Nubba vs Wallendbeen
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Nubba, about half of households are 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
Nubba
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 65/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Nubba
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (356.5 km vs 363.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Nubba
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 65/100)
- is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Wallendbeen
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (15.0% vs 1.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Nubba and Wallendbeen drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Wallendbeen has more residents (299 vs 77); Nubba has higher household incomes ($94,224 vs $73,632).
| Nubba | Wallendbeen | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 77 | 299 +288% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +1.3% | +15.0% |
| Median age | 52 | 54 |
| Median household income | $94,224/yr +22% vs other | $73,632/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk same for both | |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.9%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Nubba | Wallendbeen | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $380,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Nubba | Wallendbeen | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% same for both | |
| 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
| Nubba | Wallendbeen | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 48 across Hilltops | 26 across Cootamundra-Gundagai |
| Approvals change year on year | -47% | +167% |
Ranking within NSW
| Nubba | Wallendbeen | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 10% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 62% of NSW | Higher than 41% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 55% of NSW | Higher than 29% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 92% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 20% of NSW | Higher than 81% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 40% of NSW | Higher than 34% of NSW |
Liveability
Nubba is more walkable (8 vs 0).
| Nubba | Wallendbeen | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Wallendbeen carries more crime risk (65 vs 0).
| Nubba | Wallendbeen | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 63/100 | Moderate 55/100 |
| Crime | None 0/100 | Moderate 65/100 |
| 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
| Nubba | Wallendbeen | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Nubba
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Wallendbeen
- Wallendbeen Public School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Nubba | Wallendbeen | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 3 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 18 | 9 |
Mobility
Wallendbeen sits further from the CBD (363.7 km vs 356.5 km).
| Nubba | Wallendbeen | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 8/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 356.5 km | 363.7 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 242 min same for both | |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 2587 | 1.0% postcode 2588 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 61 postcode 2587 | 74 postcode 2588 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.0%).
Setting
| Nubba | Wallendbeen | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 463 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 494 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Nubba | Wallendbeen | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 27/100 | 24/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 31 premises | 0% 43 premises |
Climate
| Nubba | Wallendbeen | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 541 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Nubba | Wallendbeen | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $714/yr | $974/yr |
| Council | Hilltops | Cootamundra-Gundagai |
Federal electorate
| Nubba | Wallendbeen | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Riverina same for both | |
| Member | Michael Mccormack same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Nubba | Wallendbeen | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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