Llangothlin vs Wandsworth

Llangothlin 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 Llangothlin, about half of households are people living alone. In Wandsworth, most households are couple families. On these figures, Llangothlin tends to suit people living alone, families with children, 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

Wandsworth

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 18/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (59% vs 50%)

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

First-home buyers

Llangothlin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (12% vs 79%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Llangothlin

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (525.1 km vs 544.1 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (401 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

  • Llangothlin has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 23%)
  • Wandsworth carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 18/100)

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 -19.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Llangothlin 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.

Llangothlin 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.

Llangothlin Wandsworth
Walkability 0 / 0
Llangothlin — Walkability: 0/100 Wandsworth — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 82 / 100
Llangothlin — Safety: 82/100 Wandsworth — Safety: 100/100
Low fire risk 59 / 46
Llangothlin — Low fire risk: 59/100 Wandsworth — Low fire risk: 46/100

Demographics

Wandsworth skews older (50 vs 44).

Llangothlin Wandsworth
Population 104 107
+3% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -19.4% +9.2%
Median age 44 50
Median household income $80,184/yr $84,500/yr
+5% vs other
Median weekly rent $238/wk
+5% vs other
 $225/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Llangothlin Wandsworth
0-4 6.7% / 12.1%
Llangothlin — 0-4: 6.7% Wandsworth — 0-4: 12.1%
5-14 14.4% / 2.8%
Llangothlin — 5-14: 14.4% Wandsworth — 5-14: 2.8%
15-19 7.7% / 5.6%
Llangothlin — 15-19: 7.7% Wandsworth — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 3.8% / 7.5%
Llangothlin — 20-24: 3.8% Wandsworth — 20-24: 7.5%
25-34 9.6% / 3.7%
Llangothlin — 25-34: 9.6% Wandsworth — 25-34: 3.7%
35-44 10.6% / 11.2%
Llangothlin — 35-44: 10.6% Wandsworth — 35-44: 11.2%
45-54 8.7% / 13.1%
Llangothlin — 45-54: 8.7% Wandsworth — 45-54: 13.1%
55-64 14.4% / 21.5%
Llangothlin — 55-64: 14.4% Wandsworth — 55-64: 21.5%
65-74 18.3% / 7.5%
Llangothlin — 65-74: 18.3% Wandsworth — 65-74: 7.5%
75-84 7.7% / 12.1%
Llangothlin — 75-84: 7.7% Wandsworth — 75-84: 12.1%
85+ 7.7% / 3.7%
Llangothlin — 85+: 7.7% Wandsworth — 85+: 3.7%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Llangothlin 50.0% couple families
Llangothlin — Couple Families: 50.0% Llangothlin — Lone Person: 50.0%
Wandsworth 59.1% couple families
Wandsworth — Couple Families: 59.1% Wandsworth — Lone Person: 40.9%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Llangothlin 26.2% renting
Llangothlin — Owned Outright: 54.8% Llangothlin — Mortgage: 19.0% Llangothlin — Renting: 26.2%
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.

Llangothlin 100.0% houses
Llangothlin — Houses: 100.0%
Wandsworth 100.0% houses
Wandsworth — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Llangothlin Wandsworth
Certificate III & IV 16.3% / 10.3%
Llangothlin — Certificate III & IV: 16.3% Wandsworth — Certificate III & IV: 10.3%
Bachelor Degree 11.5% / 12.1%
Llangothlin — Bachelor Degree: 11.5% Wandsworth — Bachelor Degree: 12.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.6% / 11.2%
Llangothlin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.6% Wandsworth — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.2%
Postgraduate Degree 4.8% / —
Llangothlin — Postgraduate Degree: 4.8% Wandsworth — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.3%).

Property market

Llangothlin Wandsworth
Median house price $3,160,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Llangothlin Wandsworth
Rural and farming 100% 95%
Environmental 0% 5%
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

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

Ranking within NSW

Llangothlin Wandsworth
House price Higher than 94% of NSW —
Income Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 53% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 17% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 3% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 2% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 34% of NSW Higher than 9% of NSW

Liveability

Llangothlin Wandsworth
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Llangothlin carries more crime risk (18 vs 0); Wandsworth carries more bushfire risk (54 vs 41).

Llangothlin Wandsworth
Bushfire Moderate
41/100
 Moderate
54/100
Crime Low
18/100
 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

Llangothlin Wandsworth
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

Llangothlin Wandsworth
Parks & reserves 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 15 10

Mobility

Wandsworth sits further from the CBD (544.1 km vs 525.1 km).

Llangothlin Wandsworth
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 525.1 km 544.1 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 401 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.

Llangothlin Wandsworth
Worked from Home 47.3% / 70.0%
Llangothlin — Worked from Home: 47.3% Wandsworth — Worked from Home: 70.0%
Car (driver) 36.4% / 30.0%
Llangothlin — Car (driver): 36.4% Wandsworth — Car (driver): 30.0%
Walked Only 16.4% / —
Llangothlin — Walked Only: 16.4% Wandsworth — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.0%).

Setting

Llangothlin Wandsworth
Elevation 1,338 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 1,166 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Llangothlin Wandsworth
Connectivity score 24/100 15/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
43 premises
 0%
21 premises

Climate

Llangothlin Wandsworth
Annual rainfall 906 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 24.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 1.5°C
same for both

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Llangothlin

Premium Retirees Rural

Wandsworth

Rural Young Families

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