Bilambil Heights vs Bilambil

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bilambil, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Bilambil: a median of $1.56 million, against $1.24 million in Bilambil Heights, though rent is higher in Bilambil Heights. On these figures, Bilambil Heights tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

Bilambil Heights is a considerably larger suburb with 3491 residents compared to Bilambil's 441, and offers a higher median household income of $81224 versus $72020. Bilambil has a notably higher walkability score of 39 against Bilambil Heights' 28, though both are relatively car-dependent areas. House prices differ significantly, with Bilambil Heights at a median of $1148500 and Bilambil at $1560000, while weekly rents are correspondingly higher in Bilambil Heights at $470 versus $340. Both suburbs are equally distant from the CBD and carry no bushfire or flood risk, making either a reasonable choice depending on whether you prefer a more established residential community or a quieter, more walkable setting.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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

Bilambil

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 34/100)

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

First-home buyers

Bilambil Heights

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (28% vs 36%)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,240,000 vs $1,560,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Bilambil

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($340/wk vs $470/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (24% vs 30%)

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

Commuting to the city

Bilambil

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (39/100 vs 28/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bilambil

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 34/100)
  • is more walkable (39/100 vs 28/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

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

Bilambil Heights Bilambil
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.

Bilambil Heights Bilambil
Walkability 28 / 39
Bilambil Heights — Walkability: 28/100 Bilambil — Walkability: 39/100
Safety 66 / 81
Bilambil Heights — Safety: 66/100 Bilambil — Safety: 81/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Bilambil Heights — Low fire risk: 100/100 Bilambil — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bilambil Heights has more residents (3,491 vs 441); Bilambil Heights rents higher ($470/wk vs $340/wk).

Bilambil Heights Bilambil
Population 3,491
+87% vs other
 441
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.8% +5.8%
Median age 44 45
Median household income $81,224/yr
+11% vs other
 $72,020/yr
Median weekly rent $470/wk
+28% vs other
 $340/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bilambil Heights Bilambil
0-4 5.3% / 5.9%
Bilambil Heights — 0-4: 5.3% Bilambil — 0-4: 5.9%
5-14 11.9% / 11.1%
Bilambil Heights — 5-14: 11.9% Bilambil — 5-14: 11.1%
15-19 5.7% / 5.4%
Bilambil Heights — 15-19: 5.7% Bilambil — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 3.7% / 4.5%
Bilambil Heights — 20-24: 3.7% Bilambil — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 11.2% / 7.9%
Bilambil Heights — 25-34: 11.2% Bilambil — 25-34: 7.9%
35-44 12.5% / 13.6%
Bilambil Heights — 35-44: 12.5% Bilambil — 35-44: 13.6%
45-54 12.5% / 14.1%
Bilambil Heights — 45-54: 12.5% Bilambil — 45-54: 14.1%
55-64 14.6% / 15.4%
Bilambil Heights — 55-64: 14.6% Bilambil — 55-64: 15.4%
65-74 13.7% / 13.2%
Bilambil Heights — 65-74: 13.7% Bilambil — 65-74: 13.2%
75-84 5.7% / 7.0%
Bilambil Heights — 75-84: 5.7% Bilambil — 75-84: 7.0%
85+ 3.1% / 2.3%
Bilambil Heights — 85+: 3.1% Bilambil — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bilambil Heights 44.8% couple families
Bilambil Heights — Couple Families: 44.8% Bilambil Heights — Lone Person: 31.8% Bilambil Heights — One Parent Families: 17.0% Bilambil Heights — Group Household: 5.1% Bilambil Heights — Other Families: 1.3%
Bilambil 52.7% couple families
Bilambil — Couple Families: 52.7% Bilambil — Lone Person: 29.1% Bilambil — One Parent Families: 11.8% Bilambil — Group Household: 6.4% Bilambil — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bilambil Heights 16.1% renting
Bilambil Heights — Owned Outright: 37.8% Bilambil Heights — Mortgage: 46.1% Bilambil Heights — Renting: 16.1%
Bilambil 17.7% renting
Bilambil — Owned Outright: 41.8% Bilambil — Mortgage: 40.4% Bilambil — Renting: 17.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bilambil Heights Bilambil
Certificate III & IV 18.7% / 19.5%
Bilambil Heights — Certificate III & IV: 18.7% Bilambil — Certificate III & IV: 19.5%
Bachelor Degree 10.5% / 9.1%
Bilambil Heights — Bachelor Degree: 10.5% Bilambil — Bachelor Degree: 9.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.4% / 6.3%
Bilambil Heights — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4% Bilambil — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3%
Postgraduate Degree 2.5% / 2.9%
Bilambil Heights — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5% Bilambil — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 1.4%
Bilambil Heights — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Bilambil — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

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.

