The Bight vs Wingham

Wingham is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 57 in The Bight. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in The Bight: a median of $1 million, against $565,000 in Wingham. On these figures, Wingham tends to suit people living alone, 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

Wingham

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (11 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (5 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)
  • But The Bight carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 61/100)

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 Bight leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 29%)
  • Wingham has cheaper houses ($565,000 vs $1,000,000)

Weighs house 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

The Bight

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (228 min vs 233 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (322.1 km vs 325.3 km)
  • But Wingham is more walkable (28/100 vs 14/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wingham

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (28/100 vs 14/100)
  • But The Bight carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 61/100)

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

Investors

Wingham

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (0.4% vs -9.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

The Bight and Wingham 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 Bight Wingham
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 Bight Wingham
Walkability 14 / 28
The Bight — Walkability: 14/100 Wingham — Walkability: 28/100
Safety 73 / 39
The Bight — Safety: 73/100 Wingham — Safety: 39/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
The Bight — Low fire risk: 100/100 Wingham — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Wingham has more residents (5,395 vs 60); The Bight skews older (57 vs 47).

The Bight Wingham
Population 60 5,395
+8892% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -9.1% +0.4%
Median age 57 47
Median household income $55,224/yr $57,460/yr
+4% vs other
Median weekly rent $320/wk
+4% vs other
 $306/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

The Bight Wingham
0-4 8.3% / 5.4%
The Bight — 0-4: 8.3% Wingham — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 5.0% / 12.7%
The Bight — 5-14: 5.0% Wingham — 5-14: 12.7%
15-19 6.7% / 5.0%
The Bight — 15-19: 6.7% Wingham — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 — / 4.5%
The Bight — 20-24: not among its largest Wingham — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 8.3% / 10.3%
The Bight — 25-34: 8.3% Wingham — 25-34: 10.3%
35-44 10.0% / 9.5%
The Bight — 35-44: 10.0% Wingham — 35-44: 9.5%
45-54 11.7% / 11.3%
The Bight — 45-54: 11.7% Wingham — 45-54: 11.3%
55-64 33.3% / 15.6%
The Bight — 55-64: 33.3% Wingham — 55-64: 15.6%
65-74 5.0% / 14.0%
The Bight — 65-74: 5.0% Wingham — 65-74: 14.0%
75-84 11.7% / 8.5%
The Bight — 75-84: 11.7% Wingham — 75-84: 8.5%
85+ 6.7% / 3.2%
The Bight — 85+: 6.7% Wingham — 85+: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (33.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

The Bight 50.0% one parent families
The Bight — One Parent Families: 50.0% The Bight — Lone Person: 25.0% The Bight — Couple Families: 25.0% The Bight — Group Household: 0.0% The Bight — Other Families: 0.0%
Wingham 22.2% one parent families
Wingham — One Parent Families: 22.2% Wingham — Lone Person: 41.9% Wingham — Couple Families: 30.6% Wingham — Group Household: 3.6% Wingham — Other Families: 1.7%
One Parent Families Lone Person Couple Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

The Bight 26.1% renting
The Bight — Owned Outright: 47.8% The Bight — Mortgage: 26.1% The Bight — Renting: 26.1%
Wingham 23.1% renting
Wingham — Owned Outright: 44.9% Wingham — Mortgage: 32.0% Wingham — Renting: 23.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

The Bight 100.0% houses
The Bight — Houses: 100.0% The Bight — Townhouses: 0.0% The Bight — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Wingham 92.0% houses
Wingham — Houses: 92.0% Wingham — Townhouses: 4.4% Wingham — Flats / Apartments: 3.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

The Bight Wingham
Certificate III & IV 30.0% / 18.9%
The Bight — Certificate III & IV: 30.0% Wingham — Certificate III & IV: 18.9%
Bachelor Degree 11.7% / 5.7%
The Bight — Bachelor Degree: 11.7% Wingham — Bachelor Degree: 5.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.7% / 5.7%
The Bight — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7% Wingham — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.3%
The Bight — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Wingham — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.9%
The Bight — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Wingham — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.0%).

Property market

The Bight Wingham
Median house price $1,000,000 $565,000
Median unit price — $292,500
Median land price — $600,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 30 days
from 63 sales

Zoning mix

The Bight Wingham
Rural and farming 92% 84%
Residential 0% 12%
Environmental 8% 1%
Parks and recreation 0% 3%
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 Bight Wingham
New dwellings approved 743
across Mid-Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year +327%
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.

The Bight Wingham
Houses — 4.6%
$530/wk on $599K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

The Bight Wingham
House price Higher than 51% of NSW Higher than 18% of NSW
Income Higher than 15% of NSW Higher than 17% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 16% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 65% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 22% of NSW Higher than 66% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 25% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 62% of NSW Higher than 95% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 92% of NSW

Liveability

Wingham is more walkable (28 vs 14).

The Bight Wingham
Grade — C
Score — 31/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Wingham carries more crime risk (61 vs 27).

The Bight Wingham
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
27/100
 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 4
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

The Bight Wingham
Inside the suburb 0 4
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0 2

Schools in The Bight

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

Schools in Wingham

  • St Joseph's Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Wingham High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Wingham Brush Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • Wingham Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

The Bight Wingham
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 4
Parks & reserves 0 11
Childcare 0 5
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 2
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 3
Waterways 0 14

Mobility

Wingham sits further from the CBD (325.3 km vs 322.1 km).

The Bight Wingham
Walkability score 14/100 28/100
Distance to Sydney 322.1 km 325.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 228 min 233 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2429
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 62
postcode 2429
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 Bight Wingham
Car (driver) 40.0% / 84.6%
The Bight — Car (driver): 40.0% Wingham — Car (driver): 84.6%
Worked from Home 60.0% / 6.3%
The Bight — Worked from Home: 60.0% Wingham — Worked from Home: 6.3%
Car (passenger) — / 4.7%
The Bight — Car (passenger): not among its largest Wingham — Car (passenger): 4.7%
Walked Only — / 3.8%
The Bight — Walked Only: not among its largest Wingham — Walked Only: 3.8%
Bus — / 0.3%
The Bight — Bus: not among its largest Wingham — Bus: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.6%).

Setting

The Bight Wingham
Elevation 47 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 39 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 21.2 km 24.9 km

NBN connectivity

The Bight Wingham
Connectivity score 30/100 90/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
32 premises
 86%
2,710 premises

Climate

The Bight Wingham
Annual rainfall 1,331 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

The Bight Wingham
Average residential rate $1,560/yr
same for both
Council Mid-Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

The Bight Wingham
Division Lyne
same for both
Member Alison Penfold
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

The Bight

Rural

Wingham

Acreage Affordable Retirees

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