Wandella vs Yowrie
Yowrie is the younger of the two, with a median age of 53 against 59 in Wandella. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Wandella: a median of $865,000, against $655,000 in Yowrie, though rent is higher in Yowrie. On these figures, Wandella tends to suit older residents, while Yowrie suits 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
Yowrie
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 50/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Wandella leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 33%)
- Yowrie has cheaper houses ($655,000 vs $865,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Wandella
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (24% vs 36%)
- has cheaper rent ($260/wk vs $325/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Wandella
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (395.6 km vs 403.1 km)
- has a shorter drive in (329 min vs 335 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Wandella has more residents already 65 and over (36% vs 20%)
- Yowrie carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 50/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Yowrie
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (6.8% vs 0.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Wandella and Yowrie 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
Yowrie rents higher ($325/wk vs $260/wk); Wandella has higher household incomes ($57,408 vs $46,800).
| Wandella | Yowrie | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 141 +11% vs other | 125 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +0.0% | +6.8% |
| Median age | 59 | 53 |
| Median household income | $57,408/yr +18% vs other | $46,800/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $260/wk | $325/wk +25% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.5%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Wandella | Yowrie | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $865,000 | $655,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $205,000 |
Zoning mix
Wandella has more rural and farming land (64% vs 42%); Yowrie has more land zoned for conservation (58% vs 36%).
| Wandella | Yowrie | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 64% | 42% |
| Environmental | 36% | 58% |
| 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
| Wandella | Yowrie | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 109 across Bega Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -32% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Wandella | Yowrie | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 40% of NSW | Higher than 23% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 17% of NSW | Higher than 8% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 51% of NSW | Higher than 49% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 33% of NSW | Higher than 38% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 70% of NSW | Higher than 69% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 33% of NSW | Higher than 28% of NSW |
Liveability
| Wandella | Yowrie | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Wandella carries more crime risk (50 vs 10); Wandella carries more bushfire risk (72 vs 60).
| Wandella | Yowrie | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 72/100 | Moderate 60/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 50/100 | Low 10/100 |
| 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
| Wandella | Yowrie | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Wandella | Yowrie | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 5 | 24 |
Mobility
Yowrie sits further from the CBD (403.1 km vs 395.6 km).
| Wandella | Yowrie | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 6/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 395.6 km | 403.1 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 329 min | 335 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.7% postcode 2550 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 61 postcode 2550 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.3%).
Setting
| Wandella | Yowrie | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 145 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 216 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 19.5 km | 29.8 km |
NBN connectivity
| Wandella | Yowrie | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 23/100 | 19/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 68 premises | 0% 63 premises |
Climate
| Wandella | Yowrie | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 948 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 23.4°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 7.8°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Wandella | Yowrie | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,767/yr same for both | |
| Council | Bega Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Wandella | Yowrie | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Eden-monaro same for both | |
| Member | Kristy Mcbain same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Wandella | Yowrie | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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