Royalla vs Williamsdale

Royalla is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 49 in Williamsdale. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Royalla tends to suit families with children, while Williamsdale suits couples.

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

  • Royalla carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 87/100)
  • Williamsdale is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 89%)

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

Williamsdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $530/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Royalla

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (206 min vs 220 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (313.3 km vs 322.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Royalla

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 87/100)

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

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

Royalla Williamsdale
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.

Royalla Williamsdale
Walkability 8 / 0
Royalla — Walkability: 8/100 Williamsdale — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 60 / 13
Royalla — Safety: 60/100 Williamsdale — Safety: 13/100
Low fire risk 41 / 8
Royalla — Low fire risk: 41/100 Williamsdale — Low fire risk: 8/100

Demographics

Royalla has more residents (1,063 vs 65); Royalla rents higher ($530/wk vs $400/wk).

Royalla Williamsdale
Population 1,063
+94% vs other
 65
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.0% +3.2%
Median age 41 49
Median household income $190,060/yr $188,448/yr
Median weekly rent $530/wk
+25% vs other
 $400/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Royalla Williamsdale
0-4 3.6% / 4.6%
Royalla — 0-4: 3.6% Williamsdale — 0-4: 4.6%
5-14 18.0% / —
Royalla — 5-14: 18.0% Williamsdale — 5-14: not among its largest
15-19 9.1% / —
Royalla — 15-19: 9.1% Williamsdale — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 6.1% / —
Royalla — 20-24: 6.1% Williamsdale — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 5.6% / 10.8%
Royalla — 25-34: 5.6% Williamsdale — 25-34: 10.8%
35-44 11.8% / 7.7%
Royalla — 35-44: 11.8% Williamsdale — 35-44: 7.7%
45-54 20.1% / 21.5%
Royalla — 45-54: 20.1% Williamsdale — 45-54: 21.5%
55-64 14.3% / 23.1%
Royalla — 55-64: 14.3% Williamsdale — 55-64: 23.1%
65-74 9.0% / 6.2%
Royalla — 65-74: 9.0% Williamsdale — 65-74: 6.2%
75-84 2.4% / 6.2%
Royalla — 75-84: 2.4% Williamsdale — 75-84: 6.2%
85+ 0.3% / —
Royalla — 85+: 0.3% Williamsdale — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Royalla 76.9% couple families
Royalla — Couple Families: 76.9% Royalla — One Parent Families: 12.0% Royalla — Lone Person: 11.1%
Williamsdale 100.0% couple families
Williamsdale — Couple Families: 100.0% Williamsdale — One Parent Families: 0.0% Williamsdale — Lone Person: 0.0%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Royalla 2.8% renting
Royalla — Owned Outright: 30.4% Royalla — Mortgage: 66.8% Royalla — Renting: 2.8%
Williamsdale 0.0% renting
Williamsdale — Owned Outright: 42.9% Williamsdale — Mortgage: 57.1% Williamsdale — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Royalla 100.3% houses
Royalla — Houses: 100.3%
Williamsdale 100.0% houses
Williamsdale — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Royalla Williamsdale
Bachelor Degree 12.5% / 20.0%
Royalla — Bachelor Degree: 12.5% Williamsdale — Bachelor Degree: 20.0%
Certificate III & IV 15.2% / 7.7%
Royalla — Certificate III & IV: 15.2% Williamsdale — Certificate III & IV: 7.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.7% / 4.6%
Royalla — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7% Williamsdale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6%
Postgraduate Degree 4.2% / —
Royalla — Postgraduate Degree: 4.2% Williamsdale — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.4% / —
Royalla — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4% Williamsdale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

Property market

Royalla Williamsdale
Median house price $1,655,000 $1,620,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,185,000 —

Zoning mix

Royalla has more land zoned for conservation (81% vs 10%); Williamsdale has more rural and farming land (88% vs 18%).

Royalla Williamsdale
Rural and farming 18% 88%
Environmental 81% 10%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 2%
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

Royalla Williamsdale
New dwellings approved 510
across Queanbeyan-Palerang
same for both
Approvals change year on year +231%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Royalla Williamsdale
House price Higher than 78% of NSW
same for both
Income Higher than 99% of NSW —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 52% of NSW Higher than 1% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 75% of NSW —
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 4% of NSW Higher than 1% of NSW

Liveability

Royalla is more walkable (8 vs 0).

Royalla Williamsdale
Grade B —
Score 49/100 —
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Williamsdale carries more crime risk (87 vs 40); Williamsdale carries more bushfire risk (92 vs 59).

Royalla Williamsdale
Bushfire Moderate
59/100
 High
92/100
Crime Moderate
40/100
 High
87/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Royalla Williamsdale
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

Royalla Williamsdale
Waterways 12 13

Mobility

Williamsdale sits further from the CBD (322.6 km vs 313.3 km).

Royalla Williamsdale
Walkability score 8/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 313.3 km 322.6 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 206 min 220 min
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.

Royalla Williamsdale
Car (driver) 81.6% / 77.8%
Royalla — Car (driver): 81.6% Williamsdale — Car (driver): 77.8%
Worked from Home 12.5% / 22.2%
Royalla — Worked from Home: 12.5% Williamsdale — Worked from Home: 22.2%
Car (passenger) 3.4% / —
Royalla — Car (passenger): 3.4% Williamsdale — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bus 1.5% / —
Royalla — Bus: 1.5% Williamsdale — Bus: not among its largest
Walked Only 1.1% / —
Royalla — Walked Only: 1.1% Williamsdale — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.6%).

Setting

Royalla Williamsdale
Elevation 838 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 801 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Royalla Williamsdale
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
45 premises
 0%
7 premises

Climate

Royalla Williamsdale
Annual rainfall 686 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.2°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 0.9°C
same for both

Council rates

Royalla Williamsdale
Average residential rate $1,751/yr
same for both
Council Queanbeyan-Palerang
same for both

Federal electorate

Royalla Williamsdale
Division Eden-monaro
same for both
Member Kristy Mcbain
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Royalla Williamsdale
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Royalla

Acreage

Williamsdale

Rural

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