Book Book vs Ladysmith
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Book Book, most households are couple families. In Ladysmith, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Book Book tends to suit families with children and 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
Book Book
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 16/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Ladysmith
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 24%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Book Book
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (22% vs 11%)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 15%)
- has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $265/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Ladysmith
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (449.3 km vs 461.2 km)
- has a shorter drive in (279 min vs 284 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Book Book
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 16/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Book Book
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (41.3% vs -3.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Book Book and Ladysmith drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Ladysmith has more residents (339 vs 130); Ladysmith rents higher ($265/wk vs $150/wk).
| Book Book | Ladysmith | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 130 | 339 +161% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +41.3% | -3.7% |
| Median age | 40 | 42 |
| Median household income | $95,836/yr +3% vs other | $93,132/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $150/wk | $265/wk +77% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.8%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Book Book | Ladysmith | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $749,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $223,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 77 days from 5 sales |
Zoning mix
| Book Book | Ladysmith | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Book Book | Ladysmith | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 548 across Wagga Wagga same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +139% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Book Book | Ladysmith | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 19% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 63% of NSW | Higher than 60% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 2% of NSW | Higher than 29% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 88% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 38% of NSW | Higher than 3% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 36% of NSW | Higher than 58% of NSW |
Liveability
| Book Book | Ladysmith | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
Ladysmith carries more crime risk (16 vs 0).
| Book Book | Ladysmith | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 26/100 | Low 17/100 |
| Crime | None 0/100 | Low 16/100 |
| 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
| Book Book | Ladysmith | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Book Book
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Ladysmith
- Ladysmith Public School Government · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Book Book | Ladysmith | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 25 | 11 |
Mobility
Book Book sits further from the CBD (461.2 km vs 449.3 km).
| Book Book | Ladysmith | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 461.2 km +3% vs other | 449.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 284 min | 279 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 2650 | 0.1% postcode 2652 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 45 postcode 2650 | 58 postcode 2652 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.9%).
Setting
| Book Book | Ladysmith | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 252 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 316 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Book Book | Ladysmith | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 26/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 33 premises | 0% 155 premises |
Climate
| Book Book | Ladysmith | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 565 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 31.8°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.4°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Book Book | Ladysmith | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,254/yr same for both | |
| Council | Wagga Wagga same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Book Book | Ladysmith | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Riverina same for both | |
| Member | Michael Mccormack same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Book Book | Ladysmith | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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