Bunnaloo vs Womboota
Womboota is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 51 in Bunnaloo. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bunnaloo, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Womboota: a median of $389,000, against $220,000 in Bunnaloo, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Bunnaloo tends to suit couples, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Womboota suits families with children.
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
Bunnaloo
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper houses ($220,000 vs $388,750)
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 22%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Bunnaloo
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (5% vs 17%)
- has cheaper rent ($75/wk vs $200/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Bunnaloo
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (779.6 km vs 807 km)
- has a shorter drive in (514 min vs 521 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Bunnaloo
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 13%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Bunnaloo
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (5.9% vs -14.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bunnaloo and Womboota 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
Womboota rents higher ($200/wk vs $75/wk); Bunnaloo has higher household incomes ($80,132 vs $60,112).
| Bunnaloo | Womboota | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 107 +16% vs other | 90 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +5.9% | -14.3% |
| Median age | 51 | 43 |
| Median household income | $80,132/yr +25% vs other | $60,112/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $75/wk | $200/wk +167% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.2%).
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 (3.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.4%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Bunnaloo | Womboota | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $220,000 | $388,750 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Bunnaloo | Womboota | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 99% |
| 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
| Bunnaloo | Womboota | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 144 across Murray River same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -16% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Bunnaloo | Womboota | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 4% of NSW | Higher than 10% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 47% of NSW | Higher than 22% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 35% of NSW | Higher than 17% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 97% of NSW | Higher than 87% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 28% of NSW | Higher than 27% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 30% of NSW | Higher than 34% of NSW |
Liveability
| Bunnaloo | Womboota | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Bunnaloo | Womboota | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 21/100 | Low 24/100 |
| Crime | Low 36/100 | Low 37/100 |
| 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
| Bunnaloo | Womboota | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Bunnaloo
- Bunnaloo Public School Government · Primary below peers
Schools in Womboota
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Bunnaloo | Womboota | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 37 | 35 |
Mobility
Womboota sits further from the CBD (807 km vs 779.6 km).
| Bunnaloo | Womboota | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 779.6 km | 807 km +4% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 514 min | 521 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 2731 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 63 postcode 2731 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 (44.2%).
Setting
| Bunnaloo | Womboota | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 85 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 91 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Bunnaloo | Womboota | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 20/100 | 24/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 25 premises | 0% 29 premises |
Climate
| Bunnaloo | Womboota | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 406 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 31.6°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.9°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Bunnaloo | Womboota | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $996/yr same for both | |
| Council | Murray River same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bunnaloo | Womboota | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Farrer same for both | |
| Member | David Farley same for both | |
| Party | One Nation same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bunnaloo | Womboota | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
Bunnaloo
Womboota
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