Collingullie vs Yarragundry

Collingullie is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 58 in Yarragundry. 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, Collingullie tends to suit families with children, while Yarragundry suits people living alone.

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

Collingullie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (70% vs 58%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Yarragundry

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($243/wk vs $295/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Yarragundry

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (471.8 km vs 481.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Yarragundry

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 16%)

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

Investors

Collingullie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (16.7% vs -4.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Collingullie and Yarragundry 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 Yarragundry
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 Yarragundry
Walkability 0 / 0
Collingullie — Walkability: 0/100 Yarragundry — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 18 / 17
Collingullie — Safety: 18/100 Yarragundry — Safety: 17/100
Low fire risk 70 / 63
Collingullie — Low fire risk: 70/100 Yarragundry — Low fire risk: 63/100

Demographics

Collingullie has more residents (258 vs 72); Yarragundry skews older (58 vs 41).

Collingullie Yarragundry
Population 258
+72% vs other
 72
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +16.7% -4.0%
Median age 41 58
Median household income $93,600/yr $110,500/yr
+18% vs other
Median weekly rent $295/wk
+18% vs other
 $243/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Collingullie Yarragundry
0-4 3.5% / —
Collingullie — 0-4: 3.5% Yarragundry — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 16.7% / 4.2%
Collingullie — 5-14: 16.7% Yarragundry — 5-14: 4.2%
15-19 5.4% / —
Collingullie — 15-19: 5.4% Yarragundry — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 7.4% / 6.9%
Collingullie — 20-24: 7.4% Yarragundry — 20-24: 6.9%
25-34 9.3% / 13.9%
Collingullie — 25-34: 9.3% Yarragundry — 25-34: 13.9%
35-44 12.8% / 12.5%
Collingullie — 35-44: 12.8% Yarragundry — 35-44: 12.5%
45-54 12.8% / 5.6%
Collingullie — 45-54: 12.8% Yarragundry — 45-54: 5.6%
55-64 13.6% / 31.9%
Collingullie — 55-64: 13.6% Yarragundry — 55-64: 31.9%
65-74 10.5% / 16.7%
Collingullie — 65-74: 10.5% Yarragundry — 65-74: 16.7%
75-84 3.5% / 5.6%
Collingullie — 75-84: 3.5% Yarragundry — 75-84: 5.6%
85+ 2.3% / —
Collingullie — 85+: 2.3% Yarragundry — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (31.9%).

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%
Yarragundry 58.3% couple families
Yarragundry — Couple Families: 58.3% Yarragundry — Lone Person: 41.7% Yarragundry — One Parent Families: 0.0% Yarragundry — 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%
Yarragundry 8.8% renting
Yarragundry — Owned Outright: 73.5% Yarragundry — Mortgage: 17.6% Yarragundry — Renting: 8.8%
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%
Yarragundry 100.0% houses
Yarragundry — Houses: 100.0% Yarragundry — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Collingullie Yarragundry
Certificate III & IV 21.3% / 23.6%
Collingullie — Certificate III & IV: 21.3% Yarragundry — Certificate III & IV: 23.6%
Bachelor Degree 5.8% / 15.3%
Collingullie — Bachelor Degree: 5.8% Yarragundry — Bachelor Degree: 15.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.5% / 4.2%
Collingullie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.5% Yarragundry — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.2%
Postgraduate Degree — / 6.9%
Collingullie — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Yarragundry — Postgraduate Degree: 6.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / —
Collingullie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Yarragundry — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.6%).

Property market

Collingullie Yarragundry
Median house price $60,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Collingullie Yarragundry
Rural and farming 98% 88%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 11%
Environmental 1%
same for both
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 Yarragundry
New dwellings approved 548
across Wagga Wagga
same for both
Approvals change year on year +139%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Collingullie Yarragundry
House price Higher than 1% of NSW —
Income Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 76% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 25% of NSW Higher than 3% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 99% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 39% of NSW Higher than 38% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 57% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW

Liveability

Collingullie Yarragundry
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 Yarragundry
Bushfire Low
30/100
 Low
37/100
Crime High
82/100
 High
83/100
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 Yarragundry
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 Yarragundry
Parks & reserves 1 0
Childcare 1 0
Beaches 0 1
Waterways 23 8

Mobility

Collingullie sits further from the CBD (481.6 km vs 471.8 km).

Collingullie Yarragundry
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 481.6 km
+2% vs other
 471.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 307 min 303 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2650
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 45
postcode 2650
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.

Collingullie Yarragundry
Car (driver) 74.5% / 76.6%
Collingullie — Car (driver): 74.5% Yarragundry — Car (driver): 76.6%
Worked from Home 18.9% / 23.4%
Collingullie — Worked from Home: 18.9% Yarragundry — Worked from Home: 23.4%
Walked Only 3.8% / —
Collingullie — Walked Only: 3.8% Yarragundry — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 2.8% / —
Collingullie — Car (passenger): 2.8% Yarragundry — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.6%).

Setting

Collingullie Yarragundry
Elevation 173 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 188 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Collingullie Yarragundry
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

Air quality (annual mean)

Collingullie Yarragundry
PM2.5 7.7 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 23.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Collingullie

Affordable Rural

Yarragundry

River Rural

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