Werai vs Bundanoon

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bundanoon, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Werai: a median of $4.38 million, against $1.2 million in Bundanoon. On these figures, Werai tends to suit share households, while Bundanoon 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

Bundanoon

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 33/100)

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

  • Werai leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 33%)
  • Bundanoon has cheaper houses ($1,200,000 vs $4,375,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Werai

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (25% vs 13%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (21% vs 31%)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Werai sits closer to the CBD (146.7 km vs 149.5 km)
  • Bundanoon is more walkable (21/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bundanoon

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (21/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 33/100)
  • But Werai has more residents already 65 and over (46% vs 41%)

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

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

Werai Bundanoon
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.

Werai Bundanoon
Walkability 0 / 21
Werai — Walkability: 0/100 Bundanoon — Walkability: 21/100
Safety 67 / 80
Werai — Safety: 67/100 Bundanoon — Safety: 80/100
Low fire risk 12 / 17
Werai — Low fire risk: 12/100 Bundanoon — Low fire risk: 17/100

Demographics

Bundanoon has more residents (2,869 vs 98); Werai has higher household incomes ($100,724 vs $67,080).

Werai Bundanoon
Population 98 2,869
+2828% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.9% +5.1%
Median age 61 59
Median household income $100,724/yr
+33% vs other
 $67,080/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Werai Bundanoon
0-4 4.1% / 3.0%
Werai — 0-4: 4.1% Bundanoon — 0-4: 3.0%
5-14 6.1% / 8.3%
Werai — 5-14: 6.1% Bundanoon — 5-14: 8.3%
15-19 4.1% / 4.8%
Werai — 15-19: 4.1% Bundanoon — 15-19: 4.8%
20-24 — / 2.6%
Werai — 20-24: not among its largest Bundanoon — 20-24: 2.6%
25-34 9.2% / 5.7%
Werai — 25-34: 9.2% Bundanoon — 25-34: 5.7%
35-44 7.1% / 7.9%
Werai — 35-44: 7.1% Bundanoon — 35-44: 7.9%
45-54 11.2% / 10.7%
Werai — 45-54: 11.2% Bundanoon — 45-54: 10.7%
55-64 18.4% / 16.3%
Werai — 55-64: 18.4% Bundanoon — 55-64: 16.3%
65-74 27.6% / 22.8%
Werai — 65-74: 27.6% Bundanoon — 65-74: 22.8%
75-84 15.3% / 13.0%
Werai — 75-84: 15.3% Bundanoon — 75-84: 13.0%
85+ 3.1% / 4.8%
Werai — 85+: 3.1% Bundanoon — 85+: 4.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Werai 37.9% lone person
Werai — Lone Person: 37.9% Werai — Couple Families: 31.0% Werai — One Parent Families: 17.2% Werai — Group Household: 13.8% Werai — Other Families: 0.0%
Bundanoon 51.4% lone person
Bundanoon — Lone Person: 51.4% Bundanoon — Couple Families: 30.5% Bundanoon — One Parent Families: 14.5% Bundanoon — Group Household: 3.2% Bundanoon — Other Families: 0.4%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Werai 25.0% renting
Werai — Owned Outright: 52.8% Werai — Mortgage: 22.2% Werai — Renting: 25.0%
Bundanoon 13.2% renting
Bundanoon — Owned Outright: 60.9% Bundanoon — Mortgage: 25.9% Bundanoon — Renting: 13.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Werai Bundanoon
England 9.2% / 9.3%
Werai — England: 9.2% Bundanoon — England: 9.3%
New Zealand — / 1.7%
Werai — New Zealand: not among its largest Bundanoon — New Zealand: 1.7%
Germany — / 0.9%
Werai — Germany: not among its largest Bundanoon — Germany: 0.9%
South Africa — / 0.7%
Werai — South Africa: not among its largest Bundanoon — South Africa: 0.7%
Scotland — / 0.7%
Werai — Scotland: not among its largest Bundanoon — Scotland: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.3%).

