Bilbul vs Yenda

Yenda 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 Bilbul, most households are couple families. In Yenda, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Bilbul tends to suit 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

Bilbul

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (59/100 vs 71/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 59%)
  • But Yenda has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)

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

Yenda

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $280/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Yenda

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (375 min vs 382 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (554.3 km vs 562.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Bilbul carries lower crime risk (59/100 vs 71/100)
  • Yenda is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

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

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

Bilbul Yenda
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.

Bilbul Yenda
Walkability 0 / 10
Bilbul — Walkability: 0/100 Yenda — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 41 / 29
Bilbul — Safety: 41/100 Yenda — Safety: 29/100
Low fire risk 80 / 78
Bilbul — Low fire risk: 80/100 Yenda — Low fire risk: 78/100

Demographics

Yenda has more residents (1,564 vs 586); Bilbul has higher household incomes ($105,300 vs $84,916).

Bilbul Yenda
Population 586 1,564
+167% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.6% +1.8%
Median age 43 39
Median household income $105,300/yr
+19% vs other
 $84,916/yr
Median weekly rent $280/wk
+11% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bilbul Yenda
0-4 5.8% / 6.6%
Bilbul — 0-4: 5.8% Yenda — 0-4: 6.6%
5-14 11.9% / 13.0%
Bilbul — 5-14: 11.9% Yenda — 5-14: 13.0%
15-19 6.8% / 8.3%
Bilbul — 15-19: 6.8% Yenda — 15-19: 8.3%
20-24 5.5% / 5.9%
Bilbul — 20-24: 5.5% Yenda — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 13.5% / 12.5%
Bilbul — 25-34: 13.5% Yenda — 25-34: 12.5%
35-44 9.2% / 10.8%
Bilbul — 35-44: 9.2% Yenda — 35-44: 10.8%
45-54 15.5% / 13.6%
Bilbul — 45-54: 15.5% Yenda — 45-54: 13.6%
55-64 16.6% / 13.0%
Bilbul — 55-64: 16.6% Yenda — 55-64: 13.0%
65-74 10.2% / 9.3%
Bilbul — 65-74: 10.2% Yenda — 65-74: 9.3%
75-84 4.3% / 5.6%
Bilbul — 75-84: 4.3% Yenda — 75-84: 5.6%
85+ 1.4% / 1.3%
Bilbul — 85+: 1.4% Yenda — 85+: 1.3%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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% Bilbul — Group Household: 0.0%
Yenda 47.3% couple families
Yenda — Couple Families: 47.3% Yenda — Lone Person: 36.2% Yenda — One Parent Families: 12.1% Yenda — Other Families: 2.7% Yenda — Group Household: 1.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bilbul 19.7% renting
Bilbul — Owned Outright: 47.0% Bilbul — Mortgage: 33.3% Bilbul — Renting: 19.7%
Yenda 23.4% renting
Yenda — Owned Outright: 38.6% Yenda — Mortgage: 38.0% Yenda — Renting: 23.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bilbul Yenda
Certificate III & IV 18.1% / 18.9%
Bilbul — Certificate III & IV: 18.1% Yenda — Certificate III & IV: 18.9%
Bachelor Degree 5.5% / 6.4%
Bilbul — Bachelor Degree: 5.5% Yenda — Bachelor Degree: 6.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.6% / 4.6%
Bilbul — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6% Yenda — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / 1.2%
Bilbul — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Yenda — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.0% / 0.4%
Bilbul — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0% Yenda — Postgraduate Degree: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

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.

Bilbul Yenda
Italy 2.2% / 1.2%
Bilbul — Italy: 2.2% Yenda — Italy: 1.2%
South Africa 1.5% / 1.1%
Bilbul — South Africa: 1.5% Yenda — South Africa: 1.1%
England 1.4% / 1.0%
Bilbul — England: 1.4% Yenda — England: 1.0%
India 1.4% / 0.2%
Bilbul — India: 1.4% Yenda — India: 0.2%
New Zealand 0.5% / 1.0%
Bilbul — New Zealand: 0.5% Yenda — New Zealand: 1.0%
Lebanon — / 0.3%
Bilbul — Lebanon: not among its largest Yenda — Lebanon: 0.3%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bilbul 100.5% houses
Bilbul — Houses: 100.5% Bilbul — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Bilbul — Townhouses: 0.0%
Yenda 93.5% houses
Yenda — Houses: 93.5% Yenda — Flats / Apartments: 4.8% Yenda — Townhouses: 1.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Bilbul Yenda
Median house price $500,000 $475,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $249,500

Zoning mix

Bilbul has more rural and farming land (99% vs 81%); Yenda has more land zoned for conservation (18% vs 0%).

Bilbul Yenda
Rural and farming 99% 81%
Environmental 0% 18%
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

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

Ranking within NSW

Bilbul Yenda
House price Higher than 20% of NSW Higher than 15% of NSW
Income Higher than 71% of NSW Higher than 54% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 9% of NSW Higher than 55% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 10% of NSW —
NBN connectivity Higher than 52% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW

Liveability

Yenda is more walkable (10 vs 0); Bilbul scores higher overall (38 vs 30).

Bilbul Yenda
Grade C
same for both
Score 38/100 30/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Yenda carries more crime risk (71 vs 59).

Bilbul Yenda
Bushfire Low
20/100
 Low
22/100
Crime Moderate
59/100
 High
71/100
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 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

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

Schools in Bilbul

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

Schools in Yenda

  • Yenda Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bilbul Yenda
Parks & reserves 0 5
Childcare 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 1 19

Mobility

Bilbul sits further from the CBD (562.7 km vs 554.3 km).

Bilbul Yenda
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Sydney 562.7 km
+1% vs other
 554.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 382 min 375 min
Public transport score 22/100
Bus
 40/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 5.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 18.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1.5 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2680
 0.0%
postcode 2681
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 2680
 50
postcode 2681

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.

Bilbul Yenda
Car (driver) 83.8% / 81.5%
Bilbul — Car (driver): 83.8% Yenda — Car (driver): 81.5%
Worked from Home 12.0% / 9.0%
Bilbul — Worked from Home: 12.0% Yenda — Worked from Home: 9.0%
Car (passenger) 2.8% / 5.6%
Bilbul — Car (passenger): 2.8% Yenda — Car (passenger): 5.6%
Walked Only 1.4% / 3.2%
Bilbul — Walked Only: 1.4% Yenda — Walked Only: 3.2%
Bicycle — / 0.7%
Bilbul — Bicycle: not among its largest Yenda — Bicycle: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.8%).

Setting

Bilbul Yenda
Elevation 129 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 134 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Bilbul Yenda
Annual rainfall 447 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Bilbul

Affordable Rural

Yenda

Affordable Rural

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