Bungendore vs Bywong

Bungendore is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 47 in Bywong. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Bywong: a median of $1.61 million, against $1.05 million in Bungendore, though rent is higher in Bungendore. On these figures, Bungendore tends to suit families with children 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

Bungendore

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (9 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • But Bywong carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 45/100)

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

First-home buyers

Bungendore

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($545,000 vs $1,405,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,050,000 vs $1,610,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Bywong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($450/wk vs $510/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Bywong

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (170 min vs 188 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (262 km vs 281.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bywong

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 45/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 12%)
  • But Bungendore has more GPs (2 vs 0)

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

Investors

Bungendore

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.6% vs 1.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bungendore Bywong
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.

Bungendore Bywong
Walkability 0 / 5
Bungendore — Walkability: 0/100 Bywong — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 55 / 74
Bungendore — Safety: 55/100 Bywong — Safety: 74/100
Low fire risk 38 / 36
Bungendore — Low fire risk: 38/100 Bywong — Low fire risk: 36/100

Demographics

Bungendore has more residents (4,745 vs 1,342); Bywong skews older (47 vs 38).

Bungendore Bywong
Population 4,745
+72% vs other
 1,342
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +13.6% +1.5%
Median age 38 47
Median household income $151,944/yr $164,944/yr
+9% vs other
Median weekly rent $510/wk
+12% vs other
 $450/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bungendore Bywong
0-4 7.3% / 2.8%
Bungendore — 0-4: 7.3% Bywong — 0-4: 2.8%
5-14 15.7% / 13.6%
Bungendore — 5-14: 15.7% Bywong — 5-14: 13.6%
15-19 5.8% / 7.3%
Bungendore — 15-19: 5.8% Bywong — 15-19: 7.3%
20-24 4.7% / 3.9%
Bungendore — 20-24: 4.7% Bywong — 20-24: 3.9%
25-34 11.4% / 6.4%
Bungendore — 25-34: 11.4% Bywong — 25-34: 6.4%
35-44 15.4% / 10.9%
Bungendore — 35-44: 15.4% Bywong — 35-44: 10.9%
45-54 15.0% / 19.6%
Bungendore — 45-54: 15.0% Bywong — 45-54: 19.6%
55-64 12.5% / 16.8%
Bungendore — 55-64: 12.5% Bywong — 55-64: 16.8%
65-74 7.9% / 12.5%
Bungendore — 65-74: 7.9% Bywong — 65-74: 12.5%
75-84 3.5% / 4.5%
Bungendore — 75-84: 3.5% Bywong — 75-84: 4.5%
85+ 0.8% / 0.7%
Bungendore — 85+: 0.8% Bywong — 85+: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bungendore 65.9% couple families
Bungendore — Couple Families: 65.9% Bungendore — Lone Person: 20.2% Bungendore — One Parent Families: 12.3% Bungendore — Group Household: 1.1% Bungendore — Other Families: 0.6%
Bywong 65.3% couple families
Bywong — Couple Families: 65.3% Bywong — Lone Person: 17.7% Bywong — One Parent Families: 12.2% Bywong — Group Household: 2.8% Bywong — Other Families: 2.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bungendore 13.8% renting
Bungendore — Owned Outright: 26.6% Bungendore — Mortgage: 59.6% Bungendore — Renting: 13.8%
Bywong 8.1% renting
Bywong — Owned Outright: 39.5% Bywong — Mortgage: 52.5% Bywong — Renting: 8.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bungendore Bywong
Bachelor Degree 12.5% / 16.9%
Bungendore — Bachelor Degree: 12.5% Bywong — Bachelor Degree: 16.9%
Certificate III & IV 14.7% / 14.3%
Bungendore — Certificate III & IV: 14.7% Bywong — Certificate III & IV: 14.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.3% / 6.3%
Bungendore — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.3% Bywong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3%
Postgraduate Degree 7.1% / 9.5%
Bungendore — Postgraduate Degree: 7.1% Bywong — Postgraduate Degree: 9.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.8% / 3.9%
Bungendore — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.8% Bywong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.9%).

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.

