Downside vs Yathella
Yathella is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 46 in Downside. 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, Yathella tends to suit 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Downside is already more of a family suburb (77% vs 69%)
- Yathella carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 77/100)
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
Downside
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (21% vs 10%)
- has cheaper rent ($185/wk vs $275/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Downside is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
- Yathella sits closer to the CBD (455.9 km vs 470.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Downside is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
- Yathella carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 77/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Yathella
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (34.8% vs 0.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Downside and Yathella 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
Yathella rents higher ($275/wk vs $185/wk); Yathella has more residents (182 vs 124).
| Downside | Yathella | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 124 | 182 +47% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +0.0% | +34.8% |
| Median age | 46 | 37 |
| Median household income | $134,316/yr | $153,764/yr +14% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $185/wk | $275/wk +49% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 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 (17.0%).
Property market
| Downside | Yathella | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $2,500,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Downside | Yathella | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% | 100% |
| 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
| Downside | Yathella | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 548 across Wagga Wagga | 12 across Junee |
| Approvals change year on year | +139% | +0% |
Ranking within NSW
| Downside | Yathella | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 90% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 90% of NSW | Higher than 95% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 52% of NSW | Higher than 33% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 20% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 38% of NSW | Higher than 39% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 52% of NSW | Higher than 48% of NSW |
Liveability
Downside is more walkable (8 vs 0).
| Downside | Yathella | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
Downside carries more bushfire risk (18 vs 0); Downside carries more crime risk (77 vs 35).
| Downside | Yathella | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 18/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | High 77/100 | Low 35/100 |
| 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
| Downside | Yathella | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Downside | Yathella | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 5 same for both | |
Mobility
Downside sits further from the CBD (470.8 km vs 455.9 km).
| Downside | Yathella | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 8/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 470.8 km +3% vs other | 455.9 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 299 min | 300 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.4%).
Setting
| Downside | Yathella | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 204 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 304 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Downside | Yathella | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 49 premises | 0% 65 premises |
Climate
| Downside | Yathella | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 565 mm | 559 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 31.8°C | — |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.4°C | — |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Downside | Yathella | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 7.7 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 23.1 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Downside | Yathella | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,254/yr | $997/yr |
| Council | Wagga Wagga | Junee |
Federal electorate
| Downside | Yathella | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Riverina same for both | |
| Member | Michael Mccormack same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Downside | Yathella | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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