Turvey Park vs Wagga Wagga

Turvey Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 38 in Wagga Wagga. In Turvey Park, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wagga Wagga, about half of households rent and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Turvey Park tends to suit families with children, while Wagga Wagga suits renters and people living alone.

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

Turvey Park

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (56% vs 30%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (94% vs 54%)
  • But Wagga Wagga has more parks and reserves (23 vs 8)

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

First-home buyers

Turvey Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 26%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Wagga Wagga

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (53% vs 30%)
  • has cheaper rent ($295/wk vs $338/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Wagga Wagga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (84/100 vs 63/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wagga Wagga

ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (16 vs 0)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (46% vs 6%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 15%)
  • But Turvey Park carries lower crime risk (72/100 vs 97/100)

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

Investors

Turvey Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (7.3% vs 1.3%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Turvey Park Wagga Wagga
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.

Turvey Park Wagga Wagga
Walkability 63 / 84
Turvey Park — Walkability: 63/100 Wagga Wagga — Walkability: 84/100
Safety 28 / 3
Turvey Park — Safety: 28/100 Wagga Wagga — Safety: 3/100
Low fire risk 70 / 100
Turvey Park — Low fire risk: 70/100 Wagga Wagga — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Wagga Wagga has more residents (7,198 vs 3,572); Turvey Park has higher household incomes ($92,820 vs $70,460).

Turvey Park Wagga Wagga
Population 3,572 7,198
+102% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.3% +1.3%
Median age 35 38
Median household income $92,820/yr
+24% vs other
 $70,460/yr
Median weekly rent $338/wk
+13% vs other
 $295/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Turvey Park Wagga Wagga
0-4 7.2% / 4.8%
Turvey Park — 0-4: 7.2% Wagga Wagga — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 12.4% / 7.4%
Turvey Park — 5-14: 12.4% Wagga Wagga — 5-14: 7.4%
15-19 6.9% / 4.6%
Turvey Park — 15-19: 6.9% Wagga Wagga — 15-19: 4.6%
20-24 7.0% / 8.7%
Turvey Park — 20-24: 7.0% Wagga Wagga — 20-24: 8.7%
25-34 16.2% / 19.0%
Turvey Park — 25-34: 16.2% Wagga Wagga — 25-34: 19.0%
35-44 11.8% / 11.7%
Turvey Park — 35-44: 11.8% Wagga Wagga — 35-44: 11.7%
45-54 11.4% / 9.8%
Turvey Park — 45-54: 11.4% Wagga Wagga — 45-54: 9.8%
55-64 12.5% / 11.8%
Turvey Park — 55-64: 12.5% Wagga Wagga — 55-64: 11.8%
65-74 8.6% / 10.1%
Turvey Park — 65-74: 8.6% Wagga Wagga — 65-74: 10.1%
75-84 3.8% / 7.4%
Turvey Park — 75-84: 3.8% Wagga Wagga — 75-84: 7.4%
85+ 2.3% / 4.7%
Turvey Park — 85+: 2.3% Wagga Wagga — 85+: 4.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Turvey Park 37.9% lone person
Turvey Park — Lone Person: 37.9% Turvey Park — Couple Families: 39.2% Turvey Park — One Parent Families: 16.9% Turvey Park — Group Household: 5.4% Turvey Park — Other Families: 0.5%
Wagga Wagga 59.4% lone person
Wagga Wagga — Lone Person: 59.4% Wagga Wagga — Couple Families: 19.9% Wagga Wagga — One Parent Families: 10.5% Wagga Wagga — Group Household: 8.5% Wagga Wagga — Other Families: 1.7%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Turvey Park 29.7% renting
Turvey Park — Owned Outright: 32.7% Turvey Park — Mortgage: 37.5% Turvey Park — Renting: 29.7%
Wagga Wagga 53.0% renting
Wagga Wagga — Owned Outright: 28.7% Wagga Wagga — Mortgage: 18.2% Wagga Wagga — Renting: 53.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Turvey Park Wagga Wagga
Bachelor Degree 15.8% / 14.9%
Turvey Park — Bachelor Degree: 15.8% Wagga Wagga — Bachelor Degree: 14.9%
Certificate III & IV 15.2% / 14.6%
Turvey Park — Certificate III & IV: 15.2% Wagga Wagga — Certificate III & IV: 14.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.6% / 7.1%
Turvey Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6% Wagga Wagga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1%
Postgraduate Degree 4.6% / 5.7%
Turvey Park — Postgraduate Degree: 4.6% Wagga Wagga — Postgraduate Degree: 5.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / 2.2%
Turvey Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% Wagga Wagga — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.8%).

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.

