Bumbaldry vs Warraderry

Warraderry is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 52 in Bumbaldry. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bumbaldry, about half of households are people living alone. In Warraderry, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Bumbaldry tends to suit people living alone, while Warraderry suits older residents.

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

Warraderry

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (65% vs 52%)

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

Renters

Warraderry

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 12%)

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

Commuting to the city

Bumbaldry

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (349 km vs 364 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (287 min vs 298 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Warraderry

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 17%)

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

Investors

Bumbaldry

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (7.0% vs -5.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bumbaldry Warraderry
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.

Bumbaldry Warraderry
Walkability 0 / 0
Bumbaldry — Walkability: 0/100 Warraderry — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 84 / 82
Bumbaldry — Safety: 84/100 Warraderry — Safety: 82/100
Low fire risk 84 / 84
Bumbaldry — Low fire risk: 84/100 Warraderry — Low fire risk: 84/100

Demographics

Bumbaldry skews older (52 vs 48).

Bumbaldry Warraderry
Population 107
+17% vs other
 89
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.0% -5.3%
Median age 52 48
Median household income $71,500/yr
+2% vs other
 $70,200/yr
Median weekly rent $175/wk $185/wk
+6% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bumbaldry Warraderry
0-4 4.7% / 3.4%
Bumbaldry — 0-4: 4.7% Warraderry — 0-4: 3.4%
5-14 11.2% / 12.4%
Bumbaldry — 5-14: 11.2% Warraderry — 5-14: 12.4%
15-19 8.4% / 10.1%
Bumbaldry — 15-19: 8.4% Warraderry — 15-19: 10.1%
20-24 — / 5.6%
Bumbaldry — 20-24: not among its largest Warraderry — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 11.2% / 11.2%
Bumbaldry — 25-34: 11.2% Warraderry — 25-34: 11.2%
35-44 8.4% / 14.6%
Bumbaldry — 35-44: 8.4% Warraderry — 35-44: 14.6%
45-54 15.9% / 10.1%
Bumbaldry — 45-54: 15.9% Warraderry — 45-54: 10.1%
55-64 25.2% / 13.5%
Bumbaldry — 55-64: 25.2% Warraderry — 55-64: 13.5%
65-74 11.2% / 16.9%
Bumbaldry — 65-74: 11.2% Warraderry — 65-74: 16.9%
75-84 2.8% / 9.0%
Bumbaldry — 75-84: 2.8% Warraderry — 75-84: 9.0%
85+ 2.8% / —
Bumbaldry — 85+: 2.8% Warraderry — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bumbaldry 52.0% couple families
Bumbaldry — Couple Families: 52.0% Bumbaldry — Lone Person: 48.0% Bumbaldry — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Warraderry 45.0% couple families
Warraderry — Couple Families: 45.0% Warraderry — Lone Person: 35.0% Warraderry — One Parent Families: 20.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bumbaldry 12.5% renting
Bumbaldry — Owned Outright: 47.5% Bumbaldry — Mortgage: 40.0% Bumbaldry — Renting: 12.5%
Warraderry 25.7% renting
Warraderry — Owned Outright: 51.4% Warraderry — Mortgage: 22.9% Warraderry — Renting: 25.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bumbaldry 92.9% houses
Bumbaldry — Houses: 92.9% Bumbaldry — Townhouses: 9.5%
Warraderry 100.0% houses
Warraderry — Houses: 100.0% Warraderry — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Bumbaldry Warraderry
Certificate III & IV 29.0% / 14.6%
Bumbaldry — Certificate III & IV: 29.0% Warraderry — Certificate III & IV: 14.6%
Bachelor Degree 11.2% / 12.4%
Bumbaldry — Bachelor Degree: 11.2% Warraderry — Bachelor Degree: 12.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.2% / 12.4%
Bumbaldry — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.2% Warraderry — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.0%).

Property market

Bumbaldry Warraderry
Median house price $1,150,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Bumbaldry Warraderry
Rural and farming 91% 100%
Environmental 8% 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

Bumbaldry Warraderry
New dwellings approved 6
across Weddin
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Bumbaldry Warraderry
House price Higher than 60% of NSW —
Income Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 34% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 1% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 29% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 11% of NSW Higher than 9% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 25% of NSW
same for both

Liveability

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

Risk profile

Bumbaldry Warraderry
Bushfire Low
16/100
same for both
Crime Low
16/100
 Low
18/100
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

Bumbaldry Warraderry
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

Bumbaldry Warraderry
Waterways 25 22

Mobility

Warraderry sits further from the CBD (364 km vs 349 km).

Bumbaldry Warraderry
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 349 km 364 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 287 min 298 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2794
 0.1%
postcode 2810
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 51
postcode 2794
 55
postcode 2810

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.

Bumbaldry Warraderry
Car (driver) 48.9% / 43.2%
Bumbaldry — Car (driver): 48.9% Warraderry — Car (driver): 43.2%
Worked from Home 42.2% / 38.6%
Bumbaldry — Worked from Home: 42.2% Warraderry — Worked from Home: 38.6%
Walked Only — / 18.2%
Bumbaldry — Walked Only: not among its largest Warraderry — Walked Only: 18.2%
Car (passenger) 8.9% / —
Bumbaldry — Car (passenger): 8.9% Warraderry — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (48.9%).

Setting

Bumbaldry Warraderry
Elevation 698 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 301 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bumbaldry Warraderry
Connectivity score 16/100 17/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
50 premises
 0%
28 premises

Climate

Bumbaldry Warraderry
Annual rainfall 631 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.3°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.4°C
same for both

Council rates

Bumbaldry Warraderry
Average residential rate $734/yr
same for both
Council Weddin
same for both

Federal electorate

Bumbaldry Warraderry
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bumbaldry Warraderry
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bumbaldry

Rural

Warraderry

Retirees Rural

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