Mount Fairy vs Bungendore

Bungendore is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 46 in Mount Fairy. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mount Fairy, about half of households are couple families. In Bungendore, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Mount Fairy: a median of $1.27 million, against $1.05 million in Bungendore, though rent is higher in Bungendore. On these figures, Mount Fairy tends to suit people living alone, while Bungendore suits families with children, couples, and 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

Bungendore

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (9 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • But Mount Fairy carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 45/100)

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

First-home buyers

Bungendore

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,050,000 vs $1,275,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Mount Fairy has cheaper rent ($410/wk vs $510/wk)
  • Bungendore has a bigger rental market to choose from (14% vs 3%)

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

Commuting to the city

Mount Fairy

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (253.4 km vs 281.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Mount Fairy carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 45/100)
  • Bungendore has more GPs (2 vs 0)

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

Investors

Mount Fairy

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (19.0% vs 13.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mount Fairy Bungendore
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.

Mount Fairy Bungendore
Walkability 0 / 0
Mount Fairy — Walkability: 0/100 Bungendore — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 72 / 55
Mount Fairy — Safety: 72/100 Bungendore — Safety: 55/100
Low fire risk 48 / 38
Mount Fairy — Low fire risk: 48/100 Bungendore — Low fire risk: 38/100

Demographics

Bungendore has more residents (4,745 vs 244); Bungendore has higher household incomes ($151,944 vs $120,848).

Mount Fairy Bungendore
Population 244 4,745
+1845% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +19.0% +13.6%
Median age 46 38
Median household income $120,848/yr $151,944/yr
+26% vs other
Median weekly rent $410/wk $510/wk
+24% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Fairy Bungendore
0-4 4.9% / 7.3%
Mount Fairy — 0-4: 4.9% Bungendore — 0-4: 7.3%
5-14 11.9% / 15.7%
Mount Fairy — 5-14: 11.9% Bungendore — 5-14: 15.7%
15-19 5.3% / 5.8%
Mount Fairy — 15-19: 5.3% Bungendore — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 1.6% / 4.7%
Mount Fairy — 20-24: 1.6% Bungendore — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 11.9% / 11.4%
Mount Fairy — 25-34: 11.9% Bungendore — 25-34: 11.4%
35-44 12.7% / 15.4%
Mount Fairy — 35-44: 12.7% Bungendore — 35-44: 15.4%
45-54 15.6% / 15.0%
Mount Fairy — 45-54: 15.6% Bungendore — 45-54: 15.0%
55-64 17.2% / 12.5%
Mount Fairy — 55-64: 17.2% Bungendore — 55-64: 12.5%
65-74 11.5% / 7.9%
Mount Fairy — 65-74: 11.5% Bungendore — 65-74: 7.9%
75-84 5.7% / 3.5%
Mount Fairy — 75-84: 5.7% Bungendore — 75-84: 3.5%
85+ — / 0.8%
Mount Fairy — 85+: not among its largest Bungendore — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount Fairy 54.2% couple families
Mount Fairy — Couple Families: 54.2% Mount Fairy — Lone Person: 31.2% Mount Fairy — One Parent Families: 14.6% Mount Fairy — Group Household: 0.0% Mount Fairy — Other Families: 0.0%
Bungendore 65.9% couple families
Bungendore — Couple Families: 65.9% Bungendore — Lone Person: 20.2% Bungendore — One Parent Families: 12.3% Bungendore — Group Household: 1.1% Bungendore — Other Families: 0.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mount Fairy 3.3% renting
Mount Fairy — Owned Outright: 39.6% Mount Fairy — Mortgage: 57.1% Mount Fairy — Renting: 3.3%
Bungendore 13.8% renting
Bungendore — Owned Outright: 26.6% Bungendore — Mortgage: 59.6% Bungendore — Renting: 13.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Mount Fairy Bungendore
Certificate III & IV 15.6% / 14.7%
Mount Fairy — Certificate III & IV: 15.6% Bungendore — Certificate III & IV: 14.7%
Bachelor Degree 13.9% / 12.5%
Mount Fairy — Bachelor Degree: 13.9% Bungendore — Bachelor Degree: 12.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.6% / 10.3%
Mount Fairy — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6% Bungendore — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.3%
Postgraduate Degree 9.8% / 7.1%
Mount Fairy — Postgraduate Degree: 9.8% Bungendore — Postgraduate Degree: 7.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.1% / 2.8%
Mount Fairy — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.1% Bungendore — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.6%).

