Nubba vs Wombat
Wombat is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 52 in Nubba. 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. In Wombat, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Nubba tends to suit people living alone, while Wombat suits families with children.
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
- Nubba carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 65/100)
- Wombat is already more of a family suburb (62% vs 53%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Nubba
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 29%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Nubba
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 17%)
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $220/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Nubba sits closer to the CBD (356.5 km vs 360.4 km)
- Wombat is more walkable (27/100 vs 8/100)
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)
- has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 20%)
- But Wombat is more walkable (27/100 vs 8/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Wombat
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (24.4% vs 1.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Nubba and Wombat 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
Wombat has more residents (280 vs 77); Nubba has higher household incomes ($94,224 vs $65,572).
| Nubba | Wombat | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 77 | 280 +264% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +1.3% | +24.4% |
| Median age | 52 | 47 |
| Median household income | $94,224/yr +30% vs other | $65,572/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk | $220/wk +10% vs other |
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 | Wombat | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $670,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Nubba | Wombat | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Wombat | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 48 across Hilltops same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -47% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Nubba | Wombat | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 24% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 62% of NSW | Higher than 28% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 55% of NSW | Higher than 73% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 62% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 20% of NSW | Higher than 19% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 40% of NSW | Higher than 53% of NSW |
Liveability
Wombat is more walkable (27 vs 8).
| Nubba | Wombat | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Wombat carries more crime risk (65 vs 0); Nubba carries more bushfire risk (63 vs 0).
| Nubba | Wombat | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 63/100 | None 0/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Nubba | Wombat | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Wombat
- Wombat Public School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Nubba | Wombat | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 18 same for both | |
Mobility
Wombat sits further from the CBD (360.4 km vs 356.5 km).
| Nubba | Wombat | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 8/100 | 27/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 356.5 km | 360.4 km +1% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 242 min | 240 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 2587 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 61 postcode 2587 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.5%).
Setting
| Nubba | Wombat | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 463 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 511 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Nubba | Wombat | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 27/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 31 premises | 0% 101 premises |
Climate
| Nubba | Wombat | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 541 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Nubba | Wombat | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $714/yr same for both | |
| Council | Hilltops same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Nubba | Wombat | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Riverina same for both | |
| Member | Michael Mccormack same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Nubba | Wombat | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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