The Angle vs Williamsdale

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 Williamsdale: a median of $1.62 million, against $1.15 million in The Angle, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, The Angle tends to suit older residents and buyers on a tighter budget, 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

  • The Angle carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 87/100)
  • Williamsdale is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 56%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • The Angle has cheaper houses ($1,150,000 vs $1,620,000)
  • Williamsdale leaves households under less mortgage stress (14% vs 26%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

The Angle

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($231/wk vs $400/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Williamsdale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (220 min vs 229 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (322.6 km vs 328.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

The Angle

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 87/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 12%)

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

Investors

Williamsdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (3.2% vs -2.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

The Angle 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.

The Angle 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.

The Angle Williamsdale
Walkability 0 / 0
The Angle — Walkability: 0/100 Williamsdale — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 79 / 13
The Angle — Safety: 79/100 Williamsdale — Safety: 13/100
Low fire risk 5 / 8
The Angle — Low fire risk: 5/100 Williamsdale — Low fire risk: 8/100

Demographics

Williamsdale has higher household incomes ($188,448 vs $97,500); Williamsdale rents higher ($400/wk vs $231/wk).

The Angle Williamsdale
Population 86
+24% vs other
 65
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.3% +3.2%
Median age 47 49
Median household income $97,500/yr $188,448/yr
+93% vs other
Median weekly rent $231/wk $400/wk
+73% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

The Angle Williamsdale
0-4 8.1% / 4.6%
The Angle — 0-4: 8.1% Williamsdale — 0-4: 4.6%
5-14 9.3% / —
The Angle — 5-14: 9.3% Williamsdale — 5-14: not among its largest
15-19 7.0% / —
The Angle — 15-19: 7.0% Williamsdale — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 5.8% / —
The Angle — 20-24: 5.8% Williamsdale — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 9.3% / 10.8%
The Angle — 25-34: 9.3% Williamsdale — 25-34: 10.8%
35-44 7.0% / 7.7%
The Angle — 35-44: 7.0% Williamsdale — 35-44: 7.7%
45-54 14.0% / 21.5%
The Angle — 45-54: 14.0% Williamsdale — 45-54: 21.5%
55-64 10.5% / 23.1%
The Angle — 55-64: 10.5% Williamsdale — 55-64: 23.1%
65-74 17.4% / 6.2%
The Angle — 65-74: 17.4% Williamsdale — 65-74: 6.2%
75-84 5.8% / 6.2%
The Angle — 75-84: 5.8% Williamsdale — 75-84: 6.2%
85+ — / —
The Angle — 85+: not among its largest Williamsdale — 85+: not among its largest

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

The Angle 56.5% couple families
The Angle — Couple Families: 56.5% The Angle — Lone Person: 43.5%
Williamsdale 100.0% couple families
Williamsdale — Couple Families: 100.0% Williamsdale — Lone Person: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

The Angle 0.0% renting
The Angle — Owned Outright: 61.3% The Angle — Mortgage: 38.7% The Angle — Renting: 0.0%
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.

The Angle 100.0% houses
The Angle — Houses: 100.0%
Williamsdale 100.0% houses
Williamsdale — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

The Angle Williamsdale
Bachelor Degree 18.6% / 20.0%
The Angle — Bachelor Degree: 18.6% Williamsdale — Bachelor Degree: 20.0%
Certificate III & IV 15.1% / 7.7%
The Angle — Certificate III & IV: 15.1% Williamsdale — Certificate III & IV: 7.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 12.8% / —
The Angle — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 12.8% Williamsdale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.7% / 4.6%
The Angle — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.7% Williamsdale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6%
Postgraduate Degree 8.1% / —
The Angle — Postgraduate Degree: 8.1% Williamsdale — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

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

Property market

The Angle Williamsdale
Median house price $1,150,000 $1,620,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

The Angle has more land zoned for conservation (100% vs 10%); Williamsdale has more rural and farming land (88% vs 0%).

The Angle Williamsdale
Environmental 100% 10%
Rural and farming 0% 88%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 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

The Angle Williamsdale
New dwellings approved 72
across Snowy Monaro
 510
across Queanbeyan-Palerang
Approvals change year on year +29% +231%

Ranking within NSW

The Angle Williamsdale
House price Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 78% of NSW
Income Higher than 66% of NSW —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 38% of NSW Higher than 1% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 52% of NSW —
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 20% of NSW Higher than 1% of NSW

Liveability

The Angle Williamsdale
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Williamsdale carries more crime risk (87 vs 21).

The Angle Williamsdale
Bushfire High
95/100
 High
92/100
Crime Low
21/100
 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

The Angle 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

The Angle Williamsdale
Waterways 5 13

Mobility

The Angle sits further from the CBD (328.3 km vs 322.6 km).

The Angle Williamsdale
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 328.3 km
+2% vs other
 322.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 229 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.

The Angle Williamsdale
Car (driver) 81.8% / 77.8%
The Angle — Car (driver): 81.8% Williamsdale — Car (driver): 77.8%
Worked from Home 9.1% / 22.2%
The Angle — Worked from Home: 9.1% Williamsdale — Worked from Home: 22.2%
Car (passenger) 9.1% / —
The Angle — Car (passenger): 9.1% Williamsdale — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.8%).

Setting

The Angle Williamsdale
Elevation 758 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 801 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

The Angle 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

The Angle Williamsdale
Average residential rate $1,253/yr $1,751/yr
Council Snowy Monaro Queanbeyan-Palerang

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

The Angle

Rural

Williamsdale

Rural
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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