Queanbeyan vs Queanbeyan West
Queanbeyan West is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 38 in Queanbeyan. In Queanbeyan, about half of households rent and most households are people living alone. In Queanbeyan West, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. On these figures, Queanbeyan tends to suit renters and people living alone, while Queanbeyan West suits 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Queanbeyan has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
- Queanbeyan West has more separate houses rather than flats (71% vs 39%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Queanbeyan
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper units ($389,000 vs $670,000)
Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Queanbeyan
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (46% vs 34%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Queanbeyan
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (94/100 vs 58/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (288.1 km vs 296.5 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Queanbeyan
ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more GPs (6 vs 0)
- has more units and townhouses to downsize into (61% vs 29%)
- has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 11%)
- But Queanbeyan West carries lower crime risk (61/100 vs 93/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Queanbeyan
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.3% vs 3.7%)
Weighs house yield and population growth.
Where they sit
Queanbeyan and Queanbeyan West drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Queanbeyan has more residents (6,409 vs 3,146); Queanbeyan West has higher household incomes ($109,512 vs $88,036).
| Queanbeyan | Queanbeyan West | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 6,409 +51% vs other | 3,146 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +2.8% | +0.3% |
| Median age | 38 | 35 |
| Median household income | $88,036/yr | $109,512/yr +24% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $340/wk | $350/wk +3% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.9%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.6%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Queanbeyan | Queanbeyan West | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $870,000 | $857,500 |
| Median unit price | $389,000 | $670,000 |
| Median land price | — | $800,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 30 days from 56 sales | — |
House price by bedroom count
Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.
41 vs 18 sales
18 vs 11 sales
Zoning mix
Queanbeyan West has more industrially zoned land (19% vs 0%); Queanbeyan has more commercially zoned land (17% vs 0%).
| Queanbeyan | Queanbeyan West | |
|---|---|---|
| Residential | 63% | 39% |
| Parks and recreation | 15% | 34% |
| Industrial | 0% | 19% |
| Commercial | 17% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 4% | 8% |
| Environmental | 2% | 1% |
| 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
| Queanbeyan | Queanbeyan West | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 510 across Queanbeyan-Palerang same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +231% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Queanbeyan | Queanbeyan West | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 4.3% $635/wk on $764K | 3.7% $675/wk on $942K |
| Units | 5.4% $450/wk on $435K | — |
Ranking within NSW
| Queanbeyan | Queanbeyan West | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 44% of NSW | Higher than 42% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 57% of NSW | Higher than 75% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 98% of NSW | Higher than 84% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 62% of NSW | Higher than 78% of NSW |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 97% of NSW | Higher than 99% of NSW |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 86% of NSW | Higher than 59% of NSW |
| Rental yield (units) | Higher than 81% of NSW | — |
Liveability
Queanbeyan is more walkable (94 vs 58); Queanbeyan scores higher overall (52 vs 37).
| Queanbeyan | Queanbeyan West | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B | C |
| Score | 52/100 | 37/100 |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Queanbeyan West carries more bushfire risk (66 vs 0); Queanbeyan carries more crime risk (93 vs 61).
| Queanbeyan | Queanbeyan West | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Moderate 66/100 |
| Crime | High 93/100 | 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 | 3 within 5 km |
Schools
| Queanbeyan | Queanbeyan West | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 2 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
| Universities within 10 km | 1 UNSW Canberra, 9.8 km | 1 UNSW Canberra, 8.4 km |
| Full-time students aged 15–24 | 1.0% same for both | |
Schools in Queanbeyan
- Queanbeyan Public School Government · Primary below peers
- St Gregory's Primary School - Lowe Street Campus Catholic · Primary
Schools in Queanbeyan West
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Queanbeyan | Queanbeyan West | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 3 | 1 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 8 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 11 | 6 |
| Childcare | 8 | 3 |
| GPs | 6 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 3 | 0 |
| Hospitals | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 5 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 2 |
| Waterways | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Queanbeyan West sits further from the CBD (296.5 km vs 288.1 km).
| Queanbeyan | Queanbeyan West | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 94/100 | 58/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 288.1 km | 296.5 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 190 min | 194 min |
| Public transport score | 77/100 Bus | 72/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 124.8 7-9am + 5-7pm | 31.0 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 0 min scheduled, not actual | 1 min scheduled, not actual |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 48 postcode 2620 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.6%).
Setting
| Queanbeyan | Queanbeyan West | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 583 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 608 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Queanbeyan | Queanbeyan West | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 96/100 | 100/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 87% 4,084 premises | 100% 1,671 premises |
Climate
| Queanbeyan | Queanbeyan West | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 622 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 28.5°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 0.8°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Queanbeyan | Queanbeyan West | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,751/yr same for both | |
| Council | Queanbeyan-Palerang same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Queanbeyan | Queanbeyan West | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Eden-monaro same for both | |
| Member | Kristy Mcbain same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Queanbeyan | Queanbeyan West | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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