Yarragundry vs Uranquinty

Uranquinty is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 58 in Yarragundry. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Yarragundry, most households are couple families. In Uranquinty, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Yarragundry tends to suit people living alone, while Uranquinty suits families with children.

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

Uranquinty

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (51/100 vs 83/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Yarragundry

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 19%)
  • has cheaper rent ($243/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Yarragundry

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (303 min vs 311 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (471.8 km vs 476.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Uranquinty

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (51/100 vs 83/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Yarragundry Uranquinty
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.

Yarragundry Uranquinty
Walkability 0 / 0
Yarragundry — Walkability: 0/100 Uranquinty — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 17 / 49
Yarragundry — Safety: 17/100 Uranquinty — Safety: 49/100
Low fire risk 63 / 75
Yarragundry — Low fire risk: 63/100 Uranquinty — Low fire risk: 75/100

Demographics

Uranquinty has more residents (910 vs 72); Yarragundry skews older (58 vs 39).

Yarragundry Uranquinty
Population 72 910
+1164% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -4.0% +0.1%
Median age 58 39
Median household income $110,500/yr
+26% vs other
 $82,160/yr
Median weekly rent $243/wk $300/wk
+23% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Yarragundry Uranquinty
0-4 — / 6.5%
Yarragundry — 0-4: not among its largest Uranquinty — 0-4: 6.5%
5-14 4.2% / 15.3%
Yarragundry — 5-14: 4.2% Uranquinty — 5-14: 15.3%
15-19 — / 5.6%
Yarragundry — 15-19: not among its largest Uranquinty — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 6.9% / 4.6%
Yarragundry — 20-24: 6.9% Uranquinty — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 13.9% / 12.6%
Yarragundry — 25-34: 13.9% Uranquinty — 25-34: 12.6%
35-44 12.5% / 11.8%
Yarragundry — 35-44: 12.5% Uranquinty — 35-44: 11.8%
45-54 5.6% / 12.9%
Yarragundry — 45-54: 5.6% Uranquinty — 45-54: 12.9%
55-64 31.9% / 13.2%
Yarragundry — 55-64: 31.9% Uranquinty — 55-64: 13.2%
65-74 16.7% / 13.3%
Yarragundry — 65-74: 16.7% Uranquinty — 65-74: 13.3%
75-84 5.6% / 3.5%
Yarragundry — 75-84: 5.6% Uranquinty — 75-84: 3.5%
85+ — / 1.1%
Yarragundry — 85+: not among its largest Uranquinty — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (31.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Yarragundry 58.3% couple families
Yarragundry — Couple Families: 58.3% Yarragundry — Lone Person: 41.7% Yarragundry — One Parent Families: 0.0% Yarragundry — Group Household: 0.0%
Uranquinty 53.4% couple families
Uranquinty — Couple Families: 53.4% Uranquinty — Lone Person: 32.3% Uranquinty — One Parent Families: 12.6% Uranquinty — Group Household: 1.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Yarragundry 8.8% renting
Yarragundry — Owned Outright: 73.5% Yarragundry — Mortgage: 17.6% Yarragundry — Renting: 8.8%
Uranquinty 12.3% renting
Uranquinty — Owned Outright: 36.0% Uranquinty — Mortgage: 51.6% Uranquinty — Renting: 12.3%
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.

Yarragundry Uranquinty
England 4.2% / 1.4%
Yarragundry — England: 4.2% Uranquinty — England: 1.4%
Scotland — / 0.9%
Yarragundry — Scotland: not among its largest Uranquinty — Scotland: 0.9%
New Zealand — / 0.8%
Yarragundry — New Zealand: not among its largest Uranquinty — New Zealand: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.2%).

Qualifications

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

Yarragundry Uranquinty
Certificate III & IV 23.6% / 22.1%
Yarragundry — Certificate III & IV: 23.6% Uranquinty — Certificate III & IV: 22.1%
Bachelor Degree 15.3% / 7.5%
Yarragundry — Bachelor Degree: 15.3% Uranquinty — Bachelor Degree: 7.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.2% / 6.3%
Yarragundry — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.2% Uranquinty — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3%
Postgraduate Degree 6.9% / 1.2%
Yarragundry — Postgraduate Degree: 6.9% Uranquinty — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.6%
Yarragundry — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Uranquinty — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Yarragundry 100.0% houses
Yarragundry — Houses: 100.0%
Uranquinty 100.0% houses
Uranquinty — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Yarragundry Uranquinty
Median house price — $587,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 31 days
from 5 sales

Zoning mix

Uranquinty has more rural and farming land (99% vs 88%).

Yarragundry Uranquinty
Rural and farming 88% 99%
Infrastructure and transport 11% 1%
Environmental 1% 0%
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

Yarragundry Uranquinty
New dwellings approved 548
across Wagga Wagga
same for both
Approvals change year on year +139%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Yarragundry Uranquinty
House price — Higher than 17% of NSW
Income Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 3% of NSW Higher than 20% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 87% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 38% of NSW Higher than 3% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 50% of NSW Higher than 55% of NSW

Liveability

Yarragundry Uranquinty
Grade — C
Score — 37/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Yarragundry carries more crime risk (83 vs 51); Yarragundry carries more bushfire risk (37 vs 25).

Yarragundry Uranquinty
Bushfire Low
37/100
 Low
25/100
Crime High
83/100
 Moderate
51/100
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
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Yarragundry Uranquinty
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Yarragundry

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

Schools in Uranquinty

  • Uranquinty Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Yarragundry Uranquinty
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 3
Childcare 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Beaches 1 0
Waterways 8 10

Mobility

Uranquinty sits further from the CBD (476.8 km vs 471.8 km).

Yarragundry Uranquinty
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 471.8 km 476.8 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 303 min 311 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2650
 0.1%
postcode 2652
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 45
postcode 2650
 58
postcode 2652

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.

Yarragundry Uranquinty
Car (driver) 76.6% / 84.9%
Yarragundry — Car (driver): 76.6% Uranquinty — Car (driver): 84.9%
Worked from Home 23.4% / 10.2%
Yarragundry — Worked from Home: 23.4% Uranquinty — Worked from Home: 10.2%
Car (passenger) — / 2.8%
Yarragundry — Car (passenger): not among its largest Uranquinty — Car (passenger): 2.8%
Walked Only — / 2.0%
Yarragundry — Walked Only: not among its largest Uranquinty — Walked Only: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.9%).

Setting

Yarragundry Uranquinty
Elevation 188 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 215 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Yarragundry Uranquinty
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
39 premises
 0%
401 premises

Climate

Yarragundry Uranquinty
Annual rainfall 565 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.4°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Yarragundry Uranquinty
PM2.5 7.7 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 23.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Yarragundry Uranquinty
Average residential rate $1,254/yr
same for both
Council Wagga Wagga
same for both

Federal electorate

Yarragundry Uranquinty
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Yarragundry Uranquinty
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Yarragundry

River Rural

Uranquinty

Affordable Rural

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