Parkville vs Wingen

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Wingen tends to suit 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

Wingen

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 62%)
  • But Parkville carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 60/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and 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

Parkville

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (207 min vs 217 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (285.1 km vs 297.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Parkville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 60/100)

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

Investors

Parkville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-8.9% vs -14.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Parkville Wingen
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.

Parkville Wingen
Walkability 0 / 0
Parkville — Walkability: 0/100 Wingen — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 81 / 40
Parkville — Safety: 81/100 Wingen — Safety: 40/100
Low fire risk 83 / 77
Parkville — Low fire risk: 83/100 Wingen — Low fire risk: 77/100

Demographics

Parkville has higher household incomes ($105,508 vs $81,692).

Parkville Wingen
Population 275 277
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -8.9% -14.2%
Median age 41
same for both
Median household income $105,508/yr
+23% vs other
 $81,692/yr
Median weekly rent $285/wk $290/wk
+2% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Parkville Wingen
0-4 4.4% / 6.5%
Parkville — 0-4: 4.4% Wingen — 0-4: 6.5%
5-14 11.3% / 14.8%
Parkville — 5-14: 11.3% Wingen — 5-14: 14.8%
15-19 10.2% / 7.2%
Parkville — 15-19: 10.2% Wingen — 15-19: 7.2%
20-24 4.7% / 2.2%
Parkville — 20-24: 4.7% Wingen — 20-24: 2.2%
25-34 10.5% / 12.6%
Parkville — 25-34: 10.5% Wingen — 25-34: 12.6%
35-44 10.2% / 13.4%
Parkville — 35-44: 10.2% Wingen — 35-44: 13.4%
45-54 15.3% / 12.3%
Parkville — 45-54: 15.3% Wingen — 45-54: 12.3%
55-64 17.1% / 17.7%
Parkville — 55-64: 17.1% Wingen — 55-64: 17.7%
65-74 12.0% / 10.8%
Parkville — 65-74: 12.0% Wingen — 65-74: 10.8%
75-84 3.6% / 1.4%
Parkville — 75-84: 3.6% Wingen — 75-84: 1.4%
85+ — / —
Parkville — 85+: not among its largest Wingen — 85+: not among its largest

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

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.

Parkville Wingen
New Zealand 1.1% / 1.4%
Parkville — New Zealand: 1.1% Wingen — New Zealand: 1.4%
England 1.1% / —
Parkville — England: 1.1% Wingen — England: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Parkville 56.1% couple families
Parkville — Couple Families: 56.1% Parkville — Lone Person: 33.3% Parkville — One Parent Families: 6.1% Parkville — Group Household: 4.5%
Wingen 55.0% couple families
Wingen — Couple Families: 55.0% Wingen — Lone Person: 28.3% Wingen — One Parent Families: 16.7% Wingen — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Parkville 100.0% houses
Parkville — Houses: 100.0%
Wingen 100.0% houses
Wingen — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Parkville Wingen
Certificate III & IV 22.2% / 25.6%
Parkville — Certificate III & IV: 22.2% Wingen — Certificate III & IV: 25.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / 6.1%
Parkville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% Wingen — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1%
Bachelor Degree 5.5% / 4.0%
Parkville — Bachelor Degree: 5.5% Wingen — Bachelor Degree: 4.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.8%
Parkville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Wingen — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.1%
Parkville — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Wingen — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.6%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Parkville 16.0% renting
Parkville — Owned Outright: 34.0% Parkville — Mortgage: 50.0% Parkville — Renting: 16.0%
Wingen 7.0% renting
Wingen — Owned Outright: 41.9% Wingen — Mortgage: 51.2% Wingen — Renting: 7.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Parkville Wingen
Median house price $515,000 $550,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Parkville has more rural and farming land (99% vs 88%); Wingen has more land zoned for conservation (12% vs 0%).

Parkville Wingen
Rural and farming 99% 88%
Environmental 0% 12%
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

Parkville Wingen
New dwellings approved 41
across Upper Hunter
same for both
Approvals change year on year -20%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Parkville Wingen
House price Higher than 16% of NSW Higher than 18% of NSW
Income Higher than 72% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 8% of NSW Higher than 40% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 92% of NSW Higher than 86% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 14% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 52% of NSW Higher than 61% of NSW

Liveability

Parkville Wingen
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Wingen carries more crime risk (60 vs 19).

Parkville Wingen
Bushfire Low
17/100
 Low
23/100
Crime Low
19/100
 Moderate
60/100
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

Parkville Wingen
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

Parkville Wingen
Parks & reserves 0 3
Waterways 10 30

Mobility

Wingen sits further from the CBD (297.3 km vs 285.1 km).

Parkville Wingen
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 285.1 km 297.3 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 207 min 217 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2337
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 41
postcode 2337
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.

Parkville Wingen
Car (driver) 77.0% / 76.4%
Parkville — Car (driver): 77.0% Wingen — Car (driver): 76.4%
Worked from Home 15.8% / 14.5%
Parkville — Worked from Home: 15.8% Wingen — Worked from Home: 14.5%
Walked Only 3.6% / 9.1%
Parkville — Walked Only: 3.6% Wingen — Walked Only: 9.1%
Car (passenger) 3.6% / —
Parkville — Car (passenger): 3.6% Wingen — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.0%).

Setting

Parkville Wingen
Elevation 280 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 636 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Parkville Wingen
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
117 premises
 0%
115 premises

Climate

Parkville Wingen
Annual rainfall 631 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.6°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Parkville Wingen
Average residential rate $968/yr
same for both
Council Upper Hunter
same for both

Federal electorate

Parkville Wingen
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Parkville Wingen
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Parkville

Affordable River Rural

Wingen

Rural

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