Benerembah vs Warrawidgee

Benerembah is the younger of the two, with a median age of 28 against 38 in Warrawidgee. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Warrawidgee tends to suit 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

Warrawidgee

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 63/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 75%)
  • But Benerembah has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 90%)

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

First-home buyers

Benerembah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (14% vs 37%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Benerembah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($155/wk vs $180/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Warrawidgee

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (417 min vs 422 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (605.7 km vs 609.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Warrawidgee

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 63/100)

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

Investors

Warrawidgee

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (27.9% vs 7.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Benerembah Warrawidgee
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.

Benerembah Warrawidgee
Walkability 0 / 0
Benerembah — Walkability: 0/100 Warrawidgee — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 37 / 84
Benerembah — Safety: 37/100 Warrawidgee — Safety: 84/100
Low fire risk 78 / 90
Benerembah — Low fire risk: 78/100 Warrawidgee — Low fire risk: 90/100

Demographics

Benerembah has higher household incomes ($110,500 vs $81,224); Warrawidgee skews older (38 vs 28).

Benerembah Warrawidgee
Population 140
+21% vs other
 110
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.7% +27.9%
Median age 28 38
Median household income $110,500/yr
+26% vs other
 $81,224/yr
Median weekly rent $155/wk $180/wk
+16% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Benerembah Warrawidgee
0-4 6.4% / 7.3%
Benerembah — 0-4: 6.4% Warrawidgee — 0-4: 7.3%
5-14 21.4% / 27.3%
Benerembah — 5-14: 21.4% Warrawidgee — 5-14: 27.3%
15-19 5.7% / 10.9%
Benerembah — 15-19: 5.7% Warrawidgee — 15-19: 10.9%
20-24 4.3% / —
Benerembah — 20-24: 4.3% Warrawidgee — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 12.9% / 2.7%
Benerembah — 25-34: 12.9% Warrawidgee — 25-34: 2.7%
35-44 7.9% / 14.5%
Benerembah — 35-44: 7.9% Warrawidgee — 35-44: 14.5%
45-54 17.1% / 12.7%
Benerembah — 45-54: 17.1% Warrawidgee — 45-54: 12.7%
55-64 6.4% / 5.5%
Benerembah — 55-64: 6.4% Warrawidgee — 55-64: 5.5%
65-74 7.1% / 13.6%
Benerembah — 65-74: 7.1% Warrawidgee — 65-74: 13.6%
75-84 8.6% / —
Benerembah — 75-84: 8.6% Warrawidgee — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Benerembah — 85+: not among its largest Warrawidgee — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Benerembah 75.0% couple families
Benerembah — Couple Families: 75.0% Benerembah — Lone Person: 25.0%
Warrawidgee 100.0% couple families
Warrawidgee — Couple Families: 100.0% Warrawidgee — Lone Person: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Benerembah 29.2% renting
Benerembah — Owned Outright: 50.0% Benerembah — Mortgage: 20.8% Benerembah — Renting: 29.2%
Warrawidgee 25.0% renting
Warrawidgee — Owned Outright: 56.2% Warrawidgee — Mortgage: 18.8% Warrawidgee — Renting: 25.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Benerembah 100.0% houses
Benerembah — Houses: 100.0% Benerembah — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Warrawidgee 90.0% houses
Warrawidgee — Houses: 90.0% Warrawidgee — Flats / Apartments: 10.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Benerembah Warrawidgee
Certificate III & IV 8.6% / 8.2%
Benerembah — Certificate III & IV: 8.6% Warrawidgee — Certificate III & IV: 8.2%
Bachelor Degree 7.9% / 8.2%
Benerembah — Bachelor Degree: 7.9% Warrawidgee — Bachelor Degree: 8.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.6% / —
Benerembah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.6% Warrawidgee — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 2.9% / —
Benerembah — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9% Warrawidgee — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.6%).

Zoning mix

Benerembah Warrawidgee
Rural and farming 97% 99%
Environmental 3% 1%
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

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

Ranking within NSW

Benerembah Warrawidgee
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 77% of NSW Higher than 48% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 43% of NSW Higher than 7% of NSW
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 10% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 38% of NSW Higher than 29% of NSW

Liveability

Benerembah Warrawidgee
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Benerembah carries more crime risk (63 vs 16); Benerembah carries more bushfire risk (22 vs 10).

Benerembah Warrawidgee
Bushfire Low
22/100
 Low
10/100
Crime Moderate
63/100
 Low
16/100
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

Benerembah Warrawidgee
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Benerembah Warrawidgee
Waterways 14 0

Mobility

Benerembah sits further from the CBD (609.9 km vs 605.7 km).

Benerembah Warrawidgee
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 609.9 km 605.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 422 min 417 min
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.

Benerembah Warrawidgee
Car (driver) 64.4% / 80.0%
Benerembah — Car (driver): 64.4% Warrawidgee — Car (driver): 80.0%
Worked from Home 15.6% / 20.0%
Benerembah — Worked from Home: 15.6% Warrawidgee — Worked from Home: 20.0%
Walked Only 20.0% / —
Benerembah — Walked Only: 20.0% Warrawidgee — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.0%).

Setting

Benerembah Warrawidgee
Elevation 118 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 111 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Benerembah Warrawidgee
Connectivity score 26/100 20/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
54 premises
 0%
49 premises

Climate

Benerembah Warrawidgee
Annual rainfall 406 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 33.2°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.9°C
same for both

Council rates

Benerembah Warrawidgee
Average residential rate $1,235/yr
same for both
Council Griffith
same for both

Federal electorate

Benerembah Warrawidgee
Division Farrer
same for both
Member David Farley
same for both
Party One Nation
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Benerembah Warrawidgee
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Benerembah

Family Rural

Warrawidgee

Family Multicultural Rural

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