $420/wk
+2% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bargo Yerrinbool
0-4 5.2% / 5.2%
Bargo — 0-4: 5.2% Yerrinbool — 0-4: 5.2%
5-14 15.0% / 14.2%
Bargo — 5-14: 15.0% Yerrinbool — 5-14: 14.2%
15-19 6.6% / 8.4%
Bargo — 15-19: 6.6% Yerrinbool — 15-19: 8.4%
20-24 5.6% / 4.8%
Bargo — 20-24: 5.6% Yerrinbool — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 10.1% / 11.4%
Bargo — 25-34: 10.1% Yerrinbool — 25-34: 11.4%
35-44 12.0% / 12.2%
Bargo — 35-44: 12.0% Yerrinbool — 35-44: 12.2%
45-54 13.6% / 15.6%
Bargo — 45-54: 13.6% Yerrinbool — 45-54: 15.6%
55-64 12.5% / 13.1%
Bargo — 55-64: 12.5% Yerrinbool — 55-64: 13.1%
65-74 11.0% / 9.4%
Bargo — 65-74: 11.0% Yerrinbool — 65-74: 9.4%
75-84 6.6% / 4.2%
Bargo — 75-84: 6.6% Yerrinbool — 75-84: 4.2%
85+ 1.7% / 1.9%
Bargo — 85+: 1.7% Yerrinbool — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bargo 49.4% couple families
Bargo — Couple Families: 49.4% Bargo — Lone Person: 29.7% Bargo — One Parent Families: 17.5% Bargo — Group Household: 2.2% Bargo — Other Families: 1.2%
Yerrinbool 54.2% couple families
Yerrinbool — Couple Families: 54.2% Yerrinbool — Lone Person: 24.9% Yerrinbool — One Parent Families: 17.2% Yerrinbool — Group Household: 2.7% Yerrinbool — Other Families: 1.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bargo 18.1% renting
Bargo — Owned Outright: 36.2% Bargo — Mortgage: 45.8% Bargo — Renting: 18.1%
Yerrinbool 11.1% renting
Yerrinbool — Owned Outright: 34.6% Yerrinbool — Mortgage: 54.3% Yerrinbool — Renting: 11.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bargo Yerrinbool
Certificate III & IV 20.7% / 22.8%
Bargo — Certificate III & IV: 20.7% Yerrinbool — Certificate III & IV: 22.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.8% / 7.0%
Bargo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8% Yerrinbool — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0%
Bachelor Degree 5.9% / 6.3%
Bargo — Bachelor Degree: 5.9% Yerrinbool — Bachelor Degree: 6.3%
Postgraduate Degree 1.5% / 1.7%
Bargo — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5% Yerrinbool — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 1.5%
Bargo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Yerrinbool — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.8%).

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.

Bargo Yerrinbool
England 3.7% / 4.6%
Bargo — England: 3.7% Yerrinbool — England: 4.6%
New Zealand 1.1% / 0.7%
Bargo — New Zealand: 1.1% Yerrinbool — New Zealand: 0.7%
Scotland 0.4% / 0.6%
Bargo — Scotland: 0.4% Yerrinbool — Scotland: 0.6%
Germany 0.5% / 0.4%
Bargo — Germany: 0.5% Yerrinbool — Germany: 0.4%
China 0.4% / —
Bargo — China: 0.4% Yerrinbool — China: not among its largest
Greece — / 0.3%
Bargo — Greece: not among its largest Yerrinbool — Greece: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bargo 89.2% houses
Bargo — Houses: 89.2% Bargo — Townhouses: 6.3% Bargo — Flats / Apartments: 4.4%
Yerrinbool 100.0% houses
Yerrinbool — Houses: 100.0% Yerrinbool — Townhouses: 0.0% Yerrinbool — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bargo Yerrinbool
Median house price $1,050,000 $888,000
Median unit price $452,720 —
Median land price $1,410,000 $650,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 38 days
from 48 sales
 58 days
from 10 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Bargo Yerrinbool
3 bed $930K / $852K
Bargo — 3 bed: $930K (33 sales) Yerrinbool — 3 bed: $852K (25 sales)

33 vs 25 sales

4 bed $1.17M / $965K
Bargo — 4 bed: $1.17M (46 sales) Yerrinbool — 4 bed: $965K (17 sales)

46 vs 17 sales

Zoning mix

Yerrinbool has more land zoned for conservation (85% vs 24%); Bargo has more rural and farming land (65% vs 5%).

Bargo Yerrinbool
Environmental 24% 85%
Rural and farming 65% 5%
Infrastructure and transport 5% 8%
Residential 6% 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

Bargo Yerrinbool
New dwellings approved 1,338
across Wollondilly
 335
across Wingecarribee
Approvals change year on year +92% +6%

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.

Bargo Yerrinbool
Houses 2.8%
$685/wk on $1.27M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Bargo Yerrinbool
House price Higher than 51% of NSW Higher than 45% of NSW
Income Higher than 58% of NSW Higher than 69% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 82% of NSW Higher than 56% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 56% of NSW Higher than 71% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 53% of NSW Higher than 72% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 69% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 14% of NSW —

Liveability

Bargo is more walkable (52 vs 10).

Bargo Yerrinbool
Grade C D
Score 32/100 29/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
same for both

Risk profile

Bargo carries more crime risk (58 vs 36).

Bargo Yerrinbool
Bushfire High
93/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
58/100
 Low
36/100
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 4
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Bargo Yerrinbool
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Bargo

  • Wollondilly Anglican College Independent · Combined above peers
  • Bargo Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Yerrinbool

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

Amenities in the suburb

Bargo Yerrinbool
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 3
same for both
Childcare 5 0
GPs 3 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 7 4

Mobility

Yerrinbool sits further from the CBD (96.7 km vs 93.4 km).

Bargo Yerrinbool
Walkability score 52/100 10/100
Distance to Sydney 93.4 km 96.7 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 72 min 74 min
Public transport score 69/100
Rail · Bus
 39/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 37.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 8.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 3 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2574
 0.7%
postcode 2575
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 60
postcode 2574
 52
postcode 2575

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.

Bargo Yerrinbool
Car (driver) 68.5% / 71.4%
Bargo — Car (driver): 68.5% Yerrinbool — Car (driver): 71.4%
Worked from Home 22.8% / 18.5%
Bargo — Worked from Home: 22.8% Yerrinbool — Worked from Home: 18.5%
Car (passenger) 5.5% / 5.9%
Bargo — Car (passenger): 5.5% Yerrinbool — Car (passenger): 5.9%
Walked Only 2.2% / 1.5%
Bargo — Walked Only: 2.2% Yerrinbool — Walked Only: 1.5%
Train 0.7% / 1.8%
Bargo — Train: 0.7% Yerrinbool — Train: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.4%).

Setting

Bargo Yerrinbool
Elevation 319 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 473 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 31.3 km 32.2 km

NBN connectivity

Bargo Yerrinbool
Connectivity score 60/100 58/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 32%
1,852 premises
 28%
448 premises

Climate

Bargo Yerrinbool
Annual rainfall 974 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Bargo Yerrinbool
PM2.5 4.8 µg/m³ 5.9 µg/m³
PM10 12.1 µg/m³ 19.8 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.11 pphm 0.45 pphm

Council rates

Bargo Yerrinbool
Average residential rate $2,099/yr $2,072/yr
Council Wollondilly Wingecarribee

Federal electorate

Bargo Yerrinbool
Division Hume Whitlam
Member Angus Taylor Carol Berry
Party Liberal Australian Labor Party

First Home Owner Grant

Bargo Yerrinbool
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

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