Beelbangera vs Bilbul

Beelbangera is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 43 in Bilbul. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Beelbangera, about half of households are couple families. In Bilbul, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Beelbangera: a median of $548,000, against $500,000 in Bilbul, though rent is higher in Bilbul. On these figures, Beelbangera tends to suit families with children, while Bilbul suits 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

Beelbangera

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 59/100)
  • But Bilbul is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 63%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Beelbangera has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $280/wk)
  • Bilbul has a bigger rental market to choose from (20% vs 9%)

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

  • Beelbangera is more walkable (18/100 vs 0/100)
  • Bilbul sits closer to the CBD (562.7 km vs 567.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Beelbangera

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (18/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 59/100)

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

Investors

Bilbul

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (5.6% vs -12.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Beelbangera Bilbul
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.

Beelbangera Bilbul
Walkability 18 / 0
Beelbangera — Walkability: 18/100 Bilbul — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 54 / 41
Beelbangera — Safety: 54/100 Bilbul — Safety: 41/100
Low fire risk 64 / 80
Beelbangera — Low fire risk: 64/100 Bilbul — Low fire risk: 80/100

Demographics

Bilbul has more residents (586 vs 358); Bilbul has higher household incomes ($105,300 vs $92,872).

Beelbangera Bilbul
Population 358 586
+64% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -12.5% +5.6%
Median age 39 43
Median household income $92,872/yr $105,300/yr
+13% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk $280/wk
+12% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Beelbangera Bilbul
0-4 5.6% / 5.8%
Beelbangera — 0-4: 5.6% Bilbul — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 16.2% / 11.9%
Beelbangera — 5-14: 16.2% Bilbul — 5-14: 11.9%
15-19 4.7% / 6.8%
Beelbangera — 15-19: 4.7% Bilbul — 15-19: 6.8%
20-24 6.1% / 5.5%
Beelbangera — 20-24: 6.1% Bilbul — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 11.7% / 13.5%
Beelbangera — 25-34: 11.7% Bilbul — 25-34: 13.5%
35-44 10.6% / 9.2%
Beelbangera — 35-44: 10.6% Bilbul — 35-44: 9.2%
45-54 14.8% / 15.5%
Beelbangera — 45-54: 14.8% Bilbul — 45-54: 15.5%
55-64 12.3% / 16.6%
Beelbangera — 55-64: 12.3% Bilbul — 55-64: 16.6%
65-74 14.8% / 10.2%
Beelbangera — 65-74: 14.8% Bilbul — 65-74: 10.2%
75-84 4.5% / 4.3%
Beelbangera — 75-84: 4.5% Bilbul — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ 1.1% / 1.4%
Beelbangera — 85+: 1.1% Bilbul — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Beelbangera 46.4% couple families
Beelbangera — Couple Families: 46.4% Beelbangera — Lone Person: 33.3% Beelbangera — One Parent Families: 16.7% Beelbangera — Other Families: 3.6%
Bilbul 61.3% couple families
Bilbul — Couple Families: 61.3% Bilbul — Lone Person: 28.6% Bilbul — One Parent Families: 10.1% Bilbul — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Beelbangera 8.6% renting
Beelbangera — Owned Outright: 47.4% Beelbangera — Mortgage: 44.0% Beelbangera — Renting: 8.6%
Bilbul 19.7% renting
Bilbul — Owned Outright: 47.0% Bilbul — Mortgage: 33.3% Bilbul — Renting: 19.7%
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.

Beelbangera Bilbul
Italy 0.8% / 2.2%
Beelbangera — Italy: 0.8% Bilbul — Italy: 2.2%
India 1.1% / 1.4%
Beelbangera — India: 1.1% Bilbul — India: 1.4%
New Zealand 1.1% / 0.5%
Beelbangera — New Zealand: 1.1% Bilbul — New Zealand: 0.5%
South Africa — / 1.5%
Beelbangera — South Africa: not among its largest Bilbul — South Africa: 1.5%
England — / 1.4%
Beelbangera — England: not among its largest Bilbul — England: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.2%).

Qualifications

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

Beelbangera Bilbul
Certificate III & IV 17.3% / 18.1%
Beelbangera — Certificate III & IV: 17.3% Bilbul — Certificate III & IV: 18.1%
Bachelor Degree 7.5% / 5.5%
Beelbangera — Bachelor Degree: 7.5% Bilbul — Bachelor Degree: 5.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.2% / 5.6%
Beelbangera — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.2% Bilbul — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 1.0%
Beelbangera — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Bilbul — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%
Postgraduate Degree 0.8% / 1.0%
Beelbangera — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8% Bilbul — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Beelbangera 96.9% houses
Beelbangera — Houses: 96.9% Beelbangera — Flats / Apartments: 3.1%
Bilbul 100.5% houses
Bilbul — Houses: 100.5% Bilbul — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Beelbangera Bilbul
Median house price $547,500 $500,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $562,500 —

Zoning mix

Bilbul has more rural and farming land (99% vs 78%); Beelbangera has more land zoned for conservation (18% vs 0%).

Beelbangera Bilbul
Rural and farming 78% 99%
Environmental 18% 0%
Parks and recreation 3% 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

Beelbangera Bilbul
New dwellings approved 92
across Griffith
same for both
Approvals change year on year -43%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Beelbangera Bilbul
House price Higher than 17% of NSW Higher than 20% of NSW
Income Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 71% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 9% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 89% of NSW Higher than 91% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 10% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 51% of NSW Higher than 52% of NSW

Liveability

Beelbangera is more walkable (18 vs 0).

Beelbangera Bilbul
Grade — C
Score — 38/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Beelbangera carries more bushfire risk (36 vs 20); Bilbul carries more crime risk (59 vs 46).

Beelbangera Bilbul
Bushfire Low
36/100
 Low
20/100
Crime Moderate
46/100
 Moderate
59/100
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 2
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Beelbangera Bilbul
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Beelbangera

  • Beelbangera Public School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Bilbul

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

Amenities in the suburb

Beelbangera Bilbul
Parks & reserves 2 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Beelbangera sits further from the CBD (567.8 km vs 562.7 km).

Beelbangera Bilbul
Walkability score 18/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 567.8 km 562.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 384 min 382 min
Public transport score 26/100
Bus
 22/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 5.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 5.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 1.5 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2680
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 2680
same for both

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.

Beelbangera Bilbul
Car (driver) 84.4% / 83.8%
Beelbangera — Car (driver): 84.4% Bilbul — Car (driver): 83.8%
Worked from Home 7.5% / 12.0%
Beelbangera — Worked from Home: 7.5% Bilbul — Worked from Home: 12.0%
Car (passenger) 5.6% / 2.8%
Beelbangera — Car (passenger): 5.6% Bilbul — Car (passenger): 2.8%
Walked Only 2.5% / 1.4%
Beelbangera — Walked Only: 2.5% Bilbul — Walked Only: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.4%).

Setting

Beelbangera Bilbul
Elevation 133 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 129 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Beelbangera Bilbul
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
150 premises
 0%
275 premises

Climate

Beelbangera Bilbul
Annual rainfall 406 mm 447 mm
Summer max (Jan) 33.2°C —
Winter min (Jul) 3.9°C —

Council rates

Beelbangera Bilbul
Average residential rate $1,235/yr
same for both
Council Griffith
same for both

Federal electorate

Beelbangera Bilbul
Division Farrer
same for both
Member David Farley
same for both
Party One Nation
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Beelbangera Bilbul
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Beelbangera

Affordable Rural

Bilbul

Affordable Rural

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