Bumbaldry vs Wattamondara

Wattamondara is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 52 in Bumbaldry. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bumbaldry, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Bumbaldry: a median of $1.15 million, against $685,000 in Wattamondara, though rent is higher in Wattamondara. On these figures, Bumbaldry tends to suit people living alone and couples, while Wattamondara suits older residents and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Bumbaldry leaves households under less mortgage stress (14% vs 19%)
  • Wattamondara has cheaper houses ($685,000 vs $1,150,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Bumbaldry

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($175/wk vs $218/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Wattamondara

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (267 min vs 287 min)
  • But Bumbaldry sits closer to the CBD (349 km vs 395.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wattamondara

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (25% 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 0.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bumbaldry and Wattamondara 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 Wattamondara
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 Wattamondara
Walkability 0 / 14
Bumbaldry — Walkability: 0/100 Wattamondara — Walkability: 14/100
Safety 84 / 78
Bumbaldry — Safety: 84/100 Wattamondara — Safety: 78/100
Low fire risk 84 / 100
Bumbaldry — Low fire risk: 84/100 Wattamondara — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Wattamondara has more residents (214 vs 107); Wattamondara rents higher ($218/wk vs $175/wk).

Bumbaldry Wattamondara
Population 107 214
+100% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.0% +0.5%
Median age 52 46
Median household income $71,500/yr $72,904/yr
+2% vs other
Median weekly rent $175/wk $218/wk
+25% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bumbaldry Wattamondara
0-4 4.7% / 7.5%
Bumbaldry — 0-4: 4.7% Wattamondara — 0-4: 7.5%
5-14 11.2% / 10.3%
Bumbaldry — 5-14: 11.2% Wattamondara — 5-14: 10.3%
15-19 8.4% / 5.1%
Bumbaldry — 15-19: 8.4% Wattamondara — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 — / 7.5%
Bumbaldry — 20-24: not among its largest Wattamondara — 20-24: 7.5%
25-34 11.2% / 13.6%
Bumbaldry — 25-34: 11.2% Wattamondara — 25-34: 13.6%
35-44 8.4% / 5.1%
Bumbaldry — 35-44: 8.4% Wattamondara — 35-44: 5.1%
45-54 15.9% / 14.5%
Bumbaldry — 45-54: 15.9% Wattamondara — 45-54: 14.5%
55-64 25.2% / 15.0%
Bumbaldry — 55-64: 25.2% Wattamondara — 55-64: 15.0%
65-74 11.2% / 14.5%
Bumbaldry — 65-74: 11.2% Wattamondara — 65-74: 14.5%
75-84 2.8% / 6.1%
Bumbaldry — 75-84: 2.8% Wattamondara — 75-84: 6.1%
85+ 2.8% / 4.7%
Bumbaldry — 85+: 2.8% Wattamondara — 85+: 4.7%

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% Bumbaldry — Group Household: 0.0%
Wattamondara 40.0% couple families
Wattamondara — Couple Families: 40.0% Wattamondara — Lone Person: 40.0% Wattamondara — One Parent Families: 15.0% Wattamondara — Group Household: 5.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

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%
Wattamondara 3.7% renting
Wattamondara — Owned Outright: 51.2% Wattamondara — Mortgage: 45.1% Wattamondara — Renting: 3.7%
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%
Wattamondara 100.0% houses
Wattamondara — Houses: 100.0% Wattamondara — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Bumbaldry Wattamondara
Certificate III & IV 29.0% / 20.1%
Bumbaldry — Certificate III & IV: 29.0% Wattamondara — Certificate III & IV: 20.1%
Bachelor Degree 11.2% / 7.0%
Bumbaldry — Bachelor Degree: 11.2% Wattamondara — Bachelor Degree: 7.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.2% / 2.3%
Bumbaldry — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.2% Wattamondara — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.3%

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

Property market

Bumbaldry Wattamondara
Median house price $1,150,000 $685,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Bumbaldry Wattamondara
Rural and farming 91% 97%
Environmental 8% 2%
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

Bumbaldry Wattamondara
New dwellings approved 6
across Weddin
 33
across Cowra
Approvals change year on year — +0%

Ranking within NSW

Bumbaldry Wattamondara
House price Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 25% of NSW
Income Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 39% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 65% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 29% of NSW Higher than 69% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 11% of NSW Higher than 12% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 25% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW

Liveability

Wattamondara is more walkable (14 vs 0).

Bumbaldry Wattamondara
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Bumbaldry carries more bushfire risk (16 vs 0).

Bumbaldry Wattamondara
Bushfire Low
16/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
16/100
 Low
22/100
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 Wattamondara
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 Wattamondara
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 25 11

Mobility

Wattamondara sits further from the CBD (395.9 km vs 349 km).

Bumbaldry Wattamondara
Walkability score 0/100 14/100
Distance to Sydney 349 km 395.9 km
+13% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 287 min 267 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2794
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 51
postcode 2794
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.

Bumbaldry Wattamondara
Car (driver) 48.9% / 85.1%
Bumbaldry — Car (driver): 48.9% Wattamondara — Car (driver): 85.1%
Worked from Home 42.2% / 11.5%
Bumbaldry — Worked from Home: 42.2% Wattamondara — Worked from Home: 11.5%
Car (passenger) 8.9% / 3.4%
Bumbaldry — Car (passenger): 8.9% Wattamondara — Car (passenger): 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.1%).

Setting

Bumbaldry Wattamondara
Elevation 698 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 308 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bumbaldry Wattamondara
Connectivity score 16/100 30/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
50 premises
 0%
119 premises

Climate

Bumbaldry Wattamondara
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 Wattamondara
Average residential rate $734/yr $583/yr
Council Weddin Cowra

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Bumbaldry

Rural

Wattamondara

Affordable Retirees River Rural

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