Bilambil Heights Bilambil
England 4.3% / 5.9%
Bilambil Heights — England: 4.3% Bilambil — England: 5.9%
New Zealand 3.5% / 2.0%
Bilambil Heights — New Zealand: 3.5% Bilambil — New Zealand: 2.0%
Scotland 0.5% / 0.9%
Bilambil Heights — Scotland: 0.5% Bilambil — Scotland: 0.9%
Philippines 0.5% / 0.7%
Bilambil Heights — Philippines: 0.5% Bilambil — Philippines: 0.7%
Germany 1.0% / —
Bilambil Heights — Germany: 1.0% Bilambil — Germany: not among its largest
Canada — / 0.7%
Bilambil Heights — Canada: not among its largest Bilambil — Canada: 0.7%
South Africa 0.5% / —
Bilambil Heights — South Africa: 0.5% Bilambil — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bilambil Heights 90.7% houses
Bilambil Heights — Houses: 90.7% Bilambil Heights — Flats / Apartments: 3.9% Bilambil Heights — Townhouses: 5.4%
Bilambil 80.8% houses
Bilambil — Houses: 80.8% Bilambil — Flats / Apartments: 19.2% Bilambil — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Bilambil Heights Bilambil
Median house price $1,240,000 $1,560,000
Median unit price $495,000 —
Median land price $525,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 42 days
from 22 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Bilambil has more rural and farming land (86% vs 10%).

Bilambil Heights Bilambil
Rural and farming 10% 86%
Residential 55% 0%
Other and special use 29% 9%
Environmental 4% 2%
Parks and recreation 1% 3%
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

Bilambil Heights Bilambil
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.

Bilambil Heights Bilambil
Houses 4.9%
$1,225/wk on $1.29M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Bilambil Heights Bilambil
House price Higher than 59% of NSW Higher than 76% of NSW
Income Higher than 49% of NSW Higher than 39% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 78% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 38% of NSW Higher than 13% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 63% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 60% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 96% of NSW —

Liveability

Bilambil is more walkable (39 vs 28).

Bilambil Heights Bilambil
Grade B —
Score 51/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Bilambil Heights carries more crime risk (34 vs 19).

Bilambil Heights Bilambil
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
34/100
 Low
19/100
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

Bilambil Heights Bilambil
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 1
Gold Coast Airport Development Park - Bilinga, 5.9 km
 1
Gold Coast Airport Development Park - Bilinga, 8.3 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 0.9% 0.0%

Schools in Bilambil Heights

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

Schools in Bilambil

  • Bilambil Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bilambil Heights Bilambil
Parks & reserves 0 1
Childcare 1
same for both
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 0 3

Mobility

Bilambil Heights Bilambil
Walkability score 28/100 39/100
Distance to Sydney 814.6 km 813.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 520 min 521 min
Public transport score 67/100
Bus
 26/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 29.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 8.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2486
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 74
postcode 2486
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.

Bilambil Heights Bilambil
Car (driver) 79.0% / 78.5%
Bilambil Heights — Car (driver): 79.0% Bilambil — Car (driver): 78.5%
Worked from Home 15.2% / 16.0%
Bilambil Heights — Worked from Home: 15.2% Bilambil — Worked from Home: 16.0%
Car (passenger) 4.2% / 3.1%
Bilambil Heights — Car (passenger): 4.2% Bilambil — Car (passenger): 3.1%
Walked Only 0.7% / 2.5%
Bilambil Heights — Walked Only: 0.7% Bilambil — Walked Only: 2.5%
Bus 0.5% / —
Bilambil Heights — Bus: 0.5% Bilambil — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.0%).

Setting

Bilambil Heights Bilambil
Elevation 70 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 5 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.3 km 8.8 km

NBN connectivity

Bilambil Heights Bilambil
Connectivity score 55/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 22%
1,502 premises
 0%
176 premises

Climate

Bilambil Heights Bilambil
Annual rainfall 1,637 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.6°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 10.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Bilambil Heights Bilambil
Average residential rate $1,745/yr
same for both
Council Tweed
same for both

Federal electorate

Bilambil Heights Bilambil
Division Richmond
same for both
Member Justine Elliot
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bilambil Heights Bilambil
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bilambil Heights

Acreage Quiet

Bilambil

River Rural

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