Bungwahl vs Wootton
Bungwahl is the younger of the two, with a median age of 54 against 57 in Wootton. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Bungwahl: a median of $1.45 million, against $1 million in Wootton. On these figures, Wootton tends to suit 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
Bungwahl
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 50/100)
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
- Bungwahl leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 35%)
- Wootton has cheaper houses ($1,005,000 vs $1,450,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Wootton
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (259.5 km vs 266 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Bungwahl
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 50/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Wootton
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (16.9% vs 6.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bungwahl and Wootton drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Wootton skews older (57 vs 54).
| Bungwahl | Wootton | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 249 +8% vs other | 228 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +6.4% | +16.9% |
| Median age | 54 | 57 |
| Median household income | $62,348/yr +6% vs other | $58,500/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $320/wk +3% vs other | $310/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.3%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Bungwahl | Wootton | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,450,000 | $1,005,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Bungwahl has more land zoned for conservation (45% vs 8%); Wootton has more rural and farming land (91% vs 55%).
| Bungwahl | Wootton | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 55% | 91% |
| Environmental | 45% | 8% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 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
| Bungwahl | Wootton | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 743 across Mid-Coast same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +327% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Bungwahl | Wootton | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 47% of NSW | Higher than 56% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 25% of NSW | Higher than 19% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 10% of NSW | Higher than 25% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 33% of NSW | Higher than 20% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 33% of NSW | Higher than 34% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 5% of NSW | Higher than 31% of NSW |
Liveability
| Bungwahl | Wootton | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Wootton carries more crime risk (50 vs 36).
| Bungwahl | Wootton | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 84/100 | High 80/100 |
| Crime | Low 36/100 | Moderate 50/100 |
| 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
| Bungwahl | Wootton | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Bungwahl
- Bungwahl Public School Government · Primary below peers
Schools in Wootton
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Bungwahl | Wootton | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 10 | 30 |
Mobility
Bungwahl sits further from the CBD (266 km vs 259.5 km).
| Bungwahl | Wootton | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 266 km +2% vs other | 259.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 191 min | 188 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 2423 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 61 postcode 2423 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.2%).
Setting
| Bungwahl | Wootton | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 19 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 67 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 9.0 km | 19.2 km |
NBN connectivity
| Bungwahl | Wootton | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 | 21/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 51 premises | 0% 97 premises |
Council rates
| Bungwahl | Wootton | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,560/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mid-Coast same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bungwahl | Wootton | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyne same for both | |
| Member | Alison Penfold same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bungwahl | Wootton | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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