Pretty Pine vs Wanganella

Wanganella is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 47 in Pretty Pine. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Pretty Pine, about half of households are people living alone. In Wanganella, most households are couple families. On these figures, Pretty Pine tends to suit people living alone.

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

Wanganella

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 88/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (59% vs 50%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Wanganella

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($15/wk vs $255/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (1% vs 16%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Pretty Pine

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (468 min vs 487 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (718.6 km vs 738.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wanganella

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 88/100)

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

Investors

Pretty Pine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-6.3% vs -29.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Pretty Pine Wanganella
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.

Pretty Pine Wanganella
Walkability 0 / 0
Pretty Pine — Walkability: 0/100 Wanganella — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 12 / 89
Pretty Pine — Safety: 12/100 Wanganella — Safety: 89/100
Low fire risk 90 / 86
Pretty Pine — Low fire risk: 90/100 Wanganella — Low fire risk: 86/100

Demographics

Pretty Pine rents higher ($255/wk vs $15/wk); Pretty Pine has higher household incomes ($84,500 vs $69,316).

Pretty Pine Wanganella
Population 59 61
+3% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -6.3% -29.1%
Median age 47 41
Median household income $84,500/yr
+18% vs other
 $69,316/yr
Median weekly rent $255/wk
+94% vs other
 $15/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Pretty Pine Wanganella
0-4 20.3% / 11.5%
Pretty Pine — 0-4: 20.3% Wanganella — 0-4: 11.5%
5-14 — / 8.2%
Pretty Pine — 5-14: not among its largest Wanganella — 5-14: 8.2%
15-19 15.3% / —
Pretty Pine — 15-19: 15.3% Wanganella — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 — / 9.8%
Pretty Pine — 20-24: not among its largest Wanganella — 20-24: 9.8%
25-34 15.3% / 6.6%
Pretty Pine — 25-34: 15.3% Wanganella — 25-34: 6.6%
35-44 — / 13.1%
Pretty Pine — 35-44: not among its largest Wanganella — 35-44: 13.1%
45-54 13.6% / 8.2%
Pretty Pine — 45-54: 13.6% Wanganella — 45-54: 8.2%
55-64 23.7% / 16.4%
Pretty Pine — 55-64: 23.7% Wanganella — 55-64: 16.4%
65-74 15.3% / 11.5%
Pretty Pine — 65-74: 15.3% Wanganella — 65-74: 11.5%
75-84 — / 6.6%
Pretty Pine — 75-84: not among its largest Wanganella — 75-84: 6.6%
85+ — / —
Pretty Pine — 85+: not among its largest Wanganella — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Pretty Pine 50.0% couple families
Pretty Pine — Couple Families: 50.0% Pretty Pine — Lone Person: 50.0%
Wanganella 58.8% couple families
Wanganella — Couple Families: 58.8% Wanganella — Lone Person: 41.2%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Pretty Pine 0.0% renting
Pretty Pine — Owned Outright: 70.6% Pretty Pine — Mortgage: 29.4% Pretty Pine — Renting: 0.0%
Wanganella 29.4% renting
Wanganella — Owned Outright: 52.9% Wanganella — Mortgage: 17.6% Wanganella — Renting: 29.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Pretty Pine 100.0% houses
Pretty Pine — Houses: 100.0%
Wanganella 100.0% houses
Wanganella — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Pretty Pine Wanganella
Certificate III & IV 11.9% / 9.8%
Pretty Pine — Certificate III & IV: 11.9% Wanganella — Certificate III & IV: 9.8%
Bachelor Degree 8.5% / 11.5%
Pretty Pine — Bachelor Degree: 8.5% Wanganella — Bachelor Degree: 11.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.8% / —
Pretty Pine — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8% Wanganella — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree — / 4.9%
Pretty Pine — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Wanganella — Postgraduate Degree: 4.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.9%).

Zoning mix

Pretty Pine Wanganella
Rural and farming 100%
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

Pretty Pine Wanganella
New dwellings approved 26
across Edward River
same for both
Approvals change year on year +33%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Pretty Pine Wanganella
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 53% of NSW Higher than 33% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 16% of NSW Higher than 36% of NSW
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 4% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 32% of NSW Higher than 19% of NSW

Liveability

Pretty Pine Wanganella
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Pretty Pine carries more crime risk (88 vs 11).

Pretty Pine Wanganella
Bushfire Low
10/100
 Low
14/100
Crime High
88/100
 Low
11/100
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

Pretty Pine Wanganella
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

Pretty Pine Wanganella
Parks & reserves 1 3
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 0 12

Mobility

Wanganella sits further from the CBD (738.6 km vs 718.6 km).

Pretty Pine Wanganella
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 718.6 km 738.6 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 468 min 487 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2710
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 2710
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.

Pretty Pine Wanganella
Car (driver) 62.2% / 42.9%
Pretty Pine — Car (driver): 62.2% Wanganella — Car (driver): 42.9%
Worked from Home 37.8% / 57.1%
Pretty Pine — Worked from Home: 37.8% Wanganella — Worked from Home: 57.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.2%).

Setting

Pretty Pine Wanganella
Elevation 88 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 83 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Pretty Pine Wanganella
Connectivity score 23/100 15/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
25 premises
 0%
22 premises

Council rates

Pretty Pine Wanganella
Average residential rate $1,180/yr
same for both
Council Edward River
same for both

Federal electorate

Pretty Pine Wanganella
Division Farrer
same for both
Member David Farley
same for both
Party One Nation
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Pretty Pine Wanganella
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Pretty Pine

Rural Young Families

Wanganella

Rural Young Families

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