Wallangra vs Atholwood
Wallangra is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 50 in Atholwood. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wallangra, most households are couple families. In Atholwood, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Wallangra tends to suit families with children, while Atholwood suits 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Wallangra is already more of a family suburb (62% vs 54%)
- Atholwood carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 82/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Atholwood
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (7% vs 20%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Atholwood
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 26%)
- has cheaper rent ($84/wk vs $290/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Wallangra
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (483 min vs 527 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (656.2 km vs 667.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Atholwood
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 82/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Wallangra
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-6.1% vs -13.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Wallangra and Atholwood drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Wallangra rents higher ($290/wk vs $84/wk); Wallangra has more residents (93 vs 68).
| Wallangra | Atholwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 93 +27% vs other | 68 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -6.1% | -13.9% |
| Median age | 42 | 50 |
| Median household income | $58,500/yr | $73,112/yr +25% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $290/wk +71% vs other | $84/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.1%).
Property market
| Wallangra | Atholwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $350,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Wallangra | Atholwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 96% | 92% |
| Environmental | 4% | 8% |
| 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
| Wallangra | Atholwood | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 31 across Inverell same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Wallangra | Atholwood | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 9% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 18% of NSW | Higher than 40% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 4% of NSW | Higher than 38% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 89% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 1% of NSW | Higher than 37% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 25% of NSW same for both | |
Liveability
| Wallangra | Atholwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Wallangra carries more crime risk (82 vs 0).
| Wallangra | Atholwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 52/100 | Moderate 48/100 |
| Crime | High 82/100 | None 0/100 |
| 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
| Wallangra | Atholwood | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Wallangra | Atholwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 0 |
| Waterways | 7 | 3 |
Mobility
Atholwood sits further from the CBD (667.7 km vs 656.2 km).
| Wallangra | Atholwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 656.2 km | 667.7 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 483 min | 527 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 2360 | 0.4% postcode 2361 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 50 postcode 2360 | 69 postcode 2361 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (52.9%).
Setting
| Wallangra | Atholwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 456 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 489 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Wallangra | Atholwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 17/100 | 16/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 27 premises | 0% 23 premises |
Climate
| Wallangra | Atholwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 675 mm | 664 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 32.0°C | 33.5°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | 2.8°C | 5.1°C |
Council rates
| Wallangra | Atholwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,170/yr same for both | |
| Council | Inverell same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Wallangra | Atholwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | New England same for both | |
| Member | Barnaby Joyce same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Wallangra | Atholwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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