Canyonleigh vs Big Hill
Canyonleigh is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 53 in Big Hill. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Canyonleigh, about half of households are couple families. In Big Hill, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Canyonleigh: a median of $1.7 million, against $1.27 million in Big Hill, though rent is higher in Big Hill. On these figures, Canyonleigh tends to suit families with children and couples, while Big Hill suits people living alone 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
Canyonleigh
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (65% vs 40%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Big Hill
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 26%)
- has cheaper houses ($1,275,000 vs $1,700,000)
- But Canyonleigh has cheaper land ($320,000 vs $5,855,000)
Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Canyonleigh
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($393/wk vs $550/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Canyonleigh
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (112 min vs 134 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (157.1 km vs 186.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Big Hill
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (77.3% vs 14.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Canyonleigh and Big Hill 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
Canyonleigh has more residents (455 vs 78); Big Hill rents higher ($550/wk vs $393/wk).
| Canyonleigh | Big Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 455 +83% vs other | 78 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +14.3% | +77.3% |
| Median age | 46 | 53 |
| Median household income | $104,832/yr | $121,316/yr +16% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $393/wk | $550/wk +40% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).
Property market
| Canyonleigh | Big Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,700,000 | $1,275,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $320,000 | $5,855,000 |
Zoning mix
Big Hill has more rural and farming land (78% vs 45%); Canyonleigh has more land zoned for conservation (55% vs 22%).
| Canyonleigh | Big Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 45% | 78% |
| Environmental | 55% | 22% |
| 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
| Canyonleigh | Big Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 335 across Wingecarribee | 44 across Upper Lachlan |
| Approvals change year on year | +6% | +175% |
Ranking within NSW
| Canyonleigh | Big Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 81% of NSW | Higher than 66% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 71% of NSW | Higher than 84% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 14% of NSW | Higher than 20% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 28% of NSW | Higher than 60% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 78% of NSW | Higher than 80% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 29% of NSW | Higher than 24% of NSW |
Liveability
| Canyonleigh | Big Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Big Hill carries more bushfire risk (64 vs 33).
| Canyonleigh | Big Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 33/100 | Moderate 64/100 |
| Crime | Low 19/100 | Low 27/100 |
| 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
| Canyonleigh | Big Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Canyonleigh | Big Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 same for both | |
| Waterways | 13 same for both | |
Mobility
Big Hill sits further from the CBD (186.2 km vs 157.1 km).
| Canyonleigh | Big Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 157.1 km | 186.2 km +19% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 112 min | 134 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.9% postcode 2577 | 1.0% postcode 2579 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 56 postcode 2577 | 65 postcode 2579 |
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 (66.2%).
Setting
| Canyonleigh | Big Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 693 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 665 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Canyonleigh | Big Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 20/100 | 16/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 164 premises | 0% 34 premises |
Climate
| Canyonleigh | Big Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 974 mm | 860 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | — | 26.0°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | — | 1.3°C |
Council rates
| Canyonleigh | Big Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,072/yr | $636/yr |
| Council | Wingecarribee | Upper Lachlan |
Federal electorate
| Canyonleigh | Big Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Whitlam | Riverina |
| Member | Carol Berry | Michael Mccormack |
| Party | Australian Labor Party | The Nationals |
First Home Owner Grant
| Canyonleigh | Big Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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