Bungendore Bywong
England 4.8% / 4.0%
Bungendore — England: 4.8% Bywong — England: 4.0%
New Zealand 1.4% / 1.7%
Bungendore — New Zealand: 1.4% Bywong — New Zealand: 1.7%
Germany 0.5% / 0.3%
Bungendore — Germany: 0.5% Bywong — Germany: 0.3%
Scotland 0.6% / —
Bungendore — Scotland: 0.6% Bywong — Scotland: not among its largest
Italy — / 0.6%
Bungendore — Italy: not among its largest Bywong — Italy: 0.6%
South Africa 0.5% / —
Bungendore — South Africa: 0.5% Bywong — South Africa: not among its largest
Brazil — / 0.4%
Bungendore — Brazil: not among its largest Bywong — Brazil: 0.4%
Sri Lanka — / 0.4%
Bungendore — Sri Lanka: not among its largest Bywong — Sri Lanka: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bungendore 94.4% houses
Bungendore — Houses: 94.4% Bungendore — Townhouses: 3.6% Bungendore — Flats / Apartments: 2.0%
Bywong 99.1% houses
Bywong — Houses: 99.1% Bywong — Townhouses: 0.0% Bywong — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bungendore Bywong
Median house price $1,050,000 $1,610,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $545,000 $1,405,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 51 days
from 65 sales
 132 days
from 8 sales

Zoning mix

Bywong has more land zoned for conservation (53% vs 14%); Bungendore has more rural and farming land (83% vs 46%).

Bungendore Bywong
Rural and farming 83% 46%
Environmental 14% 53%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 1%
Residential 1% 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

Bungendore Bywong
New dwellings approved 510
across Queanbeyan-Palerang
same for both
Approvals change year on year +231%
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.

Bungendore Bywong
Houses 3.7%
$850/wk on $1.2M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Bungendore Bywong
House price Higher than 55% of NSW Higher than 76% of NSW
Income Higher than 95% of NSW Higher than 97% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 24% of NSW Higher than 47% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 84% of NSW Higher than 69% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 92% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 80% of NSW Higher than 11% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 55% of NSW —

Liveability

Bywong scores higher overall (50 vs 44).

Bungendore Bywong
Grade C B
Score 44/100 50/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Bungendore carries more crime risk (45 vs 26).

Bungendore Bywong
Bushfire Moderate
62/100
 Moderate
64/100
Crime Moderate
45/100
 Low
26/100
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

Bungendore Bywong
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 2 0

Schools in Bungendore

  • Bungendore High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • Bungendore Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Bywong

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Bungendore Bywong
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 6 0
Parks & reserves 9 0
Childcare 4 0
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 1 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 23 10

Mobility

Bungendore sits further from the CBD (281.8 km vs 262 km).

Bungendore Bywong
Walkability score 0/100 5/100
Distance to Sydney 281.8 km
+7% vs other
 262 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 188 min 170 min
Public transport score 63/100
Bus
 29/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 63.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 11.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 2 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.8%
postcode 2621
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 75
postcode 2621
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.

Bungendore Bywong
Car (driver) 76.4% / 74.6%
Bungendore — Car (driver): 76.4% Bywong — Car (driver): 74.6%
Worked from Home 15.5% / 17.9%
Bungendore — Worked from Home: 15.5% Bywong — Worked from Home: 17.9%
Car (passenger) 4.6% / 5.3%
Bungendore — Car (passenger): 4.6% Bywong — Car (passenger): 5.3%
Walked Only 2.7% / 1.8%
Bungendore — Walked Only: 2.7% Bywong — Walked Only: 1.8%
Bus 0.5% / 0.5%
Bungendore — Bus: 0.5% Bywong — Bus: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.4%).

Setting

Bungendore Bywong
Elevation 725 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 773 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bungendore Bywong
Connectivity score 73/100 15/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 55%
2,142 premises
 0%
143 premises

Climate

Bungendore Bywong
Annual rainfall 622 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 0.8°C
same for both

Council rates

Bungendore Bywong
Average residential rate $1,751/yr
same for both
Council Queanbeyan-Palerang
same for both

Federal electorate

Bungendore Bywong
Division Eden-monaro
same for both
Member Kristy Mcbain
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bungendore Bywong
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bungendore

Family Rural

Bywong

Rural

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