Wherrol Flat vs Wingham

Wingham is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 53 in Wherrol Flat. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Wherrol Flat: a median of $675,000, against $565,000 in Wingham, though rent is higher in Wingham. On these figures, Wingham tends to suit 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

Wingham

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (11 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (5 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)
  • But Wherrol Flat carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 61/100)

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

First-home buyers

Wingham

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($565,000 vs $675,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Wherrol Flat

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (22% vs 28%)
  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $306/wk)
  • But Wingham has a bigger rental market to choose from (23% vs 10%)

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

Commuting to the city

Wingham

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (28/100 vs 5/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (233 min vs 249 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (325.3 km vs 343 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wingham

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (28/100 vs 5/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • But Wherrol Flat carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 61/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

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

Wherrol Flat Wingham
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.

Wherrol Flat Wingham
Walkability 5 / 28
Wherrol Flat — Walkability: 5/100 Wingham — Walkability: 28/100
Safety 65 / 39
Wherrol Flat — Safety: 65/100 Wingham — Safety: 39/100
Low fire risk 48 / 100
Wherrol Flat — Low fire risk: 48/100 Wingham — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Wingham has more residents (5,395 vs 329); Wingham rents higher ($306/wk vs $250/wk).

Wherrol Flat Wingham
Population 329 5,395
+1540% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.1% +0.4%
Median age 53 47
Median household income $60,424/yr
+5% vs other
 $57,460/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk $306/wk
+22% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wherrol Flat Wingham
0-4 3.6% / 5.4%
Wherrol Flat — 0-4: 3.6% Wingham — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 13.7% / 12.7%
Wherrol Flat — 5-14: 13.7% Wingham — 5-14: 12.7%
15-19 3.6% / 5.0%
Wherrol Flat — 15-19: 3.6% Wingham — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 3.0% / 4.5%
Wherrol Flat — 20-24: 3.0% Wingham — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 8.5% / 10.3%
Wherrol Flat — 25-34: 8.5% Wingham — 25-34: 10.3%
35-44 8.8% / 9.5%
Wherrol Flat — 35-44: 8.8% Wingham — 35-44: 9.5%
45-54 9.7% / 11.3%
Wherrol Flat — 45-54: 9.7% Wingham — 45-54: 11.3%
55-64 22.2% / 15.6%
Wherrol Flat — 55-64: 22.2% Wingham — 55-64: 15.6%
65-74 18.8% / 14.0%
Wherrol Flat — 65-74: 18.8% Wingham — 65-74: 14.0%
75-84 4.9% / 8.5%
Wherrol Flat — 75-84: 4.9% Wingham — 75-84: 8.5%
85+ 2.4% / 3.2%
Wherrol Flat — 85+: 2.4% Wingham — 85+: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wherrol Flat 36.7% lone person
Wherrol Flat — Lone Person: 36.7% Wherrol Flat — Couple Families: 34.2% Wherrol Flat — One Parent Families: 29.1% Wherrol Flat — Group Household: 0.0% Wherrol Flat — Other Families: 0.0%
Wingham 41.9% lone person
Wingham — Lone Person: 41.9% Wingham — Couple Families: 30.6% Wingham — One Parent Families: 22.2% Wingham — Group Household: 3.6% Wingham — Other Families: 1.7%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Wherrol Flat 10.1% renting
Wherrol Flat — Owned Outright: 68.1% Wherrol Flat — Mortgage: 21.8% Wherrol Flat — Renting: 10.1%
Wingham 23.1% renting
Wingham — Owned Outright: 44.9% Wingham — Mortgage: 32.0% Wingham — Renting: 23.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Wherrol Flat Wingham
Certificate III & IV 21.3% / 18.9%
Wherrol Flat — Certificate III & IV: 21.3% Wingham — Certificate III & IV: 18.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.8% / 5.7%
Wherrol Flat — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8% Wingham — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7%
Bachelor Degree 7.0% / 5.7%
Wherrol Flat — Bachelor Degree: 7.0% Wingham — Bachelor Degree: 5.7%
Postgraduate Degree 4.0% / 1.3%
Wherrol Flat — Postgraduate Degree: 4.0% Wingham — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / 0.9%
Wherrol Flat — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Wingham — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.3%).

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.

