Billywillinga vs Watton

Watton is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 45 in Billywillinga. 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 Billywillinga: a median of $820,000, against $570,000 in Watton, though rent is higher in Watton. On these figures, Watton tends to suit people living alone, families with children, and 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

Billywillinga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (78% vs 67%)

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

First-home buyers

Watton

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 23%)
  • has cheaper houses ($570,000 vs $820,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Billywillinga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $360/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Watton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (18/100 vs 5/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Watton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (18/100 vs 5/100)

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

Investors

Billywillinga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (1.0% vs -22.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Billywillinga Watton
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.

Billywillinga Watton
Walkability 5 / 18
Billywillinga — Walkability: 5/100 Watton — Walkability: 18/100
Safety 81 / 75
Billywillinga — Safety: 81/100 Watton — Safety: 75/100
Low fire risk 51 / 80
Billywillinga — Low fire risk: 51/100 Watton — Low fire risk: 80/100

Demographics

Billywillinga has more residents (196 vs 63); Watton rents higher ($360/wk vs $200/wk).

Billywillinga Watton
Population 196
+68% vs other
 63
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.0% -22.2%
Median age 45 41
Median household income $95,836/yr $134,316/yr
+40% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk $360/wk
+80% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Billywillinga Watton
0-4 6.6% / —
Billywillinga — 0-4: 6.6% Watton — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 16.3% / 28.6%
Billywillinga — 5-14: 16.3% Watton — 5-14: 28.6%
15-19 4.6% / 6.3%
Billywillinga — 15-19: 4.6% Watton — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 2.0% / —
Billywillinga — 20-24: 2.0% Watton — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 7.7% / 4.8%
Billywillinga — 25-34: 7.7% Watton — 25-34: 4.8%
35-44 12.8% / 17.5%
Billywillinga — 35-44: 12.8% Watton — 35-44: 17.5%
45-54 16.3% / 17.5%
Billywillinga — 45-54: 16.3% Watton — 45-54: 17.5%
55-64 20.9% / 17.5%
Billywillinga — 55-64: 20.9% Watton — 55-64: 17.5%
65-74 13.3% / 14.3%
Billywillinga — 65-74: 13.3% Watton — 65-74: 14.3%
75-84 1.5% / —
Billywillinga — 75-84: 1.5% Watton — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Billywillinga — 85+: not among its largest Watton — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Billywillinga 63.0% couple families
Billywillinga — Couple Families: 63.0% Billywillinga — Lone Person: 21.7% Billywillinga — One Parent Families: 15.2%
Watton 66.7% couple families
Watton — Couple Families: 66.7% Watton — Lone Person: 33.3% Watton — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Billywillinga 8.0% renting
Billywillinga — Owned Outright: 44.0% Billywillinga — Mortgage: 48.0% Billywillinga — Renting: 8.0%
Watton 11.1% renting
Watton — Owned Outright: 25.9% Watton — Mortgage: 63.0% Watton — Renting: 11.1%
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.

Billywillinga Watton
New Zealand 1.5% / 7.9%
Billywillinga — New Zealand: 1.5% Watton — New Zealand: 7.9%
England 1.5% / —
Billywillinga — England: 1.5% Watton — England: not among its largest
Philippines 1.5% / —
Billywillinga — Philippines: 1.5% Watton — Philippines: not among its largest
Thailand 1.5% / —
Billywillinga — Thailand: 1.5% Watton — Thailand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.9%).

Qualifications

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

Billywillinga Watton
Certificate III & IV 20.4% / 27.0%
Billywillinga — Certificate III & IV: 20.4% Watton — Certificate III & IV: 27.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.1% / 15.9%
Billywillinga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1% Watton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 15.9%
Bachelor Degree 11.2% / 6.3%
Billywillinga — Bachelor Degree: 11.2% Watton — Bachelor Degree: 6.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.1% / —
Billywillinga — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1% Watton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 1.5% / —
Billywillinga — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5% Watton — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Billywillinga 100.0% houses
Billywillinga — Houses: 100.0%
Watton 100.0% houses
Watton — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Billywillinga Watton
Median house price $820,000 $570,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Billywillinga Watton
Rural and farming 100%
same for both
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

Billywillinga Watton
New dwellings approved 177
across Bathurst
same for both
Approvals change year on year -23%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Billywillinga Watton
House price Higher than 35% of NSW Higher than 19% of NSW
Income Higher than 63% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 46% of NSW Higher than 68% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 75% of NSW Higher than 94% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 43% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 39% of NSW Higher than 27% of NSW

Liveability

Watton is more walkable (18 vs 5).

Billywillinga Watton
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
same for both

Risk profile

Billywillinga carries more bushfire risk (49 vs 20).

Billywillinga Watton
Bushfire Moderate
49/100
 Low
20/100
Crime Low
19/100
 Low
25/100
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

Billywillinga Watton
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

Amenities in the suburb

Billywillinga Watton
Waterways 5 6

Mobility

Billywillinga Watton
Walkability score 5/100 18/100
Distance to Sydney 231.3 km 229.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 199 min 196 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2795
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 2795
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.

Billywillinga Watton
Car (driver) 76.4% / 72.5%
Billywillinga — Car (driver): 76.4% Watton — Car (driver): 72.5%
Worked from Home 20.2% / 27.5%
Billywillinga — Worked from Home: 20.2% Watton — Worked from Home: 27.5%
Car (passenger) 3.4% / —
Billywillinga — Car (passenger): 3.4% Watton — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.4%).

Setting

Billywillinga Watton
Elevation 815 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 727 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Billywillinga Watton
Connectivity score 27/100 18/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
67 premises
 0%
19 premises

Climate

Billywillinga Watton
Annual rainfall 666 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 1.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Billywillinga Watton
PM2.5 5.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Billywillinga Watton
Average residential rate $1,301/yr
same for both
Council Bathurst
same for both

Federal electorate

Billywillinga Watton
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Billywillinga Watton
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Billywillinga

Family Rural

Watton

Affordable Family Rural

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