Table Top vs Wirlinga

Wirlinga is the younger of the two, with a median age of 30 against 42 in Table Top. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Table Top: a median of $1.23 million, against $820,000 in Wirlinga, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Wirlinga tends to suit families with children 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

Table Top

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 70/100)

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

First-home buyers

Wirlinga

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($284,000 vs $650,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($820,000 vs $1,225,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Wirlinga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($340/wk vs $380/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Table Top

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (325 min vs 344 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (531.5 km vs 552.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Table Top

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 70/100)

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

Investors

Wirlinga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (211.0% vs 6.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Table Top Wirlinga
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.

Table Top Wirlinga
Walkability 0 / 0
Table Top — Walkability: 0/100 Wirlinga — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 68 / 30
Table Top — Safety: 68/100 Wirlinga — Safety: 30/100
Low fire risk 74 / 100
Table Top — Low fire risk: 74/100 Wirlinga — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Table Top has more residents (1,516 vs 395); Table Top skews older (42 vs 30).

Table Top Wirlinga
Population 1,516
+74% vs other
 395
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.4% +211.0%
Median age 42 30
Median household income $128,700/yr
+8% vs other
 $118,768/yr
Median weekly rent $380/wk
+11% vs other
 $340/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Table Top Wirlinga
0-4 5.1% / 10.1%
Table Top — 0-4: 5.1% Wirlinga — 0-4: 10.1%
5-14 17.7% / 16.7%
Table Top — 5-14: 17.7% Wirlinga — 5-14: 16.7%
15-19 8.5% / 4.1%
Table Top — 15-19: 8.5% Wirlinga — 15-19: 4.1%
20-24 4.5% / 8.1%
Table Top — 20-24: 4.5% Wirlinga — 20-24: 8.1%
25-34 4.7% / 16.7%
Table Top — 25-34: 4.7% Wirlinga — 25-34: 16.7%
35-44 12.8% / 15.9%
Table Top — 35-44: 12.8% Wirlinga — 35-44: 15.9%
45-54 16.3% / 10.4%
Table Top — 45-54: 16.3% Wirlinga — 45-54: 10.4%
55-64 17.1% / 10.1%
Table Top — 55-64: 17.1% Wirlinga — 55-64: 10.1%
65-74 9.0% / 5.8%
Table Top — 65-74: 9.0% Wirlinga — 65-74: 5.8%
75-84 3.7% / 1.8%
Table Top — 75-84: 3.7% Wirlinga — 75-84: 1.8%
85+ 0.3% / 0.8%
Table Top — 85+: 0.3% Wirlinga — 85+: 0.8%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Table Top 74.8% couple families
Table Top — Couple Families: 74.8% Table Top — Lone Person: 15.5% Table Top — One Parent Families: 8.7% Table Top — Group Household: 1.0%
Wirlinga 79.7% couple families
Wirlinga — Couple Families: 79.7% Wirlinga — Lone Person: 10.8% Wirlinga — One Parent Families: 9.5% Wirlinga — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Table Top 4.1% renting
Table Top — Owned Outright: 41.8% Table Top — Mortgage: 54.1% Table Top — Renting: 4.1%
Wirlinga 9.9% renting
Wirlinga — Owned Outright: 23.1% Wirlinga — Mortgage: 66.9% Wirlinga — Renting: 9.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Table Top Wirlinga
Certificate III & IV 15.8% / 18.0%
Table Top — Certificate III & IV: 15.8% Wirlinga — Certificate III & IV: 18.0%
Bachelor Degree 13.6% / 11.9%
Table Top — Bachelor Degree: 13.6% Wirlinga — Bachelor Degree: 11.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.9% / 10.6%
Table Top — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.9% Wirlinga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.6%
Postgraduate Degree 3.5% / 1.8%
Table Top — Postgraduate Degree: 3.5% Wirlinga — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.0% / 1.5%
Table Top — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0% Wirlinga — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

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.

Table Top Wirlinga
England 2.3% / 1.0%
Table Top — England: 2.3% Wirlinga — England: 1.0%
India 0.3% / 2.0%
Table Top — India: 0.3% Wirlinga — India: 2.0%
New Zealand 0.8% / 1.0%
Table Top — New Zealand: 0.8% Wirlinga — New Zealand: 1.0%
South Africa — / 1.5%
Table Top — South Africa: not among its largest Wirlinga — South Africa: 1.5%
Pakistan — / 1.3%
Table Top — Pakistan: not among its largest Wirlinga — Pakistan: 1.3%
China 0.4% / —
Table Top — China: 0.4% Wirlinga — China: not among its largest
Philippines 0.3% / —
Table Top — Philippines: 0.3% Wirlinga — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Table Top 100.0% houses
Table Top — Houses: 100.0%
Wirlinga 100.0% houses
Wirlinga — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Table Top Wirlinga
Median house price $1,225,000 $820,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $650,000 $284,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 45 days
from 9 sales
 64 days
from 5 sales

Zoning mix

Table Top has more rural and farming land (65% vs 0%); Wirlinga has more land zoned for conservation (55% vs 21%).

Table Top Wirlinga
Rural and farming 65% 0%
Environmental 21% 55%
Residential 9% 39%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 7%
Commercial 2% 0%
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

Table Top Wirlinga
New dwellings approved 423
across Albury
same for both
Approvals change year on year +14%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Table Top Wirlinga
Houses — 4.0%
$762/wk on $980K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Table Top Wirlinga
House price Higher than 62% of NSW Higher than 34% of NSW
Income Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 83% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 42% of NSW Higher than 34% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 86% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 63% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 62% of NSW Higher than 91% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 75% of NSW

Liveability

Table Top Wirlinga
Grade B —
Score 53/100 —
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Table Top carries more bushfire risk (26 vs 0); Wirlinga carries more crime risk (70 vs 32).

Table Top Wirlinga
Bushfire Low
26/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
32/100
 High
70/100
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

Table Top Wirlinga
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Table Top

  • Table Top Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Wirlinga

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Table Top Wirlinga
Parks & reserves 5 0
Waterways 6 1

Mobility

Wirlinga sits further from the CBD (552.8 km vs 531.5 km).

Table Top Wirlinga
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 531.5 km 552.8 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 325 min 344 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2640
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 2640
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.

Table Top Wirlinga
Car (driver) 77.3% / 86.6%
Table Top — Car (driver): 77.3% Wirlinga — Car (driver): 86.6%
Worked from Home 19.0% / 11.2%
Table Top — Worked from Home: 19.0% Wirlinga — Worked from Home: 11.2%
Walked Only 1.3% / 2.1%
Table Top — Walked Only: 1.3% Wirlinga — Walked Only: 2.1%
Car (passenger) 2.5% / —
Table Top — Car (passenger): 2.5% Wirlinga — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.6%).

Setting

Table Top Wirlinga
Elevation 189 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 288 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Table Top Wirlinga
Connectivity score 30/100 83/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 1%
581 premises
 76%
304 premises

Climate

Table Top Wirlinga
Annual rainfall 645 mm 692 mm
Summer max (Jan) 33.3°C 31.1°C
Winter min (Jul) 2.5°C 5.0°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Table Top Wirlinga
PM2.5 7.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 18.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.64 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Table Top Wirlinga
Average residential rate $1,574/yr
same for both
Council Albury
same for both

Federal electorate

Table Top Wirlinga
Division Farrer
same for both
Member David Farley
same for both
Party One Nation
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Table Top Wirlinga
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Table Top

Family Rural

Wirlinga

Family Rural Young Families

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