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.

Mount Fairy Bungendore
England 3.7% / 4.8%
Mount Fairy — England: 3.7% Bungendore — England: 4.8%
New Zealand 1.2% / 1.4%
Mount Fairy — New Zealand: 1.2% Bungendore — New Zealand: 1.4%
China 1.2% / —
Mount Fairy — China: 1.2% Bungendore — China: not among its largest
Scotland — / 0.6%
Mount Fairy — Scotland: not among its largest Bungendore — Scotland: 0.6%
South Africa — / 0.5%
Mount Fairy — South Africa: not among its largest Bungendore — South Africa: 0.5%
Germany — / 0.5%
Mount Fairy — Germany: not among its largest Bungendore — Germany: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount Fairy 98.9% houses
Mount Fairy — Houses: 98.9% Mount Fairy — Townhouses: 0.0% Mount Fairy — Flats / Apartments: 1.1%
Bungendore 94.4% houses
Bungendore — Houses: 94.4% Bungendore — Townhouses: 3.6% Bungendore — Flats / Apartments: 2.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Mount Fairy Bungendore
Median house price $1,275,000 $1,050,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $545,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 51 days
from 65 sales

Zoning mix

Mount Fairy has more rural and farming land (99% vs 83%); Bungendore has more land zoned for conservation (14% vs 0%).

Mount Fairy Bungendore
Rural and farming 99% 83%
Environmental 0% 14%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 2%
Residential 0% 1%
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

Mount Fairy Bungendore
New dwellings approved 510
across Queanbeyan-Palerang
same for both
Approvals change year on year +231%
same for both

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.

Mount Fairy Bungendore
Houses — 3.7%
$850/wk on $1.2M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Mount Fairy Bungendore
House price Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 55% of NSW
Income Higher than 84% of NSW Higher than 95% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 39% of NSW Higher than 24% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 48% of NSW Higher than 84% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 49% of NSW Higher than 92% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 20% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 55% of NSW

Liveability

Mount Fairy Bungendore
Grade — C
Score — 44/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Bungendore carries more crime risk (45 vs 28); Bungendore carries more bushfire risk (62 vs 52).

Mount Fairy Bungendore
Bushfire Moderate
52/100
 Moderate
62/100
Crime Low
28/100
 Moderate
45/100
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

Mount Fairy Bungendore
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 2

Schools in Mount Fairy

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

Schools in Bungendore

  • Bungendore High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • Bungendore Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Mount Fairy Bungendore
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 6
Parks & reserves 0 9
Childcare 0 4
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 1
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 27 23

Mobility

Bungendore sits further from the CBD (281.8 km vs 253.4 km).

Mount Fairy Bungendore
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 253.4 km 281.8 km
+11% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 189 min 188 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2580
 1.8%
postcode 2621
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 41
postcode 2580
 75
postcode 2621

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.

Mount Fairy Bungendore
Car (driver) 64.5% / 76.4%
Mount Fairy — Car (driver): 64.5% Bungendore — Car (driver): 76.4%
Worked from Home 26.4% / 15.5%
Mount Fairy — Worked from Home: 26.4% Bungendore — Worked from Home: 15.5%
Walked Only 5.5% / 2.7%
Mount Fairy — Walked Only: 5.5% Bungendore — Walked Only: 2.7%
Car (passenger) 3.6% / 4.6%
Mount Fairy — Car (passenger): 3.6% Bungendore — Car (passenger): 4.6%
Bus — / 0.5%
Mount Fairy — Bus: not among its largest Bungendore — Bus: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.4%).

Setting

Mount Fairy Bungendore
Elevation 730 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 725 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mount Fairy Bungendore
Connectivity score 15/100 73/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
73 premises
 55%
2,142 premises

Climate

Mount Fairy Bungendore
Annual rainfall 718 mm 622 mm
Summer max (Jan) 25.8°C 28.5°C
Winter min (Jul) 1.0°C 0.8°C

Council rates

Mount Fairy Bungendore
Average residential rate $1,751/yr
same for both
Council Queanbeyan-Palerang
same for both

Federal electorate

Mount Fairy Bungendore
Division Eden-monaro
same for both
Member Kristy Mcbain
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mount Fairy Bungendore
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mount Fairy

River Rural

Bungendore

Family Rural

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