Bundanoon vs Wingello

Wingello is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 59 in Bundanoon. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bundanoon, about half of households are people living alone. In Wingello, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Bundanoon: a median of $1.2 million, against $1 million in Wingello, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Bundanoon tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Wingello suits families with children, couples, 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

They split

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

  • Bundanoon has more parks and reserves (8 vs 2)
  • Wingello is already more of a family suburb (66% vs 45%)

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

First-home buyers

Wingello

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($500,000 vs $695,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,000,000 vs $1,200,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Wingello

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 31%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $400/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Bundanoon

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (21/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (149.5 km vs 161 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (112 min vs 118 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bundanoon

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (21/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (41% vs 23%)

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

Investors

Wingello

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.9% vs 5.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bundanoon Wingello
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.

Bundanoon Wingello
Walkability 21 / 0
Bundanoon — Walkability: 21/100 Wingello — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 80 / 88
Bundanoon — Safety: 80/100 Wingello — Safety: 88/100
Low fire risk 17 / 21
Bundanoon — Low fire risk: 17/100 Wingello — Low fire risk: 21/100

Demographics

Bundanoon has more residents (2,869 vs 647); Bundanoon skews older (59 vs 43).

Bundanoon Wingello
Population 2,869
+77% vs other
 647
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.1% +12.9%
Median age 59 43
Median household income $67,080/yr $80,184/yr
+20% vs other
Median weekly rent $400/wk
+25% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bundanoon Wingello
0-4 3.0% / 5.9%
Bundanoon — 0-4: 3.0% Wingello — 0-4: 5.9%
5-14 8.3% / 13.0%
Bundanoon — 5-14: 8.3% Wingello — 5-14: 13.0%
15-19 4.8% / 3.6%
Bundanoon — 15-19: 4.8% Wingello — 15-19: 3.6%
20-24 2.6% / 4.6%
Bundanoon — 20-24: 2.6% Wingello — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 5.7% / 12.7%
Bundanoon — 25-34: 5.7% Wingello — 25-34: 12.7%
35-44 7.9% / 11.1%
Bundanoon — 35-44: 7.9% Wingello — 35-44: 11.1%
45-54 10.7% / 11.9%
Bundanoon — 45-54: 10.7% Wingello — 45-54: 11.9%
55-64 16.3% / 14.8%
Bundanoon — 55-64: 16.3% Wingello — 55-64: 14.8%
65-74 22.8% / 15.3%
Bundanoon — 65-74: 22.8% Wingello — 65-74: 15.3%
75-84 13.0% / 7.6%
Bundanoon — 75-84: 13.0% Wingello — 75-84: 7.6%
85+ 4.8% / 0.5%
Bundanoon — 85+: 4.8% Wingello — 85+: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bundanoon 51.4% lone person
Bundanoon — Lone Person: 51.4% Bundanoon — Couple Families: 30.5% Bundanoon — One Parent Families: 14.5% Bundanoon — Group Household: 3.2% Bundanoon — Other Families: 0.4%
Wingello 32.5% lone person
Wingello — Lone Person: 32.5% Wingello — Couple Families: 49.1% Wingello — One Parent Families: 16.6% Wingello — Group Household: 1.8% Wingello — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bundanoon 13.2% renting
Bundanoon — Owned Outright: 60.9% Bundanoon — Mortgage: 25.9% Bundanoon — Renting: 13.2%
Wingello 13.5% renting
Wingello — Owned Outright: 44.5% Wingello — Mortgage: 41.9% Wingello — Renting: 13.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bundanoon Wingello
Certificate III & IV 15.2% / 21.9%
Bundanoon — Certificate III & IV: 15.2% Wingello — Certificate III & IV: 21.9%
Bachelor Degree 16.2% / 11.0%
Bundanoon — Bachelor Degree: 16.2% Wingello — Bachelor Degree: 11.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.1% / 4.9%
Bundanoon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.1% Wingello — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.9%
Postgraduate Degree 6.9% / 2.3%
Bundanoon — Postgraduate Degree: 6.9% Wingello — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.2% / 1.7%
Bundanoon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2% Wingello — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Bundanoon Wingello
England 9.3% / 3.1%
Bundanoon — England: 9.3% Wingello — England: 3.1%
New Zealand 1.7% / 1.2%
Bundanoon — New Zealand: 1.7% Wingello — New Zealand: 1.2%
Germany 0.9% / 1.4%
Bundanoon — Germany: 0.9% Wingello — Germany: 1.4%
South Africa 0.7% / 0.6%
Bundanoon — South Africa: 0.7% Wingello — South Africa: 0.6%
China — / 0.8%
Bundanoon — China: not among its largest Wingello — China: 0.8%
Scotland 0.7% / —
Bundanoon — Scotland: 0.7% Wingello — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bundanoon 96.6% houses
Bundanoon — Houses: 96.6% Bundanoon — Flats / Apartments: 2.1% Bundanoon — Townhouses: 1.4%
Wingello 100.4% houses
Wingello — Houses: 100.4% Wingello — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Wingello — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Bundanoon Wingello
Median house price $1,200,000 $1,000,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $695,000 $500,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 62 days
from 48 sales
 91 days
from 3 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Bundanoon Wingello
3 bed $970K / $815K
Bundanoon — 3 bed: $970K (41 sales) Wingello — 3 bed: $815K (9 sales)

