Wingham vs Bootawa

Wingham is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 57 in Bootawa. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bootawa, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Bootawa: a median of $705,000, against $565,000 in Wingham, though rent is higher in Wingham. On these figures, Wingham tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget, while Bootawa suits couples.

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 Bootawa carries lower crime risk (51/100 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 $705,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Wingham

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (23% vs 5%)

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

Commuting to the city

Bootawa

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (225 min vs 233 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (320.2 km vs 325.3 km)
  • But Wingham is more walkable (28/100 vs 14/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Wingham has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • Bootawa has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 26%)

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

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

Wingham Bootawa
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.

Wingham Bootawa
Walkability 28 / 14
Wingham — Walkability: 28/100 Bootawa — Walkability: 14/100
Safety 39 / 49
Wingham — Safety: 39/100 Bootawa — Safety: 49/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Wingham — Low fire risk: 100/100 Bootawa — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Wingham has more residents (5,395 vs 174); Bootawa skews older (57 vs 47).

Wingham Bootawa
Population 5,395
+97% vs other
 174
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.4% +3.0%
Median age 47 57
Median household income $57,460/yr $62,608/yr
+9% vs other
Median weekly rent $306/wk
+7% vs other
 $285/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wingham Bootawa
0-4 5.4% / 3.4%
Wingham — 0-4: 5.4% Bootawa — 0-4: 3.4%
5-14 12.7% / 8.0%
Wingham — 5-14: 12.7% Bootawa — 5-14: 8.0%
15-19 5.0% / 5.7%
Wingham — 15-19: 5.0% Bootawa — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 4.5% / 5.7%
Wingham — 20-24: 4.5% Bootawa — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 10.3% / 6.9%
Wingham — 25-34: 10.3% Bootawa — 25-34: 6.9%
35-44 9.5% / 5.7%
Wingham — 35-44: 9.5% Bootawa — 35-44: 5.7%
45-54 11.3% / 10.3%
Wingham — 45-54: 11.3% Bootawa — 45-54: 10.3%
55-64 15.6% / 25.9%
Wingham — 55-64: 15.6% Bootawa — 55-64: 25.9%
65-74 14.0% / 19.5%
Wingham — 65-74: 14.0% Bootawa — 65-74: 19.5%
75-84 8.5% / 9.8%
Wingham — 75-84: 8.5% Bootawa — 75-84: 9.8%
85+ 3.2% / 1.7%
Wingham — 85+: 3.2% Bootawa — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wingham 30.6% couple families
Wingham — Couple Families: 30.6% Wingham — Lone Person: 41.9% Wingham — One Parent Families: 22.2% Wingham — Group Household: 3.6% Wingham — Other Families: 1.7%
Bootawa 56.5% couple families
Bootawa — Couple Families: 56.5% Bootawa — Lone Person: 43.5% Bootawa — One Parent Families: 0.0% Bootawa — Group Household: 0.0% Bootawa — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Wingham 23.1% renting
Wingham — Owned Outright: 44.9% Wingham — Mortgage: 32.0% Wingham — Renting: 23.1%
Bootawa 4.8% renting
Bootawa — Owned Outright: 59.7% Bootawa — Mortgage: 35.5% Bootawa — Renting: 4.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Wingham Bootawa
Certificate III & IV 18.9% / 17.8%
Wingham — Certificate III & IV: 18.9% Bootawa — Certificate III & IV: 17.8%
Bachelor Degree 5.7% / 11.5%
Wingham — Bachelor Degree: 5.7% Bootawa — Bachelor Degree: 11.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.7% / 10.9%
Wingham — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7% Bootawa — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.9%
Postgraduate Degree 1.3% / 3.4%
Wingham — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3% Bootawa — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / 3.4%
Wingham — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Bootawa — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

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.

Wingham Bootawa
England 2.2% / 4.6%
Wingham — England: 2.2% Bootawa — England: 4.6%
New Zealand 0.8% / 2.9%
Wingham — New Zealand: 0.8% Bootawa — New Zealand: 2.9%
South Africa 0.2% / 3.4%
Wingham — South Africa: 0.2% Bootawa — South Africa: 3.4%
Germany 0.3% / —
Wingham — Germany: 0.3% Bootawa — Germany: not among its largest
Scotland 0.3% / —
Wingham — Scotland: 0.3% Bootawa — Scotland: not among its largest
Philippines 0.2% / —
Wingham — Philippines: 0.2% Bootawa — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wingham 92.0% houses
Wingham — Houses: 92.0% Wingham — Townhouses: 4.4% Wingham — Flats / Apartments: 3.7%
Bootawa 100.0% houses
Bootawa — Houses: 100.0% Bootawa — Townhouses: 0.0% Bootawa — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Wingham Bootawa
Median house price $565,000 $705,000
Median unit price $292,500 —
Median land price $600,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 30 days
from 63 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Bootawa has more rural and farming land (95% vs 84%).

Wingham Bootawa
Rural and farming 84% 95%
Residential 12% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 4%
Parks and recreation 3% 0%
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

Wingham Bootawa
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.

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

Ranking within NSW

Wingham Bootawa
House price Higher than 18% of NSW Higher than 57% of NSW
Income Higher than 17% of NSW Higher than 25% of NSW
Schools Higher than 16% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 66% of NSW Higher than 24% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 25% of NSW Higher than 36% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 95% of NSW Higher than 56% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 92% of NSW —

Liveability

Wingham is more walkable (28 vs 14).

Wingham Bootawa
Grade C —
Score 31/100 —
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Wingham carries more crime risk (61 vs 51).

Wingham Bootawa
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
61/100
 Moderate
51/100
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 2
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

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

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

Schools in Bootawa

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

Amenities in the suburb

Wingham Bootawa
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 4 0
Parks & reserves 11 0
Childcare 5 0
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 3 0
Waterways 14 6

Mobility

Wingham sits further from the CBD (325.3 km vs 320.2 km).

Wingham Bootawa
Walkability score 28/100 14/100
Distance to Sydney 325.3 km
+2% vs other
 320.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 233 min 225 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2429
 0.4%
postcode 2430
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 62
postcode 2429
 54
postcode 2430

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.

Wingham Bootawa
Car (driver) 84.6% / 67.6%
Wingham — Car (driver): 84.6% Bootawa — Car (driver): 67.6%
Worked from Home 6.3% / 23.5%
Wingham — Worked from Home: 6.3% Bootawa — Worked from Home: 23.5%
Car (passenger) 4.7% / 4.4%
Wingham — Car (passenger): 4.7% Bootawa — Car (passenger): 4.4%
Walked Only 3.8% / 4.4%
Wingham — Walked Only: 3.8% Bootawa — Walked Only: 4.4%
Bus 0.3% / —
Wingham — Bus: 0.3% Bootawa — Bus: not among its largest

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

Setting

Wingham Bootawa
Elevation 39 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 47 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 24.9 km 21.2 km

NBN connectivity

Wingham Bootawa
Connectivity score 90/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 86%
2,710 premises
 0%
83 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Wingham

Acreage Affordable Retirees

Bootawa

Retirees River Rural

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