Wooyung vs Pottsville

Pottsville is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 49 in Wooyung. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Pottsville, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Pottsville: a median of $1.49 million, against $1.2 million in Wooyung, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Wooyung tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Pottsville suits families with children and 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

Pottsville

ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (5 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Wooyung

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($24,608 vs $1,025,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,200,000 vs $1,492,500)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Wooyung

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($315/wk vs $500/wk)
  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (34% vs 23%)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Wooyung sits closer to the CBD (777.3 km vs 786.3 km)
  • Pottsville is more walkable (80/100 vs 12/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Pottsville

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (80/100 vs 12/100)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 92/100)

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

Investors

Wooyung

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.8% vs 8.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Wooyung Pottsville
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.

Wooyung Pottsville
Walkability 12 / 80
Wooyung — Walkability: 12/100 Pottsville — Walkability: 80/100
Safety 8 / 66
Wooyung — Safety: 8/100 Pottsville — Safety: 66/100
Low fire risk 49 / 63
Wooyung — Low fire risk: 49/100 Pottsville — Low fire risk: 63/100

Demographics

Pottsville has more residents (7,238 vs 139); Pottsville rents higher ($500/wk vs $315/wk).

Wooyung Pottsville
Population 139 7,238
+5107% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +17.8% +8.0%
Median age 49 42
Median household income $56,836/yr $80,912/yr
+42% vs other
Median weekly rent $315/wk $500/wk
+59% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wooyung Pottsville
0-4 3.6% / 6.3%
Wooyung — 0-4: 3.6% Pottsville — 0-4: 6.3%
5-14 7.9% / 17.0%
Wooyung — 5-14: 7.9% Pottsville — 5-14: 17.0%
15-19 — / 5.4%
Wooyung — 15-19: not among its largest Pottsville — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 11.5% / 2.9%
Wooyung — 20-24: 11.5% Pottsville — 20-24: 2.9%
25-34 10.1% / 7.5%
Wooyung — 25-34: 10.1% Pottsville — 25-34: 7.5%
35-44 8.6% / 15.2%
Wooyung — 35-44: 8.6% Pottsville — 35-44: 15.2%
45-54 11.5% / 12.8%
Wooyung — 45-54: 11.5% Pottsville — 45-54: 12.8%
55-64 13.7% / 11.7%
Wooyung — 55-64: 13.7% Pottsville — 55-64: 11.7%
65-74 15.1% / 11.9%
Wooyung — 65-74: 15.1% Pottsville — 65-74: 11.9%
75-84 5.8% / 6.2%
Wooyung — 75-84: 5.8% Pottsville — 75-84: 6.2%
85+ 2.2% / 2.7%
Wooyung — 85+: 2.2% Pottsville — 85+: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wooyung 31.2% couple families
Wooyung — Couple Families: 31.2% Wooyung — Lone Person: 43.8% Wooyung — One Parent Families: 25.0% Wooyung — Group Household: 0.0% Wooyung — Other Families: 0.0%
Pottsville 50.7% couple families
Pottsville — Couple Families: 50.7% Pottsville — Lone Person: 28.8% Pottsville — One Parent Families: 16.8% Pottsville — Group Household: 2.7% Pottsville — Other Families: 1.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Wooyung 34.3% renting
Wooyung — Owned Outright: 40.0% Wooyung — Mortgage: 25.7% Wooyung — Renting: 34.3%
Pottsville 23.2% renting
Pottsville — Owned Outright: 37.9% Pottsville — Mortgage: 38.9% Pottsville — Renting: 23.2%
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.

Wooyung Pottsville
England 2.9% / 5.1%
Wooyung — England: 2.9% Pottsville — England: 5.1%
New Zealand 2.2% / 2.4%
Wooyung — New Zealand: 2.2% Pottsville — New Zealand: 2.4%
South Africa 2.2% / 0.5%
Wooyung — South Africa: 2.2% Pottsville — South Africa: 0.5%
Scotland — / 0.5%
Wooyung — Scotland: not among its largest Pottsville — Scotland: 0.5%
Netherlands — / 0.5%
Wooyung — Netherlands: not among its largest Pottsville — Netherlands: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.1%).

