Gunning vs Lade Vale

Gunning is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 48 in Lade Vale. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Gunning, about half of households are couple families. In Lade Vale, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Lade Vale: a median of $900,000, against $680,000 in Gunning, though rent is higher in Gunning. On these figures, Gunning tends to suit families with children 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

Lade Vale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 59/100)

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

First-home buyers

Gunning

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 29%)
  • has cheaper houses ($680,000 vs $900,000)
  • But Lade Vale has cheaper land ($20,198 vs $287,500)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Lade Vale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Gunning

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (54/100 vs 5/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (242.3 km vs 260 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (159 min vs 170 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Lade Vale

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 59/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 16%)
  • But Gunning is more walkable (54/100 vs 5/100)

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

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

Gunning Lade Vale
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.

Gunning Lade Vale
Walkability 54 / 5
Gunning — Walkability: 54/100 Lade Vale — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 41 / 80
Gunning — Safety: 41/100 Lade Vale — Safety: 80/100
Low fire risk 81 / 51
Gunning — Low fire risk: 81/100 Lade Vale — Low fire risk: 51/100

Demographics

Gunning has more residents (820 vs 158); Lade Vale skews older (48 vs 38).

Gunning Lade Vale
Population 820
+81% vs other
 158
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +24.4% +23.4%
Median age 38 48
Median household income $106,548/yr $110,500/yr
+4% vs other
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+14% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gunning Lade Vale
0-4 8.9% / 3.2%
Gunning — 0-4: 8.9% Lade Vale — 0-4: 3.2%
5-14 15.4% / 13.3%
Gunning — 5-14: 15.4% Lade Vale — 5-14: 13.3%
15-19 3.7% / 5.7%
Gunning — 15-19: 3.7% Lade Vale — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 3.2% / —
Gunning — 20-24: 3.2% Lade Vale — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 12.8% / 12.7%
Gunning — 25-34: 12.8% Lade Vale — 25-34: 12.7%
35-44 14.1% / 10.1%
Gunning — 35-44: 14.1% Lade Vale — 35-44: 10.1%
45-54 13.8% / 12.7%
Gunning — 45-54: 13.8% Lade Vale — 45-54: 12.7%
55-64 11.8% / 17.7%
Gunning — 55-64: 11.8% Lade Vale — 55-64: 17.7%
65-74 8.7% / 13.3%
Gunning — 65-74: 8.7% Lade Vale — 65-74: 13.3%
75-84 6.1% / 6.3%
Gunning — 75-84: 6.1% Lade Vale — 75-84: 6.3%
85+ 1.6% / 1.9%
Gunning — 85+: 1.6% Lade Vale — 85+: 1.9%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gunning 52.8% couple families
Gunning — Couple Families: 52.8% Gunning — Lone Person: 30.7% Gunning — One Parent Families: 10.1% Gunning — Other Families: 3.2% Gunning — Group Household: 3.2%
Lade Vale 56.7% couple families
Lade Vale — Couple Families: 56.7% Lade Vale — Lone Person: 33.3% Lade Vale — One Parent Families: 10.0% Lade Vale — Other Families: 0.0% Lade Vale — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Gunning 15.2% renting
Gunning — Owned Outright: 31.0% Gunning — Mortgage: 53.8% Gunning — Renting: 15.2%
Lade Vale 16.0% renting
Lade Vale — Owned Outright: 44.0% Lade Vale — Mortgage: 40.0% Lade Vale — Renting: 16.0%
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.

Gunning Lade Vale
England 1.6% / 7.6%
Gunning — England: 1.6% Lade Vale — England: 7.6%
New Zealand 1.8% / 1.9%
Gunning — New Zealand: 1.8% Lade Vale — New Zealand: 1.9%
Netherlands 0.6% / —
Gunning — Netherlands: 0.6% Lade Vale — Netherlands: not among its largest
Sri Lanka 0.5% / —
Gunning — Sri Lanka: 0.5% Lade Vale — Sri Lanka: not among its largest
Ireland 0.5% / —
Gunning — Ireland: 0.5% Lade Vale — Ireland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.6%).

Qualifications

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

Gunning Lade Vale
Certificate III & IV 14.6% / 15.8%
Gunning — Certificate III & IV: 14.6% Lade Vale — Certificate III & IV: 15.8%
Bachelor Degree 11.8% / 17.7%
Gunning — Bachelor Degree: 11.8% Lade Vale — Bachelor Degree: 17.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.9% / 7.0%
Gunning — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9% Lade Vale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0%
Postgraduate Degree 3.9% / 5.1%
Gunning — Postgraduate Degree: 3.9% Lade Vale — Postgraduate Degree: 5.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 3.2%
Gunning — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Lade Vale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gunning 97.2% houses
Gunning — Houses: 97.2% Gunning — Flats / Apartments: 1.4% Gunning — Townhouses: 1.4%
Lade Vale 100.0% houses
Lade Vale — Houses: 100.0% Lade Vale — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Lade Vale — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Gunning Lade Vale
Median house price $680,000 $900,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $287,500 $20,198
Typical days to sell (houses) 88 days
from 8 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Gunning Lade Vale
Rural and farming 98%
same for both
Infrastructure and transport 1%
same for both
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

Gunning Lade Vale
New dwellings approved 44
across Upper Lachlan
same for both
Approvals change year on year +175%
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.

Gunning Lade Vale
Houses 5.9%
$720/wk on $634K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Gunning Lade Vale
House price Higher than 27% of NSW Higher than 43% of NSW
Income Higher than 72% of NSW Higher than 76% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 82% of NSW Higher than 47% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 86% of NSW Higher than 78% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 81% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 18% of NSW Higher than 12% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 99% of NSW —

Liveability

Gunning is more walkable (54 vs 5).

Gunning Lade Vale
Grade B —
Score 52/100 —
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Gunning carries more crime risk (59 vs 20); Lade Vale carries more bushfire risk (49 vs 19).

Gunning Lade Vale
Bushfire Low
19/100
 Moderate
49/100
Crime Moderate
59/100
 Low
20/100
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

Gunning Lade Vale
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Gunning

  • Gunning Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Lade Vale

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

Amenities in the suburb

Gunning Lade Vale
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 2 0
Childcare 2 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 7 21

Mobility

Lade Vale sits further from the CBD (260 km vs 242.3 km).

Gunning Lade Vale
Walkability score 54/100 5/100
Distance to Sydney 242.3 km 260 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 159 min 170 min
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 2581
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 67
postcode 2581
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.

Gunning Lade Vale
Car (driver) 69.6% / 62.9%
Gunning — Car (driver): 69.6% Lade Vale — Car (driver): 62.9%
Worked from Home 19.5% / 37.1%
Gunning — Worked from Home: 19.5% Lade Vale — Worked from Home: 37.1%
Car (passenger) 7.0% / —
Gunning — Car (passenger): 7.0% Lade Vale — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 4.0% / —
Gunning — Walked Only: 4.0% Lade Vale — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.6%).

Setting

Gunning Lade Vale
Elevation 562 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 593 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Gunning Lade Vale
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
74 premises
 0%
23 premises

Council rates

Gunning Lade Vale
Average residential rate $636/yr
same for both
Council Upper Lachlan
same for both

Federal electorate

Gunning Lade Vale
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Gunning Lade Vale
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Gunning

Affordable Family Quiet Rural Young Families

Lade Vale

Affordable Rural

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