Harefield vs Junee

Harefield is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 39 in Junee. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Harefield, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Harefield tends to suit families with children and couples, while Junee suits people living alone.

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

Junee

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (18 vs 0)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (4 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (61/100 vs 77/100)
  • But Harefield is already more of a family suburb (91% vs 53%)

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

Junee

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (30% vs 10%)
  • has cheaper rent ($260/wk vs $300/wk)
  • But Harefield leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 19%)

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

Commuting to the city

Junee

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (80/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (283 min vs 293 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (436.4 km vs 451.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Junee

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (80/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 9%)
  • carries lower crime risk (61/100 vs 77/100)

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

Investors

Harefield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (14.6% vs 2.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Harefield Junee
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.

Harefield Junee
Walkability 0 / 80
Harefield — Walkability: 0/100 Junee — Walkability: 80/100
Safety 23 / 39
Harefield — Safety: 23/100 Junee — Safety: 39/100
Low fire risk 89 / 100
Harefield — Low fire risk: 89/100 Junee — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Junee has more residents (5,066 vs 165); Harefield has higher household incomes ($157,820 vs $70,408).

Harefield Junee
Population 165 5,066
+2970% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +14.6% +2.9%
Median age 34 39
Median household income $157,820/yr
+55% vs other
 $70,408/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+13% vs other
 $260/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Harefield Junee
0-4 10.3% / 5.1%
Harefield — 0-4: 10.3% Junee — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 15.2% / 10.5%
Harefield — 5-14: 15.2% Junee — 5-14: 10.5%
15-19 9.7% / 5.0%
Harefield — 15-19: 9.7% Junee — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 4.2% / 6.1%
Harefield — 20-24: 4.2% Junee — 20-24: 6.1%
25-34 13.9% / 15.5%
Harefield — 25-34: 13.9% Junee — 25-34: 15.5%
35-44 14.5% / 14.1%
Harefield — 35-44: 14.5% Junee — 35-44: 14.1%
45-54 15.2% / 12.8%
Harefield — 45-54: 15.2% Junee — 45-54: 12.8%
55-64 11.5% / 12.6%
Harefield — 55-64: 11.5% Junee — 55-64: 12.6%
65-74 6.1% / 10.4%
Harefield — 65-74: 6.1% Junee — 65-74: 10.4%
75-84 3.0% / 6.0%
Harefield — 75-84: 3.0% Junee — 75-84: 6.0%
85+ — / 2.0%
Harefield — 85+: not among its largest Junee — 85+: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Harefield 78.1% couple families
Harefield — Couple Families: 78.1% Harefield — Lone Person: 9.4% Harefield — One Parent Families: 12.5% Harefield — Group Household: 0.0% Harefield — Other Families: 0.0%
Junee 34.6% couple families
Junee — Couple Families: 34.6% Junee — Lone Person: 40.8% Junee — One Parent Families: 18.6% Junee — Group Household: 4.4% Junee — Other Families: 1.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Harefield 9.5% renting
Harefield — Owned Outright: 50.0% Harefield — Mortgage: 40.5% Harefield — Renting: 9.5%
Junee 30.1% renting
Junee — Owned Outright: 37.9% Junee — Mortgage: 32.0% Junee — Renting: 30.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Harefield 102.1% houses
Harefield — Houses: 102.1% Harefield — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Harefield — Townhouses: 0.0%
Junee 92.6% houses
Junee — Houses: 92.6% Junee — Flats / Apartments: 5.5% Junee — Townhouses: 1.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Harefield Junee
Certificate III & IV 15.2% / 15.9%
Harefield — Certificate III & IV: 15.2% Junee — Certificate III & IV: 15.9%
Bachelor Degree 19.4% / 4.4%
Harefield — Bachelor Degree: 19.4% Junee — Bachelor Degree: 4.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.5% / 4.5%
Harefield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5% Junee — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.4% / 1.0%
Harefield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4% Junee — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%
Postgraduate Degree 1.8% / 0.8%
Harefield — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8% Junee — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

Property market

Harefield Junee
Median house price — $492,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $249,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 44 days
from 56 sales

Zoning mix

Harefield has more rural and farming land (100% vs 69%).

Harefield Junee
Rural and farming 100% 69%
Residential 0% 19%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 6%
Industrial 0% 4%
Parks and recreation 0% 2%
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

Harefield Junee
New dwellings approved 548
across Wagga Wagga
 12
across Junee
Approvals change year on year +139% +0%

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.

Harefield Junee
Houses — 4.0%
$450/wk on $585K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Harefield Junee
House price — Higher than 13% of NSW
Income Higher than 96% of NSW Higher than 34% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 98% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 1% of NSW Higher than 92% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 88% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 38% of NSW Higher than 27% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 40% of NSW Higher than 70% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 73% of NSW

Liveability

Junee is more walkable (80 vs 0).

Harefield Junee
Grade — B
Score — 58/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Harefield carries more bushfire risk (11 vs 0); Harefield carries more crime risk (77 vs 61).

Harefield Junee
Bushfire Low
11/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
77/100
 Moderate
61/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Harefield Junee
Inside the suburb 0 4
Rated above peers 0 4
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Harefield

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

Schools in Junee

  • Junee High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Junee North Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Junee Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Joseph's Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Harefield Junee
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 0 18
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 2
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 4
Waterways 19 15

Mobility

Harefield sits further from the CBD (451.8 km vs 436.4 km).

Harefield Junee
Walkability score 0/100 80/100
Distance to Sydney 451.8 km
+3% vs other
 436.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 293 min 283 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2650
 0.2%
postcode 2663
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 45
postcode 2650
 46
postcode 2663

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.

Harefield Junee
Car (driver) 79.1% / 79.3%
Harefield — Car (driver): 79.1% Junee — Car (driver): 79.3%
Worked from Home 20.9% / 5.8%
Harefield — Worked from Home: 20.9% Junee — Worked from Home: 5.8%
Car (passenger) — / 9.9%
Harefield — Car (passenger): not among its largest Junee — Car (passenger): 9.9%
Walked Only — / 4.3%
Harefield — Walked Only: not among its largest Junee — Walked Only: 4.3%
Bus — / 0.8%
Harefield — Bus: not among its largest Junee — Bus: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.3%).

Setting

Harefield Junee
Elevation 306 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 294 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Harefield Junee
Connectivity score 28/100 61/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
63 premises
 34%
2,159 premises

Climate

Harefield Junee
Annual rainfall 559 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Harefield Junee
Average residential rate $1,254/yr $997/yr
Council Wagga Wagga Junee

Federal electorate

Harefield Junee
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Harefield Junee
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Harefield

Family Rural Young Families

Junee

Acreage Affordable Parks

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