Thurgoona vs Wirlinga

Wirlinga is the younger of the two, with a median age of 30 against 34 in Thurgoona. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Wirlinga: a median of $820,000, against $749,000 in Thurgoona, though rent is higher in Thurgoona. On these figures, Wirlinga tends to suit 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

Thurgoona

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (7 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • But Wirlinga is already more of a family suburb (89% vs 70%)

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

First-home buyers

Wirlinga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($284,000 vs $652,600)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Thurgoona

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 10%)

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

Commuting to the city

Thurgoona

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (37/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (336 min vs 344 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (548.3 km vs 552.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Thurgoona

ahead on 4 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (37/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (14% vs 8%)

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 27.4%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Thurgoona 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.

Thurgoona 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.

Thurgoona Wirlinga
Walkability 37 / 0
Thurgoona — Walkability: 37/100 Wirlinga — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 49 / 30
Thurgoona — Safety: 49/100 Wirlinga — Safety: 30/100
Low fire risk 68 / 100
Thurgoona — Low fire risk: 68/100 Wirlinga — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Thurgoona has more residents (11,028 vs 395); Wirlinga has higher household incomes ($118,768 vs $101,556).

Thurgoona Wirlinga
Population 11,028
+96% vs other
 395
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +27.4% +211.0%
Median age 34 30
Median household income $101,556/yr $118,768/yr
+17% vs other
Median weekly rent $360/wk
+6% vs other
 $340/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Thurgoona Wirlinga
0-4 8.2% / 10.1%
Thurgoona — 0-4: 8.2% Wirlinga — 0-4: 10.1%
5-14 15.9% / 16.7%
Thurgoona — 5-14: 15.9% Wirlinga — 5-14: 16.7%
15-19 5.9% / 4.1%
Thurgoona — 15-19: 5.9% Wirlinga — 15-19: 4.1%
20-24 6.4% / 8.1%
Thurgoona — 20-24: 6.4% Wirlinga — 20-24: 8.1%
25-34 14.3% / 16.7%
Thurgoona — 25-34: 14.3% Wirlinga — 25-34: 16.7%
35-44 14.0% / 15.9%
Thurgoona — 35-44: 14.0% Wirlinga — 35-44: 15.9%
45-54 11.7% / 10.4%
Thurgoona — 45-54: 11.7% Wirlinga — 45-54: 10.4%
55-64 9.8% / 10.1%
Thurgoona — 55-64: 9.8% Wirlinga — 55-64: 10.1%
65-74 8.3% / 5.8%
Thurgoona — 65-74: 8.3% Wirlinga — 65-74: 5.8%
75-84 4.6% / 1.8%
Thurgoona — 75-84: 4.6% Wirlinga — 75-84: 1.8%
85+ 1.0% / 0.8%
Thurgoona — 85+: 1.0% Wirlinga — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Thurgoona 55.4% couple families
Thurgoona — Couple Families: 55.4% Thurgoona — Lone Person: 23.8% Thurgoona — One Parent Families: 15.0% Thurgoona — Group Household: 4.6% Thurgoona — Other Families: 1.1%
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% Wirlinga — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Thurgoona 25.7% renting
Thurgoona — Owned Outright: 26.3% Thurgoona — Mortgage: 48.0% Thurgoona — Renting: 25.7%
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.

Thurgoona Wirlinga
Certificate III & IV 17.4% / 18.0%
Thurgoona — Certificate III & IV: 17.4% Wirlinga — Certificate III & IV: 18.0%
Bachelor Degree 11.8% / 11.9%
Thurgoona — Bachelor Degree: 11.8% Wirlinga — Bachelor Degree: 11.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.3% / 10.6%
Thurgoona — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3% Wirlinga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.6%
Postgraduate Degree 2.6% / 1.8%
Thurgoona — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6% Wirlinga — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / 1.5%
Thurgoona — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% 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.

Thurgoona Wirlinga
India 1.2% / 2.0%
Thurgoona — India: 1.2% Wirlinga — India: 2.0%
England 2.1% / 1.0%
Thurgoona — England: 2.1% Wirlinga — England: 1.0%
New Zealand 1.1% / 1.0%
Thurgoona — New Zealand: 1.1% Wirlinga — New Zealand: 1.0%
South Africa 0.5% / 1.5%
Thurgoona — South Africa: 0.5% Wirlinga — South Africa: 1.5%
Pakistan — / 1.3%
Thurgoona — Pakistan: not among its largest Wirlinga — Pakistan: 1.3%
Philippines 0.7% / —
Thurgoona — Philippines: 0.7% Wirlinga — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Thurgoona 96.9% houses
Thurgoona — Houses: 96.9% Thurgoona — Townhouses: 1.7% Thurgoona — Flats / Apartments: 1.5%
Wirlinga 100.0% houses
Wirlinga — Houses: 100.0% Wirlinga — Townhouses: 0.0% Wirlinga — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Thurgoona Wirlinga
Median house price $749,000 $820,000
Median unit price $145,000 —
Median land price $652,600 $284,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 29 days
from 127 sales
 64 days
from 5 sales

Zoning mix

Wirlinga has more land zoned for conservation (55% vs 23%); Thurgoona has more rural and farming land (22% vs 0%).

Thurgoona Wirlinga
Environmental 23% 55%
Residential 35% 39%
Rural and farming 22% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 9% 7%
Industrial 6% 0%
Parks and recreation 4% 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

Thurgoona 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.

Thurgoona Wirlinga
Houses 3.8%
$628/wk on $849K
 4.0%
$762/wk on $980K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Thurgoona Wirlinga
House price Higher than 26% of NSW Higher than 34% of NSW
Income Higher than 69% of NSW Higher than 83% of NSW
Schools Higher than 27% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 78% of NSW Higher than 34% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 86% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 63% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 89% of NSW Higher than 91% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 65% of NSW Higher than 75% of NSW

Liveability

Thurgoona is more walkable (37 vs 0).

Thurgoona Wirlinga
Grade C —
Score 37/100 —
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Thurgoona carries more bushfire risk (32 vs 0); Wirlinga carries more crime risk (70 vs 51).

Thurgoona Wirlinga
Bushfire Low
32/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
51/100
 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 3
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Thurgoona Wirlinga
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 2 0

Schools in Thurgoona

  • Border Christian College Independent · Combined at peers
  • Thurgoona Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • Trinity Anglican College - Albury Independent · Combined 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

Thurgoona Wirlinga
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 6 0
Childcare 7 0
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 10 1

Mobility

Wirlinga sits further from the CBD (552.8 km vs 548.3 km).

Thurgoona Wirlinga
Walkability score 37/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 548.3 km 552.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 336 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.

Thurgoona Wirlinga
Car (driver) 83.8% / 86.6%
Thurgoona — Car (driver): 83.8% Wirlinga — Car (driver): 86.6%
Worked from Home 10.3% / 11.2%
Thurgoona — Worked from Home: 10.3% Wirlinga — Worked from Home: 11.2%
Car (passenger) 4.2% / —
Thurgoona — Car (passenger): 4.2% Wirlinga — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 1.0% / 2.1%
Thurgoona — Walked Only: 1.0% Wirlinga — Walked Only: 2.1%
Bicycle 0.4% / —
Thurgoona — Bicycle: 0.4% Wirlinga — Bicycle: not among its largest

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

Setting

Thurgoona Wirlinga
Elevation 188 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 288 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Thurgoona Wirlinga
Connectivity score 79/100 83/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 64%
5,410 premises
 76%
304 premises

Climate

Thurgoona 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)

Thurgoona 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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Thurgoona

Family Regional Centre

Wirlinga

Family Rural Young Families

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