Gundy vs Wingen

Wingen is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 50 in Gundy. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wingen, most households are couple families. On these figures, Gundy tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Wingen 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Gundy carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 60/100)
  • Wingen is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 51%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Gundy

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $290/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Gundy

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (289.2 km vs 297.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Gundy

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 12%)
  • carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 60/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Gundy Wingen
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.

Gundy Wingen
Walkability 0 / 0
Gundy — Walkability: 0/100 Wingen — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 56 / 40
Gundy — Safety: 56/100 Wingen — Safety: 40/100
Low fire risk 73 / 77
Gundy — Low fire risk: 73/100 Wingen — Low fire risk: 77/100

Demographics

Wingen has more residents (277 vs 165); Gundy skews older (50 vs 41).

Gundy Wingen
Population 165 277
+68% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -19.1% -14.2%
Median age 50 41
Median household income $79,300/yr $81,692/yr
+3% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk $290/wk
+16% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gundy Wingen
0-4 2.4% / 6.5%
Gundy — 0-4: 2.4% Wingen — 0-4: 6.5%
5-14 10.9% / 14.8%
Gundy — 5-14: 10.9% Wingen — 5-14: 14.8%
15-19 5.5% / 7.2%
Gundy — 15-19: 5.5% Wingen — 15-19: 7.2%
20-24 6.7% / 2.2%
Gundy — 20-24: 6.7% Wingen — 20-24: 2.2%
25-34 3.6% / 12.6%
Gundy — 25-34: 3.6% Wingen — 25-34: 12.6%
35-44 13.3% / 13.4%
Gundy — 35-44: 13.3% Wingen — 35-44: 13.4%
45-54 17.0% / 12.3%
Gundy — 45-54: 17.0% Wingen — 45-54: 12.3%
55-64 17.0% / 17.7%
Gundy — 55-64: 17.0% Wingen — 55-64: 17.7%
65-74 15.8% / 10.8%
Gundy — 65-74: 15.8% Wingen — 65-74: 10.8%
75-84 3.6% / 1.4%
Gundy — 75-84: 3.6% Wingen — 75-84: 1.4%
85+ 1.8% / —
Gundy — 85+: 1.8% Wingen — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gundy 43.9% couple families
Gundy — Couple Families: 43.9% Gundy — Lone Person: 41.5% Gundy — One Parent Families: 7.3% Gundy — Group Household: 7.3%
Wingen 55.0% couple families
Wingen — Couple Families: 55.0% Wingen — Lone Person: 28.3% Wingen — One Parent Families: 16.7% Wingen — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Gundy 5.5% renting
Gundy — Owned Outright: 47.3% Gundy — Mortgage: 47.3% Gundy — Renting: 5.5%
Wingen 7.0% renting
Wingen — Owned Outright: 41.9% Wingen — Mortgage: 51.2% Wingen — Renting: 7.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Gundy Wingen
England 2.4% / —
Gundy — England: 2.4% Wingen — England: not among its largest
Scotland 1.8% / —
Gundy — Scotland: 1.8% Wingen — Scotland: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 1.4%
Gundy — New Zealand: not among its largest Wingen — New Zealand: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.4%).

Qualifications

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

Gundy Wingen
Certificate III & IV 20.0% / 25.6%
Gundy — Certificate III & IV: 20.0% Wingen — Certificate III & IV: 25.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 13.3% / 6.1%
Gundy — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 13.3% Wingen — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1%
Bachelor Degree 6.1% / 4.0%
Gundy — Bachelor Degree: 6.1% Wingen — Bachelor Degree: 4.0%
Postgraduate Degree 3.0% / 1.1%
Gundy — Postgraduate Degree: 3.0% Wingen — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.8%
Gundy — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Wingen — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gundy 100.0% houses
Gundy — Houses: 100.0%
Wingen 100.0% houses
Wingen — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Gundy Wingen
Median house price $530,000 $550,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $205,000 —

Zoning mix

Gundy Wingen
Rural and farming 96% 88%
Environmental 4% 12%
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

Gundy Wingen
New dwellings approved 41
across Upper Hunter
same for both
Approvals change year on year -20%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Gundy Wingen
House price Higher than 17% of NSW Higher than 18% of NSW
Income Higher than 46% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 40% of NSW
same for both
Affordability Higher than 86% of NSW
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 14% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 31% of NSW Higher than 61% of NSW

Liveability

Gundy Wingen
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Wingen carries more crime risk (60 vs 44).

Gundy Wingen
Bushfire Low
27/100
 Low
23/100
Crime Moderate
44/100
 Moderate
60/100
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

Gundy Wingen
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

Gundy Wingen
Parks & reserves 2 3
Waterways 12 30

Mobility

Wingen sits further from the CBD (297.3 km vs 289.2 km).

Gundy Wingen
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 289.2 km 297.3 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 221 min 217 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2337
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 41
postcode 2337
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.

Gundy Wingen
Car (driver) 78.7% / 76.4%
Gundy — Car (driver): 78.7% Wingen — Car (driver): 76.4%
Worked from Home 21.3% / 14.5%
Gundy — Worked from Home: 21.3% Wingen — Worked from Home: 14.5%
Walked Only — / 9.1%
Gundy — Walked Only: not among its largest Wingen — Walked Only: 9.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.7%).

Setting

Gundy Wingen
Elevation 368 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 636 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Gundy Wingen
Connectivity score 21/100 30/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
43 premises
 0%
115 premises

Climate

Gundy Wingen
Annual rainfall 631 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.6°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Gundy Wingen
Average residential rate $968/yr
same for both
Council Upper Hunter
same for both

Federal electorate

Gundy Wingen
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Gundy Wingen
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Gundy

Affordable Rural

Wingen

Rural

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