Wantagong vs Woomargama
Woomargama is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 48 in Wantagong. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wantagong, most households are couple families. In Woomargama, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Wantagong tends to suit couples, while Woomargama 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
Wantagong
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 44/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (70% vs 57%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 90%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Wantagong
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (5% vs 18%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Wantagong
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (20% vs 8%)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 16%)
- has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $250/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Woomargama
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (313 min vs 330 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (508.9 km vs 516.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Wantagong carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 44/100)
- Woomargama has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 12%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Wantagong
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (33.3% vs 10.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Wantagong and Woomargama 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
Woomargama has more residents (173 vs 76); Woomargama rents higher ($250/wk vs $150/wk).
| Wantagong | Woomargama | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 76 | 173 +128% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +33.3% | +10.2% |
| Median age | 48 | 44 |
| Median household income | $125,632/yr +34% vs other | $82,316/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $150/wk | $250/wk +67% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (35.5%).
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 (19.1%).
Property market
| Wantagong | Woomargama | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $512,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Wantagong has more land zoned for conservation (33% vs 22%); Woomargama has more rural and farming land (77% vs 67%).
| Wantagong | Woomargama | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 67% | 77% |
| Environmental | 33% | 22% |
| 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
| Wantagong | Woomargama | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 86 across Greater Hume same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +33% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Wantagong | Woomargama | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 16% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 87% of NSW | Higher than 50% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 43% of NSW | Higher than 1% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 88% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 46% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 23% of NSW same for both | |
Liveability
| Wantagong | Woomargama | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Wantagong carries more bushfire risk (83 vs 30); Woomargama carries more crime risk (44 vs 21).
| Wantagong | Woomargama | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 83/100 | Low 30/100 |
| Crime | Low 21/100 | Moderate 44/100 |
| 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
| Wantagong | Woomargama | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Wantagong | Woomargama | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 2 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 8 | 15 |
Mobility
Wantagong sits further from the CBD (516.3 km vs 508.9 km).
| Wantagong | Woomargama | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 516.3 km +1% vs other | 508.9 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 330 min | 313 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 2644 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 62 postcode 2644 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 (74.3%).
Setting
| Wantagong | Woomargama | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 421 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 366 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Wantagong | Woomargama | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 | 16/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 16 premises | 0% 37 premises |
Climate
| Wantagong | Woomargama | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 952 mm | 692 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 28.9°C | 31.1°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | 0.6°C | 5.0°C |
Council rates
| Wantagong | Woomargama | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $992/yr same for both | |
| Council | Greater Hume same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Wantagong | Woomargama | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Farrer same for both | |
| Member | David Farley same for both | |
| Party | One Nation same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Wantagong | Woomargama | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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