Bombowlee Creek vs Wyangle

Wyangle is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 47 in Bombowlee Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Bombowlee Creek tends to suit older residents, while Wyangle suits 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

Bombowlee Creek

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 30/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 69%)

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

Wyangle

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $290/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Bombowlee Creek

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (267 min vs 285 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (418.3 km vs 424.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bombowlee Creek

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 30/100)
  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 7%)

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

Investors

Wyangle

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (14.9% vs 2.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bombowlee Creek Wyangle
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.

Bombowlee Creek Wyangle
Walkability 8 / 0
Bombowlee Creek — Walkability: 8/100 Wyangle — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 100 / 70
Bombowlee Creek — Safety: 100/100 Wyangle — Safety: 70/100
Low fire risk 100 / 39
Bombowlee Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100 Wyangle — Low fire risk: 39/100

Demographics

Bombowlee Creek rents higher ($290/wk vs $250/wk); Bombowlee Creek skews older (47 vs 41).

Bombowlee Creek Wyangle
Population 52 54
+4% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.0% +14.9%
Median age 47 41
Median household income $121,316/yr
+6% vs other
 $113,724/yr
Median weekly rent $290/wk
+14% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bombowlee Creek Wyangle
0-4 5.8% / 9.3%
Bombowlee Creek — 0-4: 5.8% Wyangle — 0-4: 9.3%
5-14 11.5% / 18.5%
Bombowlee Creek — 5-14: 11.5% Wyangle — 5-14: 18.5%
15-19 15.4% / 7.4%
Bombowlee Creek — 15-19: 15.4% Wyangle — 15-19: 7.4%
20-24 5.8% / —
Bombowlee Creek — 20-24: 5.8% Wyangle — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 5.8% / 9.3%
Bombowlee Creek — 25-34: 5.8% Wyangle — 25-34: 9.3%
35-44 9.6% / 20.4%
Bombowlee Creek — 35-44: 9.6% Wyangle — 35-44: 20.4%
45-54 17.3% / 33.3%
Bombowlee Creek — 45-54: 17.3% Wyangle — 45-54: 33.3%
55-64 17.3% / 7.4%
Bombowlee Creek — 55-64: 17.3% Wyangle — 55-64: 7.4%
65-74 13.5% / 7.4%
Bombowlee Creek — 65-74: 13.5% Wyangle — 65-74: 7.4%
75-84 7.7% / —
Bombowlee Creek — 75-84: 7.7% Wyangle — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Bombowlee Creek — 85+: not among its largest Wyangle — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (33.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bombowlee Creek 70.0% couple families
Bombowlee Creek — Couple Families: 70.0% Bombowlee Creek — Lone Person: 0.0% Bombowlee Creek — One Parent Families: 30.0%
Wyangle 69.2% couple families
Wyangle — Couple Families: 69.2% Wyangle — Lone Person: 30.8% Wyangle — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bombowlee Creek 15.8% renting
Bombowlee Creek — Owned Outright: 42.1% Bombowlee Creek — Mortgage: 42.1% Bombowlee Creek — Renting: 15.8%
Wyangle 22.2% renting
Wyangle — Owned Outright: 50.0% Wyangle — Mortgage: 27.8% Wyangle — Renting: 22.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bombowlee Creek 100.0% houses
Bombowlee Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Wyangle 100.0% houses
Wyangle — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Bombowlee Creek Wyangle
Certificate III & IV 19.2% / 18.5%
Bombowlee Creek — Certificate III & IV: 19.2% Wyangle — Certificate III & IV: 18.5%
Bachelor Degree 17.3% / 5.6%
Bombowlee Creek — Bachelor Degree: 17.3% Wyangle — Bachelor Degree: 5.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.8% / —
Bombowlee Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8% Wyangle — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).

Property market

Bombowlee Creek Wyangle
Median house price $1,150,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Bombowlee Creek Wyangle
Rural and farming 100%
same for both
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

Bombowlee Creek Wyangle
New dwellings approved 36
across Snowy Valleys
same for both
Approvals change year on year -50%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Bombowlee Creek Wyangle
House price Higher than 60% of NSW —
Income Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 79% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 53% of NSW Higher than 32% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 68% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 9% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 32% of NSW

Liveability

Bombowlee Creek is more walkable (8 vs 0).

Bombowlee Creek Wyangle
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
same for both

Risk profile

Wyangle carries more bushfire risk (61 vs 0); Wyangle carries more crime risk (30 vs 0).

Bombowlee Creek Wyangle
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
61/100
Crime None
0/100
 Low
30/100
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

Bombowlee Creek Wyangle
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

Bombowlee Creek Wyangle
Waterways 3 7

Mobility

Wyangle sits further from the CBD (424.9 km vs 418.3 km).

Bombowlee Creek Wyangle
Walkability score 8/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 418.3 km 424.9 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 267 min 285 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2720
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 51
postcode 2720
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.

Bombowlee Creek Wyangle
Car (driver) 70.4% / 61.9%
Bombowlee Creek — Car (driver): 70.4% Wyangle — Car (driver): 61.9%
Worked from Home 29.6% / 19.0%
Bombowlee Creek — Worked from Home: 29.6% Wyangle — Worked from Home: 19.0%
Walked Only — / 19.0%
Bombowlee Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest Wyangle — Walked Only: 19.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.4%).

Setting

Bombowlee Creek Wyangle
Elevation 360 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 485 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bombowlee Creek Wyangle
Connectivity score 26/100 22/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
17 premises
 0%
18 premises

Climate

Bombowlee Creek Wyangle
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

Bombowlee Creek Wyangle
Average residential rate $945/yr
same for both
Council Snowy Valleys
same for both

Federal electorate

Bombowlee Creek Wyangle
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bombowlee Creek Wyangle
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bombowlee Creek

Rural Students

Wyangle

Family Rural Young Families

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