Bullio vs Wombeyan Caves

Bullio is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 55 in Wombeyan Caves. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bullio, about half of households are people living alone. In Wombeyan Caves, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Wombeyan Caves 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

Wombeyan Caves

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 65/100)

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

First-home buyers

Bullio

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 31%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Wombeyan Caves

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($77/wk vs $185/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Bullio

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (147 km vs 269.9 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (132 min vs 211 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wombeyan Caves

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 65/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bullio Wombeyan Caves
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.

Bullio Wombeyan Caves
Walkability 0 / 0
Bullio — Walkability: 0/100 Wombeyan Caves — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 35 / 85
Bullio — Safety: 35/100 Wombeyan Caves — Safety: 85/100
Low fire risk 11 / 16
Bullio — Low fire risk: 11/100 Wombeyan Caves — Low fire risk: 16/100

Demographics

Bullio rents higher ($185/wk vs $77/wk); Bullio has higher household incomes ($71,500 vs $46,800).

Bullio Wombeyan Caves
Population 79
+33% vs other
 53
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.7% -7.0%
Median age 49 55
Median household income $71,500/yr
+35% vs other
 $46,800/yr
Median weekly rent $185/wk
+58% vs other
 $77/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bullio Wombeyan Caves
0-4 3.8% / —
Bullio — 0-4: 3.8% Wombeyan Caves — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 6.3% / 7.5%
Bullio — 5-14: 6.3% Wombeyan Caves — 5-14: 7.5%
15-19 7.6% / —
Bullio — 15-19: 7.6% Wombeyan Caves — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 10.1% / —
Bullio — 20-24: 10.1% Wombeyan Caves — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 8.9% / 9.4%
Bullio — 25-34: 8.9% Wombeyan Caves — 25-34: 9.4%
35-44 3.8% / 7.5%
Bullio — 35-44: 3.8% Wombeyan Caves — 35-44: 7.5%
45-54 10.1% / 28.3%
Bullio — 45-54: 10.1% Wombeyan Caves — 45-54: 28.3%
55-64 19.0% / 26.4%
Bullio — 55-64: 19.0% Wombeyan Caves — 55-64: 26.4%
65-74 15.2% / 18.9%
Bullio — 65-74: 15.2% Wombeyan Caves — 65-74: 18.9%
75-84 12.7% / 11.3%
Bullio — 75-84: 12.7% Wombeyan Caves — 75-84: 11.3%
85+ — / —
Bullio — 85+: not among its largest Wombeyan Caves — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bullio 47.4% lone person
Bullio — Lone Person: 47.4% Bullio — Couple Families: 31.6% Bullio — One Parent Families: 0.0% Bullio — Group Household: 21.1%
Wombeyan Caves 69.2% lone person
Wombeyan Caves — Lone Person: 69.2% Wombeyan Caves — Couple Families: 0.0% Wombeyan Caves — One Parent Families: 30.8% Wombeyan Caves — Group Household: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bullio 25.0% renting
Bullio — Owned Outright: 37.5% Bullio — Mortgage: 37.5% Bullio — Renting: 25.0%
Wombeyan Caves 20.7% renting
Wombeyan Caves — Owned Outright: 69.0% Wombeyan Caves — Mortgage: 10.3% Wombeyan Caves — Renting: 20.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bullio 100.0% houses
Bullio — Houses: 100.0%
Wombeyan Caves 100.0% houses
Wombeyan Caves — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Bullio Wombeyan Caves
Certificate III & IV 21.5% / 37.7%
Bullio — Certificate III & IV: 21.5% Wombeyan Caves — Certificate III & IV: 37.7%
Bachelor Degree 8.9% / 28.3%
Bullio — Bachelor Degree: 8.9% Wombeyan Caves — Bachelor Degree: 28.3%
Postgraduate Degree 3.8% / 5.7%
Bullio — Postgraduate Degree: 3.8% Wombeyan Caves — Postgraduate Degree: 5.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.1% / —
Bullio — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.1% Wombeyan Caves — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (37.7%).

Property market

Bullio Wombeyan Caves
Median house price — $740,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $320,000

Zoning mix

Bullio has more land zoned for conservation (100% vs 64%); Wombeyan Caves has more rural and farming land (36% vs 0%).

Bullio Wombeyan Caves
Environmental 100% 64%
Rural and farming 0% 36%
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

Bullio Wombeyan Caves
New dwellings approved 335
across Wingecarribee
 44
across Upper Lachlan
Approvals change year on year +6% +175%

Ranking within NSW

Bullio Wombeyan Caves
House price — Higher than 28% of NSW
Income Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 9% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 29% of NSW Higher than 28% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 30% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 72% of NSW Higher than 49% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 15% of NSW
same for both

Liveability

Bullio Wombeyan Caves
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Bullio carries more crime risk (65 vs 15).

Bullio Wombeyan Caves
Bushfire High
89/100
 High
84/100
Crime Moderate
65/100
 Low
15/100
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

Bullio Wombeyan Caves
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

Bullio Wombeyan Caves
Parks & reserves 1 3
Beaches 1 0
Waterways 22 19

Mobility

Wombeyan Caves sits further from the CBD (269.9 km vs 147 km).

Bullio Wombeyan Caves
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 147 km 269.9 km
+84% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 132 min 211 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 2575
 0.5%
postcode 2580
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 2575
 41
postcode 2580

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.

Bullio Wombeyan Caves
Car (driver) 85.2% / 37.5%
Bullio — Car (driver): 85.2% Wombeyan Caves — Car (driver): 37.5%
Worked from Home 14.8% / 37.5%
Bullio — Worked from Home: 14.8% Wombeyan Caves — Worked from Home: 37.5%
Walked Only — / 25.0%
Bullio — Walked Only: not among its largest Wombeyan Caves — Walked Only: 25.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.2%).

Setting

Bullio Wombeyan Caves
Elevation 733 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 590 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bullio Wombeyan Caves
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
56 premises
 0%
38 premises

Climate

Bullio Wombeyan Caves
Annual rainfall 974 mm 860 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 26.0°C
Winter min (Jul) — 1.3°C

Council rates

Bullio Wombeyan Caves
Average residential rate $2,072/yr $636/yr
Council Wingecarribee Upper Lachlan

Federal electorate

Bullio Wombeyan Caves
Division Whitlam Riverina
Member Carol Berry Michael Mccormack
Party Australian Labor Party The Nationals

First Home Owner Grant

Bullio Wombeyan Caves
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bullio

Retirees Rural

Wombeyan Caves

Professionals Retirees Rural

More comparisons

Other comparisons with Bullio

Bullio vs High Range Bullio vs Canyonleigh Bullio vs Joadja

Other comparisons with Wombeyan Caves

Wombeyan Caves vs Taralga
Full data on Bullio Full data on Wombeyan Caves
Unlock full address-level data — $29/month

Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.

Save this page for later

We'll email you a link to this page so you can finish reading it on any device. We use your address once to send it and don't keep it.

or