Guyra vs Wandsworth

Guyra is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 50 in Wandsworth. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Guyra, about half of households are people living alone. In Wandsworth, most households are couple families. On these figures, Wandsworth tends to suit 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

  • Guyra has more parks and reserves (17 vs 2)
  • Wandsworth carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 81/100)

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

First-home buyers

Guyra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 79%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Wandsworth

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 25%)
  • has cheaper rent ($225/wk vs $260/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Guyra

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (516.8 km vs 544.1 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (397 min vs 415 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Guyra has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • Wandsworth carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 81/100)

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

Investors

Wandsworth

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.2% vs -1.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Guyra Wandsworth
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.

Guyra Wandsworth
Walkability 0 / 0
Guyra — Walkability: 0/100 Wandsworth — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 19 / 100
Guyra — Safety: 19/100 Wandsworth — Safety: 100/100
Low fire risk 72 / 46
Guyra — Low fire risk: 72/100 Wandsworth — Low fire risk: 46/100

Demographics

Guyra has more residents (2,003 vs 107); Wandsworth has higher household incomes ($84,500 vs $54,080).

Guyra Wandsworth
Population 2,003
+95% vs other
 107
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.2% +9.2%
Median age 44 50
Median household income $54,080/yr $84,500/yr
+56% vs other
Median weekly rent $260/wk
+13% vs other
 $225/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Guyra Wandsworth
0-4 5.0% / 12.1%
Guyra — 0-4: 5.0% Wandsworth — 0-4: 12.1%
5-14 13.7% / 2.8%
Guyra — 5-14: 13.7% Wandsworth — 5-14: 2.8%
15-19 6.3% / 5.6%
Guyra — 15-19: 6.3% Wandsworth — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 4.5% / 7.5%
Guyra — 20-24: 4.5% Wandsworth — 20-24: 7.5%
25-34 10.1% / 3.7%
Guyra — 25-34: 10.1% Wandsworth — 25-34: 3.7%
35-44 10.9% / 11.2%
Guyra — 35-44: 10.9% Wandsworth — 35-44: 11.2%
45-54 11.7% / 13.1%
Guyra — 45-54: 11.7% Wandsworth — 45-54: 13.1%
55-64 13.3% / 21.5%
Guyra — 55-64: 13.3% Wandsworth — 55-64: 21.5%
65-74 12.1% / 7.5%
Guyra — 65-74: 12.1% Wandsworth — 65-74: 7.5%
75-84 8.8% / 12.1%
Guyra — 75-84: 8.8% Wandsworth — 75-84: 12.1%
85+ 3.6% / 3.7%
Guyra — 85+: 3.6% Wandsworth — 85+: 3.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Guyra 32.7% couple families
Guyra — Couple Families: 32.7% Guyra — Lone Person: 45.9% Guyra — One Parent Families: 13.6% Guyra — Group Household: 5.6% Guyra — Other Families: 2.1%
Wandsworth 59.1% couple families
Wandsworth — Couple Families: 59.1% Wandsworth — Lone Person: 40.9% Wandsworth — One Parent Families: 0.0% Wandsworth — Group Household: 0.0% Wandsworth — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Guyra 27.7% renting
Guyra — Owned Outright: 45.9% Guyra — Mortgage: 26.4% Guyra — Renting: 27.7%
Wandsworth 21.1% renting
Wandsworth — Owned Outright: 52.6% Wandsworth — Mortgage: 26.3% Wandsworth — Renting: 21.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Guyra 95.6% houses
Guyra — Houses: 95.6% Guyra — Flats / Apartments: 2.5% Guyra — Townhouses: 1.9%
Wandsworth 100.0% houses
Wandsworth — Houses: 100.0% Wandsworth — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Wandsworth — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Guyra Wandsworth
Certificate III & IV 14.8% / 10.3%
Guyra — Certificate III & IV: 14.8% Wandsworth — Certificate III & IV: 10.3%
Bachelor Degree 6.1% / 12.1%
Guyra — Bachelor Degree: 6.1% Wandsworth — Bachelor Degree: 12.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.5% / 11.2%
Guyra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5% Wandsworth — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.2% / —
Guyra — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2% Wandsworth — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / —
Guyra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Wandsworth — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.8%).

Property market

Guyra Wandsworth
Median house price $457,500 —
Median unit price $400,000 —
Median land price $210,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 58 days
from 30 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Guyra Wandsworth
Rural and farming 94% 95%
Environmental 1% 5%
Residential 4% 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

Guyra Wandsworth
New dwellings approved 77
across Armidale
same for both
Approvals change year on year -76%
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.

Guyra Wandsworth
Houses 4.4%
$478/wk on $562K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Guyra Wandsworth
House price Higher than 10% of NSW —
Income Higher than 14% of NSW Higher than 53% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 14% of NSW Higher than 17% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 86% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 2% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 73% of NSW Higher than 9% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 89% of NSW —

Liveability

Guyra Wandsworth
Grade D —
Score 18/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Guyra carries more crime risk (81 vs 0); Wandsworth carries more bushfire risk (54 vs 28).

Guyra Wandsworth
Bushfire Low
28/100
 Moderate
54/100
Crime High
81/100
 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

Guyra Wandsworth
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Guyra

  • St Mary of the Angels Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Guyra Central School Government · Combined below peers

Schools in Wandsworth

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

Amenities in the suburb

Guyra Wandsworth
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 5 0
Parks & reserves 17 2
Childcare 1 0
GPs 3 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 2 0
Waterways 24 10

Mobility

Wandsworth sits further from the CBD (544.1 km vs 516.8 km).

Guyra Wandsworth
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 516.8 km 544.1 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 397 min 415 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2365
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 2365
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.

Guyra Wandsworth
Car (driver) 70.8% / 30.0%
Guyra — Car (driver): 70.8% Wandsworth — Car (driver): 30.0%
Worked from Home 14.8% / 70.0%
Guyra — Worked from Home: 14.8% Wandsworth — Worked from Home: 70.0%
Car (passenger) 7.5% / —
Guyra — Car (passenger): 7.5% Wandsworth — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 4.2% / —
Guyra — Walked Only: 4.2% Wandsworth — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bus 2.8% / —
Guyra — Bus: 2.8% Wandsworth — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.8%).

Setting

Guyra Wandsworth
Elevation 1,325 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 1,166 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Guyra Wandsworth
Connectivity score 65/100 15/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 31%
1,035 premises
 0%
21 premises

Climate

Guyra Wandsworth
Annual rainfall 836 mm 906 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 24.0°C
Winter min (Jul) — 1.5°C

Council rates

Guyra Wandsworth
Average residential rate $1,477/yr
same for both
Council Armidale
same for both

Federal electorate

Guyra Wandsworth
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Guyra Wandsworth
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Guyra

Affordable Rural

Wandsworth

Rural Young Families

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