Bowning vs Good Hope
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Good Hope, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Good Hope: a median of $715,000, against $595,000 in Bowning, though rent is higher in Bowning. On these figures, Bowning tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Good Hope suits 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
Bowning
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (64% vs 45%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Bowning
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 27%)
- has cheaper houses ($595,000 vs $715,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Good Hope
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $330/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Good Hope
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Good Hope
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Bowning
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (8.0% vs -3.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bowning and Good Hope 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
Bowning has more residents (619 vs 159); Bowning rents higher ($330/wk vs $300/wk).
| Bowning | Good Hope | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 619 +74% vs other | 159 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +8.0% | -3.6% |
| Median age | 45 | 44 |
| Median household income | $98,176/yr | $99,112/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $330/wk +9% vs other | $300/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).
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 (17.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Bowning | Good Hope | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $595,000 | $715,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Good Hope has more land zoned for conservation (25% vs 0%); Bowning has more rural and farming land (98% vs 75%).
| Bowning | Good Hope | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 98% | 75% |
| Environmental | 0% | 25% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% | 0% |
| 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
| Bowning | Good Hope | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 121 across Yass Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +14% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Bowning | Good Hope | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 35% of NSW | Higher than 27% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 67% of NSW same for both | |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 21% of NSW | Higher than 58% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 76% of NSW | Higher than 84% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 88% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 56% of NSW | Higher than 36% of NSW |
Liveability
Good Hope is more walkable (10 vs 0).
| Bowning | Good Hope | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 38/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | very advantaged area decile 10/10 |
Risk profile
Good Hope carries more bushfire risk (67 vs 51).
| Bowning | Good Hope | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 51/100 | Moderate 67/100 |
| Crime | Low 35/100 | Low 32/100 |
| 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
| Bowning | Good Hope | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Bowning
- Bowning Public School Government · Primary
Schools in Good Hope
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Bowning | Good Hope | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 same for both | |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 65 | 24 |
Mobility
| Bowning | Good Hope | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 10/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 289.2 km | 288 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 185 min | 189 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.4% postcode 2582 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 66 postcode 2582 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.0%).
Setting
| Bowning | Good Hope | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 587 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 547 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Bowning | Good Hope | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 25/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 284 premises | 0% 66 premises |
Climate
| Bowning | Good Hope | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Bowning | Good Hope | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,162/yr same for both | |
| Council | Yass Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bowning | Good Hope | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Riverina same for both | |
| Member | Michael Mccormack same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bowning | Good Hope | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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