Windellama vs Nerriga
Windellama is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 54 in Nerriga. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Windellama: a median of $1.05 million, against $645,000 in Nerriga, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Nerriga 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
Windellama
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 47/100)
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 88%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Nerriga
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper land ($124,500 vs $500,000)
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 26%)
- has cheaper houses ($645,000 vs $1,047,500)
Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Nerriga
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (18% vs 6%)
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $420/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 28%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Windellama
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (156 min vs 180 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (213.6 km vs 245.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Windellama
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 47/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Windellama
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (16.8% vs 6.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Windellama and Nerriga 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
Windellama has more residents (417 vs 77); Windellama rents higher ($420/wk vs $200/wk).
| Windellama | Nerriga | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 417 +82% vs other | 77 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +16.8% | +6.9% |
| Median age | 48 | 54 |
| Median household income | $77,116/yr +28% vs other | $55,224/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $420/wk +52% vs other | $200/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.5%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Windellama | Nerriga | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,047,500 | $645,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $500,000 | $124,500 |
Zoning mix
| Windellama | Nerriga | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 77% | 82% |
| Environmental | 23% | 18% |
| 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
| Windellama | Nerriga | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 332 across Goulburn Mulwaree | 510 across Queanbeyan-Palerang |
| Approvals change year on year | -1% | +231% |
Ranking within NSW
| Windellama | Nerriga | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 16% of NSW | Higher than 23% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 45% of NSW | Higher than 15% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 38% of NSW | Higher than 37% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 86% of NSW | Higher than 53% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 49% of NSW | Higher than 73% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 20% of NSW | Higher than 19% of NSW |
Liveability
| Windellama | Nerriga | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Nerriga carries more crime risk (47 vs 18); Nerriga carries more bushfire risk (76 vs 51).
| Windellama | Nerriga | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 51/100 | High 76/100 |
| Crime | Low 18/100 | Moderate 47/100 |
| 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
| Windellama | Nerriga | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Windellama
- Windellama Public School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Nerriga
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Windellama | Nerriga | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 34 | 11 |
Mobility
Nerriga sits further from the CBD (245.8 km vs 213.6 km).
| Windellama | Nerriga | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 213.6 km | 245.8 km +15% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 156 min | 180 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 2580 | 0.8% postcode 2622 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 41 postcode 2580 | 57 postcode 2622 |
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 (72.7%).
Setting
| Windellama | Nerriga | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 565 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 588 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Windellama | Nerriga | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 138 premises | 0% 19 premises |
Climate
| Windellama | Nerriga | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 695 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 25.8°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 0.8°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Windellama | Nerriga | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,370/yr | $1,751/yr |
| Council | Goulburn Mulwaree | Queanbeyan-Palerang |
Federal electorate
| Windellama | Nerriga | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Eden-monaro same for both | |
| Member | Kristy Mcbain same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Windellama | Nerriga | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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