Narara vs Wyoming

Narara is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 42 in Wyoming. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Narara, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Narara tends to suit couples, while Wyoming suits people living alone 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

Narara

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (17 vs 7)
  • carries lower crime risk (49/100 vs 67/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (70% vs 56%)
  • But Wyoming has more childcare (8 vs 5)

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

First-home buyers

Narara

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 32%)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Narara

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (22% vs 28%)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

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

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wyoming

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (23% vs 13%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 15%)
  • But Narara carries lower crime risk (49/100 vs 67/100)

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

Investors

They split

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

  • Narara is growing faster (6.8% vs -0.2%)
  • Wyoming returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.2% vs 3.6%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Narara Wyoming
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.

Narara Wyoming
Walkability 63 / 66
Narara — Walkability: 63/100 Wyoming — Walkability: 66/100
Safety 51 / 33
Narara — Safety: 51/100 Wyoming — Safety: 33/100
Low fire risk 44 / 57
Narara — Low fire risk: 44/100 Wyoming — Low fire risk: 57/100

Demographics

Narara has higher household incomes ($98,592 vs $73,216); Wyoming skews older (42 vs 38).

Narara Wyoming
Population 8,471 10,111
+19% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.8% -0.2%
Median age 38 42
Median household income $98,592/yr
+26% vs other
 $73,216/yr
Median weekly rent $420/wk
+7% vs other
 $390/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Narara Wyoming
0-4 6.5% / 5.8%
Narara — 0-4: 6.5% Wyoming — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 14.4% / 12.7%
Narara — 5-14: 14.4% Wyoming — 5-14: 12.7%
15-19 6.1% / 5.7%
Narara — 15-19: 6.1% Wyoming — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 5.1% / 5.0%
Narara — 20-24: 5.1% Wyoming — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 12.4% / 12.0%
Narara — 25-34: 12.4% Wyoming — 25-34: 12.0%
35-44 14.2% / 12.1%
Narara — 35-44: 14.2% Wyoming — 35-44: 12.1%
45-54 13.6% / 11.2%
Narara — 45-54: 13.6% Wyoming — 45-54: 11.2%
55-64 12.6% / 11.1%
Narara — 55-64: 12.6% Wyoming — 55-64: 11.1%
65-74 9.9% / 10.9%
Narara — 65-74: 9.9% Wyoming — 65-74: 10.9%
75-84 4.1% / 8.4%
Narara — 75-84: 4.1% Wyoming — 75-84: 8.4%
85+ 1.1% / 4.8%
Narara — 85+: 1.1% Wyoming — 85+: 4.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Narara 50.2% couple families
Narara — Couple Families: 50.2% Narara — Lone Person: 26.0% Narara — One Parent Families: 19.5% Narara — Group Household: 3.4% Narara — Other Families: 0.9%
Wyoming 37.4% couple families
Wyoming — Couple Families: 37.4% Wyoming — Lone Person: 38.6% Wyoming — One Parent Families: 18.9% Wyoming — Group Household: 3.6% Wyoming — Other Families: 1.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Narara 20.5% renting
Narara — Owned Outright: 31.8% Narara — Mortgage: 47.7% Narara — Renting: 20.5%
Wyoming 27.7% renting
Wyoming — Owned Outright: 31.6% Wyoming — Mortgage: 40.7% Wyoming — Renting: 27.7%
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.

Narara Wyoming
England 4.8% / 5.0%
Narara — England: 4.8% Wyoming — England: 5.0%
New Zealand 1.6% / 2.0%
Narara — New Zealand: 1.6% Wyoming — New Zealand: 2.0%
India 1.7% / 1.0%
Narara — India: 1.7% Wyoming — India: 1.0%
Philippines 1.0% / 1.3%
Narara — Philippines: 1.0% Wyoming — Philippines: 1.3%
China 1.1% / 0.7%
Narara — China: 1.1% Wyoming — China: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.0%).

Qualifications

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

Narara Wyoming
Certificate III & IV 17.0% / 16.0%
Narara — Certificate III & IV: 17.0% Wyoming — Certificate III & IV: 16.0%
Bachelor Degree 12.7% / 10.5%
Narara — Bachelor Degree: 12.7% Wyoming — Bachelor Degree: 10.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.1% / 7.9%
Narara — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1% Wyoming — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9%
Postgraduate Degree 3.4% / 2.8%
Narara — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4% Wyoming — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 1.5%
Narara — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Wyoming — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Narara 87.4% houses
Narara — Houses: 87.4% Narara — Townhouses: 11.8% Narara — Flats / Apartments: 0.8%
Wyoming 76.9% houses
Wyoming — Houses: 76.9% Wyoming — Townhouses: 19.6% Wyoming — Flats / Apartments: 3.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Narara Wyoming
Median house price $1,020,000 $970,000
Median unit price $635,000 $600,000
Median land price $1,167,500 $1,305,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 21 days
from 74 sales
 25 days
from 149 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.

