Oura vs Wantabadgery

Oura is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 48 in Wantabadgery. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Oura, most households are couple families. On these figures, Oura tends to suit families with children and couples, while Wantabadgery 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

Oura

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (82% vs 65%)
  • But Wantabadgery carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 86/100)

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

First-home buyers

Oura

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 27%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Oura

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 17%)
  • has cheaper rent ($175/wk vs $250/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Wantabadgery

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (271 min vs 278 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (421 km vs 429.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wantabadgery

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 86/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 13%)

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

Investors

Oura

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.3% vs -2.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Oura Wantabadgery
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.

Oura Wantabadgery
Walkability 0 / 0
Oura — Walkability: 0/100 Wantabadgery — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 14 / 84
Oura — Safety: 14/100 Wantabadgery — Safety: 84/100
Low fire risk 59 / 88
Oura — Low fire risk: 59/100 Wantabadgery — Low fire risk: 88/100

Demographics

Wantabadgery rents higher ($250/wk vs $175/wk); Oura has more residents (246 vs 183).

Oura Wantabadgery
Population 246
+26% vs other
 183
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.3% -2.1%
Median age 36 48
Median household income $100,724/yr
+24% vs other
 $76,336/yr
Median weekly rent $175/wk $250/wk
+43% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Oura Wantabadgery
0-4 6.5% / 3.3%
Oura — 0-4: 6.5% Wantabadgery — 0-4: 3.3%
5-14 14.6% / 13.1%
Oura — 5-14: 14.6% Wantabadgery — 5-14: 13.1%
15-19 7.7% / 6.0%
Oura — 15-19: 7.7% Wantabadgery — 15-19: 6.0%
20-24 5.7% / 2.2%
Oura — 20-24: 5.7% Wantabadgery — 20-24: 2.2%
25-34 9.8% / 11.5%
Oura — 25-34: 9.8% Wantabadgery — 25-34: 11.5%
35-44 15.9% / 10.4%
Oura — 35-44: 15.9% Wantabadgery — 35-44: 10.4%
45-54 13.4% / 14.2%
Oura — 45-54: 13.4% Wantabadgery — 45-54: 14.2%
55-64 13.8% / 20.2%
Oura — 55-64: 13.8% Wantabadgery — 55-64: 20.2%
65-74 7.7% / 13.7%
Oura — 65-74: 7.7% Wantabadgery — 65-74: 13.7%
75-84 4.9% / 8.2%
Oura — 75-84: 4.9% Wantabadgery — 75-84: 8.2%
85+ — / 2.7%
Oura — 85+: not among its largest Wantabadgery — 85+: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Oura 68.9% couple families
Oura — Couple Families: 68.9% Oura — Lone Person: 17.8% Oura — One Parent Families: 13.3%
Wantabadgery 44.9% couple families
Wantabadgery — Couple Families: 44.9% Wantabadgery — Lone Person: 34.7% Wantabadgery — One Parent Families: 20.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Oura 11.4% renting
Oura — Owned Outright: 37.1% Oura — Mortgage: 51.4% Oura — Renting: 11.4%
Wantabadgery 9.4% renting
Wantabadgery — Owned Outright: 59.4% Wantabadgery — Mortgage: 31.2% Wantabadgery — Renting: 9.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Oura 104.2% houses
Oura — Houses: 104.2% Oura — Townhouses: 0.0% Oura — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Wantabadgery 94.4% houses
Wantabadgery — Houses: 94.4% Wantabadgery — Townhouses: 4.2% Wantabadgery — Flats / Apartments: 1.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Oura Wantabadgery
Certificate III & IV 14.2% / 23.0%
Oura — Certificate III & IV: 14.2% Wantabadgery — Certificate III & IV: 23.0%
Bachelor Degree 11.0% / 11.5%
Oura — Bachelor Degree: 11.0% Wantabadgery — Bachelor Degree: 11.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.3% / 6.0%
Oura — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3% Wantabadgery — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0%
Postgraduate Degree 3.7% / —
Oura — Postgraduate Degree: 3.7% Wantabadgery — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.7%
Oura — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Wantabadgery — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.0%).

Property market

Oura Wantabadgery
Median house price $799,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Oura Wantabadgery
Rural and farming 99%
same for both
Environmental 1% 0%
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

Oura Wantabadgery
New dwellings approved 548
across Wagga Wagga
 12
across Junee
Approvals change year on year +139% +0%

Ranking within NSW

Oura Wantabadgery
House price Higher than 33% of NSW —
Income Higher than 69% of NSW Higher than 44% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 40% of NSW Higher than 37% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 79% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 39% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 48% of NSW Higher than 26% of NSW

Liveability

Oura Wantabadgery
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Oura carries more crime risk (86 vs 16); Oura carries more bushfire risk (41 vs 12).

Oura Wantabadgery
Bushfire Moderate
41/100
 Low
12/100
Crime High
86/100
 Low
16/100
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

Oura Wantabadgery
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Oura Wantabadgery
Parks & reserves 1 3
Childcare 3 0
Waterways 10 16

Mobility

Oura sits further from the CBD (429.3 km vs 421 km).

Oura Wantabadgery
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 429.3 km
+2% vs other
 421 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 278 min 271 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2650
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 45
postcode 2650
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.

Oura Wantabadgery
Car (driver) 82.1% / 59.2%
Oura — Car (driver): 82.1% Wantabadgery — Car (driver): 59.2%
Worked from Home 9.8% / 36.8%
Oura — Worked from Home: 9.8% Wantabadgery — Worked from Home: 36.8%
Car (passenger) 3.6% / 3.9%
Oura — Car (passenger): 3.6% Wantabadgery — Car (passenger): 3.9%
Walked Only 4.5% / —
Oura — Walked Only: 4.5% Wantabadgery — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.1%).

Setting

Oura Wantabadgery
Elevation 285 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 283 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Oura Wantabadgery
Connectivity score 29/100 17/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
107 premises
 0%
56 premises

Climate

Oura Wantabadgery
Annual rainfall 565 mm 559 mm
Summer max (Jan) 31.8°C —
Winter min (Jul) 3.4°C —

Council rates

Oura Wantabadgery
Average residential rate $1,254/yr $997/yr
Council Wagga Wagga Junee

Federal electorate

Oura Wantabadgery
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Oura Wantabadgery
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Oura

Rural

Wantabadgery

Rural

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