Maxwell vs Uranquinty

Maxwell is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 39 in Uranquinty. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Maxwell, most households are couple families. In Uranquinty, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Maxwell tends to suit families with children and couples, while Uranquinty suits people living alone.

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

  • Maxwell is already more of a family suburb (86% vs 66%)
  • Uranquinty has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Uranquinty

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 28%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Uranquinty

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $470/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Maxwell

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a shorter drive in (304 min vs 311 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Maxwell Uranquinty
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.

Maxwell Uranquinty
Walkability 6 / 0
Maxwell — Walkability: 6/100 Uranquinty — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 41 / 49
Maxwell — Safety: 41/100 Uranquinty — Safety: 49/100
Low fire risk 100 / 75
Maxwell — Low fire risk: 100/100 Uranquinty — Low fire risk: 75/100

Demographics

Uranquinty has more residents (910 vs 90); Maxwell rents higher ($470/wk vs $300/wk).

Maxwell Uranquinty
Population 90 910
+911% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.0% +0.1%
Median age 36 39
Median household income $112,632/yr
+27% vs other
 $82,160/yr
Median weekly rent $470/wk
+36% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Maxwell Uranquinty
0-4 5.6% / 6.5%
Maxwell — 0-4: 5.6% Uranquinty — 0-4: 6.5%
5-14 21.1% / 15.3%
Maxwell — 5-14: 21.1% Uranquinty — 5-14: 15.3%
15-19 — / 5.6%
Maxwell — 15-19: not among its largest Uranquinty — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 3.3% / 4.6%
Maxwell — 20-24: 3.3% Uranquinty — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 11.1% / 12.6%
Maxwell — 25-34: 11.1% Uranquinty — 25-34: 12.6%
35-44 13.3% / 11.8%
Maxwell — 35-44: 13.3% Uranquinty — 35-44: 11.8%
45-54 12.2% / 12.9%
Maxwell — 45-54: 12.2% Uranquinty — 45-54: 12.9%
55-64 10.0% / 13.2%
Maxwell — 55-64: 10.0% Uranquinty — 55-64: 13.2%
65-74 10.0% / 13.3%
Maxwell — 65-74: 10.0% Uranquinty — 65-74: 13.3%
75-84 6.7% / 3.5%
Maxwell — 75-84: 6.7% Uranquinty — 75-84: 3.5%
85+ — / 1.1%
Maxwell — 85+: not among its largest Uranquinty — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Maxwell 66.7% couple families
Maxwell — Couple Families: 66.7% Maxwell — Lone Person: 14.3% Maxwell — One Parent Families: 19.0% Maxwell — Group Household: 0.0%
Uranquinty 53.4% couple families
Uranquinty — Couple Families: 53.4% Uranquinty — Lone Person: 32.3% Uranquinty — One Parent Families: 12.6% Uranquinty — 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.

Maxwell 11.5% renting
Maxwell — Owned Outright: 26.9% Maxwell — Mortgage: 61.5% Maxwell — Renting: 11.5%
Uranquinty 12.3% renting
Uranquinty — Owned Outright: 36.0% Uranquinty — Mortgage: 51.6% Uranquinty — Renting: 12.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Maxwell Uranquinty
England 6.7% / 1.4%
Maxwell — England: 6.7% Uranquinty — England: 1.4%
Scotland — / 0.9%
Maxwell — Scotland: not among its largest Uranquinty — Scotland: 0.9%
New Zealand — / 0.8%
Maxwell — New Zealand: not among its largest Uranquinty — New Zealand: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.7%).

Qualifications

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

Maxwell Uranquinty
Certificate III & IV 14.4% / 22.1%
Maxwell — Certificate III & IV: 14.4% Uranquinty — Certificate III & IV: 22.1%
Bachelor Degree 13.3% / 7.5%
Maxwell — Bachelor Degree: 13.3% Uranquinty — Bachelor Degree: 7.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.9% / 6.3%
Maxwell — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9% Uranquinty — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3%
Postgraduate Degree 3.3% / 1.2%
Maxwell — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3% Uranquinty — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.6%
Maxwell — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Uranquinty — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Maxwell 100.0% houses
Maxwell — Houses: 100.0%
Uranquinty 100.0% houses
Uranquinty — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Maxwell Uranquinty
Median house price — $587,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $413,964 —
Typical days to sell (houses) — 31 days
from 5 sales

Zoning mix

Maxwell Uranquinty
Rural and farming 100% 99%
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

Maxwell Uranquinty
New dwellings approved 548
across Wagga Wagga
same for both
Approvals change year on year +139%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Maxwell Uranquinty
House price — Higher than 17% of NSW
Income Higher than 78% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 50% of NSW Higher than 20% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 87% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 38% of NSW Higher than 3% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 55% of NSW

Liveability

Maxwell Uranquinty
Grade — C
Score — 37/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Uranquinty carries more bushfire risk (25 vs 0).

Maxwell Uranquinty
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
25/100
Crime Moderate
59/100
 Moderate
51/100
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
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Maxwell Uranquinty
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Maxwell

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

Schools in Uranquinty

  • Uranquinty Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Maxwell Uranquinty
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 3
Childcare 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 17 10

Mobility

Maxwell Uranquinty
Walkability score 6/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 477 km 476.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 304 min 311 min
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.

Maxwell Uranquinty
Car (driver) 65.6% / 84.9%
Maxwell — Car (driver): 65.6% Uranquinty — Car (driver): 84.9%
Worked from Home 34.4% / 10.2%
Maxwell — Worked from Home: 34.4% Uranquinty — Worked from Home: 10.2%
Car (passenger) — / 2.8%
Maxwell — Car (passenger): not among its largest Uranquinty — Car (passenger): 2.8%
Walked Only — / 2.0%
Maxwell — Walked Only: not among its largest Uranquinty — Walked Only: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.9%).

Setting

Maxwell Uranquinty
Elevation 280 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 215 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Maxwell Uranquinty
Connectivity score 26/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
32 premises
 0%
401 premises

Climate

Maxwell Uranquinty
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)

Maxwell Uranquinty
PM2.5 7.7 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 23.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Maxwell Uranquinty
Average residential rate $1,254/yr
same for both
Council Wagga Wagga
same for both

Federal electorate

Maxwell Uranquinty
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Maxwell Uranquinty
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Maxwell

Family River Rural

Uranquinty

Affordable Rural

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