Wherrol Flat Wingham
New Zealand 2.4% / 0.8%
Wherrol Flat — New Zealand: 2.4% Wingham — New Zealand: 0.8%
England 0.9% / 2.2%
Wherrol Flat — England: 0.9% Wingham — England: 2.2%
Canada 1.2% / —
Wherrol Flat — Canada: 1.2% Wingham — Canada: not among its largest
Netherlands 1.2% / —
Wherrol Flat — Netherlands: 1.2% Wingham — Netherlands: not among its largest
Germany — / 0.3%
Wherrol Flat — Germany: not among its largest Wingham — Germany: 0.3%
Scotland — / 0.3%
Wherrol Flat — Scotland: not among its largest Wingham — Scotland: 0.3%
Philippines — / 0.2%
Wherrol Flat — Philippines: not among its largest Wingham — Philippines: 0.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wherrol Flat 96.0% houses
Wherrol Flat — Houses: 96.0% Wherrol Flat — Flats / Apartments: 4.0% Wherrol Flat — Townhouses: 0.0%
Wingham 92.0% houses
Wingham — Houses: 92.0% Wingham — Flats / Apartments: 3.7% Wingham — Townhouses: 4.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Wherrol Flat Wingham
Median house price $675,000 $565,000
Median unit price — $292,500
Median land price — $600,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 30 days
from 63 sales

Zoning mix

Wherrol Flat has more rural and farming land (99% vs 84%).

Wherrol Flat Wingham
Rural and farming 99% 84%
Residential 0% 12%
Parks and recreation 0% 3%
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

Wherrol Flat Wingham
New dwellings approved 743
across Mid-Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year +327%
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.

Wherrol Flat Wingham
Houses — 4.6%
$530/wk on $599K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Wherrol Flat Wingham
House price Higher than 33% of NSW Higher than 18% of NSW
Income — Higher than 17% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 16% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 45% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 66% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 24% of NSW Higher than 25% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 27% of NSW Higher than 95% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 92% of NSW

Liveability

Wingham is more walkable (28 vs 5).

Wherrol Flat Wingham
Grade — C
Score — 31/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Wherrol Flat carries more bushfire risk (52 vs 0); Wingham carries more crime risk (61 vs 35).

Wherrol Flat Wingham
Bushfire Moderate
52/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
35/100
 Moderate
61/100
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
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Wherrol Flat Wingham
Inside the suburb 0 4
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0 2

Schools in Wherrol Flat

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

Schools in Wingham

  • St Joseph's Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Wingham High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Wingham Brush Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • Wingham Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Wherrol Flat Wingham
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 4
Parks & reserves 0 11
Childcare 0 5
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 2
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 3
Waterways 25 14

Mobility

Wherrol Flat sits further from the CBD (343 km vs 325.3 km).

Wherrol Flat Wingham
Walkability score 5/100 28/100
Distance to Sydney 343 km
+5% vs other
 325.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 249 min 233 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2429
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 62
postcode 2429
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.

Wherrol Flat Wingham
Car (driver) 74.3% / 84.6%
Wherrol Flat — Car (driver): 74.3% Wingham — Car (driver): 84.6%
Worked from Home 23.0% / 6.3%
Wherrol Flat — Worked from Home: 23.0% Wingham — Worked from Home: 6.3%
Walked Only 2.7% / 3.8%
Wherrol Flat — Walked Only: 2.7% Wingham — Walked Only: 3.8%
Car (passenger) — / 4.7%
Wherrol Flat — Car (passenger): not among its largest Wingham — Car (passenger): 4.7%
Bus — / 0.3%
Wherrol Flat — Bus: not among its largest Wingham — Bus: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.6%).

Setting

Wherrol Flat Wingham
Elevation 224 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 39 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 39.6 km 24.9 km

NBN connectivity

Wherrol Flat Wingham
Connectivity score 18/100 90/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
146 premises
 86%
2,710 premises

Climate

Wherrol Flat Wingham
Annual rainfall 1,331 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Wherrol Flat Wingham
Average residential rate $1,560/yr
same for both
Council Mid-Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Wherrol Flat Wingham
Division Lyne
same for both
Member Alison Penfold
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Wherrol Flat Wingham
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Wherrol Flat

Retirees Rural

Wingham

Acreage Affordable Retirees

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