Lake Wyangan vs Warburn

Warburn is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 44 in Lake Wyangan. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Warburn tends to suit young adults and families with children.

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

  • Lake Wyangan has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
  • Warburn carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 53/100)

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

First-home buyers

Warburn

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (12% vs 19%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Warburn

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (38% vs 13%)
  • has cheaper rent ($125/wk vs $280/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 13%)

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

Commuting to the city

Lake Wyangan

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (394 min vs 408 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (574.2 km vs 592.4 km)
  • But Warburn is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Warburn

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 53/100)
  • is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Lake Wyangan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-2.2% vs -36.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Lake Wyangan and Warburn 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 Wyangan Warburn
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 Wyangan Warburn
Walkability 0 / 12
Lake Wyangan — Walkability: 0/100 Warburn — Walkability: 12/100
Safety 47 / 100
Lake Wyangan — Safety: 47/100 Warburn — Safety: 100/100
Low fire risk 66 / 63
Lake Wyangan — Low fire risk: 66/100 Warburn — Low fire risk: 63/100

Demographics

Lake Wyangan has more residents (877 vs 62); Lake Wyangan rents higher ($280/wk vs $125/wk).

Lake Wyangan Warburn
Population 877
+93% vs other
 62
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.2% -36.7%
Median age 44 34
Median household income $114,920/yr
+15% vs other
 $97,448/yr
Median weekly rent $280/wk
+55% vs other
 $125/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lake Wyangan Warburn
0-4 5.0% / 6.5%
Lake Wyangan — 0-4: 5.0% Warburn — 0-4: 6.5%
5-14 14.9% / 17.7%
Lake Wyangan — 5-14: 14.9% Warburn — 5-14: 17.7%
15-19 9.8% / 9.7%
Lake Wyangan — 15-19: 9.8% Warburn — 15-19: 9.7%
20-24 4.9% / 14.5%
Lake Wyangan — 20-24: 4.9% Warburn — 20-24: 14.5%
25-34 7.5% / 17.7%
Lake Wyangan — 25-34: 7.5% Warburn — 25-34: 17.7%
35-44 9.7% / 17.7%
Lake Wyangan — 35-44: 9.7% Warburn — 35-44: 17.7%
45-54 18.0% / 16.1%
Lake Wyangan — 45-54: 18.0% Warburn — 45-54: 16.1%
55-64 15.8% / 11.3%
Lake Wyangan — 55-64: 15.8% Warburn — 55-64: 11.3%
65-74 11.5% / 6.5%
Lake Wyangan — 65-74: 11.5% Warburn — 65-74: 6.5%
75-84 2.7% / 8.1%
Lake Wyangan — 75-84: 2.7% Warburn — 75-84: 8.1%
85+ 1.0% / —
Lake Wyangan — 85+: 1.0% Warburn — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lake Wyangan 67.2% couple families
Lake Wyangan — Couple Families: 67.2% Lake Wyangan — One Parent Families: 12.9% Lake Wyangan — Lone Person: 19.9%
Warburn 72.7% couple families
Warburn — Couple Families: 72.7% Warburn — One Parent Families: 27.3% Warburn — Lone Person: 0.0%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Lake Wyangan 12.8% renting
Lake Wyangan — Owned Outright: 48.7% Lake Wyangan — Mortgage: 38.5% Lake Wyangan — Renting: 12.8%
Warburn 37.5% renting
Warburn — Owned Outright: 31.2% Warburn — Mortgage: 31.2% Warburn — Renting: 37.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lake Wyangan 96.2% houses
Lake Wyangan — Houses: 96.2% Lake Wyangan — Townhouses: 3.1% Lake Wyangan — Flats / Apartments: 0.7%
Warburn 100.0% houses
Warburn — Houses: 100.0% Warburn — Townhouses: 0.0% Warburn — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Lake Wyangan Warburn
Certificate III & IV 15.1% / 16.1%
Lake Wyangan — Certificate III & IV: 15.1% Warburn — Certificate III & IV: 16.1%
Bachelor Degree 8.4% / —
Lake Wyangan — Bachelor Degree: 8.4% Warburn — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.9% / —
Lake Wyangan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9% Warburn — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 2.2% / —
Lake Wyangan — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2% Warburn — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / —
Lake Wyangan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Warburn — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.1%).

Property market

Lake Wyangan Warburn
Median house price $882,500 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $330,000 —

Zoning mix

Warburn has more rural and farming land (95% vs 51%); Lake Wyangan has more land zoned for conservation (38% vs 5%).

Lake Wyangan Warburn
Rural and farming 51% 95%
Environmental 38% 5%
Residential 10% 0%
Parks and recreation 1% 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

Lake Wyangan Warburn
New dwellings approved 92
across Griffith
same for both
Approvals change year on year -43%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Lake Wyangan Warburn
House price Higher than 40% of NSW —
Income Higher than 79% of NSW Higher than 64% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 23% of NSW Higher than 61% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 82% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 10% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 63% of NSW Higher than 36% of NSW

Liveability

Warburn is more walkable (12 vs 0).

Lake Wyangan Warburn
Grade C —
Score 39/100 —
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Lake Wyangan carries more crime risk (53 vs 0).

Lake Wyangan Warburn
Bushfire Low
34/100
 Low
37/100
Crime Moderate
53/100
 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 5
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Lake Wyangan Warburn
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Lake Wyangan

  • Lake Wyangan Public School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Warburn

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

Amenities in the suburb

Lake Wyangan Warburn
Parks & reserves 4 0
Waterways 3 0

Mobility

Warburn sits further from the CBD (592.4 km vs 574.2 km).

Lake Wyangan Warburn
Walkability score 0/100 12/100
Distance to Sydney 574.2 km 592.4 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 394 min 408 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2680
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 2680
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.

Lake Wyangan Warburn
Car (driver) 86.3% / 79.2%
Lake Wyangan — Car (driver): 86.3% Warburn — Car (driver): 79.2%
Worked from Home 7.6% / 20.8%
Lake Wyangan — Worked from Home: 7.6% Warburn — Worked from Home: 20.8%
Car (passenger) 3.0% / —
Lake Wyangan — Car (passenger): 3.0% Warburn — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 2.5% / —
Lake Wyangan — Walked Only: 2.5% Warburn — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bicycle 0.7% / —
Lake Wyangan — Bicycle: 0.7% Warburn — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.3%).

Setting

Lake Wyangan Warburn
Elevation 104 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 117 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Lake Wyangan Warburn
Connectivity score 34/100 25/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 6%
364 premises
 0%
26 premises

Climate

Lake Wyangan Warburn
Annual rainfall 406 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 33.2°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.9°C
same for both

Council rates

Lake Wyangan Warburn
Average residential rate $1,235/yr
same for both
Council Griffith
same for both

Federal electorate

Lake Wyangan Warburn
Division Farrer
same for both
Member David Farley
same for both
Party One Nation
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Lake Wyangan

Acreage Affordable

Warburn

Family Rural Students

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