Gregadoo vs Ladysmith

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Gregadoo, the large majority of households are couple families. In Ladysmith, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Gregadoo: a median of $2.25 million, against $749,000 in Ladysmith. On these figures, Gregadoo tends to suit couples, while Ladysmith suits buyers on a tighter budget.

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

  • Gregadoo is already more of a family suburb (86% vs 62%)
  • Ladysmith carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 76/100)

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

First-home buyers

Ladysmith

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($749,000 vs $2,250,000)
  • has cheaper land ($223,000 vs $400,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Ladysmith

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (279 min vs 287 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (449.3 km vs 458.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Ladysmith

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 76/100)

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

Investors

Gregadoo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (14.6% vs -3.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Gregadoo Ladysmith
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.

Gregadoo Ladysmith
Walkability 0 / 0
Gregadoo — Walkability: 0/100 Ladysmith — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 24 / 84
Gregadoo — Safety: 24/100 Ladysmith — Safety: 84/100
Low fire risk 100 / 83
Gregadoo — Low fire risk: 100/100 Ladysmith — Low fire risk: 83/100

Demographics

Gregadoo has higher household incomes ($119,860 vs $93,132).

Gregadoo Ladysmith
Population 274 339
+24% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +14.6% -3.7%
Median age 41 42
Median household income $119,860/yr
+22% vs other
 $93,132/yr
Median weekly rent $278/wk
+5% vs other
 $265/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gregadoo Ladysmith
0-4 5.5% / 4.4%
Gregadoo — 0-4: 5.5% Ladysmith — 0-4: 4.4%
5-14 13.1% / 15.6%
Gregadoo — 5-14: 13.1% Ladysmith — 5-14: 15.6%
15-19 11.7% / 7.7%
Gregadoo — 15-19: 11.7% Ladysmith — 15-19: 7.7%
20-24 7.3% / 4.7%
Gregadoo — 20-24: 7.3% Ladysmith — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 5.8% / 9.4%
Gregadoo — 25-34: 5.8% Ladysmith — 25-34: 9.4%
35-44 12.8% / 13.6%
Gregadoo — 35-44: 12.8% Ladysmith — 35-44: 13.6%
45-54 16.4% / 13.0%
Gregadoo — 45-54: 16.4% Ladysmith — 45-54: 13.0%
55-64 9.1% / 13.3%
Gregadoo — 55-64: 9.1% Ladysmith — 55-64: 13.3%
65-74 9.5% / 12.1%
Gregadoo — 65-74: 9.5% Ladysmith — 65-74: 12.1%
75-84 6.9% / 6.8%
Gregadoo — 75-84: 6.9% Ladysmith — 75-84: 6.8%
85+ 1.1% / 0.9%
Gregadoo — 85+: 1.1% Ladysmith — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gregadoo 79.6% couple families
Gregadoo — Couple Families: 79.6% Gregadoo — Lone Person: 14.3% Gregadoo — One Parent Families: 6.1% Gregadoo — Group Household: 0.0%
Ladysmith 47.7% couple families
Ladysmith — Couple Families: 47.7% Ladysmith — Lone Person: 29.5% Ladysmith — One Parent Families: 14.8% Ladysmith — Group Household: 8.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Gregadoo 6.6% renting
Gregadoo — Owned Outright: 53.9% Gregadoo — Mortgage: 39.5% Gregadoo — Renting: 6.6%
Ladysmith 10.7% renting
Ladysmith — Owned Outright: 43.0% Ladysmith — Mortgage: 46.3% Ladysmith — Renting: 10.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gregadoo 100.0% houses
Gregadoo — Houses: 100.0%
Ladysmith 100.0% houses
Ladysmith — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Gregadoo Ladysmith
Certificate III & IV 17.9% / 18.3%
Gregadoo — Certificate III & IV: 17.9% Ladysmith — Certificate III & IV: 18.3%
Bachelor Degree 16.8% / 8.0%
Gregadoo — Bachelor Degree: 16.8% Ladysmith — Bachelor Degree: 8.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / 7.7%
Gregadoo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% Ladysmith — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Postgraduate Degree 2.9% / 2.7%
Gregadoo — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9% Ladysmith — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.9%
Gregadoo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Ladysmith — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

Property market

Gregadoo Ladysmith
Median house price $2,250,000 $749,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $400,000 $223,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 77 days
from 5 sales

Zoning mix

Gregadoo Ladysmith
Rural and farming 98% 100%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 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

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

Ranking within NSW

Gregadoo Ladysmith
House price Higher than 87% of NSW Higher than 19% of NSW
Income Higher than 84% of NSW Higher than 60% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 6% of NSW Higher than 29% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 19% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 38% of NSW Higher than 3% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 44% of NSW Higher than 58% of NSW

Liveability

Gregadoo Ladysmith
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Ladysmith carries more bushfire risk (17 vs 0); Gregadoo carries more crime risk (76 vs 16).

Gregadoo Ladysmith
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
17/100
Crime High
76/100
 Low
16/100
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

Gregadoo Ladysmith
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Gregadoo

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Ladysmith

  • Ladysmith Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Gregadoo Ladysmith
Waterways 41 11

Mobility

Gregadoo sits further from the CBD (458.5 km vs 449.3 km).

Gregadoo Ladysmith
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 458.5 km
+2% vs other
 449.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 287 min 279 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2650
 0.1%
postcode 2652
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 45
postcode 2650
 58
postcode 2652

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.

Gregadoo Ladysmith
Car (driver) 70.5% / 82.9%
Gregadoo — Car (driver): 70.5% Ladysmith — Car (driver): 82.9%
Worked from Home 23.0% / 10.1%
Gregadoo — Worked from Home: 23.0% Ladysmith — Worked from Home: 10.1%
Car (passenger) 3.6% / 3.2%
Gregadoo — Car (passenger): 3.6% Ladysmith — Car (passenger): 3.2%
Walked Only 2.9% / 3.8%
Gregadoo — Walked Only: 2.9% Ladysmith — Walked Only: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.9%).

Setting

Gregadoo Ladysmith
Elevation 292 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 316 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Gregadoo Ladysmith
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
115 premises
 0%
155 premises

Climate

Gregadoo Ladysmith
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)

Gregadoo Ladysmith
PM2.5 7.7 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 23.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Gregadoo Ladysmith
Average residential rate $1,254/yr
same for both
Council Wagga Wagga
same for both

Federal electorate

Gregadoo Ladysmith
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Gregadoo Ladysmith
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Gregadoo

Rural

Ladysmith

River Rural

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