Bilbul vs Yoogali

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Yoogali: a median of $768,000, against $500,000 in Bilbul, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Bilbul tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Yoogali

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (49/100 vs 59/100)

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

First-home buyers

Bilbul

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($500,000 vs $768,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

  • Bilbul sits closer to the CBD (562.7 km vs 569.9 km)
  • Yoogali is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Yoogali

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (49/100 vs 59/100)

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 Yoogali 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 Yoogali
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 Yoogali
Walkability 0 / 8
Bilbul — Walkability: 0/100 Yoogali — Walkability: 8/100
Safety 41 / 51
Bilbul — Safety: 41/100 Yoogali — Safety: 51/100
Low fire risk 80 / 78
Bilbul — Low fire risk: 80/100 Yoogali — Low fire risk: 78/100

Demographics

Yoogali has more residents (1,334 vs 586); Bilbul skews older (43 vs 41).

Bilbul Yoogali
Population 586 1,334
+128% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.6% +8.4%
Median age 43 41
Median household income $105,300/yr $107,744/yr
+2% vs other
Median weekly rent $280/wk $300/wk
+7% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bilbul Yoogali
0-4 5.8% / 6.0%
Bilbul — 0-4: 5.8% Yoogali — 0-4: 6.0%
5-14 11.9% / 11.6%
Bilbul — 5-14: 11.9% Yoogali — 5-14: 11.6%
15-19 6.8% / 6.8%
Bilbul — 15-19: 6.8% Yoogali — 15-19: 6.8%
20-24 5.5% / 4.2%
Bilbul — 20-24: 5.5% Yoogali — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 13.5% / 13.4%
Bilbul — 25-34: 13.5% Yoogali — 25-34: 13.4%
35-44 9.2% / 10.9%
Bilbul — 35-44: 9.2% Yoogali — 35-44: 10.9%
45-54 15.5% / 12.4%
Bilbul — 45-54: 15.5% Yoogali — 45-54: 12.4%
55-64 16.6% / 15.0%
Bilbul — 55-64: 16.6% Yoogali — 55-64: 15.0%
65-74 10.2% / 9.5%
Bilbul — 65-74: 10.2% Yoogali — 65-74: 9.5%
75-84 4.3% / 5.3%
Bilbul — 75-84: 4.3% Yoogali — 75-84: 5.3%
85+ 1.4% / 4.3%
Bilbul — 85+: 1.4% Yoogali — 85+: 4.3%

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%
Yoogali 60.4% couple families
Yoogali — Couple Families: 60.4% Yoogali — Lone Person: 24.0% Yoogali — One Parent Families: 13.8% Yoogali — Other Families: 1.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families

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%
Yoogali 16.1% renting
Yoogali — Owned Outright: 43.5% Yoogali — Mortgage: 40.3% Yoogali — Renting: 16.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bilbul Yoogali
Certificate III & IV 18.1% / 16.9%
Bilbul — Certificate III & IV: 18.1% Yoogali — Certificate III & IV: 16.9%
Bachelor Degree 5.5% / 7.0%
Bilbul — Bachelor Degree: 5.5% Yoogali — Bachelor Degree: 7.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.6% / 5.0%
Bilbul — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6% Yoogali — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0%
Postgraduate Degree 1.0% / 0.7%
Bilbul — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0% Yoogali — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / 0.7%
Bilbul — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Yoogali — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7%

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

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 Yoogali
Italy 2.2% / 5.3%
Bilbul — Italy: 2.2% Yoogali — Italy: 5.3%
South Africa 1.5% / 0.6%
Bilbul — South Africa: 1.5% Yoogali — South Africa: 0.6%
England 1.4% / 0.7%
Bilbul — England: 1.4% Yoogali — England: 0.7%
India 1.4% / 0.4%
Bilbul — India: 1.4% Yoogali — India: 0.4%
Philippines — / 1.6%
Bilbul — Philippines: not among its largest Yoogali — Philippines: 1.6%
New Zealand 0.5% / 1.0%
Bilbul — New Zealand: 0.5% Yoogali — New Zealand: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.3%).

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%
Yoogali 92.5% houses
Yoogali — Houses: 92.5% Yoogali — Flats / Apartments: 4.9% Yoogali — Townhouses: 2.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Bilbul Yoogali
Median house price $500,000 $768,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $370,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 32 days
from 5 sales

Zoning mix

Bilbul Yoogali
Rural and farming 99% 95%
Residential 0% 3%
Industrial 1% 2%
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 Yoogali
New dwellings approved 92
across Griffith
same for both
Approvals change year on year -43%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Bilbul Yoogali
House price Higher than 20% of NSW Higher than 26% of NSW
Income Higher than 71% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 9% of NSW Higher than 54% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 87% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 10% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 52% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW

Liveability

Yoogali is more walkable (8 vs 0).

Bilbul Yoogali
Grade C
same for both
Score 38/100 42/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Bilbul carries more crime risk (59 vs 49).

Bilbul Yoogali
Bushfire Low
20/100
 Low
22/100
Crime Moderate
59/100
 Moderate
49/100
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
 6
within 5 km

Schools

Bilbul Yoogali
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0 1
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 Yoogali

  • St Mary's Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Yoogali Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bilbul Yoogali
Parks & reserves 0 3
EV chargers 0 2
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Yoogali sits further from the CBD (569.9 km vs 562.7 km).

Bilbul Yoogali
Walkability score 0/100 8/100
Distance to Sydney 562.7 km 569.9 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 382 min 385 min
Public transport score 22/100
Bus
 30/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 5.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 10.8
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
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.

Bilbul Yoogali
Car (driver) 83.8% / 83.3%
Bilbul — Car (driver): 83.8% Yoogali — Car (driver): 83.3%
Worked from Home 12.0% / 7.8%
Bilbul — Worked from Home: 12.0% Yoogali — Worked from Home: 7.8%
Car (passenger) 2.8% / 4.3%
Bilbul — Car (passenger): 2.8% Yoogali — Car (passenger): 4.3%
Walked Only 1.4% / 3.8%
Bilbul — Walked Only: 1.4% Yoogali — Walked Only: 3.8%
Bus — / 0.8%
Bilbul — Bus: not among its largest Yoogali — Bus: 0.8%

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

Setting

Bilbul Yoogali
Elevation 129 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 125 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bilbul Yoogali
Connectivity score 30/100 35/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
275 premises
 4%
563 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Bilbul

Affordable Rural

Yoogali

Acreage

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