Bournda vs Wolumla
In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bournda, most households are couple families. On these figures, Bournda tends to suit 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
Wolumla
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 74/100)
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
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
Bournda
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 8%)
- has cheaper rent ($270/wk vs $318/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Wolumla
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (16/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (352 min vs 368 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (510.8 km vs 530.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Wolumla
ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (16/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 74/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 13%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Wolumla
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (9.1% vs -16.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bournda and Wolumla 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
Wolumla has more residents (767 vs 127); Wolumla rents higher ($318/wk vs $270/wk).
| Bournda | Wolumla | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 127 | 767 +504% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -16.4% | +9.1% |
| Median age | 45 same for both | |
| Median household income | $74,724/yr +3% vs other | $72,592/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $270/wk | $318/wk +18% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).
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 (4.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Bournda | Wolumla | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $850,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $800,000 |
Zoning mix
Bournda has more land zoned for conservation (95% vs 5%); Wolumla has more rural and farming land (90% vs 5%).
| Bournda | Wolumla | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental | 95% | 5% |
| Rural and farming | 5% | 90% |
| Residential | 0% | 4% |
| 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
| Bournda | Wolumla | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 109 across Bega Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -32% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Bournda | Wolumla | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 34% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 42% of NSW | Higher than 39% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 13% of NSW | Higher than 66% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 57% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 54% of NSW | Higher than 69% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 45% of NSW | Higher than 46% of NSW |
Liveability
Wolumla is more walkable (16 vs 0).
| Bournda | Wolumla | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | C |
| Score | — | 40/100 |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Bournda carries more crime risk (74 vs 15).
| Bournda | Wolumla | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 53/100 | Moderate 50/100 |
| Crime | High 74/100 | Low 15/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | Moderate 58/100 | None 0/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km | 2 within 5 km |
Schools
| Bournda | Wolumla | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Bournda
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Wolumla
- Wolumla Public School Government · Primary above peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Bournda | Wolumla | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 same for both | |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 6 | 4 |
Mobility
Bournda sits further from the CBD (530.8 km vs 510.8 km).
| Bournda | Wolumla | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 16/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 530.8 km +4% vs other | 510.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 368 min | 352 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 2548 | 0.7% postcode 2550 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 40 postcode 2548 | 61 postcode 2550 |
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 (86.0%).
Setting
| Bournda | Wolumla | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 166 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 116 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 4.9 km | 11.1 km |
NBN connectivity
| Bournda | Wolumla | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 15% 48 premises | 0% 350 premises |
Climate
| Bournda | Wolumla | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 768 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Bournda | Wolumla | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,767/yr same for both | |
| Council | Bega Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bournda | Wolumla | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Eden-monaro same for both | |
| Member | Kristy Mcbain same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bournda | Wolumla | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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