Tumbarumba vs Willigobung

Tumbarumba is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 53 in Willigobung. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Tumbarumba, about half of households are people living alone. In Willigobung, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Willigobung: a median of $770,000, against $418,000 in Tumbarumba, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Tumbarumba tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Willigobung 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

Tumbarumba

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (9 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (64/100 vs 74/100)
  • But Willigobung is already more of a family suburb (62% vs 51%)

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

First-home buyers

Tumbarumba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($417,500 vs $770,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Tumbarumba

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 15%)
  • has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $355/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 26%)

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

Commuting to the city

Willigobung

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (305 min vs 326 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (461.3 km vs 475.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Tumbarumba

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (64/100 vs 74/100)

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

Investors

Willigobung

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (31.2% vs 2.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Tumbarumba Willigobung
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.

Tumbarumba Willigobung
Walkability 0 / 0
Tumbarumba — Walkability: 0/100 Willigobung — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 36 / 26
Tumbarumba — Safety: 36/100 Willigobung — Safety: 26/100
Low fire risk 16 / 6
Tumbarumba — Low fire risk: 16/100 Willigobung — Low fire risk: 6/100

Demographics

Tumbarumba has more residents (1,915 vs 63); Willigobung rents higher ($355/wk vs $220/wk).

Tumbarumba Willigobung
Population 1,915
+97% vs other
 63
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.8% +31.2%
Median age 47 53
Median household income $65,104/yr $71,448/yr
+10% vs other
Median weekly rent $220/wk $355/wk
+61% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Tumbarumba Willigobung
0-4 5.7% / 6.3%
Tumbarumba — 0-4: 5.7% Willigobung — 0-4: 6.3%
5-14 12.0% / 4.8%
Tumbarumba — 5-14: 12.0% Willigobung — 5-14: 4.8%
15-19 5.3% / —
Tumbarumba — 15-19: 5.3% Willigobung — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 3.8% / —
Tumbarumba — 20-24: 3.8% Willigobung — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 9.7% / 14.3%
Tumbarumba — 25-34: 9.7% Willigobung — 25-34: 14.3%
35-44 10.1% / —
Tumbarumba — 35-44: 10.1% Willigobung — 35-44: not among its largest
45-54 12.5% / 11.1%
Tumbarumba — 45-54: 12.5% Willigobung — 45-54: 11.1%
55-64 14.4% / 14.3%
Tumbarumba — 55-64: 14.4% Willigobung — 55-64: 14.3%
65-74 13.6% / 25.4%
Tumbarumba — 65-74: 13.6% Willigobung — 65-74: 25.4%
75-84 8.6% / 4.8%
Tumbarumba — 75-84: 8.6% Willigobung — 75-84: 4.8%
85+ 3.8% / —
Tumbarumba — 85+: 3.8% Willigobung — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Tumbarumba 31.8% couple families
Tumbarumba — Couple Families: 31.8% Tumbarumba — Lone Person: 45.4% Tumbarumba — One Parent Families: 18.9% Tumbarumba — Group Household: 2.2% Tumbarumba — Other Families: 1.8%
Willigobung 61.5% couple families
Willigobung — Couple Families: 61.5% Willigobung — Lone Person: 38.5% Willigobung — One Parent Families: 0.0% Willigobung — Group Household: 0.0% Willigobung — 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.

Tumbarumba 25.5% renting
Tumbarumba — Owned Outright: 46.0% Tumbarumba — Mortgage: 28.5% Tumbarumba — Renting: 25.5%
Willigobung 14.8% renting
Willigobung — Owned Outright: 48.1% Willigobung — Mortgage: 37.0% Willigobung — Renting: 14.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Tumbarumba 95.2% houses
Tumbarumba — Houses: 95.2% Tumbarumba — Townhouses: 2.9% Tumbarumba — Flats / Apartments: 2.0%
Willigobung 100.0% houses
Willigobung — Houses: 100.0% Willigobung — Townhouses: 0.0% Willigobung — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Tumbarumba Willigobung
Certificate III & IV 17.9% / 17.5%
Tumbarumba — Certificate III & IV: 17.9% Willigobung — Certificate III & IV: 17.5%
Bachelor Degree 7.0% / 4.8%
Tumbarumba — Bachelor Degree: 7.0% Willigobung — Bachelor Degree: 4.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.4% / 4.8%
Tumbarumba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4% Willigobung — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / —
Tumbarumba — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Willigobung — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 1.1% / —
Tumbarumba — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1% Willigobung — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).

Property market

Tumbarumba Willigobung
Median house price $417,500 $770,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $300,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 48 days
from 9 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Willigobung has more rural and farming land (100% vs 84%); Tumbarumba has more land zoned for conservation (13% vs 0%).

Tumbarumba Willigobung
Rural and farming 84% 100%
Environmental 13% 0%
Residential 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

Tumbarumba Willigobung
New dwellings approved 36
across Snowy Valleys
same for both
Approvals change year on year -50%
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.

Tumbarumba Willigobung
Houses 4.7%
$495/wk on $545K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Tumbarumba Willigobung
House price Higher than 12% of NSW Higher than 31% of NSW
Income Higher than 27% of NSW Higher than 34% of NSW
Schools Higher than 69% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 17% of NSW Higher than 5% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 87% of NSW Higher than 58% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 46% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 63% of NSW Higher than 28% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 94% of NSW —

Liveability

Tumbarumba Willigobung
Grade D —
Score 24/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Willigobung carries more crime risk (74 vs 64); Willigobung carries more bushfire risk (94 vs 84).

Tumbarumba Willigobung
Bushfire High
84/100
 High
94/100
Crime Moderate
64/100
 High
74/100
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

Tumbarumba Willigobung
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Tumbarumba

  • Tumbarumba High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Tumbarumba Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • All Saints Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers

Schools in Willigobung

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

Amenities in the suburb

Tumbarumba Willigobung
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 3 0
Parks & reserves 9 0
Childcare 1 0
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 2 0
Waterways 64 2

Mobility

Tumbarumba sits further from the CBD (475.5 km vs 461.3 km).

Tumbarumba Willigobung
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 475.5 km
+3% vs other
 461.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 326 min 305 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2653
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 57
postcode 2653
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.

Tumbarumba Willigobung
Car (driver) 77.2% / 65.4%
Tumbarumba — Car (driver): 77.2% Willigobung — Car (driver): 65.4%
Worked from Home 7.7% / 34.6%
Tumbarumba — Worked from Home: 7.7% Willigobung — Worked from Home: 34.6%
Walked Only 7.3% / —
Tumbarumba — Walked Only: 7.3% Willigobung — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 6.8% / —
Tumbarumba — Car (passenger): 6.8% Willigobung — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bicycle 1.0% / —
Tumbarumba — Bicycle: 1.0% Willigobung — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.2%).

Setting

Tumbarumba Willigobung
Elevation 942 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 780 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Tumbarumba Willigobung
Connectivity score 31/100 19/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 2%
1,000 premises
 0%
18 premises

Climate

Tumbarumba Willigobung
Annual rainfall 952 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 0.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Tumbarumba Willigobung
Average residential rate $945/yr
same for both
Council Snowy Valleys
same for both

Federal electorate

Tumbarumba Willigobung
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Tumbarumba Willigobung
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Tumbarumba

Affordable Retirees Rural

Willigobung

Retirees Rural

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