Wirlinga vs Lake Hume Village

Wirlinga is the younger of the two, with a median age of 30 against 43 in Lake Hume Village. In both, most households own their home. In Wirlinga, the large majority of homes are detached houses and the large majority of households are couple families. In Lake Hume Village, most homes are flats or apartments and the large majority of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Wirlinga: a median of $820,000, against $355,000 in Lake Hume Village, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Wirlinga tends to suit families with children, while Lake Hume Village 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

Wirlinga

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 23%)
  • carries lower crime risk (70/100 vs 85/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.

First-home buyers

Lake Hume Village

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($355,000 vs $820,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (12% vs 18%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Lake Hume Village

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (38% vs 10%)
  • has cheaper rent ($180/wk vs $340/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Wirlinga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (552.8 km vs 555.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Wirlinga carries lower crime risk (70/100 vs 85/100)
  • Lake Hume Village has more residents already 65 and over (17% vs 8%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Wirlinga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (211.0% vs 5.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Wirlinga Lake Hume Village
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.

Wirlinga Lake Hume Village
Walkability 0 / 5
Wirlinga — Walkability: 0/100 Lake Hume Village — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 30 / 15
Wirlinga — Safety: 30/100 Lake Hume Village — Safety: 15/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Wirlinga — Low fire risk: 100/100 Lake Hume Village — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Wirlinga has more residents (395 vs 59); Wirlinga has higher household incomes ($118,768 vs $60,112).

Wirlinga Lake Hume Village
Population 395
+85% vs other
 59
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +211.0% +5.4%
Median age 30 43
Median household income $118,768/yr
+49% vs other
 $60,112/yr
Median weekly rent $340/wk
+47% vs other
 $180/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wirlinga Lake Hume Village
0-4 10.1% / —
Wirlinga — 0-4: 10.1% Lake Hume Village — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 16.7% / 6.8%
Wirlinga — 5-14: 16.7% Lake Hume Village — 5-14: 6.8%
15-19 4.1% / —
Wirlinga — 15-19: 4.1% Lake Hume Village — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 8.1% / 11.9%
Wirlinga — 20-24: 8.1% Lake Hume Village — 20-24: 11.9%
25-34 16.7% / 16.9%
Wirlinga — 25-34: 16.7% Lake Hume Village — 25-34: 16.9%
35-44 15.9% / 23.7%
Wirlinga — 35-44: 15.9% Lake Hume Village — 35-44: 23.7%
45-54 10.4% / 5.1%
Wirlinga — 45-54: 10.4% Lake Hume Village — 45-54: 5.1%
55-64 10.1% / 13.6%
Wirlinga — 55-64: 10.1% Lake Hume Village — 55-64: 13.6%
65-74 5.8% / 8.5%
Wirlinga — 65-74: 5.8% Lake Hume Village — 65-74: 8.5%
75-84 1.8% / 8.5%
Wirlinga — 75-84: 1.8% Lake Hume Village — 75-84: 8.5%
85+ 0.8% / —
Wirlinga — 85+: 0.8% Lake Hume Village — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wirlinga 10.8% lone person
Wirlinga — Lone Person: 10.8% Wirlinga — Couple Families: 79.7% Wirlinga — One Parent Families: 9.5%
Lake Hume Village 100.0% lone person
Lake Hume Village — Lone Person: 100.0% Lake Hume Village — Couple Families: 0.0% Lake Hume Village — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Wirlinga 9.9% renting
Wirlinga — Owned Outright: 23.1% Wirlinga — Mortgage: 66.9% Wirlinga — Renting: 9.9%
Lake Hume Village 37.5% renting
Lake Hume Village — Owned Outright: 37.5% Lake Hume Village — Mortgage: 25.0% Lake Hume Village — Renting: 37.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Wirlinga Lake Hume Village
Certificate III & IV 18.0% / 23.7%
Wirlinga — Certificate III & IV: 18.0% Lake Hume Village — Certificate III & IV: 23.7%
Bachelor Degree 11.9% / 8.5%
Wirlinga — Bachelor Degree: 11.9% Lake Hume Village — Bachelor Degree: 8.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.6% / 5.1%
Wirlinga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.6% Lake Hume Village — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 6.8%
Wirlinga — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Lake Hume Village — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 6.8%
Postgraduate Degree 1.8% / —
Wirlinga — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8% Lake Hume Village — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.7%).

