Broadway vs Bango

Bango is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 51 in Broadway. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Broadway, about half of households are people living alone. In Bango, most households are couple families. On these figures, Broadway tends to suit people living alone, while Bango 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

Bango

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (55/100 vs 99/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 54%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Bango

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 28%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Broadway

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $650/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Broadway

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (176 min vs 186 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (262.6 km vs 276.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bango

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (55/100 vs 99/100)

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

Investors

Broadway

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (61.5% vs 27.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Broadway Bango
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.

Broadway Bango
Walkability 0 / 0
Broadway — Walkability: 0/100 Bango — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 1 / 45
Broadway — Safety: 1/100 Bango — Safety: 45/100
Low fire risk 100 / 51
Broadway — Low fire risk: 100/100 Bango — Low fire risk: 51/100

Demographics

Bango rents higher ($650/wk vs $0/wk); Bango has more residents (122 vs 63).

Broadway Bango
Population 63 122
+94% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +61.5% +27.1%
Median age 51 43
Median household income $76,336/yr $136,500/yr
+79% vs other
Median weekly rent — $650/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Broadway Bango
0-4 — / 4.1%
Broadway — 0-4: not among its largest Bango — 0-4: 4.1%
5-14 14.3% / 18.0%
Broadway — 5-14: 14.3% Bango — 5-14: 18.0%
15-19 — / 3.3%
Broadway — 15-19: not among its largest Bango — 15-19: 3.3%
20-24 7.9% / —
Broadway — 20-24: 7.9% Bango — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 11.1% / 7.4%
Broadway — 25-34: 11.1% Bango — 25-34: 7.4%
35-44 — / 13.9%
Broadway — 35-44: not among its largest Bango — 35-44: 13.9%
45-54 15.9% / 17.2%
Broadway — 45-54: 15.9% Bango — 45-54: 17.2%
55-64 30.2% / 12.3%
Broadway — 55-64: 30.2% Bango — 55-64: 12.3%
65-74 20.6% / 8.2%
Broadway — 65-74: 20.6% Bango — 65-74: 8.2%
75-84 — / 3.3%
Broadway — 75-84: not among its largest Bango — 75-84: 3.3%
85+ — / 4.9%
Broadway — 85+: not among its largest Bango — 85+: 4.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Broadway 54.5% couple families
Broadway — Couple Families: 54.5% Broadway — Lone Person: 45.5% Broadway — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Bango 57.7% couple families
Bango — Couple Families: 57.7% Bango — Lone Person: 26.9% Bango — One Parent Families: 15.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Broadway 0.0% renting
Broadway — Owned Outright: 60.0% Broadway — Mortgage: 40.0% Broadway — Renting: 0.0%
Bango 6.4% renting
Bango — Owned Outright: 36.2% Bango — Mortgage: 57.4% Bango — Renting: 6.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Broadway 100.0% houses
Broadway — Houses: 100.0%
Bango 100.0% houses
Bango — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Broadway Bango
Certificate III & IV 9.5% / 13.9%
Broadway — Certificate III & IV: 9.5% Bango — Certificate III & IV: 13.9%
Bachelor Degree 7.9% / 8.2%
Broadway — Bachelor Degree: 7.9% Bango — Bachelor Degree: 8.2%
Postgraduate Degree — / 7.4%
Broadway — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Bango — Postgraduate Degree: 7.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 4.9%
Broadway — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Bango — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.5%
Broadway — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Bango — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.9%).

Property market

Broadway Bango
Median house price — $720,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $485,000 —

Zoning mix

Broadway Bango
Rural and farming 100% 94%
Environmental 0% 5%
Residential 0% 1%
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

Broadway Bango
New dwellings approved 44
across Upper Lachlan
 121
across Yass Valley
Approvals change year on year +175% +14%

Ranking within NSW

Broadway Bango
House price — Higher than 27% of NSW
Income Higher than 44% of NSW Higher than 91% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 25% of NSW Higher than 30% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 91% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 81% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 13% of NSW Higher than 38% of NSW

Liveability

Broadway Bango
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Bango carries more bushfire risk (49 vs 0); Broadway carries more crime risk (99 vs 55).

Broadway Bango
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
49/100
Crime High
99/100
 Moderate
55/100
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

Broadway Bango
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
Universities within 10 km 1
The University of Notre Dame Australia - Broadway, 0.0 km
 None

Amenities in the suburb

Broadway Bango
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 24 19

Mobility

Bango sits further from the CBD (276.8 km vs 262.6 km).

Broadway Bango
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 262.6 km 276.8 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 176 min 186 min
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 2581
 1.4%
postcode 2582
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 67
postcode 2581
 66
postcode 2582

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.

Broadway Bango
Car (driver) 55.0% / 66.1%
Broadway — Car (driver): 55.0% Bango — Car (driver): 66.1%
Worked from Home 45.0% / 33.9%
Broadway — Worked from Home: 45.0% Bango — Worked from Home: 33.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.1%).

Setting

Broadway Bango
Elevation 648 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 668 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Broadway Bango
Connectivity score 15/100 26/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
14 premises
 0%
54 premises

Climate

Broadway Bango
Annual rainfall 840 mm 889 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 30.7°C
Winter min (Jul) — 3.9°C

Council rates

Broadway Bango
Average residential rate $636/yr $1,162/yr
Council Upper Lachlan Yass Valley

Federal electorate

Broadway Bango
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Broadway Bango
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Broadway

River Rural

Bango

Family Rural

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