Bilambil Heights vs Cobaki

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cobaki, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Cobaki: a median of $2.8 million, against $1.24 million in Bilambil Heights, though rent is higher in Bilambil Heights. On these figures, Bilambil Heights tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Cobaki 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

Cobaki

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 34/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 62%)

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

First-home buyers

Bilambil Heights

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,240,000 vs $2,800,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Cobaki

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 30%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $470/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Bilambil Heights

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (28/100 vs 6/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (814.6 km vs 817.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bilambil Heights

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (28/100 vs 6/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 15%)
  • But Cobaki carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 34/100)

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

Bilambil Heights and Cobaki 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 Cobaki
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 Cobaki
Walkability 28 / 6
Bilambil Heights — Walkability: 28/100 Cobaki — Walkability: 6/100
Safety 66 / 78
Bilambil Heights — Safety: 66/100 Cobaki — Safety: 78/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Bilambil Heights — Low fire risk: 100/100 Cobaki — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bilambil Heights has more residents (3,491 vs 203); Bilambil Heights rents higher ($470/wk vs $300/wk).

Bilambil Heights Cobaki
Population 3,491
+94% vs other
 203
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.8% -1.0%
Median age 44 46
Median household income $81,224/yr $99,112/yr
+22% vs other
Median weekly rent $470/wk
+36% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bilambil Heights Cobaki
0-4 5.3% / 3.9%
Bilambil Heights — 0-4: 5.3% Cobaki — 0-4: 3.9%
5-14 11.9% / 15.8%
Bilambil Heights — 5-14: 11.9% Cobaki — 5-14: 15.8%
15-19 5.7% / 4.9%
Bilambil Heights — 15-19: 5.7% Cobaki — 15-19: 4.9%
20-24 3.7% / 4.9%
Bilambil Heights — 20-24: 3.7% Cobaki — 20-24: 4.9%
25-34 11.2% / 8.4%
Bilambil Heights — 25-34: 11.2% Cobaki — 25-34: 8.4%
35-44 12.5% / 12.3%
Bilambil Heights — 35-44: 12.5% Cobaki — 35-44: 12.3%
45-54 12.5% / 15.3%
Bilambil Heights — 45-54: 12.5% Cobaki — 45-54: 15.3%
55-64 14.6% / 21.7%
Bilambil Heights — 55-64: 14.6% Cobaki — 55-64: 21.7%
65-74 13.7% / 11.8%
Bilambil Heights — 65-74: 13.7% Cobaki — 65-74: 11.8%
75-84 5.7% / 2.0%
Bilambil Heights — 75-84: 5.7% Cobaki — 75-84: 2.0%
85+ 3.1% / 1.5%
Bilambil Heights — 85+: 3.1% Cobaki — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).

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%
Cobaki 56.0% couple families
Cobaki — Couple Families: 56.0% Cobaki — Lone Person: 18.0% Cobaki — One Parent Families: 18.0% Cobaki — Group Household: 8.0% Cobaki — 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%
Cobaki 13.6% renting
Cobaki — Owned Outright: 30.3% Cobaki — Mortgage: 56.1% Cobaki — Renting: 13.6%
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.

Bilambil Heights Cobaki
England 4.3% / 2.5%
Bilambil Heights — England: 4.3% Cobaki — England: 2.5%
New Zealand 3.5% / 1.5%
Bilambil Heights — New Zealand: 3.5% Cobaki — New Zealand: 1.5%
Germany 1.0% / —
Bilambil Heights — Germany: 1.0% Cobaki — Germany: not among its largest
Scotland 0.5% / —
Bilambil Heights — Scotland: 0.5% Cobaki — Scotland: not among its largest
South Africa 0.5% / —
Bilambil Heights — South Africa: 0.5% Cobaki — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.3%).

Qualifications

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

Bilambil Heights Cobaki
Certificate III & IV 18.7% / 16.3%
Bilambil Heights — Certificate III & IV: 18.7% Cobaki — Certificate III & IV: 16.3%
Bachelor Degree 10.5% / 13.3%
Bilambil Heights — Bachelor Degree: 10.5% Cobaki — Bachelor Degree: 13.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.4% / 5.9%
Bilambil Heights — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4% Cobaki — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 3.0%
Bilambil Heights — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Cobaki — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0%
Postgraduate Degree 2.5% / 1.5%
Bilambil Heights — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5% Cobaki — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bilambil Heights 90.7% houses
Bilambil Heights — Houses: 90.7% Bilambil Heights — Townhouses: 5.4% Bilambil Heights — Flats / Apartments: 3.9%
Cobaki 100.0% houses
Cobaki — Houses: 100.0% Cobaki — Townhouses: 0.0% Cobaki — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bilambil Heights Cobaki
Median house price $1,240,000 $2,800,000
Median unit price $495,000 —
Median land price $525,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 42 days
from 22 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Cobaki has more rural and farming land (73% vs 10%).

Bilambil Heights Cobaki
Rural and farming 10% 73%
Residential 55% 13%
Other and special use 29% 11%
Environmental 4% 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 Cobaki
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 Cobaki
Houses 4.9%
$1,225/wk on $1.29M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Bilambil Heights Cobaki
House price Higher than 59% of NSW Higher than 92% of NSW
Income Higher than 49% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 49% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 38% of NSW Higher than 6% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 63% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 38% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 96% of NSW —

Liveability

Bilambil Heights is more walkable (28 vs 6).

Bilambil Heights Cobaki
Grade B —
Score 51/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Bilambil Heights carries more crime risk (34 vs 22).

Bilambil Heights Cobaki
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
34/100
 Low
22/100
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 Cobaki
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
Universities within 10 km 1
Gold Coast Airport Development Park - Bilinga, 5.9 km
 1
Gold Coast Airport Development Park - Bilinga, 7.0 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 0.9% 1.5%

Amenities in the suburb

Bilambil Heights Cobaki
Childcare 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Cobaki sits further from the CBD (817.7 km vs 814.6 km).

Bilambil Heights Cobaki
Walkability score 28/100 6/100
Distance to Sydney 814.6 km 817.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 520 min 524 min
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 Cobaki
Car (driver) 79.0% / 70.7%
Bilambil Heights — Car (driver): 79.0% Cobaki — Car (driver): 70.7%
Worked from Home 15.2% / 29.3%
Bilambil Heights — Worked from Home: 15.2% Cobaki — Worked from Home: 29.3%
Car (passenger) 4.2% / —
Bilambil Heights — Car (passenger): 4.2% Cobaki — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 0.7% / —
Bilambil Heights — Walked Only: 0.7% Cobaki — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bus 0.5% / —
Bilambil Heights — Bus: 0.5% Cobaki — Bus: not among its largest

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

Setting

Bilambil Heights Cobaki
Elevation 70 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 48 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.3 km 7.6 km

NBN connectivity

Bilambil Heights Cobaki
Connectivity score 55/100 27/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 22%
1,502 premises
 0%
60 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Bilambil Heights Cobaki
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

Cobaki

Premium Rural

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