Old Junee vs Junee

Junee is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 52 in Old Junee. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Old Junee: a median of $776,000, against $492,000 in Junee. On these figures, Old Junee tends to suit older residents, while Junee suits 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

Junee

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (18 vs 1)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (4 vs 0)
  • But Old Junee carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 61/100)

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

First-home buyers

Junee

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($492,500 vs $776,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 30%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Junee

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (30% vs 10%)

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

Commuting to the city

Junee

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (80/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (283 min vs 295 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (436.4 km vs 446.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Old Junee

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 18%)
  • carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 61/100)
  • But Junee is more walkable (80/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Junee

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (2.9% vs -3.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Old Junee Junee
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.

Old Junee Junee
Walkability 0 / 80
Old Junee — Walkability: 0/100 Junee — Walkability: 80/100
Safety 61 / 39
Old Junee — Safety: 61/100 Junee — Safety: 39/100
Low fire risk 82 / 100
Old Junee — Low fire risk: 82/100 Junee — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Junee has more residents (5,066 vs 254); Old Junee skews older (52 vs 39).

Old Junee Junee
Population 254 5,066
+1894% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.4% +2.9%
Median age 52 39
Median household income $68,224/yr $70,408/yr
+3% vs other
Median weekly rent $258/wk $260/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Old Junee Junee
0-4 3.1% / 5.1%
Old Junee — 0-4: 3.1% Junee — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 14.6% / 10.5%
Old Junee — 5-14: 14.6% Junee — 5-14: 10.5%
15-19 2.8% / 5.0%
Old Junee — 15-19: 2.8% Junee — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 5.1% / 6.1%
Old Junee — 20-24: 5.1% Junee — 20-24: 6.1%
25-34 5.9% / 15.5%
Old Junee — 25-34: 5.9% Junee — 25-34: 15.5%
35-44 7.9% / 14.1%
Old Junee — 35-44: 7.9% Junee — 35-44: 14.1%
45-54 12.2% / 12.8%
Old Junee — 45-54: 12.2% Junee — 45-54: 12.8%
55-64 17.7% / 12.6%
Old Junee — 55-64: 17.7% Junee — 55-64: 12.6%
65-74 17.3% / 10.4%
Old Junee — 65-74: 17.3% Junee — 65-74: 10.4%
75-84 10.2% / 6.0%
Old Junee — 75-84: 10.2% Junee — 75-84: 6.0%
85+ 2.0% / 2.0%
Old Junee — 85+: 2.0% Junee — 85+: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Old Junee 41.5% lone person
Old Junee — Lone Person: 41.5% Old Junee — Couple Families: 41.5% Old Junee — One Parent Families: 16.9% Old Junee — Group Household: 0.0% Old Junee — Other Families: 0.0%
Junee 40.8% lone person
Junee — Lone Person: 40.8% Junee — Couple Families: 34.6% Junee — One Parent Families: 18.6% Junee — Group Household: 4.4% Junee — Other Families: 1.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Old Junee 10.4% renting
Old Junee — Owned Outright: 56.2% Old Junee — Mortgage: 33.3% Old Junee — Renting: 10.4%
Junee 30.1% renting
Junee — Owned Outright: 37.9% Junee — Mortgage: 32.0% Junee — Renting: 30.1%
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.

Old Junee Junee
England 4.3% / 1.3%
Old Junee — England: 4.3% Junee — England: 1.3%
China — / 1.8%
Old Junee — China: not among its largest Junee — China: 1.8%
New Zealand — / 1.0%
Old Junee — New Zealand: not among its largest Junee — New Zealand: 1.0%
Malaysia — / 0.8%
Old Junee — Malaysia: not among its largest Junee — Malaysia: 0.8%
Fiji — / 0.8%
Old Junee — Fiji: not among its largest Junee — Fiji: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.3%).

Qualifications

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

Old Junee Junee
Certificate III & IV 16.5% / 15.9%
Old Junee — Certificate III & IV: 16.5% Junee — Certificate III & IV: 15.9%
Bachelor Degree 7.9% / 4.4%
Old Junee — Bachelor Degree: 7.9% Junee — Bachelor Degree: 4.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.9% / 4.5%
Old Junee — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.9% Junee — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5%
Postgraduate Degree 2.0% / 0.8%
Old Junee — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0% Junee — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.0%
Old Junee — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Junee — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Old Junee 100.0% houses
Old Junee — Houses: 100.0% Old Junee — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Old Junee — Townhouses: 0.0%
Junee 92.6% houses
Junee — Houses: 92.6% Junee — Flats / Apartments: 5.5% Junee — Townhouses: 1.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Old Junee Junee
Median house price $776,000 $492,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $249,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 44 days
from 56 sales

Zoning mix

Old Junee has more rural and farming land (99% vs 69%).

Old Junee Junee
Rural and farming 99% 69%
Residential 0% 19%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 6%
Industrial 0% 4%
Parks and recreation 0% 2%
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

Old Junee Junee
New dwellings approved 12
across Junee
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
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.

Old Junee Junee
Houses — 4.0%
$450/wk on $585K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Old Junee Junee
House price Higher than 17% of NSW Higher than 13% of NSW
Income Higher than 31% of NSW Higher than 34% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 98% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 36% of NSW Higher than 92% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 79% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 3% of NSW Higher than 27% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 70% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 73% of NSW

Liveability

Junee is more walkable (80 vs 0).

Old Junee Junee
Grade — B
Score — 58/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Old Junee carries more bushfire risk (18 vs 0); Junee carries more crime risk (61 vs 39).

Old Junee Junee
Bushfire Low
18/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
39/100
 Moderate
61/100
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

Old Junee Junee
Inside the suburb 0 4
Rated above peers 0 4
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Old Junee

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

Schools in Junee

  • Junee High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Junee North Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Junee Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Joseph's Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Old Junee Junee
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 1 18
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 2
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 4
Waterways 8 15

Mobility

Old Junee sits further from the CBD (446.8 km vs 436.4 km).

Old Junee Junee
Walkability score 0/100 80/100
Distance to Sydney 446.8 km
+2% vs other
 436.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 295 min 283 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2652
 0.2%
postcode 2663
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 2652
 46
postcode 2663

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.

Old Junee Junee
Car (driver) 56.0% / 79.3%
Old Junee — Car (driver): 56.0% Junee — Car (driver): 79.3%
Worked from Home 30.2% / 5.8%
Old Junee — Worked from Home: 30.2% Junee — Worked from Home: 5.8%
Car (passenger) 6.9% / 9.9%
Old Junee — Car (passenger): 6.9% Junee — Car (passenger): 9.9%
Walked Only 6.9% / 4.3%
Old Junee — Walked Only: 6.9% Junee — Walked Only: 4.3%
Bus — / 0.8%
Old Junee — Bus: not among its largest Junee — Bus: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.3%).

Setting

Old Junee Junee
Elevation 308 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 294 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Old Junee Junee
Connectivity score 30/100 61/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
117 premises
 34%
2,159 premises

Climate

Old Junee Junee
Annual rainfall 559 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Old Junee Junee
Average residential rate $997/yr
same for both
Council Junee
same for both

Federal electorate

Old Junee Junee
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Old Junee Junee
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Old Junee

Retirees Rural

Junee

Acreage Affordable Parks

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