Blue Knob vs Lillian Rock
Lillian Rock is the younger of the two, with a median age of 52 against 58 in Blue Knob. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Blue Knob, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Blue Knob tends to suit people living alone.
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
Lillian Rock
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (50% vs 24%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Lillian Rock
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (29% vs 41%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Lillian Rock
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (22% vs 7%)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (28% vs 34%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Blue Knob
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (513 min vs 520 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (765.3 km vs 770.4 km)
- But Lillian Rock is more walkable (29/100 vs 12/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Blue Knob has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 22%)
- Lillian Rock is more walkable (29/100 vs 12/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Lillian Rock
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (7.3% vs -5.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Blue Knob and Lillian Rock drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Lillian Rock has higher household incomes ($44,720 vs $38,428); Blue Knob skews older (58 vs 52).
| Blue Knob | Lillian Rock | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 210 | 234 +11% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -5.0% | +7.3% |
| Median age | 58 | 52 |
| Median household income | $38,428/yr | $44,720/yr +16% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk +2% vs other | $245/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.8%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Blue Knob | Lillian Rock | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $451,250 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $370,000 |
Zoning mix
| Blue Knob | Lillian Rock | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% same for both | |
| Environmental | 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
| Blue Knob | Lillian Rock | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 138 across Lismore | 25 across Kyogle |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Blue Knob | Lillian Rock | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 13% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 3% of NSW | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 60% of NSW | Higher than 74% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 52% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 58% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 37% of NSW | Higher than 33% of NSW |
Liveability
Lillian Rock is more walkable (29 vs 12).
| Blue Knob | Lillian Rock | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
| Blue Knob | Lillian Rock | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 26/100 | Low 32/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 55/100 | Moderate 63/100 |
| 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
| Blue Knob | Lillian Rock | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Blue Knob
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Lillian Rock
- Rainbow Ridge School for Steiner Education Independent · Combined
Amenities in the suburb
| Blue Knob | Lillian Rock | |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 5 | 2 |
Mobility
Lillian Rock sits further from the CBD (770.4 km vs 765.3 km).
| Blue Knob | Lillian Rock | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 12/100 | 29/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 765.3 km | 770.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 513 min | 520 min |
| Public transport score | 22/100 Bus | 20/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 4.5 7-9am + 5-7pm | 2.8 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 2 min scheduled, not actual | 2.5 min scheduled, not actual |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 2480 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 69 postcode 2480 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.4%).
Setting
| Blue Knob | Lillian Rock | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 127 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 264 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 35.1 km | 38.5 km |
NBN connectivity
| Blue Knob | Lillian Rock | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 26/100 | 23/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 93 premises | 0% 78 premises |
Climate
| Blue Knob | Lillian Rock | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Blue Knob | Lillian Rock | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,487/yr | $1,264/yr |
| Council | Lismore | Kyogle |
Federal electorate
| Blue Knob | Lillian Rock | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Page same for both | |
| Member | Kevin Hogan same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Blue Knob | Lillian Rock | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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