Maybole vs Wandsworth

Maybole is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 50 in Wandsworth. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wandsworth, most households are couple families. On these figures, Maybole tends to suit families with children, while Wandsworth suits people living alone, couples, 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 11/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (59% vs 38%)
  • But Maybole has more separate houses rather than flats (127% vs 100%)

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

Renters

Maybole

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $225/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Wandsworth

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (415 min vs 439 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (544.1 km vs 552.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wandsworth

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 11/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 12%)

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

Investors

Maybole

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (18.6% vs 9.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Maybole 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.

Maybole 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.

Maybole Wandsworth
Walkability 0 / 0
Maybole — Walkability: 0/100 Wandsworth — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 89 / 100
Maybole — Safety: 89/100 Wandsworth — Safety: 100/100
Low fire risk 100 / 46
Maybole — Low fire risk: 100/100 Wandsworth — Low fire risk: 46/100

Demographics

Wandsworth has more residents (107 vs 51); Wandsworth rents higher ($225/wk vs $150/wk).

Maybole Wandsworth
Population 51 107
+110% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +18.6% +9.2%
Median age 41 50
Median household income $69,316/yr $84,500/yr
+22% vs other
Median weekly rent $150/wk $225/wk
+50% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Maybole Wandsworth
0-4 7.8% / 12.1%
Maybole — 0-4: 7.8% Wandsworth — 0-4: 12.1%
5-14 31.4% / 2.8%
Maybole — 5-14: 31.4% Wandsworth — 5-14: 2.8%
15-19 — / 5.6%
Maybole — 15-19: not among its largest Wandsworth — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 5.9% / 7.5%
Maybole — 20-24: 5.9% Wandsworth — 20-24: 7.5%
25-34 — / 3.7%
Maybole — 25-34: not among its largest Wandsworth — 25-34: 3.7%
35-44 21.6% / 11.2%
Maybole — 35-44: 21.6% Wandsworth — 35-44: 11.2%
45-54 25.5% / 13.1%
Maybole — 45-54: 25.5% Wandsworth — 45-54: 13.1%
55-64 5.9% / 21.5%
Maybole — 55-64: 5.9% Wandsworth — 55-64: 21.5%
65-74 11.8% / 7.5%
Maybole — 65-74: 11.8% Wandsworth — 65-74: 7.5%
75-84 — / 12.1%
Maybole — 75-84: not among its largest Wandsworth — 75-84: 12.1%
85+ — / 3.7%
Maybole — 85+: not among its largest Wandsworth — 85+: 3.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (31.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Maybole 38.5% couple families
Maybole — Couple Families: 38.5% Maybole — Lone Person: 23.1% Maybole — Group Household: 38.5%
Wandsworth 59.1% couple families
Wandsworth — Couple Families: 59.1% Wandsworth — Lone Person: 40.9% Wandsworth — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Maybole 0.0% renting
Maybole — Owned Outright: 71.4% Maybole — Mortgage: 28.6% Maybole — Renting: 0.0%
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.

Maybole 126.7% houses
Maybole — Houses: 126.7%
Wandsworth 100.0% houses
Wandsworth — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Maybole Wandsworth
Bachelor Degree 17.6% / 12.1%
Maybole — Bachelor Degree: 17.6% Wandsworth — Bachelor Degree: 12.1%
Certificate III & IV 13.7% / 10.3%
Maybole — Certificate III & IV: 13.7% Wandsworth — Certificate III & IV: 10.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 11.2%
Maybole — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Wandsworth — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).

Zoning mix

Maybole 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

Maybole Wandsworth
New dwellings approved 31
across Inverell
 77
across Armidale
Approvals change year on year +0% -76%

Ranking within NSW

Maybole Wandsworth
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 33% of NSW Higher than 53% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 27% of NSW Higher than 17% of NSW
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 2% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 14% of NSW Higher than 9% of NSW

Liveability

Maybole Wandsworth
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Wandsworth carries more bushfire risk (54 vs 0); Maybole carries more crime risk (11 vs 0).

Maybole Wandsworth
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
54/100
Crime Low
11/100
 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

Maybole 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

Maybole Wandsworth
Parks & reserves 0 2
Waterways 0 10

Mobility

Maybole sits further from the CBD (552.4 km vs 544.1 km).

Maybole Wandsworth
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 552.4 km
+2% vs other
 544.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 439 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.

Maybole Wandsworth
Worked from Home 30.0% / 70.0%
Maybole — Worked from Home: 30.0% Wandsworth — Worked from Home: 70.0%
Car (driver) 55.0% / 30.0%
Maybole — Car (driver): 55.0% Wandsworth — Car (driver): 30.0%
Walked Only 15.0% / —
Maybole — Walked Only: 15.0% Wandsworth — Walked Only: not among its largest

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

Setting

Maybole Wandsworth
Elevation 1,340 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 1,166 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Maybole Wandsworth
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
16 premises
 0%
21 premises

Climate

Maybole Wandsworth
Annual rainfall 817 mm 906 mm
Summer max (Jan) 26.0°C 24.0°C
Winter min (Jul) 1.6°C 1.5°C

Council rates

Maybole Wandsworth
Average residential rate $1,170/yr $1,477/yr
Council Inverell Armidale

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Maybole

Family Rural

Wandsworth

Rural Young Families

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