Borambola vs Ladysmith

Ladysmith is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 48 in Borambola. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Ladysmith, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Borambola tends to suit people living alone.

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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 23%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Borambola

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($205/wk vs $265/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Borambola

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (431.2 km vs 449.3 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (271 min vs 279 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Borambola

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 20%)

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

Investors

Borambola

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.3% vs -3.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Borambola 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.

Borambola Ladysmith
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.

Borambola Ladysmith
Walkability 0 / 0
Borambola — Walkability: 0/100 Ladysmith — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 83 / 84
Borambola — Safety: 83/100 Ladysmith — Safety: 84/100
Low fire risk 89 / 83
Borambola — Low fire risk: 89/100 Ladysmith — Low fire risk: 83/100

Demographics

Ladysmith has more residents (339 vs 117); Ladysmith rents higher ($265/wk vs $205/wk).

Borambola Ladysmith
Population 117 339
+190% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.3% -3.7%
Median age 48 42
Median household income $84,500/yr $93,132/yr
+10% vs other
Median weekly rent $205/wk $265/wk
+29% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Borambola Ladysmith
0-4 6.8% / 4.4%
Borambola — 0-4: 6.8% Ladysmith — 0-4: 4.4%
5-14 15.4% / 15.6%
Borambola — 5-14: 15.4% Ladysmith — 5-14: 15.6%
15-19 4.3% / 7.7%
Borambola — 15-19: 4.3% Ladysmith — 15-19: 7.7%
20-24 2.6% / 4.7%
Borambola — 20-24: 2.6% Ladysmith — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 10.3% / 9.4%
Borambola — 25-34: 10.3% Ladysmith — 25-34: 9.4%
35-44 7.7% / 13.6%
Borambola — 35-44: 7.7% Ladysmith — 35-44: 13.6%
45-54 22.2% / 13.0%
Borambola — 45-54: 22.2% Ladysmith — 45-54: 13.0%
55-64 20.5% / 13.3%
Borambola — 55-64: 20.5% Ladysmith — 55-64: 13.3%
65-74 17.1% / 12.1%
Borambola — 65-74: 17.1% Ladysmith — 65-74: 12.1%
75-84 7.7% / 6.8%
Borambola — 75-84: 7.7% Ladysmith — 75-84: 6.8%
85+ — / 0.9%
Borambola — 85+: not among its largest Ladysmith — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Borambola 41.4% couple families
Borambola — Couple Families: 41.4% Borambola — Lone Person: 37.9% Borambola — One Parent Families: 20.7% Borambola — Group Household: 0.0%
Ladysmith 47.7% couple families
Ladysmith — Couple Families: 47.7% Ladysmith — Lone Person: 29.5% Ladysmith — One Parent Families: 14.8% Ladysmith — Group Household: 8.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Borambola 16.7% renting
Borambola — Owned Outright: 44.4% Borambola — Mortgage: 38.9% Borambola — Renting: 16.7%
Ladysmith 10.7% renting
Ladysmith — Owned Outright: 43.0% Ladysmith — Mortgage: 46.3% Ladysmith — Renting: 10.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Borambola 107.1% houses
Borambola — Houses: 107.1%
Ladysmith 100.0% houses
Ladysmith — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Borambola Ladysmith
Certificate III & IV 20.5% / 18.3%
Borambola — Certificate III & IV: 20.5% Ladysmith — Certificate III & IV: 18.3%
Bachelor Degree 10.3% / 8.0%
Borambola — Bachelor Degree: 10.3% Ladysmith — Bachelor Degree: 8.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 7.7%
Borambola — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Ladysmith — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.7%
Borambola — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Ladysmith — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.9%
Borambola — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Ladysmith — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

Property market

Borambola 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

Borambola Ladysmith
Rural and farming 99% 100%
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

Borambola Ladysmith
New dwellings approved 548
across Wagga Wagga
same for both
Approvals change year on year +139%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Borambola Ladysmith
House price — Higher than 19% of NSW
Income Higher than 53% of NSW Higher than 60% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 22% 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 35% of NSW Higher than 58% of NSW

Liveability

Borambola Ladysmith
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Borambola Ladysmith
Bushfire Low
11/100
 Low
17/100
Crime Low
17/100
 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

Borambola 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 Borambola

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

Borambola Ladysmith
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 11
same for both

Mobility

Ladysmith sits further from the CBD (449.3 km vs 431.2 km).

Borambola Ladysmith
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 431.2 km 449.3 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 271 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.

Borambola Ladysmith
Car (driver) 60.4% / 82.9%
Borambola — Car (driver): 60.4% Ladysmith — Car (driver): 82.9%
Worked from Home 39.6% / 10.1%
Borambola — Worked from Home: 39.6% Ladysmith — Worked from Home: 10.1%
Walked Only — / 3.8%
Borambola — Walked Only: not among its largest Ladysmith — Walked Only: 3.8%
Car (passenger) — / 3.2%
Borambola — Car (passenger): not among its largest Ladysmith — Car (passenger): 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.9%).

Setting

Borambola Ladysmith
Elevation 272 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 316 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Borambola Ladysmith
Connectivity score 25/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
59 premises
 0%
155 premises

Climate

Borambola 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

Borambola Ladysmith
Average residential rate $1,254/yr
same for both
Council Wagga Wagga
same for both

Federal electorate

Borambola Ladysmith
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Borambola Ladysmith
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Borambola

Family Rural

Ladysmith

River Rural

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