Qualifications

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

Werai Bundanoon
Bachelor Degree 21.4% / 16.2%
Werai — Bachelor Degree: 21.4% Bundanoon — Bachelor Degree: 16.2%
Certificate III & IV 13.3% / 15.2%
Werai — Certificate III & IV: 13.3% Bundanoon — Certificate III & IV: 15.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 16.3% / 10.1%
Werai — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 16.3% Bundanoon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.1%
Postgraduate Degree 12.2% / 6.9%
Werai — Postgraduate Degree: 12.2% Bundanoon — Postgraduate Degree: 6.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 3.2%
Werai — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Bundanoon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Werai 102.1% houses
Werai — Houses: 102.1% Werai — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Werai — Townhouses: 0.0%
Bundanoon 96.6% houses
Bundanoon — Houses: 96.6% Bundanoon — Flats / Apartments: 2.1% Bundanoon — Townhouses: 1.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Werai Bundanoon
Median house price $4,375,000 $1,200,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $695,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 62 days
from 48 sales

Zoning mix

Werai has more rural and farming land (80% vs 24%); Bundanoon has more land zoned for conservation (65% vs 18%).

Werai Bundanoon
Rural and farming 80% 24%
Environmental 18% 65%
Residential 0% 9%
Infrastructure and transport 1%
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

Werai Bundanoon
New dwellings approved 335
across Wingecarribee
same for both
Approvals change year on year +6%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Werai Bundanoon
Houses — 3.0%
$850/wk on $1.5M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Werai Bundanoon
House price Higher than 98% of NSW Higher than 57% of NSW
Income Higher than 69% of NSW Higher than 29% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 34% of NSW Higher than 70% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 2% of NSW Higher than 28% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 79% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 43% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 20% of NSW

Liveability

Bundanoon is more walkable (21 vs 0).

Werai Bundanoon
Grade — C
Score — 41/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Werai carries more crime risk (33 vs 20).

Werai Bundanoon
Bushfire High
88/100
 High
83/100
Crime Low
33/100
 Low
20/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Werai Bundanoon
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 Werai

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

Schools in Bundanoon

  • Bundanoon Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Werai Bundanoon
Cafes & restaurants 0 7
Parks & reserves 0 8
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 7 12

Mobility

Bundanoon sits further from the CBD (149.5 km vs 146.7 km).

Werai Bundanoon
Walkability score 0/100 21/100
Distance to Sydney 146.7 km 149.5 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 109 min 112 min
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 2577
 1.6%
postcode 2578
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 2577
 56
postcode 2578

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.

Werai Bundanoon
Car (driver) 48.1% / 62.4%
Werai — Car (driver): 48.1% Bundanoon — Car (driver): 62.4%
Worked from Home 51.9% / 30.1%
Werai — Worked from Home: 51.9% Bundanoon — Worked from Home: 30.1%
Car (passenger) — / 4.0%
Werai — Car (passenger): not among its largest Bundanoon — Car (passenger): 4.0%
Walked Only — / 2.4%
Werai — Walked Only: not among its largest Bundanoon — Walked Only: 2.4%
Bus — / 0.6%
Werai — Bus: not among its largest Bundanoon — Bus: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.4%).

Setting

Werai Bundanoon
Elevation 723 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 651 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 42.9 km 46.9 km

NBN connectivity

Werai Bundanoon
Connectivity score 28/100 66/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
60 premises
 41%
1,791 premises

Climate

Werai Bundanoon
Annual rainfall 974 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Werai Bundanoon
Average residential rate $2,072/yr
same for both
Council Wingecarribee
same for both

Federal electorate

Werai Bundanoon
Division Whitlam
same for both
Member Carol Berry
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Werai Bundanoon
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Werai

Luxury Retirees Rural

Bundanoon

Acreage Retirees

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