Wondalga vs Batlow

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wondalga, about half of households are couple families. In Batlow, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Wondalga: a median of $899,000, against $360,000 in Batlow, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Wondalga tends to suit couples, while Batlow 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

Batlow

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (9 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • But Wondalga is already more of a family suburb (65% vs 45%)

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

First-home buyers

Batlow

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($360,000 vs $899,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 24%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Batlow

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($180/wk vs $250/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Wondalga

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (274 min vs 290 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (426.7 km vs 441.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Batlow

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 21%)

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

Investors

Batlow

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-3.3% vs -15.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Wondalga Batlow
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.

Wondalga Batlow
Walkability 0 / 4
Wondalga — Walkability: 0/100 Batlow — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 35 / 44
Wondalga — Safety: 35/100 Batlow — Safety: 44/100
Low fire risk 8 / 13
Wondalga — Low fire risk: 8/100 Batlow — Low fire risk: 13/100

Demographics

Batlow has more residents (1,270 vs 85); Wondalga has higher household incomes ($89,336 vs $55,328).

Wondalga Batlow
Population 85 1,270
+1394% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -15.0% -3.3%
Median age 49
same for both
Median household income $89,336/yr
+38% vs other
 $55,328/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+28% vs other
 $180/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wondalga Batlow
0-4 7.1% / 4.0%
Wondalga — 0-4: 7.1% Batlow — 0-4: 4.0%
5-14 12.9% / 13.0%
Wondalga — 5-14: 12.9% Batlow — 5-14: 13.0%
15-19 3.5% / 5.2%
Wondalga — 15-19: 3.5% Batlow — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 — / 3.9%
Wondalga — 20-24: not among its largest Batlow — 20-24: 3.9%
25-34 7.1% / 9.1%
Wondalga — 25-34: 7.1% Batlow — 25-34: 9.1%
35-44 15.3% / 9.7%
Wondalga — 35-44: 15.3% Batlow — 35-44: 9.7%
45-54 21.2% / 13.5%
Wondalga — 45-54: 21.2% Batlow — 45-54: 13.5%
55-64 17.6% / 15.6%
Wondalga — 55-64: 17.6% Batlow — 55-64: 15.6%
65-74 11.8% / 15.2%
Wondalga — 65-74: 11.8% Batlow — 65-74: 15.2%
75-84 9.4% / 7.9%
Wondalga — 75-84: 9.4% Batlow — 75-84: 7.9%
85+ — / 3.5%
Wondalga — 85+: not among its largest Batlow — 85+: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wondalga 34.8% lone person
Wondalga — Lone Person: 34.8% Wondalga — Couple Families: 47.8% Wondalga — One Parent Families: 17.4% Wondalga — Group Household: 0.0% Wondalga — Other Families: 0.0%
Batlow 50.2% lone person
Batlow — Lone Person: 50.2% Batlow — Couple Families: 29.5% Batlow — One Parent Families: 15.7% Batlow — Group Household: 3.1% Batlow — Other Families: 1.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Wondalga 0.0% renting
Wondalga — Owned Outright: 55.2% Wondalga — Mortgage: 44.8% Wondalga — Renting: 0.0%
Batlow 20.2% renting
Batlow — Owned Outright: 51.5% Batlow — Mortgage: 28.2% Batlow — Renting: 20.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wondalga 100.0% houses
Wondalga — Houses: 100.0% Wondalga — Townhouses: 0.0% Wondalga — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Batlow 95.9% houses
Batlow — Houses: 95.9% Batlow — Townhouses: 3.1% Batlow — Flats / Apartments: 1.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Wondalga Batlow
Certificate III & IV 16.5% / 15.9%
Wondalga — Certificate III & IV: 16.5% Batlow — Certificate III & IV: 15.9%
Bachelor Degree 12.9% / 6.1%
Wondalga — Bachelor Degree: 12.9% Batlow — Bachelor Degree: 6.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.4% / 6.5%
Wondalga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4% Batlow — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.0%
Wondalga — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Batlow — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.0%
Wondalga — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Batlow — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).

Property market

Wondalga Batlow
Median house price $899,000 $360,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $100,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 59 days
from 17 sales

Zoning mix

Wondalga Batlow
Rural and farming 100% 96%
Residential 0% 2%
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

Wondalga Batlow
New dwellings approved 36
across Snowy Valleys
same for both
Approvals change year on year -50%
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.

Wondalga Batlow
Houses — 4.2%
$365/wk on $450K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Wondalga Batlow
House price Higher than 43% of NSW Higher than 9% of NSW
Income Higher than 57% of NSW Higher than 15% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 23% of NSW Higher than 45% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 63% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 33% of NSW Higher than 55% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 83% of NSW

Liveability

Wondalga Batlow
Grade — D
Score — 10/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Wondalga Batlow
Bushfire High
92/100
 High
87/100
Crime Moderate
65/100
 Moderate
56/100
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

Wondalga Batlow
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Wondalga

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

Schools in Batlow

  • St Mary's Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Batlow Technology School Government · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Wondalga Batlow
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 0 9
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Waterways 10 57

Mobility

Batlow sits further from the CBD (441.5 km vs 426.7 km).

Wondalga Batlow
Walkability score 0/100 4/100
Distance to Sydney 426.7 km 441.5 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 274 min 290 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2729
 0.0%
postcode 2730
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 65
postcode 2729
 56
postcode 2730

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.

Wondalga Batlow
Car (driver) 57.8% / 77.7%
Wondalga — Car (driver): 57.8% Batlow — Car (driver): 77.7%
Worked from Home 35.6% / 7.7%
Wondalga — Worked from Home: 35.6% Batlow — Worked from Home: 7.7%
Car (passenger) 6.7% / 6.4%
Wondalga — Car (passenger): 6.7% Batlow — Car (passenger): 6.4%
Walked Only — / 7.3%
Wondalga — Walked Only: not among its largest Batlow — Walked Only: 7.3%
Bus — / 0.9%
Wondalga — Bus: not among its largest Batlow — Bus: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.7%).

Setting

Wondalga Batlow
Elevation 479 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 792 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Wondalga Batlow
Connectivity score 23/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
32 premises
 0%
672 premises

Climate

Wondalga Batlow
Annual rainfall 952 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 0.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Wondalga Batlow
Average residential rate $945/yr
same for both
Council Snowy Valleys
same for both

Federal electorate

Wondalga Batlow
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Wondalga Batlow
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Wondalga

Rural

Batlow

Affordable Retirees Rural

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