Birganbigil vs Blighty

Blighty is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 41 in Birganbigil. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Birganbigil, most households are couple families. In Blighty, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Birganbigil tends to suit people living alone, while Blighty suits families with children.

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

  • Birganbigil carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 76/100)
  • Blighty is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 62%)

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

First-home buyers

Blighty

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (10% vs 27%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Birganbigil

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $124/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Blighty

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (443 min vs 457 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (682.9 km vs 702 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Birganbigil

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 76/100)

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

Investors

Blighty

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (39.1% vs 18.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Birganbigil Blighty
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.

Birganbigil Blighty
Walkability 0 / 0
Birganbigil — Walkability: 0/100 Blighty — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 60 / 24
Birganbigil — Safety: 60/100 Blighty — Safety: 24/100
Low fire risk 100 / 88
Birganbigil — Low fire risk: 100/100 Blighty — Low fire risk: 88/100

Demographics

Blighty has more residents (192 vs 59); Blighty rents higher ($124/wk vs $100/wk).

Birganbigil Blighty
Population 59 192
+225% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +18.0% +39.1%
Median age 41 36
Median household income $83,200/yr
+14% vs other
 $71,448/yr
Median weekly rent $100/wk $124/wk
+24% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Birganbigil Blighty
0-4 — / 12.5%
Birganbigil — 0-4: not among its largest Blighty — 0-4: 12.5%
5-14 10.2% / 15.1%
Birganbigil — 5-14: 10.2% Blighty — 5-14: 15.1%
15-19 13.6% / 4.2%
Birganbigil — 15-19: 13.6% Blighty — 15-19: 4.2%
20-24 5.1% / 2.6%
Birganbigil — 20-24: 5.1% Blighty — 20-24: 2.6%
25-34 8.5% / 12.5%
Birganbigil — 25-34: 8.5% Blighty — 25-34: 12.5%
35-44 23.7% / 15.1%
Birganbigil — 35-44: 23.7% Blighty — 35-44: 15.1%
45-54 13.6% / 10.4%
Birganbigil — 45-54: 13.6% Blighty — 45-54: 10.4%
55-64 16.9% / 9.9%
Birganbigil — 55-64: 16.9% Blighty — 55-64: 9.9%
65-74 11.9% / 5.2%
Birganbigil — 65-74: 11.9% Blighty — 65-74: 5.2%
75-84 5.1% / 6.8%
Birganbigil — 75-84: 5.1% Blighty — 75-84: 6.8%
85+ — / 1.6%
Birganbigil — 85+: not among its largest Blighty — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Birganbigil 61.5% couple families
Birganbigil — Couple Families: 61.5% Birganbigil — Lone Person: 38.5% Birganbigil — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Blighty 53.2% couple families
Blighty — Couple Families: 53.2% Blighty — Lone Person: 25.5% Blighty — One Parent Families: 21.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Birganbigil 0.0% renting
Birganbigil — Owned Outright: 66.7% Birganbigil — Mortgage: 33.3% Birganbigil — Renting: 0.0%
Blighty 23.2% renting
Blighty — Owned Outright: 26.8% Blighty — Mortgage: 50.0% Blighty — Renting: 23.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Birganbigil 100.0% houses
Birganbigil — Houses: 100.0%
Blighty 100.0% houses
Blighty — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Birganbigil Blighty
Certificate III & IV 18.6% / 16.1%
Birganbigil — Certificate III & IV: 18.6% Blighty — Certificate III & IV: 16.1%
Bachelor Degree 6.8% / 6.2%
Birganbigil — Bachelor Degree: 6.8% Blighty — Bachelor Degree: 6.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 7.3%
Birganbigil — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Blighty — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.6%
Birganbigil — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Blighty — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).

Property market

Birganbigil Blighty
Median house price — $3,600,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Birganbigil Blighty
Rural and farming 100% 99%
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

Birganbigil Blighty
New dwellings approved 26
across Edward River
same for both
Approvals change year on year +33%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Birganbigil Blighty
House price — Higher than 96% of NSW
Income Higher than 51% of NSW Higher than 35% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 38% of NSW Higher than 30% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 1% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 4% of NSW Higher than 9% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 32% of NSW Higher than 31% of NSW

Liveability

Birganbigil Blighty
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Blighty carries more bushfire risk (12 vs 0); Blighty carries more crime risk (76 vs 40).

Birganbigil Blighty
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
12/100
Crime Moderate
40/100
 High
76/100
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

Birganbigil Blighty
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Birganbigil

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

Schools in Blighty

  • Blighty Public School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Birganbigil Blighty
Waterways 15 9

Mobility

Birganbigil sits further from the CBD (702 km vs 682.9 km).

Birganbigil Blighty
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 702 km
+3% vs other
 682.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 457 min 443 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2710
 0.1%
postcode 2713
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 2710
 65
postcode 2713

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.

Birganbigil Blighty
Car (driver) 50.0% / 63.2%
Birganbigil — Car (driver): 50.0% Blighty — Car (driver): 63.2%
Worked from Home 50.0% / 27.6%
Birganbigil — Worked from Home: 50.0% Blighty — Worked from Home: 27.6%
Walked Only — / 5.3%
Birganbigil — Walked Only: not among its largest Blighty — Walked Only: 5.3%
Bicycle — / 3.9%
Birganbigil — Bicycle: not among its largest Blighty — Bicycle: 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.2%).

Setting

Birganbigil Blighty
Elevation 97 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 103 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Birganbigil Blighty
Connectivity score 22/100 21/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
25 premises
 0%
43 premises

Climate

Birganbigil Blighty
Annual rainfall 324 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Birganbigil Blighty
Average residential rate $1,180/yr
same for both
Council Edward River
same for both

Federal electorate

Birganbigil Blighty
Division Farrer
same for both
Member David Farley
same for both
Party One Nation
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Birganbigil Blighty
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Birganbigil

River Rural

Blighty

Family Luxury Rural Young Families

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