Bungowannah vs Howlong

Bungowannah is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 49 in Howlong. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bungowannah, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Bungowannah tends to suit families with children and couples, while Howlong suits people living alone and 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

Bungowannah

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 51/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (87% vs 52%)
  • But Howlong has more childcare (3 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Howlong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($220,000 vs $560,000)

Weighs land prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Bungowannah

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($225/wk vs $290/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Bungowannah

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (351 min vs 364 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (565.2 km vs 585.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bungowannah

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 51/100)
  • But Howlong has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 21%)

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

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

Bungowannah Howlong
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.

Bungowannah Howlong
Walkability 10 / 0
Bungowannah — Walkability: 10/100 Howlong — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 87 / 49
Bungowannah — Safety: 87/100 Howlong — Safety: 49/100
Low fire risk 35 / 38
Bungowannah — Low fire risk: 35/100 Howlong — Low fire risk: 38/100

Demographics

Howlong has more residents (2,997 vs 175); Bungowannah has higher household incomes ($99,112 vs $67,236).

Bungowannah Howlong
Population 175 2,997
+1613% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.1% +7.9%
Median age 44 49
Median household income $99,112/yr
+32% vs other
 $67,236/yr
Median weekly rent $225/wk $290/wk
+29% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bungowannah Howlong
0-4 8.6% / 4.9%
Bungowannah — 0-4: 8.6% Howlong — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 12.6% / 11.3%
Bungowannah — 5-14: 12.6% Howlong — 5-14: 11.3%
15-19 5.7% / 4.7%
Bungowannah — 15-19: 5.7% Howlong — 15-19: 4.7%
20-24 3.4% / 4.4%
Bungowannah — 20-24: 3.4% Howlong — 20-24: 4.4%
25-34 8.6% / 9.4%
Bungowannah — 25-34: 8.6% Howlong — 25-34: 9.4%
35-44 9.7% / 10.5%
Bungowannah — 35-44: 9.7% Howlong — 35-44: 10.5%
45-54 8.6% / 11.2%
Bungowannah — 45-54: 8.6% Howlong — 45-54: 11.2%
55-64 17.7% / 13.7%
Bungowannah — 55-64: 17.7% Howlong — 55-64: 13.7%
65-74 16.6% / 17.6%
Bungowannah — 65-74: 16.6% Howlong — 65-74: 17.6%
75-84 4.0% / 8.7%
Bungowannah — 75-84: 4.0% Howlong — 75-84: 8.7%
85+ — / 3.3%
Bungowannah — 85+: not among its largest Howlong — 85+: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bungowannah 76.7% couple families
Bungowannah — Couple Families: 76.7% Bungowannah — Lone Person: 13.3% Bungowannah — One Parent Families: 10.0% Bungowannah — Group Household: 0.0% Bungowannah — Other Families: 0.0%
Howlong 37.9% couple families
Howlong — Couple Families: 37.9% Howlong — Lone Person: 41.6% Howlong — One Parent Families: 14.5% Howlong — Group Household: 4.9% Howlong — Other Families: 1.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bungowannah 20.4% renting
Bungowannah — Owned Outright: 53.1% Bungowannah — Mortgage: 26.5% Bungowannah — Renting: 20.4%
Howlong 18.8% renting
Howlong — Owned Outright: 44.5% Howlong — Mortgage: 36.7% Howlong — Renting: 18.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Bungowannah Howlong
England — / 3.4%
Bungowannah — England: not among its largest Howlong — England: 3.4%
Netherlands 1.7% / 0.4%
Bungowannah — Netherlands: 1.7% Howlong — Netherlands: 0.4%
New Zealand — / 0.9%
Bungowannah — New Zealand: not among its largest Howlong — New Zealand: 0.9%
Scotland — / 0.4%
Bungowannah — Scotland: not among its largest Howlong — Scotland: 0.4%
Germany — / 0.4%
Bungowannah — Germany: not among its largest Howlong — Germany: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.4%).

Qualifications

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

Bungowannah Howlong
Certificate III & IV 16.6% / 20.1%
Bungowannah — Certificate III & IV: 16.6% Howlong — Certificate III & IV: 20.1%
Bachelor Degree 13.1% / 6.2%
Bungowannah — Bachelor Degree: 13.1% Howlong — Bachelor Degree: 6.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.7% / 6.0%
Bungowannah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7% Howlong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0%
Postgraduate Degree 5.7% / 1.3%
Bungowannah — Postgraduate Degree: 5.7% Howlong — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 1.2%
Bungowannah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Howlong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bungowannah 100.0% houses
Bungowannah — Houses: 100.0% Bungowannah — Townhouses: 0.0% Bungowannah — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Howlong 93.0% houses
Howlong — Houses: 93.0% Howlong — Townhouses: 5.0% Howlong — Flats / Apartments: 2.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bungowannah Howlong
Median house price — $565,000
Median unit price — $415,000
Median land price $560,000 $220,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 28 days
from 40 sales

Zoning mix

Bungowannah has more rural and farming land (98% vs 75%); Howlong has more land zoned for conservation (19% vs 2%).

Bungowannah Howlong
Rural and farming 98% 75%
Environmental 2% 19%
Residential 0% 3%
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

Bungowannah Howlong
New dwellings approved 86
across Greater Hume
 47
across Federation
Approvals change year on year +33% +38%

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.

Bungowannah Howlong
Houses — 4.1%
$525/wk on $659K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Bungowannah Howlong
House price — Higher than 19% of NSW
Income Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 30% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 56% of NSW Higher than 19% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 75% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 63% of NSW Higher than 8% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 41% of NSW Higher than 76% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 79% of NSW

Liveability

Bungowannah is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Bungowannah Howlong
Grade — D
Score — 18/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Howlong carries more crime risk (51 vs 13).

Bungowannah Howlong
Bushfire Moderate
65/100
 Moderate
62/100
Crime Low
13/100
 Moderate
51/100
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
same for both

Schools

Bungowannah Howlong
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Bungowannah

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

Schools in Howlong

  • Howlong Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bungowannah Howlong
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 2
Childcare 0 3
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 6 3

Mobility

Howlong sits further from the CBD (585.9 km vs 565.2 km).

Bungowannah Howlong
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 565.2 km 585.9 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 351 min 364 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2640
 0.1%
postcode 2643
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 2640
 69
postcode 2643

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.

Bungowannah Howlong
Car (driver) 67.8% / 82.2%
Bungowannah — Car (driver): 67.8% Howlong — Car (driver): 82.2%
Worked from Home 28.7% / 10.0%
Bungowannah — Worked from Home: 28.7% Howlong — Worked from Home: 10.0%
Walked Only 3.4% / 2.8%
Bungowannah — Walked Only: 3.4% Howlong — Walked Only: 2.8%
Car (passenger) — / 4.8%
Bungowannah — Car (passenger): not among its largest Howlong — Car (passenger): 4.8%
Bicycle — / 0.3%
Bungowannah — Bicycle: not among its largest Howlong — Bicycle: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.2%).

Setting

Bungowannah Howlong
Elevation 163 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 149 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bungowannah Howlong
Connectivity score 28/100 69/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
72 premises
 44%
1,583 premises

Climate

Bungowannah Howlong
Annual rainfall 700 mm 567 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 31.7°C
Winter min (Jul) — 2.1°C

Council rates

Bungowannah Howlong
Average residential rate $992/yr $951/yr
Council Greater Hume Federation

Federal electorate

Bungowannah Howlong
Division Farrer
same for both
Member David Farley
same for both
Party One Nation
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bungowannah Howlong
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bungowannah

Rural Young Families

Howlong

Affordable Retirees Rural

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