Paddys River vs Wingello

Paddys River is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 43 in Wingello. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Paddys River, the large majority of households are couple families. In Wingello, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Paddys River: a median of $1.18 million, against $1 million in Wingello, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Paddys River tends to suit couples, while Wingello suits people living alone, families with children, 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

Paddys River

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (80% vs 66%)

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

First-home buyers

Wingello

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($500,000 vs $660,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,000,000 vs $1,177,000)
  • But Paddys River leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 30%)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Wingello

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $975/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 52%)
  • But Paddys River has a bigger rental market to choose from (30% vs 14%)

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

Commuting to the city

Paddys River

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (102 min vs 118 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (150.4 km vs 161 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wingello

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 11%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Paddys River

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (106.5% vs 12.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Paddys River Wingello
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.

Paddys River Wingello
Walkability 0 / 0
Paddys River — Walkability: 0/100 Wingello — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 11 / 21
Paddys River — Low fire risk: 11/100 Wingello — Low fire risk: 21/100

Demographics

Wingello has more residents (647 vs 64); Paddys River rents higher ($975/wk vs $300/wk).

Paddys River Wingello
Population 64 647
+911% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +106.5% +12.9%
Median age 36 43
Median household income $97,448/yr
+18% vs other
 $80,184/yr
Median weekly rent $975/wk
+69% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Paddys River Wingello
0-4 10.9% / 5.9%
Paddys River — 0-4: 10.9% Wingello — 0-4: 5.9%
5-14 — / 13.0%
Paddys River — 5-14: not among its largest Wingello — 5-14: 13.0%
15-19 6.2% / 3.6%
Paddys River — 15-19: 6.2% Wingello — 15-19: 3.6%
20-24 4.7% / 4.6%
Paddys River — 20-24: 4.7% Wingello — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 20.3% / 12.7%
Paddys River — 25-34: 20.3% Wingello — 25-34: 12.7%
35-44 6.2% / 11.1%
Paddys River — 35-44: 6.2% Wingello — 35-44: 11.1%
45-54 6.2% / 11.9%
Paddys River — 45-54: 6.2% Wingello — 45-54: 11.9%
55-64 7.8% / 14.8%
Paddys River — 55-64: 7.8% Wingello — 55-64: 14.8%
65-74 10.9% / 15.3%
Paddys River — 65-74: 10.9% Wingello — 65-74: 15.3%
75-84 — / 7.6%
Paddys River — 75-84: not among its largest Wingello — 75-84: 7.6%
85+ — / 0.5%
Paddys River — 85+: not among its largest Wingello — 85+: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Paddys River 80.0% couple families
Paddys River — Couple Families: 80.0% Paddys River — Lone Person: 20.0% Paddys River — One Parent Families: 0.0% Paddys River — Group Household: 0.0%
Wingello 49.1% couple families
Wingello — Couple Families: 49.1% Wingello — Lone Person: 32.5% Wingello — One Parent Families: 16.6% Wingello — Group Household: 1.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Paddys River 30.0% renting
Paddys River — Owned Outright: 40.0% Paddys River — Mortgage: 30.0% Paddys River — Renting: 30.0%
Wingello 13.5% renting
Wingello — Owned Outright: 44.5% Wingello — Mortgage: 41.9% Wingello — Renting: 13.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Paddys River Wingello
Certificate III & IV 20.3% / 21.9%
Paddys River — Certificate III & IV: 20.3% Wingello — Certificate III & IV: 21.9%
Bachelor Degree 14.1% / 11.0%
Paddys River — Bachelor Degree: 14.1% Wingello — Bachelor Degree: 11.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.7% / 4.9%
Paddys River — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.7% Wingello — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.3%
Paddys River — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Wingello — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.7%
Paddys River — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Wingello — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).

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.

Paddys River Wingello
France 4.7% / —
Paddys River — France: 4.7% Wingello — France: not among its largest
England — / 3.1%
Paddys River — England: not among its largest Wingello — England: 3.1%
Germany — / 1.4%
Paddys River — Germany: not among its largest Wingello — Germany: 1.4%
New Zealand — / 1.2%
Paddys River — New Zealand: not among its largest Wingello — New Zealand: 1.2%
China — / 0.8%
Paddys River — China: not among its largest Wingello — China: 0.8%
South Africa — / 0.6%
Paddys River — South Africa: not among its largest Wingello — South Africa: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Paddys River 100.0% houses
Paddys River — Houses: 100.0%
Wingello 100.4% houses
Wingello — Houses: 100.4%
Houses

Property market

Paddys River Wingello
Median house price $1,177,000 $1,000,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $660,000 $500,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 91 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Paddys River has more rural and farming land (88% vs 43%); Wingello has more land zoned for conservation (53% vs 10%).

Paddys River Wingello
Rural and farming 88% 43%
Environmental 10% 53%
Residential 0% 4%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 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

Paddys River Wingello
New dwellings approved 335
across Wingecarribee
same for both
Approvals change year on year +6%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Paddys River Wingello
House price Higher than 61% of NSW Higher than 59% of NSW
Income Higher than 64% of NSW Higher than 47% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 35% of NSW Higher than 15% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 50% of NSW Higher than 38% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 79% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 38% of NSW Higher than 54% of NSW

Liveability

Paddys River Wingello
Grade — C
Score — 33/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Paddys River carries more bushfire risk (89 vs 79).

Paddys River Wingello
Bushfire High
89/100
 High
79/100
Crime — Low
12/100
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

Paddys River Wingello
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Paddys River

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

Schools in Wingello

  • Wingello Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Paddys River Wingello
Parks & reserves 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 0 22

Mobility

Wingello sits further from the CBD (161 km vs 150.4 km).

Paddys River Wingello
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 150.4 km 161 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 102 min 118 min
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 2577
 1.0%
postcode 2579
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 2577
 65
postcode 2579

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.

Paddys River Wingello
Car (driver) 60.7% / 64.6%
Paddys River — Car (driver): 60.7% Wingello — Car (driver): 64.6%
Worked from Home 39.3% / 25.0%
Paddys River — Worked from Home: 39.3% Wingello — Worked from Home: 25.0%
Car (passenger) — / 6.2%
Paddys River — Car (passenger): not among its largest Wingello — Car (passenger): 6.2%
Bus — / 2.5%
Paddys River — Bus: not among its largest Wingello — Bus: 2.5%
Walked Only — / 1.7%
Paddys River — Walked Only: not among its largest Wingello — Walked Only: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.6%).

Setting

Paddys River Wingello
Elevation 693 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 606 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Paddys River Wingello
Connectivity score 26/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
26 premises
 0%
310 premises

Climate

Paddys River Wingello
Annual rainfall 974 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Paddys River Wingello
Average residential rate $2,072/yr
same for both
Council Wingecarribee
same for both

Federal electorate

Paddys River Wingello
Division Whitlam
same for both
Member Carol Berry
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Paddys River Wingello
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Paddys River

Rural Young Families

Wingello

River Rural

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