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.

Wirlinga Lake Hume Village
Netherlands — / 11.9%
Wirlinga — Netherlands: not among its largest Lake Hume Village — Netherlands: 11.9%
India 2.0% / —
Wirlinga — India: 2.0% Lake Hume Village — India: not among its largest
South Africa 1.5% / —
Wirlinga — South Africa: 1.5% Lake Hume Village — South Africa: not among its largest
Pakistan 1.3% / —
Wirlinga — Pakistan: 1.3% Lake Hume Village — Pakistan: not among its largest
England 1.0% / —
Wirlinga — England: 1.0% Lake Hume Village — England: not among its largest
New Zealand 1.0% / —
Wirlinga — New Zealand: 1.0% Lake Hume Village — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wirlinga 100.0% houses
Wirlinga — Houses: 100.0% Wirlinga — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Wirlinga — Townhouses: 0.0%
Lake Hume Village 23.1% houses
Lake Hume Village — Houses: 23.1% Lake Hume Village — Flats / Apartments: 61.5% Lake Hume Village — Townhouses: 15.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Wirlinga Lake Hume Village
Median house price $820,000 $355,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $284,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 64 days
from 5 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Lake Hume Village has more rural and farming land (49% vs 0%).

Wirlinga Lake Hume Village
Environmental 55% 49%
Rural and farming 0% 49%
Residential 39% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 7% 1%
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

Wirlinga Lake Hume Village
New dwellings approved 423
across Albury
same for both
Approvals change year on year +14%
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.

Wirlinga Lake Hume Village
Houses 4.0%
$762/wk on $980K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Wirlinga Lake Hume Village
House price Higher than 34% of NSW Higher than 9% of NSW
Income Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 22% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 34% of NSW Higher than 47% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 86% of NSW Higher than 89% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 63% of NSW Higher than 56% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 56% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 75% of NSW —

Liveability

Wirlinga Lake Hume Village
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Lake Hume Village carries more crime risk (85 vs 70).

Wirlinga Lake Hume Village
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
70/100
 High
85/100
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

Wirlinga Lake Hume Village
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Wirlinga Lake Hume Village
Parks & reserves 0 2
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Lake Hume Village sits further from the CBD (555.7 km vs 552.8 km).

Wirlinga Lake Hume Village
Walkability score 0/100 5/100
Distance to Sydney 552.8 km 555.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 344 min 346 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2640
 0.5%
postcode 3691
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 2640
 79
postcode 3691

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.

Wirlinga Lake Hume Village
Car (driver) 86.6% / 62.5%
Wirlinga — Car (driver): 86.6% Lake Hume Village — Car (driver): 62.5%
Walked Only 2.1% / 28.1%
Wirlinga — Walked Only: 2.1% Lake Hume Village — Walked Only: 28.1%
Worked from Home 11.2% / 9.4%
Wirlinga — Worked from Home: 11.2% Lake Hume Village — Worked from Home: 9.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.6%).

Setting

Wirlinga Lake Hume Village
Elevation 288 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 218 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Wirlinga Lake Hume Village
Connectivity score 83/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 76%
304 premises
 0%
53 premises

Climate

Wirlinga Lake Hume Village
Annual rainfall 692 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.0°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Wirlinga Lake Hume Village
PM2.5 7.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 18.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.64 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Wirlinga Lake Hume Village
Average residential rate $1,574/yr
same for both
Council Albury
same for both

Federal electorate

Wirlinga Lake Hume Village
Division Farrer
same for both
Member David Farley
same for both
Party One Nation
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Wirlinga Lake Hume Village
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Wirlinga

Family Rural Young Families

Lake Hume Village

Affordable Rural

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