Gregadoo vs Lake Albert

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 Lake Albert, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Gregadoo: a median of $2.25 million, against $712,000 in Lake Albert, though rent is higher in Lake Albert. On these figures, Gregadoo tends to suit couples, while Lake Albert suits people living alone and 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

Lake Albert

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (12 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • But Gregadoo is already more of a family suburb (86% vs 66%)

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

First-home buyers

Lake Albert

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($712,000 vs $2,250,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Gregadoo

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 18%)
  • has cheaper rent ($278/wk vs $340/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Lake Albert

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (50/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (455.6 km vs 458.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Lake Albert

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (50/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 76/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 18%)

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 1.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Gregadoo and Lake Albert 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 Lake Albert
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 Lake Albert
Walkability 0 / 50
Gregadoo — Walkability: 0/100 Lake Albert — Walkability: 50/100
Safety 24 / 56
Gregadoo — Safety: 24/100 Lake Albert — Safety: 56/100
Low fire risk 100 / 82
Gregadoo — Low fire risk: 100/100 Lake Albert — Low fire risk: 82/100

Demographics

Lake Albert has more residents (6,291 vs 274); Lake Albert rents higher ($340/wk vs $278/wk).

Gregadoo Lake Albert
Population 274 6,291
+2196% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +14.6% +1.6%
Median age 41 43
Median household income $119,860/yr
+18% vs other
 $98,332/yr
Median weekly rent $278/wk $340/wk
+22% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gregadoo Lake Albert
0-4 5.5% / 5.2%
Gregadoo — 0-4: 5.5% Lake Albert — 0-4: 5.2%
5-14 13.1% / 14.3%
Gregadoo — 5-14: 13.1% Lake Albert — 5-14: 14.3%
15-19 11.7% / 6.8%
Gregadoo — 15-19: 11.7% Lake Albert — 15-19: 6.8%
20-24 7.3% / 4.6%
Gregadoo — 20-24: 7.3% Lake Albert — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 5.8% / 10.0%
Gregadoo — 25-34: 5.8% Lake Albert — 25-34: 10.0%
35-44 12.8% / 11.2%
Gregadoo — 35-44: 12.8% Lake Albert — 35-44: 11.2%
45-54 16.4% / 12.3%
Gregadoo — 45-54: 16.4% Lake Albert — 45-54: 12.3%
55-64 9.1% / 12.7%
Gregadoo — 55-64: 9.1% Lake Albert — 55-64: 12.7%
65-74 9.5% / 13.3%
Gregadoo — 65-74: 9.5% Lake Albert — 65-74: 13.3%
75-84 6.9% / 7.3%
Gregadoo — 75-84: 6.9% Lake Albert — 75-84: 7.3%
85+ 1.1% / 2.3%
Gregadoo — 85+: 1.1% Lake Albert — 85+: 2.3%

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% Gregadoo — Other Families: 0.0%
Lake Albert 51.3% couple families
Lake Albert — Couple Families: 51.3% Lake Albert — Lone Person: 30.7% Lake Albert — One Parent Families: 14.4% Lake Albert — Group Household: 3.0% Lake Albert — Other Families: 0.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

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%
Lake Albert 16.4% renting
Lake Albert — Owned Outright: 43.7% Lake Albert — Mortgage: 39.9% Lake Albert — Renting: 16.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gregadoo 100.0% houses
Gregadoo — Houses: 100.0% Gregadoo — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Gregadoo — Townhouses: 0.0%
Lake Albert 95.6% houses
Lake Albert — Houses: 95.6% Lake Albert — Flats / Apartments: 3.8% Lake Albert — Townhouses: 0.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Gregadoo Lake Albert
Certificate III & IV 17.9% / 18.9%
Gregadoo — Certificate III & IV: 17.9% Lake Albert — Certificate III & IV: 18.9%
Bachelor Degree 16.8% / 10.9%
Gregadoo — Bachelor Degree: 16.8% Lake Albert — Bachelor Degree: 10.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / 8.1%
Gregadoo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% Lake Albert — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1%
Postgraduate Degree 2.9% / 2.8%
Gregadoo — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9% Lake Albert — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.0%
Gregadoo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Lake Albert — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

Property market

Gregadoo Lake Albert
Median house price $2,250,000 $712,000
Median unit price — $583,000
Median land price $400,000 $426,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 45 days
from 86 sales

Zoning mix

Gregadoo has more rural and farming land (98% vs 34%).

Gregadoo Lake Albert
Rural and farming 98% 34%
Residential 0% 49%
Parks and recreation 0% 10%
Environmental 0% 4%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 3%
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 Lake Albert
New dwellings approved 548
across Wagga Wagga
same for both
Approvals change year on year +139%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Gregadoo Lake Albert
Houses — 3.7%
$600/wk on $844K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Gregadoo Lake Albert
House price Higher than 87% of NSW Higher than 25% of NSW
Income Higher than 84% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 2% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 6% of NSW Higher than 81% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 19% of NSW Higher than 85% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 38% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 44% of NSW Higher than 89% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 56% of NSW

Liveability

Lake Albert is more walkable (50 vs 0).

Gregadoo Lake Albert
Grade — C
Score — 44/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Lake Albert carries more bushfire risk (18 vs 0); Gregadoo carries more crime risk (76 vs 44).

Gregadoo Lake Albert
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
18/100
Crime High
76/100
 Moderate
44/100
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
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Gregadoo Lake Albert
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 3
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Gregadoo

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

Schools in Lake Albert

  • Lake Albert Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Mater Dei Catholic College Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • Mater Dei Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Gregadoo Lake Albert
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 0 12
Childcare 0 4
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 41 8

Mobility

Gregadoo sits further from the CBD (458.5 km vs 455.6 km).

Gregadoo Lake Albert
Walkability score 0/100 50/100
Distance to Sydney 458.5 km 455.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 287 min
same for both
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.

Gregadoo Lake Albert
Car (driver) 70.5% / 81.5%
Gregadoo — Car (driver): 70.5% Lake Albert — Car (driver): 81.5%
Worked from Home 23.0% / 10.3%
Gregadoo — Worked from Home: 23.0% Lake Albert — Worked from Home: 10.3%
Car (passenger) 3.6% / 5.4%
Gregadoo — Car (passenger): 3.6% Lake Albert — Car (passenger): 5.4%
Walked Only 2.9% / 1.6%
Gregadoo — Walked Only: 2.9% Lake Albert — Walked Only: 1.6%
Bus — / 0.6%
Gregadoo — Bus: not among its largest Lake Albert — Bus: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.5%).

Setting

Gregadoo Lake Albert
Elevation 292 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 211 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Gregadoo Lake Albert
Connectivity score 29/100 80/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
115 premises
 50%
2,635 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Gregadoo

Rural

Lake Albert

Acreage Quiet

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