Gowrie vs Wylies Flat
Gowrie is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 48 in Wylies Flat. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Gowrie, most households are couple families. On these figures, Gowrie 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
Wylies Flat
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 84%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Gowrie
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 27%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Wylies Flat
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (24% vs 8%)
- has cheaper rent ($295/wk vs $478/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Gowrie
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (17/100 vs 5/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (206.1 km vs 209.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Gowrie
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (17/100 vs 5/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Gowrie
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (4.6% vs -9.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Gowrie and Wylies Flat 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
Gowrie has more residents (338 vs 50); Gowrie has higher household incomes ($159,224 vs $97,500).
| Gowrie | Wylies Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 338 +85% vs other | 50 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +4.6% | -9.1% |
| Median age | 42 | 48 |
| Median household income | $159,224/yr +39% vs other | $97,500/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $478/wk +38% vs other | $295/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (36.0%).
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 (8.0%).
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 (30.0%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Gowrie | Wylies Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,025,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Wylies Flat has more rural and farming land (100% vs 45%); Gowrie has more land zoned for conservation (21% vs 0%).
| Gowrie | Wylies Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 45% | 100% |
| Environmental | 21% | 0% |
| Residential | 20% | 0% |
| Parks and recreation | 10% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 3% | 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
| Gowrie | Wylies Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 121 across Singleton same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +46% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Gowrie | Wylies Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 53% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 96% of NSW | Higher than 65% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 68% of NSW | Higher than 46% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 87% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 26% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 68% of NSW | Higher than 52% of NSW |
Liveability
Gowrie is more walkable (17 vs 5).
| Gowrie | Wylies Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Gowrie carries more bushfire risk (36 vs 0).
| Gowrie | Wylies Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 36/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | — | Moderate 47/100 |
| 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 same for both | |
Schools
| Gowrie | Wylies Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Gowrie | Wylies Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Wylies Flat sits further from the CBD (209.7 km vs 206.1 km).
| Gowrie | Wylies Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 17/100 | 5/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 206.1 km | 209.7 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 146 min | 150 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 2330 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 54 postcode 2330 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 (79.2%).
Setting
| Gowrie | Wylies Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 67 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 57 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Gowrie | Wylies Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 56/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 27% 119 premises | 0% 16 premises |
Climate
| Gowrie | Wylies Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 804 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 5.1°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Gowrie | Wylies Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 6.7 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 19.2 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.64 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Gowrie | Wylies Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,287/yr same for both | |
| Council | Singleton same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Gowrie | Wylies Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Hunter same for both | |
| Member | Dan Repacholi same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Gowrie | Wylies Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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