Louth vs Wanaaring

Wanaaring is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 51 in Louth. In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Louth, about half of households are people living alone. In Wanaaring, most households are couple families. On these figures, Louth tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Wanaaring 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

Wanaaring

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 50%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (96% vs 73%)
  • But Louth carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 90/100)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Louth leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 59%)
  • Wanaaring has cheaper land ($12,500 vs $23,000)

Weighs land prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Louth

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (883.1 km vs 989.4 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (731 min vs 790 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Louth

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (27% vs 4%)
  • carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 90/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 12%)

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

Investors

Louth

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (72.1% vs -42.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Louth Wanaaring
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.

Louth Wanaaring
Walkability 0 / 0
Louth — Walkability: 0/100 Wanaaring — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 66 / 10
Louth — Safety: 66/100 Wanaaring — Safety: 10/100
Low fire risk 68 / 72
Louth — Low fire risk: 68/100 Wanaaring — Low fire risk: 72/100

Demographics

Louth skews older (51 vs 34); Louth has higher household incomes ($81,224 vs $71,500).

Louth Wanaaring
Population 74 81
+9% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +72.1% -42.1%
Median age 51 34
Median household income $81,224/yr
+12% vs other
 $71,500/yr
Median weekly rent $130/wk
+4% vs other
 $125/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Louth Wanaaring
0-4 5.4% / 3.7%
Louth — 0-4: 5.4% Wanaaring — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 16.2% / 23.5%
Louth — 5-14: 16.2% Wanaaring — 5-14: 23.5%
15-19 4.1% / 7.4%
Louth — 15-19: 4.1% Wanaaring — 15-19: 7.4%
20-24 4.1% / 3.7%
Louth — 20-24: 4.1% Wanaaring — 20-24: 3.7%
25-34 13.5% / 6.2%
Louth — 25-34: 13.5% Wanaaring — 25-34: 6.2%
35-44 5.4% / 8.6%
Louth — 35-44: 5.4% Wanaaring — 35-44: 8.6%
45-54 9.5% / 7.4%
Louth — 45-54: 9.5% Wanaaring — 45-54: 7.4%
55-64 17.6% / 13.6%
Louth — 55-64: 17.6% Wanaaring — 55-64: 13.6%
65-74 13.5% / 12.3%
Louth — 65-74: 13.5% Wanaaring — 65-74: 12.3%
75-84 13.5% / —
Louth — 75-84: 13.5% Wanaaring — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Louth — 85+: not among its largest Wanaaring — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Louth 50.0% couple families
Louth — Couple Families: 50.0% Louth — Lone Person: 50.0%
Wanaaring 71.4% couple families
Wanaaring — Couple Families: 71.4% Wanaaring — Lone Person: 28.6%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Louth 0.0% renting
Louth — Owned Outright: 58.8% Louth — Mortgage: 41.2% Louth — Renting: 0.0%
Wanaaring 16.7% renting
Wanaaring — Owned Outright: 70.8% Wanaaring — Mortgage: 12.5% Wanaaring — Renting: 16.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Louth 73.3% houses
Louth — Houses: 73.3% Louth — Flats / Apartments: 26.7%
Wanaaring 95.7% houses
Wanaaring — Houses: 95.7% Wanaaring — Flats / Apartments: 4.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Louth Wanaaring
Certificate III & IV 12.2% / 18.5%
Louth — Certificate III & IV: 12.2% Wanaaring — Certificate III & IV: 18.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.4% / 6.2%
Louth — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4% Wanaaring — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2%
Bachelor Degree — / 3.7%
Louth — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Wanaaring — Bachelor Degree: 3.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

Property market

Louth Wanaaring
Median house price — $13,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $23,000 $12,500

Development activity

Louth Wanaaring
New dwellings approved 4
across Bourke
 3
across Unincorporated NSW

Ranking within NSW

Louth Wanaaring
House price — Higher than 1% of NSW
Income Higher than 48% of NSW Higher than 38% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 1% of NSW Higher than 38% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 100% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 10% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 1% of NSW Higher than 20% of NSW

Liveability

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

Risk profile

Wanaaring carries more crime risk (90 vs 34).

Louth Wanaaring
Bushfire Low
32/100
 Low
28/100
Crime Low
34/100
 High
90/100
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

Louth Wanaaring
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Louth

  • Louth Public School Government · Primary

Schools in Wanaaring

  • Wanaaring Public School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Louth Wanaaring
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 2
same for both
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 102 225

Mobility

Wanaaring sits further from the CBD (989.4 km vs 883.1 km).

Louth Wanaaring
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 883.1 km 989.4 km
+12% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 731 min 790 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2840
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 77
postcode 2840
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.

Louth Wanaaring
Worked from Home 47.1% / 56.1%
Louth — Worked from Home: 47.1% Wanaaring — Worked from Home: 56.1%
Car (driver) 35.3% / 22.0%
Louth — Car (driver): 35.3% Wanaaring — Car (driver): 22.0%
Walked Only 17.6% / 22.0%
Louth — Walked Only: 17.6% Wanaaring — Walked Only: 22.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (56.1%).

Setting

Louth Wanaaring
Elevation 99 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 166 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Louth Wanaaring
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
38 premises
 0%
59 premises

Federal electorate

Louth Wanaaring
Division Parkes
same for both
Member Jamie Chaffey
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Louth Wanaaring
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Louth

Affordable Retirees Rural

Wanaaring

Affordable Family Rural
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.

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