Wallanbah vs Waukivory

Wallanbah is the younger of the two, with a median age of 55 against 58 in Waukivory. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wallanbah, most households are couple families. In Waukivory, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Wallanbah tends to suit families with children and couples, while Waukivory suits people living alone and older residents.

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

Wallanbah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 27%)

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

First-home buyers

Waukivory

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (28% vs 42%)

Weighs 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

Waukivory

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (214 min vs 222 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (276.4 km vs 285 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Waukivory

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (41% vs 27%)

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

Investors

Waukivory

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (14.9% vs -15.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Wallanbah Waukivory
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.

Wallanbah Waukivory
Walkability 0 / 8
Wallanbah — Walkability: 0/100 Waukivory — Walkability: 8/100
Safety 63 / 62
Wallanbah — Safety: 63/100 Waukivory — Safety: 62/100
Low fire risk 21 / 28
Wallanbah — Low fire risk: 21/100 Waukivory — Low fire risk: 28/100

Demographics

Waukivory has more residents (108 vs 70); Waukivory skews older (58 vs 55).

Wallanbah Waukivory
Population 70 108
+54% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -15.7% +14.9%
Median age 55 58
Median household income $56,316/yr $56,628/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wallanbah Waukivory
0-4 12.9% / 4.6%
Wallanbah — 0-4: 12.9% Waukivory — 0-4: 4.6%
5-14 12.9% / 8.3%
Wallanbah — 5-14: 12.9% Waukivory — 5-14: 8.3%
15-19 — / 5.6%
Wallanbah — 15-19: not among its largest Waukivory — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 7.1% / 4.6%
Wallanbah — 20-24: 7.1% Waukivory — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 — / —
Wallanbah — 25-34: not among its largest Waukivory — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 10.0% / 12.0%
Wallanbah — 35-44: 10.0% Waukivory — 35-44: 12.0%
45-54 8.6% / 13.9%
Wallanbah — 45-54: 8.6% Waukivory — 45-54: 13.9%
55-64 21.4% / 26.9%
Wallanbah — 55-64: 21.4% Waukivory — 55-64: 26.9%
65-74 18.6% / 27.8%
Wallanbah — 65-74: 18.6% Waukivory — 65-74: 27.8%
75-84 8.6% / 4.6%
Wallanbah — 75-84: 8.6% Waukivory — 75-84: 4.6%
85+ — / 8.3%
Wallanbah — 85+: not among its largest Waukivory — 85+: 8.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wallanbah 33.3% lone person
Wallanbah — Lone Person: 33.3% Wallanbah — Couple Families: 66.7% Wallanbah — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Waukivory 73.1% lone person
Waukivory — Lone Person: 73.1% Waukivory — Couple Families: 11.5% Waukivory — One Parent Families: 15.4%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Wallanbah 21.7% renting
Wallanbah — Owned Outright: 60.9% Wallanbah — Mortgage: 17.4% Wallanbah — Renting: 21.7%
Waukivory 16.1% renting
Waukivory — Owned Outright: 58.9% Waukivory — Mortgage: 25.0% Waukivory — Renting: 16.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Wallanbah Waukivory
England 4.3% / 11.1%
Wallanbah — England: 4.3% Waukivory — England: 11.1%
Scotland 7.1% / —
Wallanbah — Scotland: 7.1% Waukivory — Scotland: not among its largest
Malaysia 5.7% / —
Wallanbah — Malaysia: 5.7% Waukivory — Malaysia: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.1%).

Qualifications

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

Wallanbah Waukivory
Certificate III & IV 15.7% / 28.7%
Wallanbah — Certificate III & IV: 15.7% Waukivory — Certificate III & IV: 28.7%
Bachelor Degree 7.1% / 10.2%
Wallanbah — Bachelor Degree: 7.1% Waukivory — Bachelor Degree: 10.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.3% / 9.3%
Wallanbah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.3% Waukivory — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 8.6% / —
Wallanbah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 8.6% Waukivory — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 7.1% / —
Wallanbah — Postgraduate Degree: 7.1% Waukivory — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wallanbah 100.0% houses
Wallanbah — Houses: 100.0%
Waukivory 100.0% houses
Waukivory — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Wallanbah Waukivory
Median house price — $1,450,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Wallanbah Waukivory
Rural and farming 99% 100%
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

Wallanbah Waukivory
New dwellings approved 743
across Mid-Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year +327%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Wallanbah Waukivory
House price — Higher than 73% of NSW
Income Higher than 16% of NSW Higher than 17% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 35% of NSW Higher than 53% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 8% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 41% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 25% of NSW Higher than 13% of NSW

Liveability

Waukivory is more walkable (8 vs 0).

Wallanbah Waukivory
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
same for both

Risk profile

Wallanbah Waukivory
Bushfire High
79/100
 High
72/100
Crime Low
37/100
 Low
38/100
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

Wallanbah Waukivory
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

Wallanbah Waukivory
Waterways 11 21

Mobility

Wallanbah sits further from the CBD (285 km vs 276.4 km).

Wallanbah Waukivory
Walkability score 0/100 8/100
Distance to Sydney 285 km
+3% vs other
 276.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 222 min 214 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2422
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 57
postcode 2422
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.

Wallanbah Waukivory
Car (driver) 65.0% / 60.0%
Wallanbah — Car (driver): 65.0% Waukivory — Car (driver): 60.0%
Worked from Home 35.0% / 30.0%
Wallanbah — Worked from Home: 35.0% Waukivory — Worked from Home: 30.0%
Walked Only — / 10.0%
Wallanbah — Walked Only: not among its largest Waukivory — Walked Only: 10.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.0%).

Setting

Wallanbah Waukivory
Elevation 194 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 223 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 40.0 km 43.4 km

NBN connectivity

Wallanbah Waukivory
Connectivity score 16/100 15/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
34 premises
 0%
51 premises

Climate

Wallanbah Waukivory
Annual rainfall 1,331 mm 1,327 mm
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Wallanbah Waukivory
Average residential rate $1,560/yr
same for both
Council Mid-Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Wallanbah Waukivory
Division Lyne
same for both
Member Alison Penfold
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Wallanbah Waukivory
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Wallanbah

Family Retirees Rural Young Families

Waukivory

Retirees Rural

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