Wellingrove vs Emmaville

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wellingrove, about half of households are people living alone. In Emmaville, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Wellingrove: a median of $638,000, against $297,000 in Emmaville, though rent is higher in Emmaville. On these figures, Wellingrove tends to suit couples, while Emmaville 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

Wellingrove

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (46% vs 30%)
  • carries lower crime risk (51/100 vs 72/100)
  • But Emmaville has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Emmaville

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($96,000 vs $420,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($297,000 vs $638,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 38%)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Wellingrove

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($130/wk vs $150/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Wellingrove

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (459 min vs 484 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (604.4 km vs 623.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wellingrove

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (51/100 vs 72/100)

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

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

Wellingrove Emmaville
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.

Wellingrove Emmaville
Walkability 0 / 0
Wellingrove — Walkability: 0/100 Emmaville — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 49 / 28
Wellingrove — Safety: 49/100 Emmaville — Safety: 28/100
Low fire risk 57 / 34
Wellingrove — Low fire risk: 57/100 Emmaville — Low fire risk: 34/100

Demographics

Emmaville has more residents (505 vs 95); Wellingrove has higher household incomes ($50,648 vs $38,896).

Wellingrove Emmaville
Population 95 505
+432% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.0% -2.7%
Median age 58
same for both
Median household income $50,648/yr
+23% vs other
 $38,896/yr
Median weekly rent $130/wk $150/wk
+15% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wellingrove Emmaville
0-4 4.2% / 3.2%
Wellingrove — 0-4: 4.2% Emmaville — 0-4: 3.2%
5-14 3.2% / 8.1%
Wellingrove — 5-14: 3.2% Emmaville — 5-14: 8.1%
15-19 5.3% / 4.2%
Wellingrove — 15-19: 5.3% Emmaville — 15-19: 4.2%
20-24 — / 2.4%
Wellingrove — 20-24: not among its largest Emmaville — 20-24: 2.4%
25-34 12.6% / 6.7%
Wellingrove — 25-34: 12.6% Emmaville — 25-34: 6.7%
35-44 5.3% / 7.3%
Wellingrove — 35-44: 5.3% Emmaville — 35-44: 7.3%
45-54 16.8% / 12.9%
Wellingrove — 45-54: 16.8% Emmaville — 45-54: 12.9%
55-64 28.4% / 23.2%
Wellingrove — 55-64: 28.4% Emmaville — 55-64: 23.2%
65-74 20.0% / 15.2%
Wellingrove — 65-74: 20.0% Emmaville — 65-74: 15.2%
75-84 12.6% / 13.1%
Wellingrove — 75-84: 12.6% Emmaville — 75-84: 13.1%
85+ 3.2% / 5.0%
Wellingrove — 85+: 3.2% Emmaville — 85+: 5.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wellingrove 54.2% lone person
Wellingrove — Lone Person: 54.2% Wellingrove — Couple Families: 45.8% Wellingrove — One Parent Families: 0.0% Wellingrove — Group Household: 0.0%
Emmaville 66.7% lone person
Emmaville — Lone Person: 66.7% Emmaville — Couple Families: 21.3% Emmaville — One Parent Families: 9.2% Emmaville — Group Household: 2.8%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Wellingrove 12.9% renting
Wellingrove — Owned Outright: 61.3% Wellingrove — Mortgage: 25.8% Wellingrove — Renting: 12.9%
Emmaville 15.9% renting
Emmaville — Owned Outright: 63.5% Emmaville — Mortgage: 20.7% Emmaville — Renting: 15.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wellingrove 100.0% houses
Wellingrove — Houses: 100.0% Wellingrove — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Emmaville 94.7% houses
Emmaville — Houses: 94.7% Emmaville — Flats / Apartments: 5.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Wellingrove Emmaville
Certificate III & IV 23.2% / 17.2%
Wellingrove — Certificate III & IV: 23.2% Emmaville — Certificate III & IV: 17.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.4% / 3.8%
Wellingrove — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4% Emmaville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.8%
Bachelor Degree 3.2% / 5.0%
Wellingrove — Bachelor Degree: 3.2% Emmaville — Bachelor Degree: 5.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.0%
Wellingrove — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Emmaville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.2%).

Property market

Wellingrove Emmaville
Median house price $638,000 $297,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $420,000 $96,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 112 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Wellingrove Emmaville
Rural and farming 92% 87%
Environmental 8% 13%
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

Wellingrove Emmaville
New dwellings approved 12
across Glen Innes Severn
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Wellingrove Emmaville
House price Higher than 22% of NSW Higher than 5% of NSW
Income Higher than 11% of NSW Higher than 4% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 1% of NSW Higher than 39% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 89% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 4% of NSW Higher than 29% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 1% of NSW Higher than 21% of NSW

Liveability

Wellingrove Emmaville
Grade — D
Score — 7/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Emmaville carries more bushfire risk (66 vs 43); Emmaville carries more crime risk (72 vs 51).

Wellingrove Emmaville
Bushfire Moderate
43/100
 Moderate
66/100
Crime Moderate
51/100
 High
72/100
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

Wellingrove Emmaville
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Wellingrove

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

Schools in Emmaville

  • Emmaville Central School Government · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Wellingrove Emmaville
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 3
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 5 4

Mobility

Emmaville sits further from the CBD (623.6 km vs 604.4 km).

Wellingrove Emmaville
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 604.4 km 623.6 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 459 min 484 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2370
 0.3%
postcode 2371
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 46
postcode 2370
 57
postcode 2371

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.

Wellingrove Emmaville
Car (driver) 40.5% / 62.8%
Wellingrove — Car (driver): 40.5% Emmaville — Car (driver): 62.8%
Worked from Home 59.5% / 22.5%
Wellingrove — Worked from Home: 59.5% Emmaville — Worked from Home: 22.5%
Car (passenger) — / 6.2%
Wellingrove — Car (passenger): not among its largest Emmaville — Car (passenger): 6.2%
Walked Only — / 4.7%
Wellingrove — Walked Only: not among its largest Emmaville — Walked Only: 4.7%
Bus — / 3.9%
Wellingrove — Bus: not among its largest Emmaville — Bus: 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.8%).

Setting

Wellingrove Emmaville
Elevation 827 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 939 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Wellingrove Emmaville
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
32 premises
 0%
111 premises

Climate

Wellingrove Emmaville
Annual rainfall 817 mm 675 mm
Summer max (Jan) 26.0°C 32.0°C
Winter min (Jul) 1.6°C 2.8°C

Council rates

Wellingrove Emmaville
Average residential rate $966/yr
same for both
Council Glen Innes Severn
same for both

Federal electorate

Wellingrove Emmaville
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Wellingrove Emmaville
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Wellingrove

Affordable Retirees Rural

Emmaville

Affordable Retirees Rural

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