Wantabadgery vs Nangus

Nangus is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 48 in Wantabadgery. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Nangus tends to suit families with children.

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

Wantabadgery

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 57/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Nangus

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($179/wk vs $250/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Nangus

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (400.4 km vs 421 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (260 min vs 271 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wantabadgery

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 57/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 19%)

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

Investors

Nangus

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.1% vs -2.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Wantabadgery Nangus
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.

Wantabadgery Nangus
Walkability 0 / 0
Wantabadgery — Walkability: 0/100 Nangus — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 84 / 43
Wantabadgery — Safety: 84/100 Nangus — Safety: 43/100
Low fire risk 88 / 100
Wantabadgery — Low fire risk: 88/100 Nangus — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Wantabadgery rents higher ($250/wk vs $179/wk); Nangus has more residents (240 vs 183).

Wantabadgery Nangus
Population 183 240
+31% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.1% +17.1%
Median age 48 41
Median household income $76,336/yr
+9% vs other
 $69,316/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+28% vs other
 $179/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wantabadgery Nangus
0-4 3.3% / 7.5%
Wantabadgery — 0-4: 3.3% Nangus — 0-4: 7.5%
5-14 13.1% / 17.1%
Wantabadgery — 5-14: 13.1% Nangus — 5-14: 17.1%
15-19 6.0% / 9.2%
Wantabadgery — 15-19: 6.0% Nangus — 15-19: 9.2%
20-24 2.2% / 4.2%
Wantabadgery — 20-24: 2.2% Nangus — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 11.5% / 9.6%
Wantabadgery — 25-34: 11.5% Nangus — 25-34: 9.6%
35-44 10.4% / 9.2%
Wantabadgery — 35-44: 10.4% Nangus — 35-44: 9.2%
45-54 14.2% / 17.5%
Wantabadgery — 45-54: 14.2% Nangus — 45-54: 17.5%
55-64 20.2% / 11.7%
Wantabadgery — 55-64: 20.2% Nangus — 55-64: 11.7%
65-74 13.7% / 10.8%
Wantabadgery — 65-74: 13.7% Nangus — 65-74: 10.8%
75-84 8.2% / 7.1%
Wantabadgery — 75-84: 8.2% Nangus — 75-84: 7.1%
85+ 2.7% / 1.2%
Wantabadgery — 85+: 2.7% Nangus — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wantabadgery 44.9% couple families
Wantabadgery — Couple Families: 44.9% Wantabadgery — Lone Person: 34.7% Wantabadgery — One Parent Families: 20.4% Wantabadgery — Group Household: 0.0%
Nangus 43.9% couple families
Nangus — Couple Families: 43.9% Nangus — Lone Person: 33.3% Nangus — One Parent Families: 18.2% Nangus — Group Household: 4.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Wantabadgery 9.4% renting
Wantabadgery — Owned Outright: 59.4% Wantabadgery — Mortgage: 31.2% Wantabadgery — Renting: 9.4%
Nangus 15.9% renting
Nangus — Owned Outright: 47.6% Nangus — Mortgage: 36.5% Nangus — Renting: 15.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wantabadgery 94.4% houses
Wantabadgery — Houses: 94.4% Wantabadgery — Flats / Apartments: 1.4% Wantabadgery — Townhouses: 4.2%
Nangus 94.0% houses
Nangus — Houses: 94.0% Nangus — Flats / Apartments: 6.0% Nangus — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Wantabadgery Nangus
Certificate III & IV 23.0% / 15.4%
Wantabadgery — Certificate III & IV: 23.0% Nangus — Certificate III & IV: 15.4%
Bachelor Degree 11.5% / 6.2%
Wantabadgery — Bachelor Degree: 11.5% Nangus — Bachelor Degree: 6.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.0% / 5.4%
Wantabadgery — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0% Nangus — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.7% / —
Wantabadgery — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7% Nangus — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.0%).

Property market

Wantabadgery Nangus
Median house price — $487,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Wantabadgery Nangus
Rural and farming 99%
same for both
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

Wantabadgery Nangus
New dwellings approved 12
across Junee
 26
across Cootamundra-Gundagai
Approvals change year on year +0% +167%

Ranking within NSW

Wantabadgery Nangus
House price — Higher than 15% of NSW
Income Higher than 44% of NSW Higher than 32% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 9% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 85% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 39% of NSW Higher than 19% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 26% of NSW Higher than 35% of NSW

Liveability

Wantabadgery Nangus
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Wantabadgery carries more bushfire risk (12 vs 0); Nangus carries more crime risk (57 vs 16).

Wantabadgery Nangus
Bushfire Low
12/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
16/100
 Moderate
57/100
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

Wantabadgery Nangus
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 Wantabadgery

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

Schools in Nangus

  • Nangus Public School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Wantabadgery Nangus
Parks & reserves 3 0
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 16 15

Mobility

Wantabadgery sits further from the CBD (421 km vs 400.4 km).

Wantabadgery Nangus
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 421 km
+5% vs other
 400.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 271 min 260 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2650
 0.2%
postcode 2722
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 45
postcode 2650
 57
postcode 2722

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.

Wantabadgery Nangus
Car (driver) 59.2% / 65.8%
Wantabadgery — Car (driver): 59.2% Nangus — Car (driver): 65.8%
Worked from Home 36.8% / 25.3%
Wantabadgery — Worked from Home: 36.8% Nangus — Worked from Home: 25.3%
Car (passenger) 3.9% / 5.1%
Wantabadgery — Car (passenger): 3.9% Nangus — Car (passenger): 5.1%
Walked Only — / 3.8%
Wantabadgery — Walked Only: not among its largest Nangus — Walked Only: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.8%).

Setting

Wantabadgery Nangus
Elevation 283 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 272 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Wantabadgery Nangus
Connectivity score 17/100 25/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
56 premises
 0%
63 premises

Climate

Wantabadgery Nangus
Annual rainfall 559 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Wantabadgery Nangus
Average residential rate $997/yr $974/yr
Council Junee Cootamundra-Gundagai

Federal electorate

Wantabadgery Nangus
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Wantabadgery Nangus
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Wantabadgery

Rural

Nangus

Affordable Family Rural

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