East Wagga Wagga vs Eunanoreenya
East Wagga Wagga is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 49 in Eunanoreenya. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Eunanoreenya, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Eunanoreenya: a median of $1.45 million, against $842,000 in East Wagga Wagga, though rent is higher in East Wagga Wagga. On these figures, East Wagga Wagga tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Eunanoreenya suits 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
Eunanoreenya
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 99/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 50%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (104% vs 91%)
- But East Wagga Wagga has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
East Wagga Wagga
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper houses ($842,500 vs $1,450,000)
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 32%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Eunanoreenya
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 21%)
- has cheaper rent ($178/wk vs $300/wk)
- But East Wagga Wagga has a bigger rental market to choose from (43% vs 6%)
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
- East Wagga Wagga is more walkable (31/100 vs 5/100)
- Eunanoreenya sits closer to the CBD (444 km vs 453 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Eunanoreenya
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 99/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 16%)
- But East Wagga Wagga is more walkable (31/100 vs 5/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Eunanoreenya
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-2.4% vs -10.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
East Wagga Wagga and Eunanoreenya 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
East Wagga Wagga rents higher ($300/wk vs $178/wk); Eunanoreenya has higher household incomes ($119,548 vs $75,504).
| East Wagga Wagga | Eunanoreenya | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 213 +23% vs other | 165 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -10.1% | -2.4% |
| Median age | 40 | 49 |
| Median household income | $75,504/yr | $119,548/yr +58% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk +41% vs other | $178/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).
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 (3.0%).
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 (20.7%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| East Wagga Wagga | Eunanoreenya | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $842,500 | $1,450,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $1,350,000 | — |
Zoning mix
Eunanoreenya has more rural and farming land (98% vs 48%); East Wagga Wagga has more industrially zoned land (31% vs 0%).
| East Wagga Wagga | Eunanoreenya | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 48% | 98% |
| Industrial | 31% | 0% |
| Parks and recreation | 11% | 0% |
| Residential | 4% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 4% | 0% |
| Environmental | 2% 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
| East Wagga Wagga | Eunanoreenya | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 548 across Wagga Wagga same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +139% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| East Wagga Wagga | Eunanoreenya | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 66% of NSW | Higher than 73% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 43% of NSW | Higher than 83% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 75% of NSW | Higher than 47% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 27% of NSW | Higher than 50% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 39% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 73% of NSW | Higher than 57% of NSW |
Liveability
East Wagga Wagga is more walkable (31 vs 5).
| East Wagga Wagga | Eunanoreenya | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
East Wagga Wagga carries more crime risk (99 vs 14); East Wagga Wagga carries more bushfire risk (29 vs 11).
| East Wagga Wagga | Eunanoreenya | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 29/100 | Low 11/100 |
| Crime | High 99/100 | Low 14/100 |
| 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 | 2 within 5 km | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| East Wagga Wagga | Eunanoreenya | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in East Wagga Wagga
- Wagga Wagga Christian College Independent · Combined at peers
Schools in Eunanoreenya
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| East Wagga Wagga | Eunanoreenya | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 4 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 5 | 0 |
| Childcare | 2 | 0 |
| GPs | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 4 | 0 |
| EV chargers | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 2 | 4 |
Mobility
East Wagga Wagga sits further from the CBD (453 km vs 444 km).
| East Wagga Wagga | Eunanoreenya | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 31/100 | 5/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 453 km +2% vs other | 444 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 284 min | 286 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 (62.0%).
Setting
| East Wagga Wagga | Eunanoreenya | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 181 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 206 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| East Wagga Wagga | Eunanoreenya | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 65/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 38% 700 premises | 0% 59 premises |
Climate
| East Wagga Wagga | Eunanoreenya | |
|---|---|---|
| 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)
| East Wagga Wagga | Eunanoreenya | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 7.7 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 23.1 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| East Wagga Wagga | Eunanoreenya | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,254/yr same for both | |
| Council | Wagga Wagga same for both | |
Federal electorate
| East Wagga Wagga | Eunanoreenya | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Riverina same for both | |
| Member | Michael Mccormack same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| East Wagga Wagga | Eunanoreenya | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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