Quialigo vs Windellama
Quialigo is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 48 in Windellama. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Windellama, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Quialigo: a median of $1.26 million, against $1.05 million in Windellama. On these figures, Windellama tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.
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
Windellama
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 38/100)
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- But Quialigo is already more of a family suburb (62% vs 48%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Windellama
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper land ($500,000 vs $967,500)
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 32%)
- has cheaper houses ($1,047,500 vs $1,260,000)
Weighs house prices, land 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
Quialigo
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (206 km vs 213.6 km)
- has a shorter drive in (151 min vs 156 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Windellama
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 38/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 18%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Quialigo and Windellama 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
Windellama has more residents (417 vs 292); Windellama skews older (48 vs 45).
| Quialigo | Windellama | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 292 | 417 +43% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +15.4% | +16.8% |
| Median age | 45 | 48 |
| Median household income | $75,088/yr | $77,116/yr +3% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $408/wk | $420/wk +3% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.8%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Quialigo | Windellama | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,260,000 | $1,047,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $967,500 | $500,000 |
Zoning mix
Quialigo has more rural and farming land (95% vs 77%); Windellama has more land zoned for conservation (23% vs 5%).
| Quialigo | Windellama | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 95% | 77% |
| Environmental | 5% | 23% |
| 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
| Quialigo | Windellama | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 332 across Goulburn Mulwaree same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -1% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Quialigo | Windellama | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 66% of NSW | Higher than 16% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 43% of NSW | Higher than 45% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 7% of NSW | Higher than 38% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 27% of NSW | Higher than 86% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 48% of NSW | Higher than 49% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 3% of NSW | Higher than 20% of NSW |
Liveability
| Quialigo | Windellama | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Windellama carries more bushfire risk (51 vs 16); Quialigo carries more crime risk (38 vs 18).
| Quialigo | Windellama | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 16/100 | Moderate 51/100 |
| Crime | Low 38/100 | Low 18/100 |
| 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
| Quialigo | Windellama | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Quialigo
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Windellama
- Windellama Public School Government · Primary above peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Quialigo | Windellama | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 11 | 34 |
Mobility
Windellama sits further from the CBD (213.6 km vs 206 km).
| Quialigo | Windellama | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 206 km | 213.6 km +4% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 151 min | 156 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 2580 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 41 postcode 2580 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 (74.4%).
Setting
| Quialigo | Windellama | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 706 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 565 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Quialigo | Windellama | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 71 premises | 0% 138 premises |
Climate
| Quialigo | Windellama | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 620 mm | 695 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 27.1°C | 25.8°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | 0.9°C | 0.8°C |
Council rates
| Quialigo | Windellama | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,370/yr same for both | |
| Council | Goulburn Mulwaree same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Quialigo | Windellama | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Eden-monaro same for both | |
| Member | Kristy Mcbain same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Quialigo | Windellama | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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