Collingullie vs Brookdale

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Brookdale tends to suit couples.

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

Brookdale

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 70%)
  • carries lower crime risk (59/100 vs 82/100)

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

Renters

Brookdale

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 16%)
  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $295/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Collingullie

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (307 min vs 313 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (481.6 km vs 490.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Collingullie has more residents already 65 and over (16% vs 6%)
  • Brookdale carries lower crime risk (59/100 vs 82/100)

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

Investors

Brookdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (92.3% vs 16.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Collingullie Brookdale
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.

Collingullie Brookdale
Walkability 0 / 0
Collingullie — Walkability: 0/100 Brookdale — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 18 / 41
Collingullie — Safety: 18/100 Brookdale — Safety: 41/100
Low fire risk 70 / 90
Collingullie — Low fire risk: 70/100 Brookdale — Low fire risk: 90/100

Demographics

Collingullie has more residents (258 vs 50); Collingullie rents higher ($295/wk vs $150/wk).

Collingullie Brookdale
Population 258
+81% vs other
 50
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +16.7% +92.3%
Median age 41 39
Median household income $93,600/yr $142,948/yr
+53% vs other
Median weekly rent $295/wk
+49% vs other
 $150/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Collingullie Brookdale
0-4 3.5% / 6.0%
Collingullie — 0-4: 3.5% Brookdale — 0-4: 6.0%
5-14 16.7% / 18.0%
Collingullie — 5-14: 16.7% Brookdale — 5-14: 18.0%
15-19 5.4% / 8.0%
Collingullie — 15-19: 5.4% Brookdale — 15-19: 8.0%
20-24 7.4% / —
Collingullie — 20-24: 7.4% Brookdale — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 9.3% / —
Collingullie — 25-34: 9.3% Brookdale — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 12.8% / 18.0%
Collingullie — 35-44: 12.8% Brookdale — 35-44: 18.0%
45-54 12.8% / 14.0%
Collingullie — 45-54: 12.8% Brookdale — 45-54: 14.0%
55-64 13.6% / 8.0%
Collingullie — 55-64: 13.6% Brookdale — 55-64: 8.0%
65-74 10.5% / 6.0%
Collingullie — 65-74: 10.5% Brookdale — 65-74: 6.0%
75-84 3.5% / —
Collingullie — 75-84: 3.5% Brookdale — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 2.3% / —
Collingullie — 85+: 2.3% Brookdale — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Collingullie 59.3% couple families
Collingullie — Couple Families: 59.3% Collingullie — Lone Person: 22.2% Collingullie — One Parent Families: 11.1% Collingullie — Group Household: 7.4%
Brookdale 100.0% couple families
Brookdale — Couple Families: 100.0% Brookdale — Lone Person: 0.0% Brookdale — One Parent Families: 0.0% Brookdale — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Collingullie 7.6% renting
Collingullie — Owned Outright: 50.0% Collingullie — Mortgage: 42.4% Collingullie — Renting: 7.6%
Brookdale 0.0% renting
Brookdale — Owned Outright: 100.0% Brookdale — Mortgage: 0.0% Brookdale — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Collingullie 95.9% houses
Collingullie — Houses: 95.9% Collingullie — Flats / Apartments: 4.1%
Brookdale 100.0% houses
Brookdale — Houses: 100.0% Brookdale — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Collingullie Brookdale
Certificate III & IV 21.3% / 6.0%
Collingullie — Certificate III & IV: 21.3% Brookdale — Certificate III & IV: 6.0%
Bachelor Degree 5.8% / 6.0%
Collingullie — Bachelor Degree: 5.8% Brookdale — Bachelor Degree: 6.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.5% / 6.0%
Collingullie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.5% Brookdale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / —
Collingullie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Brookdale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.3%).

Property market

Collingullie Brookdale
Median house price $60,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $22,892

Zoning mix

Collingullie has more rural and farming land (98% vs 85%).

Collingullie Brookdale
Rural and farming 98% 85%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 15%
Environmental 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

Collingullie Brookdale
New dwellings approved 548
across Wagga Wagga
same for both
Approvals change year on year +139%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Collingullie Brookdale
House price Higher than 1% of NSW —
Income Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 92% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 25% of NSW Higher than 24% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 99% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 39% of NSW Higher than 28% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 57% of NSW Higher than 56% of NSW

Liveability

Collingullie Brookdale
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Collingullie carries more bushfire risk (30 vs 10); Collingullie carries more crime risk (82 vs 59).

Collingullie Brookdale
Bushfire Low
30/100
 Low
10/100
Crime High
82/100
 Moderate
59/100
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

Collingullie Brookdale
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Collingullie Brookdale
Parks & reserves 1 0
Childcare 1 0
Waterways 23 7

Mobility

Brookdale sits further from the CBD (490.8 km vs 481.6 km).

Collingullie Brookdale
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 481.6 km 490.8 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 307 min 313 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2650
 0.3%
postcode 2656
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 45
postcode 2650
 61
postcode 2656

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.

Collingullie Brookdale
Car (driver) 74.5% / 84.0%
Collingullie — Car (driver): 74.5% Brookdale — Car (driver): 84.0%
Walked Only 3.8% / 16.0%
Collingullie — Walked Only: 3.8% Brookdale — Walked Only: 16.0%
Worked from Home 18.9% / —
Collingullie — Worked from Home: 18.9% Brookdale — Worked from Home: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 2.8% / —
Collingullie — Car (passenger): 2.8% Brookdale — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.0%).

Setting

Collingullie Brookdale
Elevation 173 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 171 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Collingullie Brookdale
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
115 premises
 0%
22 premises

Climate

Collingullie Brookdale
Annual rainfall 565 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.4°C
same for both

Council rates

Collingullie Brookdale
Average residential rate $1,254/yr
same for both
Council Wagga Wagga
same for both

Federal electorate

Collingullie Brookdale
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Collingullie Brookdale
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Collingullie

Affordable Rural

Brookdale

Affordable Family Rural

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