Billinudgel vs The Pocket

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In The Pocket, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in The Pocket: a median of $1.95 million, against $1.65 million in Billinudgel, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Billinudgel tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while The Pocket 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

The Pocket

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 58%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Billinudgel has cheaper houses ($1,650,000 vs $1,950,000)
  • The Pocket leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 36%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Billinudgel

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (37% vs 18%)
  • has cheaper rent ($289/wk vs $470/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 26%)

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

  • Billinudgel sits closer to the CBD (773.8 km vs 778 km)
  • The Pocket is more walkable (17/100 vs 7/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

The Pocket

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 7/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 18%)

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

Investors

Billinudgel

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (19.7% vs -14.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Billinudgel The Pocket
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.

Billinudgel The Pocket
Walkability 7 / 17
Billinudgel — Walkability: 7/100 The Pocket — Walkability: 17/100
Safety 12 / 20
Billinudgel — Safety: 12/100 The Pocket — Safety: 20/100
Low fire risk 100 / 63
Billinudgel — Low fire risk: 100/100 The Pocket — Low fire risk: 63/100

Demographics

The Pocket rents higher ($470/wk vs $289/wk); The Pocket has higher household incomes ($94,224 vs $76,648).

Billinudgel The Pocket
Population 261
+11% vs other
 231
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +19.7% -14.8%
Median age 43 44
Median household income $76,648/yr $94,224/yr
+23% vs other
Median weekly rent $289/wk $470/wk
+63% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Billinudgel The Pocket
0-4 6.1% / 3.0%
Billinudgel — 0-4: 6.1% The Pocket — 0-4: 3.0%
5-14 11.1% / 9.1%
Billinudgel — 5-14: 11.1% The Pocket — 5-14: 9.1%
15-19 1.9% / 6.9%
Billinudgel — 15-19: 1.9% The Pocket — 15-19: 6.9%
20-24 2.7% / 2.6%
Billinudgel — 20-24: 2.7% The Pocket — 20-24: 2.6%
25-34 11.5% / 14.3%
Billinudgel — 25-34: 11.5% The Pocket — 25-34: 14.3%
35-44 17.2% / 15.2%
Billinudgel — 35-44: 17.2% The Pocket — 35-44: 15.2%
45-54 14.9% / 8.7%
Billinudgel — 45-54: 14.9% The Pocket — 45-54: 8.7%
55-64 16.1% / 13.9%
Billinudgel — 55-64: 16.1% The Pocket — 55-64: 13.9%
65-74 13.4% / 16.0%
Billinudgel — 65-74: 13.4% The Pocket — 65-74: 16.0%
75-84 2.7% / 7.4%
Billinudgel — 75-84: 2.7% The Pocket — 75-84: 7.4%
85+ 1.5% / —
Billinudgel — 85+: 1.5% The Pocket — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Billinudgel 37.7% couple families
Billinudgel — Couple Families: 37.7% Billinudgel — Lone Person: 32.1% Billinudgel — One Parent Families: 20.8% Billinudgel — Group Household: 9.4%
The Pocket 50.0% couple families
The Pocket — Couple Families: 50.0% The Pocket — Lone Person: 23.8% The Pocket — One Parent Families: 16.7% The Pocket — Group Household: 9.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Billinudgel 36.8% renting
Billinudgel — Owned Outright: 26.5% Billinudgel — Mortgage: 36.8% Billinudgel — Renting: 36.8%
The Pocket 18.2% renting
The Pocket — Owned Outright: 45.5% The Pocket — Mortgage: 36.4% The Pocket — Renting: 18.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Billinudgel The Pocket
Bachelor Degree 13.8% / 16.5%
Billinudgel — Bachelor Degree: 13.8% The Pocket — Bachelor Degree: 16.5%
Certificate III & IV 13.0% / 11.3%
Billinudgel — Certificate III & IV: 13.0% The Pocket — Certificate III & IV: 11.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.5% / 8.7%
Billinudgel — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5% The Pocket — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7%
Postgraduate Degree 3.8% / 2.6%
Billinudgel — Postgraduate Degree: 3.8% The Pocket — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.7%
Billinudgel — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest The Pocket — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).