41 vs 9 sales

4 bed $1.32M / $1.07M
Bundanoon — 4 bed: $1.32M (45 sales) Wingello — 4 bed: $1.07M (8 sales)

45 vs 8 sales

Zoning mix

Wingello has more rural and farming land (43% vs 24%); Bundanoon has more land zoned for conservation (65% vs 53%).

Bundanoon Wingello
Environmental 65% 53%
Rural and farming 24% 43%
Residential 9% 4%
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

Bundanoon Wingello
New dwellings approved 335
across Wingecarribee
same for both
Approvals change year on year +6%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Bundanoon Wingello
Houses 3.0%
$850/wk on $1.5M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Bundanoon Wingello
House price Higher than 57% of NSW Higher than 59% of NSW
Income Higher than 29% of NSW Higher than 47% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 15% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 28% of NSW Higher than 38% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 90% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 54% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 20% of NSW —

Liveability

Bundanoon is more walkable (21 vs 0); Bundanoon scores higher overall (41 vs 33).

Bundanoon Wingello
Grade C
same for both
Score 41/100 33/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Bundanoon Wingello
Bushfire High
83/100
 High
79/100
Crime Low
20/100
 Low
12/100
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

Bundanoon Wingello
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Bundanoon

  • Bundanoon Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Wingello

  • Wingello Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bundanoon Wingello
Cafes & restaurants 7 0
Parks & reserves 8 2
Childcare 2 0
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 12 22

Mobility

Wingello sits further from the CBD (161 km vs 149.5 km).

Bundanoon Wingello
Walkability score 21/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 149.5 km 161 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 112 min 118 min
Electric vehicle share 1.6%
postcode 2578
 1.0%
postcode 2579
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 2578
 65
postcode 2579

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.

Bundanoon Wingello
Car (driver) 62.4% / 64.6%
Bundanoon — Car (driver): 62.4% Wingello — Car (driver): 64.6%
Worked from Home 30.1% / 25.0%
Bundanoon — Worked from Home: 30.1% Wingello — Worked from Home: 25.0%
Car (passenger) 4.0% / 6.2%
Bundanoon — Car (passenger): 4.0% Wingello — Car (passenger): 6.2%
Walked Only 2.4% / 1.7%
Bundanoon — Walked Only: 2.4% Wingello — Walked Only: 1.7%
Bus 0.6% / 2.5%
Bundanoon — Bus: 0.6% Wingello — Bus: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.6%).

Setting

Bundanoon Wingello
Elevation 651 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 606 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bundanoon Wingello
Connectivity score 66/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 41%
1,791 premises
 0%
310 premises

Climate

Bundanoon Wingello
Annual rainfall 974 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Bundanoon Wingello
Average residential rate $2,072/yr
same for both
Council Wingecarribee
same for both

Federal electorate

Bundanoon Wingello
Division Whitlam
same for both
Member Carol Berry
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bundanoon Wingello
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bundanoon

Acreage Retirees

Wingello

River Rural

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