Qualifications

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

Wooyung Pottsville
Certificate III & IV 22.3% / 16.1%
Wooyung — Certificate III & IV: 22.3% Pottsville — Certificate III & IV: 16.1%
Bachelor Degree 14.4% / 12.2%
Wooyung — Bachelor Degree: 14.4% Pottsville — Bachelor Degree: 12.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.5% / 8.8%
Wooyung — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5% Pottsville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.3% / 2.0%
Wooyung — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.3% Pottsville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.9%
Wooyung — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Pottsville — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wooyung 84.8% houses
Wooyung — Houses: 84.8% Wooyung — Flats / Apartments: 15.2% Wooyung — Townhouses: 0.0%
Pottsville 76.3% houses
Pottsville — Houses: 76.3% Pottsville — Flats / Apartments: 6.0% Pottsville — Townhouses: 17.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Wooyung Pottsville
Median house price $1,200,000 $1,492,500
Median unit price — $740,000
Median land price $24,608 $1,025,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 45 days
from 69 sales

Zoning mix

Wooyung has more rural and farming land (60% vs 5%); Wooyung has more land zoned for conservation (25% vs 4%).

Wooyung Pottsville
Other and special use 14% 64%
Rural and farming 60% 5%
Environmental 25% 4%
Residential 0% 21%
Parks and recreation 0% 6%
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

Wooyung Pottsville
New dwellings approved 331
across Tweed
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.

Wooyung Pottsville
Houses — 3.4%
$1,040/wk on $1.59M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Wooyung Pottsville
House price Higher than 62% of NSW Higher than 72% of NSW
Income Higher than 17% of NSW Higher than 48% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 92% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 15% of NSW Higher than 24% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 85% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 41% of NSW Higher than 77% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 39% of NSW

Liveability

Pottsville is more walkable (80 vs 12).

Wooyung Pottsville
Grade — B
Score — 55/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Wooyung carries more crime risk (92 vs 34); Wooyung carries more bushfire risk (51 vs 37).

Wooyung Pottsville
Bushfire Moderate
51/100
 Low
37/100
Crime High
92/100
 Low
34/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Low
29/100
 Moderate
42/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Wooyung Pottsville
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Wooyung

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

Schools in Pottsville

  • Pottsville Beach Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Ambrose Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Wooyung Pottsville
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 4
Parks & reserves 1 6
Childcare 0 5
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 16 3

Mobility

Pottsville sits further from the CBD (786.3 km vs 777.3 km).

Wooyung Pottsville
Walkability score 12/100 80/100
Distance to Sydney 777.3 km 786.3 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 497 min 501 min
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 2483
 1.2%
postcode 2489
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 72
postcode 2483
 78
postcode 2489

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.

Wooyung Pottsville
Car (driver) 71.7% / 73.0%
Wooyung — Car (driver): 71.7% Pottsville — Car (driver): 73.0%
Worked from Home 28.3% / 19.9%
Wooyung — Worked from Home: 28.3% Pottsville — Worked from Home: 19.9%
Car (passenger) — / 3.7%
Wooyung — Car (passenger): not among its largest Pottsville — Car (passenger): 3.7%
Walked Only — / 1.9%
Wooyung — Walked Only: not among its largest Pottsville — Walked Only: 1.9%
Bicycle — / 1.0%
Wooyung — Bicycle: not among its largest Pottsville — Bicycle: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.0%).

Setting

Wooyung Pottsville
Elevation 4 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.6 km 827 m
4.6 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Wooyung Pottsville
Connectivity score 28/100 70/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
51 premises
 46%
3,092 premises

Climate

Wooyung Pottsville
Annual rainfall 1,569 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 9.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Wooyung Pottsville
Average residential rate $1,745/yr
same for both
Council Tweed
same for both

Federal electorate

Wooyung Pottsville
Division Richmond
same for both
Member Justine Elliot
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Wooyung Pottsville
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Wooyung

Affordable Coastal River Rural

Pottsville

Coastal Family Parks

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