Marulan vs Wingello

Marulan is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 43 in Wingello. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wingello, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Wingello: a median of $1 million, against $820,000 in Marulan, though rent is higher in Marulan. On these figures, Marulan tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Wingello

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 76/100)

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

First-home buyers

Marulan

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($342,500 vs $500,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($820,000 vs $1,000,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Wingello

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 26%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $380/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Wingello

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (161 km vs 169.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wingello

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 76/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 17%)

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

Investors

Marulan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (21.2% vs 12.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Marulan Wingello
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.

Marulan Wingello
Walkability 5 / 0
Marulan — Walkability: 5/100 Wingello — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 24 / 88
Marulan — Safety: 24/100 Wingello — Safety: 88/100
Low fire risk 28 / 21
Marulan — Low fire risk: 28/100 Wingello — Low fire risk: 21/100

Demographics

Marulan has more residents (1,428 vs 647); Marulan rents higher ($380/wk vs $300/wk).

Marulan Wingello
Population 1,428
+55% vs other
 647
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +21.2% +12.9%
Median age 38 43
Median household income $77,168/yr $80,184/yr
+4% vs other
Median weekly rent $380/wk
+21% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Marulan Wingello
0-4 8.2% / 5.9%
Marulan — 0-4: 8.2% Wingello — 0-4: 5.9%
5-14 14.1% / 13.0%
Marulan — 5-14: 14.1% Wingello — 5-14: 13.0%
15-19 4.8% / 3.6%
Marulan — 15-19: 4.8% Wingello — 15-19: 3.6%
20-24 4.0% / 4.6%
Marulan — 20-24: 4.0% Wingello — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 14.9% / 12.7%
Marulan — 25-34: 14.9% Wingello — 25-34: 12.7%
35-44 12.7% / 11.1%
Marulan — 35-44: 12.7% Wingello — 35-44: 11.1%
45-54 11.6% / 11.9%
Marulan — 45-54: 11.6% Wingello — 45-54: 11.9%
55-64 12.7% / 14.8%
Marulan — 55-64: 12.7% Wingello — 55-64: 14.8%
65-74 10.2% / 15.3%
Marulan — 65-74: 10.2% Wingello — 65-74: 15.3%
75-84 5.3% / 7.6%
Marulan — 75-84: 5.3% Wingello — 75-84: 7.6%
85+ 1.7% / 0.5%
Marulan — 85+: 1.7% Wingello — 85+: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Marulan 44.1% couple families
Marulan — Couple Families: 44.1% Marulan — Lone Person: 36.4% Marulan — One Parent Families: 16.3% Marulan — Group Household: 3.2%
Wingello 49.1% couple families
Wingello — Couple Families: 49.1% Wingello — Lone Person: 32.5% Wingello — One Parent Families: 16.6% Wingello — Group Household: 1.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Marulan 21.8% renting
Marulan — Owned Outright: 35.1% Marulan — Mortgage: 43.1% Marulan — Renting: 21.8%
Wingello 13.5% renting
Wingello — Owned Outright: 44.5% Wingello — Mortgage: 41.9% Wingello — Renting: 13.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Marulan Wingello
Certificate III & IV 19.0% / 21.9%
Marulan — Certificate III & IV: 19.0% Wingello — Certificate III & IV: 21.9%
Bachelor Degree 5.7% / 11.0%
Marulan — Bachelor Degree: 5.7% Wingello — Bachelor Degree: 11.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.6% / 4.9%
Marulan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6% Wingello — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.9%
Postgraduate Degree 1.1% / 2.3%
Marulan — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1% Wingello — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.4% / 1.7%
Marulan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.4% Wingello — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).

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.

