Wallangra vs Yetman

Wallangra is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 48 in Yetman. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wallangra, most households are couple families. In Yetman, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Wallangra: a median of $350,000, against $230,000 in Yetman, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Wallangra tends to suit families with children and couples, while Yetman suits people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Wallangra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (62% vs 37%)

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

First-home buyers

Yetman

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($230,000 vs $350,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (14% vs 20%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Yetman

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $290/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 26%)
  • But Wallangra has a bigger rental market to choose from (27% vs 16%)

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 504 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (656.2 km vs 675.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Wallangra Yetman
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.

Wallangra Yetman
Walkability 0 / 0
Wallangra — Walkability: 0/100 Yetman — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 18 / 19
Wallangra — Safety: 18/100 Yetman — Safety: 19/100
Low fire risk 48 / 50
Wallangra — Low fire risk: 48/100 Yetman — Low fire risk: 50/100

Demographics

Yetman has more residents (187 vs 93); Wallangra rents higher ($290/wk vs $150/wk).

Wallangra Yetman
Population 93 187
+101% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -6.1% -9.7%
Median age 42 48
Median household income $58,500/yr
+5% vs other
 $55,588/yr
Median weekly rent $290/wk
+48% vs other
 $150/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wallangra Yetman
0-4 6.5% / 2.1%
Wallangra — 0-4: 6.5% Yetman — 0-4: 2.1%
5-14 22.6% / 15.5%
Wallangra — 5-14: 22.6% Yetman — 5-14: 15.5%
15-19 4.3% / 3.7%
Wallangra — 15-19: 4.3% Yetman — 15-19: 3.7%
20-24 5.4% / 2.1%
Wallangra — 20-24: 5.4% Yetman — 20-24: 2.1%
25-34 5.4% / 10.7%
Wallangra — 25-34: 5.4% Yetman — 25-34: 10.7%
35-44 18.3% / 10.2%
Wallangra — 35-44: 18.3% Yetman — 35-44: 10.2%
45-54 7.5% / 14.4%
Wallangra — 45-54: 7.5% Yetman — 45-54: 14.4%
55-64 14.0% / 12.8%
Wallangra — 55-64: 14.0% Yetman — 55-64: 12.8%
65-74 12.9% / 20.9%
Wallangra — 65-74: 12.9% Yetman — 65-74: 20.9%
75-84 9.7% / 5.3%
Wallangra — 75-84: 9.7% Yetman — 75-84: 5.3%
85+ 5.4% / —
Wallangra — 85+: 5.4% Yetman — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wallangra 62.5% couple families
Wallangra — Couple Families: 62.5% Wallangra — Lone Person: 37.5% Wallangra — Other Families: 0.0%
Yetman 37.1% couple families
Yetman — Couple Families: 37.1% Yetman — Lone Person: 51.4% Yetman — Other Families: 11.4%
Couple Families Lone Person Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Wallangra 27.3% renting
Wallangra — Owned Outright: 36.4% Wallangra — Mortgage: 36.4% Wallangra — Renting: 27.3%
Yetman 16.4% renting
Yetman — Owned Outright: 52.7% Yetman — Mortgage: 30.9% Yetman — Renting: 16.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wallangra 100.0% houses
Wallangra — Houses: 100.0%
Yetman 103.4% houses
Yetman — Houses: 103.4%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Wallangra Yetman
Certificate III & IV 7.5% / 14.4%
Wallangra — Certificate III & IV: 7.5% Yetman — Certificate III & IV: 14.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.3% / 6.4%
Wallangra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.3% Yetman — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4%
Bachelor Degree 4.3% / 4.8%
Wallangra — Bachelor Degree: 4.3% Yetman — Bachelor Degree: 4.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 6.5% / —
Wallangra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 6.5% Yetman — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.6%
Wallangra — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Yetman — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.4%).

Property market

Wallangra Yetman
Median house price $350,000 $230,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Yetman has more land zoned for conservation (17% vs 4%); Wallangra has more rural and farming land (96% vs 83%).

Wallangra Yetman
Rural and farming 96% 83%
Environmental 4% 17%
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 Yetman
New dwellings approved 31
across Inverell
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Wallangra Yetman
House price Higher than 9% of NSW Higher than 5% of NSW
Income Higher than 18% of NSW Higher than 16% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 4% of NSW Higher than 23% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 89% of NSW Higher than 94% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 1% of NSW —
NBN connectivity Higher than 25% of NSW Higher than 12% of NSW

Liveability

Wallangra Yetman
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 Yetman
Bushfire Moderate
52/100
 Moderate
50/100
Crime High
82/100
 High
81/100
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 Yetman
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Wallangra

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

Schools in Yetman

  • Yetman Public School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Wallangra Yetman
Parks & reserves 2 4
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 7 8

Mobility

Yetman sits further from the CBD (675.6 km vs 656.2 km).

Wallangra Yetman
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 656.2 km 675.6 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 483 min 504 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2360
 0.0%
postcode 2410
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 2360
 46
postcode 2410

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.

Wallangra Yetman
Car (driver) 38.2% / 53.8%
Wallangra — Car (driver): 38.2% Yetman — Car (driver): 53.8%
Worked from Home 52.9% / 21.5%
Wallangra — Worked from Home: 52.9% Yetman — Worked from Home: 21.5%
Walked Only 8.8% / 18.5%
Wallangra — Walked Only: 8.8% Yetman — Walked Only: 18.5%
Car (passenger) — / 6.2%
Wallangra — Car (passenger): not among its largest Yetman — Car (passenger): 6.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (53.8%).

Setting

Wallangra Yetman
Elevation 456 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 277 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Wallangra Yetman
Connectivity score 17/100 15/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
27 premises
 0%
36 premises

Climate

Wallangra Yetman
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 Yetman
Average residential rate $1,170/yr
same for both
Council Inverell
same for both

Federal electorate

Wallangra Yetman
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Wallangra Yetman
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Wallangra

Affordable Family Retirees Rural

Yetman

Affordable Retirees Rural

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