Wombat vs Young

Young is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 47 in Wombat. In both, most 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 $525,000 in Young, though rent is higher in Young. On these figures, Wombat tends to suit couples, while Young suits 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Wombat carries lower crime risk (65/100 vs 81/100)
  • Young has more parks and reserves (38 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Young

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($525,000 vs $670,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Wombat

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $250/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Wombat

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (27/100 vs 16/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (360.4 km vs 373.3 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (240 min vs 247 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Wombat is more walkable (27/100 vs 16/100)
  • Young has more units and townhouses to downsize into (13% vs 2%)

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

Investors

Wombat

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (24.4% vs 3.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Wombat Young
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.

Wombat Young
Walkability 27 / 16
Wombat — Walkability: 27/100 Young — Walkability: 16/100
Safety 35 / 19
Wombat — Safety: 35/100 Young — Safety: 19/100
Low fire risk 100 / 79
Wombat — Low fire risk: 100/100 Young — Low fire risk: 79/100

Demographics

Young has more residents (10,610 vs 280); Wombat skews older (47 vs 41).

Wombat Young
Population 280 10,610
+3689% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +24.4% +3.1%
Median age 47 41
Median household income $65,572/yr
+8% vs other
 $60,164/yr
Median weekly rent $220/wk $250/wk
+14% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wombat Young
0-4 5.0% / 6.2%
Wombat — 0-4: 5.0% Young — 0-4: 6.2%
5-14 14.6% / 14.0%
Wombat — 5-14: 14.6% Young — 5-14: 14.0%
15-19 7.5% / 6.5%
Wombat — 15-19: 7.5% Young — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 2.1% / 4.9%
Wombat — 20-24: 2.1% Young — 20-24: 4.9%
25-34 6.4% / 10.7%
Wombat — 25-34: 6.4% Young — 25-34: 10.7%
35-44 9.6% / 11.3%
Wombat — 35-44: 9.6% Young — 35-44: 11.3%
45-54 17.5% / 11.1%
Wombat — 45-54: 17.5% Young — 45-54: 11.1%
55-64 15.0% / 12.5%
Wombat — 55-64: 15.0% Young — 55-64: 12.5%
65-74 11.8% / 12.1%
Wombat — 65-74: 11.8% Young — 65-74: 12.1%
75-84 8.2% / 7.5%
Wombat — 75-84: 8.2% Young — 75-84: 7.5%
85+ — / 3.3%
Wombat — 85+: not among its largest Young — 85+: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wombat 50.7% couple families
Wombat — Couple Families: 50.7% Wombat — Lone Person: 38.0% Wombat — One Parent Families: 11.3% Wombat — Group Household: 0.0% Wombat — Other Families: 0.0%
Young 34.3% couple families
Young — Couple Families: 34.3% Young — Lone Person: 42.7% Young — One Parent Families: 17.9% Young — Group Household: 3.4% Young — Other Families: 1.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Wombat 21.2% renting
Wombat — Owned Outright: 50.5% Wombat — Mortgage: 28.3% Wombat — Renting: 21.2%
Young 30.8% renting
Young — Owned Outright: 39.5% Young — Mortgage: 29.7% Young — Renting: 30.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Wombat Young
England 1.8% / 1.3%
Wombat — England: 1.8% Young — England: 1.3%
Lebanon 1.8% / 0.6%
Wombat — Lebanon: 1.8% Young — Lebanon: 0.6%
New Zealand 1.1% / 0.8%
Wombat — New Zealand: 1.1% Young — New Zealand: 0.8%
Philippines — / 0.8%
Wombat — Philippines: not among its largest Young — Philippines: 0.8%
India — / 0.5%
Wombat — India: not among its largest Young — India: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.8%).

Qualifications

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

Wombat Young
Certificate III & IV 13.9% / 16.3%
Wombat — Certificate III & IV: 13.9% Young — Certificate III & IV: 16.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.4% / 5.8%
Wombat — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4% Young — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8%
Bachelor Degree 5.4% / 6.4%
Wombat — Bachelor Degree: 5.4% Young — Bachelor Degree: 6.4%
Postgraduate Degree 1.1% / 1.6%
Wombat — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1% Young — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 0.8%
Wombat — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Young — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wombat 98.0% houses
Wombat — Houses: 98.0% Wombat — Townhouses: 0.0% Wombat — Flats / Apartments: 2.0%
Young 87.3% houses
Young — Houses: 87.3% Young — Townhouses: 9.1% Young — Flats / Apartments: 3.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Wombat Young
Median house price $670,000 $525,000
Median unit price — $377,000
Median land price — $255,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 32 days
from 54 sales

Zoning mix

Wombat Young
Rural and farming 99% 90%
Residential 1% 5%
Environmental 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

Wombat Young
New dwellings approved 48
across Hilltops
same for both
Approvals change year on year -47%
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.

Wombat Young
Houses — 4.1%
$500/wk on $632K
Units — 4.4%
$350/wk on $414K

Ranking within NSW

Wombat Young
House price Higher than 24% of NSW Higher than 15% of NSW
Income Higher than 28% of NSW Higher than 22% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 74% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 73% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 62% of NSW Higher than 77% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 19% of NSW Higher than 13% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 53% of NSW Higher than 69% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 78% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 40% of NSW

Liveability

Wombat is more walkable (27 vs 16).

Wombat Young
Grade — C
Score — 36/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Young carries more bushfire risk (21 vs 0); Young carries more crime risk (81 vs 65).

Wombat Young
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
21/100
Crime Moderate
65/100
 High
81/100
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 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Wombat Young
Inside the suburb 1 6
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 3

Schools in Wombat

  • Wombat Public School Government · Primary

Schools in Young

  • Hennessy Catholic College Catholic · Secondary above peers
  • St Mary's Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Young Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • New Madinah College Independent · Combined below peers
  • Young High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • Young North Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Wombat Young
Supermarkets 0 3
Cafes & restaurants 1 10
Parks & reserves 0 38
Childcare 0 8
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 3
Hospitals 0 2
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 6
Fuel stations 0 5
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 18 105

Mobility

Young sits further from the CBD (373.3 km vs 360.4 km).

Wombat Young
Walkability score 27/100 16/100
Distance to Sydney 360.4 km 373.3 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 240 min 247 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2587
 0.2%
postcode 2594
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 61
postcode 2587
 45
postcode 2594

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.

Wombat Young
Car (driver) 74.5% / 79.8%
Wombat — Car (driver): 74.5% Young — Car (driver): 79.8%
Worked from Home 21.8% / 8.1%
Wombat — Worked from Home: 21.8% Young — Worked from Home: 8.1%
Car (passenger) 3.6% / 7.3%
Wombat — Car (passenger): 3.6% Young — Car (passenger): 7.3%
Walked Only — / 4.3%
Wombat — Walked Only: not among its largest Young — Walked Only: 4.3%
Bus — / 0.3%
Wombat — Bus: not among its largest Young — Bus: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.8%).

Setting

Wombat Young
Elevation 511 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 515 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Wombat Young
Connectivity score 30/100 57/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
101 premises
 28%
5,608 premises

Climate

Wombat Young
Annual rainfall 541 mm 651 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 31.0°C
Winter min (Jul) — 1.4°C

Council rates

Wombat Young
Average residential rate $714/yr
same for both
Council Hilltops
same for both

Federal electorate

Wombat Young
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Wombat Young
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Wombat

Affordable Quiet River Rural

Young

Acreage Affordable

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