Lake Albert vs Gumly Gumly

Gumly Gumly is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 43 in Lake Albert. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Lake Albert, about half of households are couple families. In Gumly Gumly, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Gumly Gumly: a median of $900,000, against $712,000 in Lake Albert, though rent is higher in Lake Albert. On these figures, Lake Albert tends to suit older residents and buyers on a tighter budget, while Gumly Gumly 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

Lake Albert

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (12 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • But Gumly Gumly is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 66%)

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

First-home buyers

Lake Albert

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 25%)
  • has cheaper houses ($712,000 vs $900,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Gumly Gumly

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($265/wk vs $340/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Gumly Gumly

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (281 min vs 287 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (450.5 km vs 455.6 km)
  • But Lake Albert is more walkable (50/100 vs 20/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Lake Albert

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (50/100 vs 20/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 86/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 15%)

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

Investors

Gumly Gumly

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (44.2% vs 1.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Lake Albert Gumly Gumly
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.

Lake Albert Gumly Gumly
Walkability 50 / 20
Lake Albert — Walkability: 50/100 Gumly Gumly — Walkability: 20/100
Safety 56 / 14
Lake Albert — Safety: 56/100 Gumly Gumly — Safety: 14/100
Low fire risk 82 / 68
Lake Albert — Low fire risk: 82/100 Gumly Gumly — Low fire risk: 68/100

Demographics

Lake Albert has more residents (6,291 vs 450); Lake Albert rents higher ($340/wk vs $265/wk).

Lake Albert Gumly Gumly
Population 6,291
+93% vs other
 450
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.6% +44.2%
Median age 43 34
Median household income $98,332/yr $103,116/yr
+5% vs other
Median weekly rent $340/wk
+22% vs other
 $265/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lake Albert Gumly Gumly
0-4 5.2% / 7.6%
Lake Albert — 0-4: 5.2% Gumly Gumly — 0-4: 7.6%
5-14 14.3% / 20.9%
Lake Albert — 5-14: 14.3% Gumly Gumly — 5-14: 20.9%
15-19 6.8% / 6.0%
Lake Albert — 15-19: 6.8% Gumly Gumly — 15-19: 6.0%
20-24 4.6% / 2.7%
Lake Albert — 20-24: 4.6% Gumly Gumly — 20-24: 2.7%
25-34 10.0% / 13.6%
Lake Albert — 25-34: 10.0% Gumly Gumly — 25-34: 13.6%
35-44 11.2% / 14.4%
Lake Albert — 35-44: 11.2% Gumly Gumly — 35-44: 14.4%
45-54 12.3% / 9.8%
Lake Albert — 45-54: 12.3% Gumly Gumly — 45-54: 9.8%
55-64 12.7% / 9.6%
Lake Albert — 55-64: 12.7% Gumly Gumly — 55-64: 9.6%
65-74 13.3% / 10.0%
Lake Albert — 65-74: 13.3% Gumly Gumly — 65-74: 10.0%
75-84 7.3% / 3.1%
Lake Albert — 75-84: 7.3% Gumly Gumly — 75-84: 3.1%
85+ 2.3% / 1.6%
Lake Albert — 85+: 2.3% Gumly Gumly — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lake Albert 51.3% couple families
Lake Albert — Couple Families: 51.3% Lake Albert — Lone Person: 30.7% Lake Albert — One Parent Families: 14.4% Lake Albert — Group Household: 3.0% Lake Albert — Other Families: 0.5%
Gumly Gumly 63.0% couple families
Gumly Gumly — Couple Families: 63.0% Gumly Gumly — Lone Person: 26.1% Gumly Gumly — One Parent Families: 10.9% Gumly Gumly — Group Household: 0.0% Gumly Gumly — 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.

Lake Albert 16.4% renting
Lake Albert — Owned Outright: 43.7% Lake Albert — Mortgage: 39.9% Lake Albert — Renting: 16.4%
Gumly Gumly 8.5% renting
Gumly Gumly — Owned Outright: 36.4% Gumly Gumly — Mortgage: 55.0% Gumly Gumly — Renting: 8.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Lake Albert Gumly Gumly
Certificate III & IV 18.9% / 20.2%
Lake Albert — Certificate III & IV: 18.9% Gumly Gumly — Certificate III & IV: 20.2%
Bachelor Degree 10.9% / 7.6%
Lake Albert — Bachelor Degree: 10.9% Gumly Gumly — Bachelor Degree: 7.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.1% / 6.2%
Lake Albert — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1% Gumly Gumly — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / 3.3%
Lake Albert — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% Gumly Gumly — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3%
Postgraduate Degree 2.8% / 1.3%
Lake Albert — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8% Gumly Gumly — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3%

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

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.