Turvey Park Wagga Wagga
Iraq 3.1% / 1.9%
Turvey Park — Iraq: 3.1% Wagga Wagga — Iraq: 1.9%
India 1.0% / 2.3%
Turvey Park — India: 1.0% Wagga Wagga — India: 2.3%
England 1.1% / 1.5%
Turvey Park — England: 1.1% Wagga Wagga — England: 1.5%
New Zealand 0.8% / 0.6%
Turvey Park — New Zealand: 0.8% Wagga Wagga — New Zealand: 0.6%
Nepal — / 0.8%
Turvey Park — Nepal: not among its largest Wagga Wagga — Nepal: 0.8%
China — / 0.7%
Turvey Park — China: not among its largest Wagga Wagga — China: 0.7%
Myanmar 0.5% / —
Turvey Park — Myanmar: 0.5% Wagga Wagga — Myanmar: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Turvey Park 93.6% houses
Turvey Park — Houses: 93.6% Turvey Park — Flats / Apartments: 2.9% Turvey Park — Townhouses: 3.5%
Wagga Wagga 53.7% houses
Wagga Wagga — Houses: 53.7% Wagga Wagga — Flats / Apartments: 25.7% Wagga Wagga — Townhouses: 20.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Turvey Park Wagga Wagga
Median house price $725,000 $707,500
Median unit price — $415,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 34 days
from 29 sales
 35 days
from 75 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Turvey Park Wagga Wagga
2 bed $630K / $563K
Turvey Park — 2 bed: $630K (8 sales) Wagga Wagga — 2 bed: $563K (30 sales)

8 vs 30 sales

3 bed $690K / $700K
Turvey Park — 3 bed: $690K (66 sales) Wagga Wagga — 3 bed: $700K (91 sales)

66 vs 91 sales

4 bed $880K / $900K
Turvey Park — 4 bed: $880K (27 sales) Wagga Wagga — 4 bed: $900K (29 sales)

27 vs 29 sales

Zoning mix

Turvey Park Wagga Wagga
Residential 61% 37%
Parks and recreation 29% 23%
Infrastructure and transport 11% 15%
Industrial 0% 8%
Commercial 0% 8%
Environmental 0% 6%
Rural and farming 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

Turvey Park Wagga Wagga
New dwellings approved 548
across Wagga Wagga
same for both
Approvals change year on year +139%
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.

Turvey Park Wagga Wagga
Houses 3.7%
$590/wk on $824K
 3.4%
$575/wk on $874K
Units — 5.0%
$430/wk on $449K

Ranking within NSW

Turvey Park Wagga Wagga
House price Higher than 24% of NSW Higher than 33% of NSW
Income Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 34% of NSW
Schools Higher than 55% of NSW Higher than 14% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 86% of NSW Higher than 94% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 55% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 39% of NSW Higher than 38% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 69% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 58% of NSW Higher than 40% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 66% of NSW

Liveability

Wagga Wagga is more walkable (84 vs 63); Turvey Park scores higher overall (46 vs 39).

Turvey Park Wagga Wagga
Grade C
same for both
Score 46/100 39/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Turvey Park carries more bushfire risk (30 vs 0); Wagga Wagga carries more crime risk (97 vs 72).

Turvey Park Wagga Wagga
Bushfire Low
30/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
72/100
 High
97/100
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
same for both

Schools

Turvey Park Wagga Wagga
Inside the suburb 8 5
Rated above peers 2 0
Rated at peers 2 1
Rated below peers 1 2

Schools in Turvey Park

  • Henschke Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Saint Mary MacKillop Colleges Limited Independent · Combined above peers
  • Turvey Park Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Wagga Wagga High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Kildare Catholic College Catholic · Secondary below peers
  • Shepherds Park School Government · Secondary · Special school

Schools in Wagga Wagga

  • South Wagga Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Joseph's Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Wagga Wagga Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • Indie School Wagga - Fitzmaurice Independent · Secondary · Special school
  • Indie School Wagga - Kincaid Independent · Secondary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Turvey Park Wagga Wagga
Supermarkets 0 4
Cafes & restaurants 0 15
Parks & reserves 8 23
Childcare 6 11
GPs 0 16
Pharmacies 0 6
Hospitals 0 2
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 11
Fuel stations 0 7
EV chargers 0 1

Mobility

Turvey Park Wagga Wagga
Walkability score 63/100 84/100
Distance to Sydney 457.2 km 458.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 291 min 292 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 73/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 44.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 66.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2650
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 45
postcode 2650
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.

Turvey Park Wagga Wagga
Car (driver) 76.8% / 69.0%
Turvey Park — Car (driver): 76.8% Wagga Wagga — Car (driver): 69.0%
Walked Only 6.1% / 13.3%
Turvey Park — Walked Only: 6.1% Wagga Wagga — Walked Only: 13.3%
Worked from Home 9.7% / 9.1%
Turvey Park — Worked from Home: 9.7% Wagga Wagga — Worked from Home: 9.1%
Car (passenger) 6.5% / 6.2%
Turvey Park — Car (passenger): 6.5% Wagga Wagga — Car (passenger): 6.2%
Bicycle 0.6% / 1.1%
Turvey Park — Bicycle: 0.6% Wagga Wagga — Bicycle: 1.1%
Bus 0.4% / 1.3%
Turvey Park — Bus: 0.4% Wagga Wagga — Bus: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.8%).

Setting

Turvey Park Wagga Wagga
Elevation 209 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 180 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Turvey Park Wagga Wagga
Connectivity score 59/100
same for both
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 26%
1,635 premises
 23%
6,122 premises

Climate

Turvey Park Wagga Wagga
Annual rainfall 565 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.4°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Turvey Park Wagga Wagga
PM2.5 7.7 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 23.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Turvey Park Wagga Wagga
Average residential rate $1,254/yr
same for both
Council Wagga Wagga
same for both

Federal electorate

Turvey Park Wagga Wagga
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Turvey Park Wagga Wagga
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Turvey Park

Large Blocks Parks

Wagga Wagga

Parks Townhouses

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