Gundagai vs Reno
Reno is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 45 in Gundagai. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Gundagai, about half of households are people living alone. In Reno, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Gundagai tends to suit people living alone, while Reno suits families with children and 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
Gundagai
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (10 vs 0)
- has more childcare (4 vs 0)
- has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
- But Reno carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 76/100)
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
Reno
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 19%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Gundagai
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (32/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (231 min vs 253 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (372.2 km vs 384.1 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Gundagai
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- is more walkable (32/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 19%)
- But Reno carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 76/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Reno
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (22.4% vs 1.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Gundagai and Reno 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
Gundagai has more residents (1,699 vs 131); Reno has higher household incomes ($99,320 vs $63,700).
| Gundagai | Reno | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,699 +92% vs other | 131 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +1.4% | +22.4% |
| Median age | 45 | 35 |
| Median household income | $63,700/yr | $99,320/yr +56% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $230/wk +4% vs other | $220/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).
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 (14.2%).
Property market
| Gundagai | Reno | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $500,000 | — |
| Median unit price | $316,500 | — |
| Median land price | $179,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 56 days from 21 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Reno has more rural and farming land (100% vs 82%).
| Gundagai | Reno | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 82% | 100% |
| Residential | 9% | 0% |
| Parks and recreation | 5% | 0% |
| Environmental | 2% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% | 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
| Gundagai | Reno | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 26 across Cootamundra-Gundagai same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +167% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Gundagai | Reno | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 17% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 26% of NSW | Higher than 68% of NSW |
| Schools | Higher than 94% of NSW | — |
| Walkability | Higher than 76% of NSW | Higher than 16% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 76% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 19% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 67% of NSW | Higher than 41% of NSW |
Liveability
Gundagai is more walkable (32 vs 0).
| Gundagai | Reno | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B | — |
| Score | 50/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Gundagai carries more crime risk (76 vs 0); Reno carries more bushfire risk (41 vs 0).
| Gundagai | Reno | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Moderate 41/100 |
| Crime | High 76/100 | None 0/100 |
| 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
| Gundagai | Reno | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 3 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 2 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Gundagai
- Gundagai Public School Government · Primary above peers
- St Patrick's Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
- Gundagai High School Government · Secondary below peers
Schools in Reno
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Gundagai | Reno | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 2 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 7 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 10 | 0 |
| Childcare | 4 | 0 |
| GPs | 1 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Hospitals | 3 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 2 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 2 | 0 |
| EV chargers | 2 | 0 |
| Waterways | 18 | 11 |
Mobility
Reno sits further from the CBD (384.1 km vs 372.2 km).
| Gundagai | Reno | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 32/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 372.2 km | 384.1 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 231 min | 253 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 2722 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 57 postcode 2722 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 (84.6%).
Setting
| Gundagai | Reno | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 331 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 535 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Gundagai | Reno | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 49/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 10% 955 premises | 0% 45 premises |
Climate
| Gundagai | Reno | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 889 mm | 559 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.7°C | — |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.9°C | — |
Council rates
| Gundagai | Reno | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $974/yr same for both | |
| Council | Cootamundra-Gundagai same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Gundagai | Reno | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Riverina same for both | |
| Member | Michael Mccormack same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Gundagai | Reno | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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