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.

Billinudgel The Pocket
England 5.7% / 4.8%
Billinudgel — England: 5.7% The Pocket — England: 4.8%
New Zealand 5.0% / 1.3%
Billinudgel — New Zealand: 5.0% The Pocket — New Zealand: 1.3%
Germany 2.3% / 2.6%
Billinudgel — Germany: 2.3% The Pocket — Germany: 2.6%
India — / 2.2%
Billinudgel — India: not among its largest The Pocket — India: 2.2%
France — / 1.7%
Billinudgel — France: not among its largest The Pocket — France: 1.7%
Italy 1.1% / —
Billinudgel — Italy: 1.1% The Pocket — Italy: not among its largest
Netherlands 1.1% / —
Billinudgel — Netherlands: 1.1% The Pocket — Netherlands: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Billinudgel 97.1% houses
Billinudgel — Houses: 97.1% Billinudgel — Flats / Apartments: 2.9%
The Pocket 93.0% houses
The Pocket — Houses: 93.0% The Pocket — Flats / Apartments: 7.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Billinudgel The Pocket
Median house price $1,650,000 $1,950,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $62,744

Zoning mix

Billinudgel The Pocket
Rural and farming 74% 71%
Environmental 16% 17%
Other and special use 4% 11%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 0%
Industrial 1% 0%
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

Billinudgel The Pocket
New dwellings approved 129
across Byron
same for both
Approvals change year on year -65%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Billinudgel The Pocket
House price Higher than 73% of NSW Higher than 84% of NSW
Income Higher than 44% of NSW Higher than 61% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 51% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 19% of NSW Higher than 15% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 85% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 72% of NSW Higher than 41% of NSW

Liveability

The Pocket is more walkable (17 vs 7).

Billinudgel The Pocket
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

The Pocket carries more bushfire risk (37 vs 0).

Billinudgel The Pocket
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
37/100
Crime High
88/100
 High
80/100
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

Billinudgel The Pocket
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Billinudgel

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

Schools in The Pocket

  • The Pocket Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Billinudgel The Pocket
Parks & reserves 1 0
Childcare 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 6 4

Mobility

The Pocket sits further from the CBD (778 km vs 773.8 km).

Billinudgel The Pocket
Walkability score 7/100 17/100
Distance to Sydney 773.8 km 778 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 494 min 498 min
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 2483
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 72
postcode 2483
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.

Billinudgel The Pocket
Car (driver) 72.7% / 53.6%
Billinudgel — Car (driver): 72.7% The Pocket — Car (driver): 53.6%
Worked from Home 27.3% / 39.3%
Billinudgel — Worked from Home: 27.3% The Pocket — Worked from Home: 39.3%
Car (passenger) — / 3.6%
Billinudgel — Car (passenger): not among its largest The Pocket — Car (passenger): 3.6%
Walked Only — / 3.6%
Billinudgel — Walked Only: not among its largest The Pocket — Walked Only: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.7%).

Setting

Billinudgel The Pocket
Elevation 4 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 26 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.6 km
4.8 km to a named beach
 7.9 km

NBN connectivity

Billinudgel The Pocket
Connectivity score 63/100 28/100
Most common technology Fibre to the curb Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 18%
198 premises
 0%
108 premises

Climate

Billinudgel The Pocket
Annual rainfall 1,569 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 9.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Billinudgel The Pocket
Average residential rate $1,577/yr
same for both
Council Byron
same for both

Federal electorate

Billinudgel The Pocket
Division Richmond
same for both
Member Justine Elliot
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Billinudgel The Pocket
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Billinudgel

River Rural

The Pocket

Premium River Rural

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