Ben Lomond vs Wandsworth

Ben Lomond is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 50 in Wandsworth. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Ben Lomond, about half of households are people living alone. In Wandsworth, most households are couple families. On these figures, Ben Lomond tends to suit people living alone and families with children, while Wandsworth suits couples.

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

Wandsworth

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 74/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (59% vs 50%)

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

First-home buyers

Ben Lomond

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (12% vs 79%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Ben Lomond

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($125/wk vs $225/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Ben Lomond

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (536.7 km vs 544.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Ben Lomond is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • Wandsworth carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 74/100)

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

Investors

Wandsworth

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.2% vs -11.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Ben Lomond Wandsworth
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.

Ben Lomond Wandsworth
Walkability 13 / 0
Ben Lomond — Walkability: 13/100 Wandsworth — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 26 / 100
Ben Lomond — Safety: 26/100 Wandsworth — Safety: 100/100
Low fire risk 62 / 46
Ben Lomond — Low fire risk: 62/100 Wandsworth — Low fire risk: 46/100

Demographics

Wandsworth rents higher ($225/wk vs $125/wk); Wandsworth has higher household incomes ($84,500 vs $64,012).

Ben Lomond Wandsworth
Population 135
+21% vs other
 107
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -11.2% +9.2%
Median age 47 50
Median household income $64,012/yr $84,500/yr
+32% vs other
Median weekly rent $125/wk $225/wk
+80% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ben Lomond Wandsworth
0-4 2.2% / 12.1%
Ben Lomond — 0-4: 2.2% Wandsworth — 0-4: 12.1%
5-14 20.7% / 2.8%
Ben Lomond — 5-14: 20.7% Wandsworth — 5-14: 2.8%
15-19 9.6% / 5.6%
Ben Lomond — 15-19: 9.6% Wandsworth — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 — / 7.5%
Ben Lomond — 20-24: not among its largest Wandsworth — 20-24: 7.5%
25-34 5.2% / 3.7%
Ben Lomond — 25-34: 5.2% Wandsworth — 25-34: 3.7%
35-44 8.1% / 11.2%
Ben Lomond — 35-44: 8.1% Wandsworth — 35-44: 11.2%
45-54 14.8% / 13.1%
Ben Lomond — 45-54: 14.8% Wandsworth — 45-54: 13.1%
55-64 16.3% / 21.5%
Ben Lomond — 55-64: 16.3% Wandsworth — 55-64: 21.5%
65-74 17.8% / 7.5%
Ben Lomond — 65-74: 17.8% Wandsworth — 65-74: 7.5%
75-84 3.7% / 12.1%
Ben Lomond — 75-84: 3.7% Wandsworth — 75-84: 12.1%
85+ — / 3.7%
Ben Lomond — 85+: not among its largest Wandsworth — 85+: 3.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ben Lomond 38.2% couple families
Ben Lomond — Couple Families: 38.2% Ben Lomond — Lone Person: 50.0% Ben Lomond — One Parent Families: 11.8%
Wandsworth 59.1% couple families
Wandsworth — Couple Families: 59.1% Wandsworth — Lone Person: 40.9% Wandsworth — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Ben Lomond 18.9% renting
Ben Lomond — Owned Outright: 52.8% Ben Lomond — Mortgage: 28.3% Ben Lomond — Renting: 18.9%
Wandsworth 21.1% renting
Wandsworth — Owned Outright: 52.6% Wandsworth — Mortgage: 26.3% Wandsworth — Renting: 21.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ben Lomond 105.9% houses
Ben Lomond — Houses: 105.9%
Wandsworth 100.0% houses
Wandsworth — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Ben Lomond Wandsworth
Bachelor Degree 10.4% / 12.1%
Ben Lomond — Bachelor Degree: 10.4% Wandsworth — Bachelor Degree: 12.1%
Certificate III & IV 10.4% / 10.3%
Ben Lomond — Certificate III & IV: 10.4% Wandsworth — Certificate III & IV: 10.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.2% / 11.2%
Ben Lomond — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.2% Wandsworth — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.1%).

Property market

Ben Lomond Wandsworth
Median house price $275,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Ben Lomond Wandsworth
Rural and farming 100% 95%
Environmental 0% 5%
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

Ben Lomond Wandsworth
New dwellings approved 77
across Armidale
same for both
Approvals change year on year -76%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Ben Lomond Wandsworth
House price Higher than 6% of NSW —
Income Higher than 26% of NSW Higher than 53% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 62% of NSW Higher than 17% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 94% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 2% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 22% of NSW Higher than 9% of NSW

Liveability

Ben Lomond is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Ben Lomond Wandsworth
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Ben Lomond carries more crime risk (74 vs 0); Wandsworth carries more bushfire risk (54 vs 38).

Ben Lomond Wandsworth
Bushfire Low
38/100
 Moderate
54/100
Crime High
74/100
 None
0/100
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

Ben Lomond Wandsworth
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Ben Lomond

  • Ben Lomond Public School Government · Primary

Schools in Wandsworth

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

Amenities in the suburb

Ben Lomond Wandsworth
Parks & reserves 1 2
Waterways 36 10

Mobility

Wandsworth sits further from the CBD (544.1 km vs 536.7 km).

Ben Lomond Wandsworth
Walkability score 13/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 536.7 km 544.1 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 415 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2365
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 2365
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.

Ben Lomond Wandsworth
Worked from Home 40.4% / 70.0%
Ben Lomond — Worked from Home: 40.4% Wandsworth — Worked from Home: 70.0%
Car (driver) 47.4% / 30.0%
Ben Lomond — Car (driver): 47.4% Wandsworth — Car (driver): 30.0%
Walked Only 12.3% / —
Ben Lomond — Walked Only: 12.3% Wandsworth — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.0%).

Setting

Ben Lomond Wandsworth
Elevation 1,340 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 1,166 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Ben Lomond Wandsworth
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
31 premises
 0%
21 premises

Climate

Ben Lomond Wandsworth
Annual rainfall 906 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 24.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 1.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Ben Lomond Wandsworth
Average residential rate $1,477/yr
same for both
Council Armidale
same for both

Federal electorate

Ben Lomond Wandsworth
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Ben Lomond Wandsworth
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Ben Lomond

Affordable Family Rural

Wandsworth

Rural Young Families

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