Cassilis vs Turill
Cassilis is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 53 in Turill. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Turill, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Turill: a median of $825,000, against $300,000 in Cassilis, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Cassilis tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Turill suits people living alone and 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
Cassilis
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (68/100 vs 86/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Cassilis
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper houses ($300,000 vs $825,000)
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 26%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Cassilis
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 20%)
- has cheaper rent ($180/wk vs $263/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Cassilis
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (359.6 km vs 371.8 km)
- has a shorter drive in (263 min vs 269 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Cassilis
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (68/100 vs 86/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Cassilis and Turill 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
Cassilis has more residents (278 vs 100); Turill rents higher ($263/wk vs $180/wk).
| Cassilis | Turill | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 278 +64% vs other | 100 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -8.6% | -4.8% |
| Median age | 42 | 53 |
| Median household income | $71,500/yr +5% vs other | $68,224/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $180/wk | $263/wk +46% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.0%).
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 (16.0%).
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 (3.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Cassilis | Turill | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $300,000 | $825,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $10,000 |
Zoning mix
| Cassilis | Turill | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 94% | 86% |
| Environmental | 6% | 14% |
| 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
| Cassilis | Turill | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 41 across Upper Hunter | 131 across Mid-Western |
| Approvals change year on year | -20% | -4% |
Ranking within NSW
| Cassilis | Turill | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 3% of NSW | Higher than 36% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 36% of NSW | Higher than 31% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 11% of NSW | Higher than 26% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 97% of NSW | Higher than 50% of NSW |
| EV adoption | — | Higher than 23% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 6% of NSW | Higher than 14% of NSW |
Liveability
| Cassilis | Turill | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Turill carries more crime risk (86 vs 68).
| Cassilis | Turill | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 53/100 | Moderate 61/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 68/100 | High 86/100 |
| 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
| Cassilis | Turill | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Cassilis
- Cassilis Public School Government · Primary
Schools in Turill
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Cassilis | Turill | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 3 |
| GPs | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 105 | 53 |
Mobility
Turill sits further from the CBD (371.8 km vs 359.6 km).
| Cassilis | Turill | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 359.6 km | 371.8 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 263 min | 269 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 2329 | 0.2% postcode 2850 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 46 postcode 2329 | 50 postcode 2850 |
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 (53.8%).
Setting
| Cassilis | Turill | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 519 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 468 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Cassilis | Turill | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 92 premises | 0% 41 premises |
Climate
| Cassilis | Turill | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 659 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Cassilis | Turill | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $968/yr | $1,083/yr |
| Council | Upper Hunter | Mid-Western |
Federal electorate
| Cassilis | Turill | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | New England | Calare |
| Member | Barnaby Joyce | Andrew Gee |
| Party | The Nationals | Independent |
First Home Owner Grant
| Cassilis | Turill | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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