Billimari vs Canowindra

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Canowindra, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Canowindra: a median of $420,000, against $50,000 in Billimari. On these figures, Billimari 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Billimari carries lower crime risk (52/100 vs 75/100)
  • Canowindra has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Billimari

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($49,500 vs $420,000)
  • has cheaper land ($120,000 vs $197,000)
  • But Canowindra leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 34%)

Weighs house prices, land 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

Canowindra

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (316.1 km vs 327.8 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (263 min vs 272 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Billimari carries lower crime risk (52/100 vs 75/100)
  • Canowindra has more GPs (2 vs 0)

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

Investors

Canowindra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (7.9% vs -23.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Billimari Canowindra
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.

Billimari Canowindra
Walkability 12 / 8
Billimari — Walkability: 12/100 Canowindra — Walkability: 8/100
Safety 48 / 25
Billimari — Safety: 48/100 Canowindra — Safety: 25/100
Low fire risk 100 / 74
Billimari — Low fire risk: 100/100 Canowindra — Low fire risk: 74/100

Demographics

Canowindra has more residents (2,437 vs 117); Billimari has higher household incomes ($71,500 vs $57,148).

Billimari Canowindra
Population 117 2,437
+1983% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -23.0% +7.9%
Median age 50 48
Median household income $71,500/yr
+20% vs other
 $57,148/yr
Median weekly rent $220/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Billimari Canowindra
0-4 6.0% / 4.9%
Billimari — 0-4: 6.0% Canowindra — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 9.4% / 12.4%
Billimari — 5-14: 9.4% Canowindra — 5-14: 12.4%
15-19 5.1% / 6.0%
Billimari — 15-19: 5.1% Canowindra — 15-19: 6.0%
20-24 6.0% / 4.2%
Billimari — 20-24: 6.0% Canowindra — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 8.5% / 8.5%
Billimari — 25-34: 8.5% Canowindra — 25-34: 8.5%
35-44 10.3% / 9.4%
Billimari — 35-44: 10.3% Canowindra — 35-44: 9.4%
45-54 15.4% / 12.3%
Billimari — 45-54: 15.4% Canowindra — 45-54: 12.3%
55-64 16.2% / 15.0%
Billimari — 55-64: 16.2% Canowindra — 55-64: 15.0%
65-74 18.8% / 14.7%
Billimari — 65-74: 18.8% Canowindra — 65-74: 14.7%
75-84 9.4% / 9.3%
Billimari — 75-84: 9.4% Canowindra — 75-84: 9.3%
85+ 3.4% / 3.0%
Billimari — 85+: 3.4% Canowindra — 85+: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Billimari 40.0% lone person
Billimari — Lone Person: 40.0% Billimari — Couple Families: 28.0% Billimari — One Parent Families: 32.0% Billimari — Group Household: 0.0% Billimari — Other Families: 0.0%
Canowindra 45.0% lone person
Canowindra — Lone Person: 45.0% Canowindra — Couple Families: 34.2% Canowindra — One Parent Families: 15.3% Canowindra — Group Household: 4.6% Canowindra — Other Families: 0.9%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Billimari 17.1% renting
Billimari — Owned Outright: 62.9% Billimari — Mortgage: 20.0% Billimari — Renting: 17.1%
Canowindra 23.0% renting
Canowindra — Owned Outright: 48.8% Canowindra — Mortgage: 28.2% Canowindra — Renting: 23.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Billimari 100.0% houses
Billimari — Houses: 100.0% Billimari — Townhouses: 0.0% Billimari — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Canowindra 94.5% houses
Canowindra — Houses: 94.5% Canowindra — Townhouses: 3.0% Canowindra — Flats / Apartments: 2.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Billimari Canowindra
Certificate III & IV 13.7% / 15.7%
Billimari — Certificate III & IV: 13.7% Canowindra — Certificate III & IV: 15.7%
Bachelor Degree 14.5% / 8.2%
Billimari — Bachelor Degree: 14.5% Canowindra — Bachelor Degree: 8.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 6.4%
Billimari — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Canowindra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.6% / 0.8%
Billimari — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6% Canowindra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.3%
Billimari — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Canowindra — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.7%).

Property market

Billimari Canowindra
Median house price $49,500 $420,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $120,000 $197,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 91 days
from 17 sales

Zoning mix

Billimari Canowindra
Rural and farming 99% 89%
Environmental 0% 9%
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

Billimari Canowindra
New dwellings approved 33
across Cowra
 29
across Cabonne
Approvals change year on year +0% -43%

Ranking within NSW

Billimari Canowindra
House price Higher than 1% of NSW Higher than 12% of NSW
Income Higher than 38% of NSW Higher than 17% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 63% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 61% of NSW Higher than 52% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 99% of NSW Higher than 82% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 32% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 62% of NSW Higher than 66% of NSW

Liveability

Billimari Canowindra
Grade — C
Score — 38/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Canowindra carries more bushfire risk (26 vs 0); Canowindra carries more crime risk (75 vs 52).

Billimari Canowindra
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
26/100
Crime Moderate
52/100
 High
75/100
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

Billimari Canowindra
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 2

Schools in Billimari

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

Schools in Canowindra

  • St Edward's Catholic Primary School Canowindra Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Canowindra High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • Canowindra Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Billimari Canowindra
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 0 5
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 0 51

Mobility

Billimari sits further from the CBD (327.8 km vs 316.1 km).

Billimari Canowindra
Walkability score 12/100 8/100
Distance to Sydney 327.8 km
+4% vs other
 316.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 272 min 263 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 2804
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 64
postcode 2804
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.

Billimari Canowindra
Car (driver) 69.6% / 70.3%
Billimari — Car (driver): 69.6% Canowindra — Car (driver): 70.3%
Worked from Home 21.7% / 19.0%
Billimari — Worked from Home: 21.7% Canowindra — Worked from Home: 19.0%
Walked Only 8.7% / 6.3%
Billimari — Walked Only: 8.7% Canowindra — Walked Only: 6.3%
Car (passenger) — / 4.4%
Billimari — Car (passenger): not among its largest Canowindra — Car (passenger): 4.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.3%).

Setting

Billimari Canowindra
Elevation 303 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 336 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Billimari Canowindra
Connectivity score 30/100 48/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
74 premises
 19%
1,272 premises

Climate

Billimari Canowindra
Annual rainfall 631 mm 894 mm
Summer max (Jan) 31.3°C 26.3°C
Winter min (Jul) 3.4°C 2.2°C

Council rates

Billimari Canowindra
Average residential rate $583/yr $750/yr
Council Cowra Cabonne

Federal electorate

Billimari Canowindra
Division Riverina Calare
Member Michael Mccormack Andrew Gee
Party The Nationals Independent

First Home Owner Grant

Billimari Canowindra
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Billimari

Retirees Rural

Canowindra

Affordable Retirees Rural

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