Harefield vs Wantabadgery

Harefield is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 48 in Wantabadgery. In both, the large majority of 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 Wantabadgery suits people living alone and older residents.

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

Wantabadgery

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 77/100)
  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • But Harefield is already more of a family suburb (91% vs 65%)

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

First-home buyers

Harefield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 27%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Harefield leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 17%)
  • Wantabadgery has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Wantabadgery

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (271 min vs 293 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (421 km vs 451.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wantabadgery

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 77/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 9%)

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 -2.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Harefield and Wantabadgery 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 Wantabadgery
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 Wantabadgery
Walkability 0 / 0
Harefield — Walkability: 0/100 Wantabadgery — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 23 / 84
Harefield — Safety: 23/100 Wantabadgery — Safety: 84/100
Low fire risk 89 / 88
Harefield — Low fire risk: 89/100 Wantabadgery — Low fire risk: 88/100

Demographics

Harefield has higher household incomes ($157,820 vs $76,336); Wantabadgery skews older (48 vs 34).

Harefield Wantabadgery
Population 165 183
+11% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +14.6% -2.1%
Median age 34 48
Median household income $157,820/yr
+52% vs other
 $76,336/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+17% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Harefield Wantabadgery
0-4 10.3% / 3.3%
Harefield — 0-4: 10.3% Wantabadgery — 0-4: 3.3%
5-14 15.2% / 13.1%
Harefield — 5-14: 15.2% Wantabadgery — 5-14: 13.1%
15-19 9.7% / 6.0%
Harefield — 15-19: 9.7% Wantabadgery — 15-19: 6.0%
20-24 4.2% / 2.2%
Harefield — 20-24: 4.2% Wantabadgery — 20-24: 2.2%
25-34 13.9% / 11.5%
Harefield — 25-34: 13.9% Wantabadgery — 25-34: 11.5%
35-44 14.5% / 10.4%
Harefield — 35-44: 14.5% Wantabadgery — 35-44: 10.4%
45-54 15.2% / 14.2%
Harefield — 45-54: 15.2% Wantabadgery — 45-54: 14.2%
55-64 11.5% / 20.2%
Harefield — 55-64: 11.5% Wantabadgery — 55-64: 20.2%
65-74 6.1% / 13.7%
Harefield — 65-74: 6.1% Wantabadgery — 65-74: 13.7%
75-84 3.0% / 8.2%
Harefield — 75-84: 3.0% Wantabadgery — 75-84: 8.2%
85+ — / 2.7%
Harefield — 85+: not among its largest Wantabadgery — 85+: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

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%
Wantabadgery 44.9% couple families
Wantabadgery — Couple Families: 44.9% Wantabadgery — Lone Person: 34.7% Wantabadgery — One Parent Families: 20.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent 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%
Wantabadgery 9.4% renting
Wantabadgery — Owned Outright: 59.4% Wantabadgery — Mortgage: 31.2% Wantabadgery — Renting: 9.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Harefield 102.1% houses
Harefield — Houses: 102.1% Harefield — Townhouses: 0.0% Harefield — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Wantabadgery 94.4% houses
Wantabadgery — Houses: 94.4% Wantabadgery — Townhouses: 4.2% Wantabadgery — Flats / Apartments: 1.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Harefield Wantabadgery
Certificate III & IV 15.2% / 23.0%
Harefield — Certificate III & IV: 15.2% Wantabadgery — Certificate III & IV: 23.0%
Bachelor Degree 19.4% / 11.5%
Harefield — Bachelor Degree: 19.4% Wantabadgery — Bachelor Degree: 11.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.5% / 6.0%
Harefield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5% Wantabadgery — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.4% / 2.7%
Harefield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4% Wantabadgery — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7%
Postgraduate Degree 1.8% / —
Harefield — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8% Wantabadgery — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.0%).

Zoning mix

Harefield Wantabadgery
Rural and farming 100% 99%
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 Wantabadgery
New dwellings approved 548
across Wagga Wagga
 12
across Junee
Approvals change year on year +139% +0%

Ranking within NSW

Harefield Wantabadgery
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 96% of NSW Higher than 44% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 1% of NSW Higher than 37% of NSW
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 38% of NSW Higher than 39% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 40% of NSW Higher than 26% of NSW

Liveability

Harefield Wantabadgery
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Harefield carries more crime risk (77 vs 16).

Harefield Wantabadgery
Bushfire Low
11/100
 Low
12/100
Crime High
77/100
 Low
16/100
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

Harefield Wantabadgery
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

Harefield Wantabadgery
Parks & reserves 0 3
Waterways 19 16

Mobility

Harefield sits further from the CBD (451.8 km vs 421 km).

Harefield Wantabadgery
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 451.8 km
+7% vs other
 421 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 293 min 271 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2650
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 45
postcode 2650
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.

Harefield Wantabadgery
Car (driver) 79.1% / 59.2%
Harefield — Car (driver): 79.1% Wantabadgery — Car (driver): 59.2%
Worked from Home 20.9% / 36.8%
Harefield — Worked from Home: 20.9% Wantabadgery — Worked from Home: 36.8%
Car (passenger) — / 3.9%
Harefield — Car (passenger): not among its largest Wantabadgery — Car (passenger): 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.1%).

Setting

Harefield Wantabadgery
Elevation 306 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 283 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Harefield Wantabadgery
Connectivity score 28/100 17/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
63 premises
 0%
56 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Harefield Wantabadgery
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

Wantabadgery

Rural

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