Wombat vs Wallendbeen
Wombat is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 54 in Wallendbeen. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wombat, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Wombat: a median of $670,000, against $380,000 in Wallendbeen, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Wombat tends to suit families with children, while Wallendbeen suits older residents 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
Wallendbeen
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Wallendbeen
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper houses ($380,000 vs $670,000)
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 29%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Wallendbeen
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $220/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Wombat
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (27/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (360.4 km vs 363.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Wombat is more walkable (27/100 vs 0/100)
- Wallendbeen has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 20%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Wombat
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (24.4% vs 15.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Wombat and Wallendbeen 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
Wallendbeen skews older (54 vs 47); Wallendbeen has higher household incomes ($73,632 vs $65,572).
| Wombat | Wallendbeen | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 280 | 299 +7% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +24.4% | +15.0% |
| Median age | 47 | 54 |
| Median household income | $65,572/yr | $73,632/yr +12% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $220/wk +9% vs other | $200/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).
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 (3.3%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.9%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Wombat | Wallendbeen | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $670,000 | $380,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Wombat | Wallendbeen | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% 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
| Wombat | Wallendbeen | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 48 across Hilltops | 26 across Cootamundra-Gundagai |
| Approvals change year on year | -47% | +167% |
Ranking within NSW
| Wombat | Wallendbeen | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 24% of NSW | Higher than 10% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 28% of NSW | Higher than 41% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 73% of NSW | Higher than 29% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 62% of NSW | Higher than 92% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 19% of NSW | Higher than 81% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 53% of NSW | Higher than 34% of NSW |
Liveability
Wombat is more walkable (27 vs 0).
| Wombat | Wallendbeen | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
Wallendbeen carries more bushfire risk (55 vs 0).
| Wombat | Wallendbeen | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Moderate 55/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 65/100 same for both | |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Wombat | Wallendbeen | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Wombat
- Wombat Public School Government · Primary
Schools in Wallendbeen
- Wallendbeen Public School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Wombat | Wallendbeen | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 same for both | |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 3 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 18 | 9 |
Mobility
Wallendbeen sits further from the CBD (363.7 km vs 360.4 km).
| Wombat | Wallendbeen | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 27/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 360.4 km | 363.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 240 min | 242 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 2587 | 1.0% postcode 2588 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 61 postcode 2587 | 74 postcode 2588 |
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 (74.5%).
Setting
| Wombat | Wallendbeen | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 511 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 494 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Wombat | Wallendbeen | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 24/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 101 premises | 0% 43 premises |
Climate
| Wombat | Wallendbeen | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 541 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Wombat | Wallendbeen | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $714/yr | $974/yr |
| Council | Hilltops | Cootamundra-Gundagai |
Federal electorate
| Wombat | Wallendbeen | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Riverina same for both | |
| Member | Michael Mccormack same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Wombat | Wallendbeen | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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