Marulan Wingello
England 2.9% / 3.1%
Marulan — England: 2.9% Wingello — England: 3.1%
Germany 0.4% / 1.4%
Marulan — Germany: 0.4% Wingello — Germany: 1.4%
New Zealand 0.4% / 1.2%
Marulan — New Zealand: 0.4% Wingello — New Zealand: 1.2%
China — / 0.8%
Marulan — China: not among its largest Wingello — China: 0.8%
Philippines 0.6% / —
Marulan — Philippines: 0.6% Wingello — Philippines: not among its largest
South Africa — / 0.6%
Marulan — South Africa: not among its largest Wingello — South Africa: 0.6%
India 0.5% / —
Marulan — India: 0.5% Wingello — India: not among its largest
Iraq 0.5% / —
Marulan — Iraq: 0.5% Wingello — Iraq: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Marulan 98.6% houses
Marulan — Houses: 98.6% Marulan — Flats / Apartments: 0.8% Marulan — Townhouses: 0.6%
Wingello 100.4% houses
Wingello — Houses: 100.4% Wingello — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Wingello — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Marulan Wingello
Median house price $820,000 $1,000,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $342,500 $500,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 54 days
from 28 sales
 91 days
from 3 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.

Marulan Wingello
3 bed $715K / $815K
Marulan — 3 bed: $715K (28 sales) Wingello — 3 bed: $815K (9 sales)

28 vs 9 sales

4 bed $870K / $1.07M
Marulan — 4 bed: $870K (35 sales) Wingello — 4 bed: $1.07M (8 sales)

35 vs 8 sales

Zoning mix

Wingello has more land zoned for conservation (53% vs 38%); Marulan has more rural and farming land (56% vs 43%).

Marulan Wingello
Rural and farming 56% 43%
Environmental 38% 53%
Residential 2% 4%
Industrial 3% 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

Marulan Wingello
New dwellings approved 332
across Goulburn Mulwaree
 335
across Wingecarribee
Approvals change year on year -1% +6%

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.

Marulan Wingello
Houses 3.9%
$728/wk on $975K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Marulan Wingello
House price Higher than 24% of NSW Higher than 59% of NSW
Income Higher than 45% of NSW Higher than 47% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 45% of NSW Higher than 15% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 38% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 80% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 64% of NSW Higher than 54% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 67% of NSW —

Liveability

Wingello scores higher overall (33 vs 19).

Marulan Wingello
Grade D C
Score 19/100 33/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Marulan carries more crime risk (76 vs 12).

Marulan Wingello
Bushfire High
72/100
 High
79/100
Crime High
76/100
 Low
12/100
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 3
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Marulan Wingello
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Marulan

  • Marulan Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Wingello

  • Wingello Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Marulan Wingello
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 3 0
Parks & reserves 4 2
Childcare 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 3 0
EV chargers 2 0
Waterways 33 22

Mobility

Marulan sits further from the CBD (169.2 km vs 161 km).

Marulan Wingello
Walkability score 5/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 169.2 km
+5% vs other
 161 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 114 min 118 min
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 2579
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 65
postcode 2579
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.

Marulan Wingello
Car (driver) 80.3% / 64.6%
Marulan — Car (driver): 80.3% Wingello — Car (driver): 64.6%
Worked from Home 10.8% / 25.0%
Marulan — Worked from Home: 10.8% Wingello — Worked from Home: 25.0%
Car (passenger) 6.1% / 6.2%
Marulan — Car (passenger): 6.1% Wingello — Car (passenger): 6.2%
Walked Only 2.2% / 1.7%
Marulan — Walked Only: 2.2% Wingello — Walked Only: 1.7%
Bus — / 2.5%
Marulan — Bus: not among its largest Wingello — Bus: 2.5%
Train 0.6% / —
Marulan — Train: 0.6% Wingello — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.3%).

Setting

Marulan Wingello
Elevation 625 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 606 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Marulan Wingello
Connectivity score 39/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 15%
764 premises
 0%
310 premises

Climate

Marulan Wingello
Annual rainfall 620 mm 974 mm
Summer max (Jan) 27.1°C —
Winter min (Jul) 0.9°C —

Council rates

Marulan Wingello
Average residential rate $1,370/yr $2,072/yr
Council Goulburn Mulwaree Wingecarribee

Federal electorate

Marulan Wingello
Division Eden-monaro Whitlam
Member Kristy Mcbain Carol Berry
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Marulan Wingello
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Marulan

Family Rural

Wingello

River Rural

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