Brucedale vs Harefield

Harefield is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 42 in Brucedale. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Harefield 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Brucedale carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 77/100)
  • Harefield is already more of a family suburb (91% vs 75%)

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

First-home buyers

Brucedale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 21%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Harefield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $370/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Harefield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (451.8 km vs 466.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Brucedale

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 77/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (16% vs 9%)

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

Investors

Harefield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (14.6% vs 2.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Brucedale Harefield
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.

Brucedale Harefield
Walkability 6 / 0
Brucedale — Walkability: 6/100 Harefield — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 68 / 23
Brucedale — Safety: 68/100 Harefield — Safety: 23/100
Low fire risk 87 / 89
Brucedale — Low fire risk: 87/100 Harefield — Low fire risk: 89/100

Demographics

Brucedale skews older (42 vs 34); Brucedale rents higher ($370/wk vs $300/wk).

Brucedale Harefield
Population 184
+10% vs other
 165
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.8% +14.6%
Median age 42 34
Median household income $143,000/yr $157,820/yr
+10% vs other
Median weekly rent $370/wk
+19% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Brucedale Harefield
0-4 8.7% / 10.3%
Brucedale — 0-4: 8.7% Harefield — 0-4: 10.3%
5-14 10.9% / 15.2%
Brucedale — 5-14: 10.9% Harefield — 5-14: 15.2%
15-19 9.8% / 9.7%
Brucedale — 15-19: 9.8% Harefield — 15-19: 9.7%
20-24 1.6% / 4.2%
Brucedale — 20-24: 1.6% Harefield — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 3.3% / 13.9%
Brucedale — 25-34: 3.3% Harefield — 25-34: 13.9%
35-44 15.2% / 14.5%
Brucedale — 35-44: 15.2% Harefield — 35-44: 14.5%
45-54 16.8% / 15.2%
Brucedale — 45-54: 16.8% Harefield — 45-54: 15.2%
55-64 15.2% / 11.5%
Brucedale — 55-64: 15.2% Harefield — 55-64: 11.5%
65-74 11.4% / 6.1%
Brucedale — 65-74: 11.4% Harefield — 65-74: 6.1%
75-84 3.3% / 3.0%
Brucedale — 75-84: 3.3% Harefield — 75-84: 3.0%
85+ 1.6% / —
Brucedale — 85+: 1.6% Harefield — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Brucedale 55.0% couple families
Brucedale — Couple Families: 55.0% Brucedale — Lone Person: 25.0% Brucedale — One Parent Families: 20.0%
Harefield 78.1% couple families
Harefield — Couple Families: 78.1% Harefield — Lone Person: 9.4% Harefield — One Parent Families: 12.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Brucedale 0.0% renting
Brucedale — Owned Outright: 56.9% Brucedale — Mortgage: 43.1% Brucedale — Renting: 0.0%
Harefield 9.5% renting
Harefield — Owned Outright: 50.0% Harefield — Mortgage: 40.5% Harefield — Renting: 9.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Brucedale 100.0% houses
Brucedale — Houses: 100.0%
Harefield 102.1% houses
Harefield — Houses: 102.1%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Brucedale Harefield
Bachelor Degree 18.5% / 19.4%
Brucedale — Bachelor Degree: 18.5% Harefield — Bachelor Degree: 19.4%
Certificate III & IV 15.8% / 15.2%
Brucedale — Certificate III & IV: 15.8% Harefield — Certificate III & IV: 15.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.7% / 8.5%
Brucedale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7% Harefield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5%
Postgraduate Degree 4.9% / 1.8%
Brucedale — Postgraduate Degree: 4.9% Harefield — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / 2.4%
Brucedale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% Harefield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

Property market

Brucedale Harefield
Median house price $1,902,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Brucedale Harefield
Rural and farming 92% 100%
Other and special use 6% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 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

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

Ranking within NSW

Brucedale Harefield
House price Higher than 84% of NSW —
Income Higher than 93% of NSW Higher than 96% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 50% of NSW Higher than 1% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 42% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 38% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 53% of NSW Higher than 40% of NSW

Liveability

Brucedale Harefield
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Harefield carries more crime risk (77 vs 32).

Brucedale Harefield
Bushfire Low
13/100
 Low
11/100
Crime Low
32/100
 High
77/100
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 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Brucedale Harefield
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

Amenities in the suburb

Brucedale Harefield
Waterways 8 19

Mobility

Brucedale sits further from the CBD (466.7 km vs 451.8 km).

Brucedale Harefield
Walkability score 6/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 466.7 km
+3% vs other
 451.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 295 min 293 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2650
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 45
postcode 2650
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.

Brucedale Harefield
Car (driver) 74.3% / 79.1%
Brucedale — Car (driver): 74.3% Harefield — Car (driver): 79.1%
Worked from Home 19.8% / 20.9%
Brucedale — Worked from Home: 19.8% Harefield — Worked from Home: 20.9%
Car (passenger) 3.0% / —
Brucedale — Car (passenger): 3.0% Harefield — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 3.0% / —
Brucedale — Walked Only: 3.0% Harefield — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.1%).

Setting

Brucedale Harefield
Elevation 300 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 306 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Brucedale Harefield
Connectivity score 30/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
65 premises
 0%
63 premises

Climate

Brucedale Harefield
Annual rainfall 565 mm 559 mm
Summer max (Jan) 31.8°C —
Winter min (Jul) 3.4°C —

Air quality (annual mean)

Brucedale Harefield
PM2.5 7.7 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 23.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Brucedale Harefield
Average residential rate $1,254/yr
same for both
Council Wagga Wagga
same for both

Federal electorate

Brucedale Harefield
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Brucedale Harefield
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Brucedale

Premium Professionals Rural Young Families

Harefield

Family Rural Young Families

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