Lake Albert Gumly Gumly
England 1.6% / —
Lake Albert — England: 1.6% Gumly Gumly — England: not among its largest
New Zealand 0.7% / 0.9%
Lake Albert — New Zealand: 0.7% Gumly Gumly — New Zealand: 0.9%
India 0.3% / 0.7%
Lake Albert — India: 0.3% Gumly Gumly — India: 0.7%
Italy — / 0.9%
Lake Albert — Italy: not among its largest Gumly Gumly — Italy: 0.9%
South Africa 0.3% / —
Lake Albert — South Africa: 0.3% Gumly Gumly — South Africa: not among its largest
China 0.3% / —
Lake Albert — China: 0.3% Gumly Gumly — China: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.3% / —
Lake Albert — Netherlands: 0.3% Gumly Gumly — Netherlands: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lake Albert 95.6% houses
Lake Albert — Houses: 95.6% Lake Albert — Flats / Apartments: 3.8% Lake Albert — Townhouses: 0.7%
Gumly Gumly 93.6% houses
Gumly Gumly — Houses: 93.6% Gumly Gumly — Flats / Apartments: 6.4% Gumly Gumly — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Lake Albert Gumly Gumly
Median house price $712,000 $900,000
Median unit price $583,000 —
Median land price $426,000 $450,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 45 days
from 86 sales
 —

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Lake Albert Gumly Gumly
3 bed $655K / $750K
Lake Albert — 3 bed: $655K (69 sales) Gumly Gumly — 3 bed: $750K (5 sales)

69 vs 5 sales

4 bed $761K / $450K
Lake Albert — 4 bed: $761K (115 sales) Gumly Gumly — 4 bed: $450K (8 sales)

115 vs 8 sales

5 bed $922K / $1.57M
Lake Albert — 5 bed: $922K (22 sales) Gumly Gumly — 5 bed: $1.57M (8 sales)

22 vs 8 sales

Zoning mix

Gumly Gumly has more rural and farming land (71% vs 34%).

Lake Albert Gumly Gumly
Rural and farming 34% 71%
Residential 49% 17%
Parks and recreation 10% 5%
Environmental 4% 2%
Industrial 0% 3%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 1%
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

Lake Albert Gumly Gumly
New dwellings approved 548
across Wagga Wagga
same for both
Approvals change year on year +139%
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.

Lake Albert Gumly Gumly
Houses 3.7%
$600/wk on $844K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Lake Albert Gumly Gumly
House price Higher than 25% of NSW Higher than 76% of NSW
Income Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 70% of NSW
Schools Higher than 2% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 81% of NSW Higher than 69% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 34% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 38% of NSW Higher than 3% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 89% of NSW Higher than 75% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 56% of NSW —

Liveability

Lake Albert is more walkable (50 vs 20).

Lake Albert Gumly Gumly
Grade C —
Score 44/100 —
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Gumly Gumly carries more crime risk (86 vs 44); Gumly Gumly carries more bushfire risk (32 vs 18).

Lake Albert Gumly Gumly
Bushfire Low
18/100
 Low
32/100
Crime Moderate
44/100
 High
86/100
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 2
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Lake Albert Gumly Gumly
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 3 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Lake Albert

  • Lake Albert Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Mater Dei Catholic College Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • Mater Dei Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers

Schools in Gumly Gumly

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

Amenities in the suburb

Lake Albert Gumly Gumly
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 2 1
Parks & reserves 12 1
Childcare 4 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 1 4
Waterways 8 1

Mobility

Lake Albert sits further from the CBD (455.6 km vs 450.5 km).

Lake Albert Gumly Gumly
Walkability score 50/100 20/100
Distance to Sydney 455.6 km
+1% vs other
 450.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 287 min 281 min
Public transport score 73/100
Bus
 20/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 32.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 2.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 5 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2650
 0.1%
postcode 2652
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 45
postcode 2650
 58
postcode 2652

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.

Lake Albert Gumly Gumly
Car (driver) 81.5% / 79.1%
Lake Albert — Car (driver): 81.5% Gumly Gumly — Car (driver): 79.1%
Worked from Home 10.3% / 11.5%
Lake Albert — Worked from Home: 10.3% Gumly Gumly — Worked from Home: 11.5%
Car (passenger) 5.4% / 3.7%
Lake Albert — Car (passenger): 5.4% Gumly Gumly — Car (passenger): 3.7%
Walked Only 1.6% / 5.8%
Lake Albert — Walked Only: 1.6% Gumly Gumly — Walked Only: 5.8%
Bus 0.6% / —
Lake Albert — Bus: 0.6% Gumly Gumly — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.5%).

Setting

Lake Albert Gumly Gumly
Elevation 211 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 182 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Lake Albert Gumly Gumly
Connectivity score 80/100 68/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 50%
2,635 premises
 52%
250 premises

Climate

Lake Albert Gumly Gumly
Annual rainfall 565 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.4°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Lake Albert Gumly Gumly
PM2.5 7.7 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 23.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Lake Albert Gumly Gumly
Average residential rate $1,254/yr
same for both
Council Wagga Wagga
same for both

Federal electorate

Lake Albert Gumly Gumly
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Lake Albert Gumly Gumly
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Lake Albert

Acreage Quiet

Gumly Gumly

Acreage Family

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