Narara Wyoming
3 bed $940K / $911K
Narara — 3 bed: $940K (59 sales) Wyoming — 3 bed: $911K (119 sales)

59 vs 119 sales

4 bed $1.13M / $1.08M
Narara — 4 bed: $1.13M (38 sales) Wyoming — 4 bed: $1.08M (75 sales)

38 vs 75 sales

5 bed $1.18M / $1.02M
Narara — 5 bed: $1.18M (15 sales) Wyoming — 5 bed: $1.02M (20 sales)

15 vs 20 sales

Zoning mix

Narara Wyoming
Residential 36% 51%
Environmental 45% 37%
Parks and recreation 7% 6%
Rural and farming 6% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 6% 2%
Industrial 0% 3%
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

Narara Wyoming
New dwellings approved 1,441
across Central Coast (NSW)
same for both
Approvals change year on year +67%
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.

Narara Wyoming
Houses 3.6%
$700/wk on $1M
 4.2%
$780/wk on $977K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Narara Wyoming
House price Higher than 53% of NSW Higher than 45% of NSW
Income Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 40% of NSW
Schools Higher than 54% of NSW Higher than 70% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 86% of NSW Higher than 87% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 61% of NSW Higher than 46% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 83% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 92% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 52% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW

Liveability

Narara Wyoming
Grade B
same for both
Score 49/100
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Wyoming carries more crime risk (67 vs 49); Narara carries more bushfire risk (56 vs 43).

Narara Wyoming
Bushfire Moderate
56/100
 Moderate
43/100
Crime Moderate
49/100
 Moderate
67/100
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 5
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Narara Wyoming
Inside the suburb 4 3
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 1
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
The University of Newcastle (Central Coast), 9.2 km
 None

Schools in Narara

  • Narara Valley High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • St Philip's Christian College - Gosford Independent · Combined below peers
  • Glenvale School Government · Combined · Special school
  • St Philip's Christian College Dynamic Learning - Gosford Independent · Combined · Special school

Schools in Wyoming

  • Wyoming Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Valley View Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Narara Wyoming
Supermarkets 0 3
Cafes & restaurants 2 8
Parks & reserves 17 7
Childcare 5 8
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 3
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 4
Waterways 11 24

Mobility

Narara Wyoming
Walkability score 63/100 66/100
Distance to Sydney 78.8 km 79.7 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 72 min 74 min
Public transport score 87/100
Rail · Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 162.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 170.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 2250
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 36
postcode 2250
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.

Narara Wyoming
Car (driver) 59.5% / 58.3%
Narara — Car (driver): 59.5% Wyoming — Car (driver): 58.3%
Worked from Home 32.0% / 31.5%
Narara — Worked from Home: 32.0% Wyoming — Worked from Home: 31.5%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / 4.9%
Narara — Car (passenger): 4.5% Wyoming — Car (passenger): 4.9%
Train 2.2% / 2.5%
Narara — Train: 2.2% Wyoming — Train: 2.5%
Bus 0.8% / 1.2%
Narara — Bus: 0.8% Wyoming — Bus: 1.2%
Walked Only 0.6% / 1.3%
Narara — Walked Only: 0.6% Wyoming — Walked Only: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (59.5%).

Setting

Narara Wyoming
Elevation 8 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 48 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.0 km 8.2 km

NBN connectivity

Narara Wyoming
Connectivity score 79/100 85/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 61%
3,312 premises
 72%
4,869 premises

Climate

Narara Wyoming
Annual rainfall 1,272 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 10.6°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Narara Wyoming
PM2.5 5.1 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.36 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Narara Wyoming
Average residential rate $1,409/yr
same for both
Council Central Coast (NSW)
same for both

Federal electorate

Narara Wyoming
Division Robertson Dobell
Member Gordon Reid Emma Mcbride
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Narara Wyoming
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Narara

Large Blocks Parks Quiet Regional Centre River Transport Hub

Wyoming

Parks Regional Centre River

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