Cawongla vs Homeleigh
Homeleigh is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 57 in Cawongla. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cawongla, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Homeleigh: a median of $930,000, against $673,000 in Cawongla. On these figures, Cawongla tends to suit people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Homeleigh 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
Homeleigh
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 71/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (64% vs 36%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Homeleigh
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper land ($770,000 vs $1,290,000)
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (37% vs 43%)
- But Cawongla has cheaper houses ($673,000 vs $930,000)
Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Homeleigh
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves renters under less rental stress (26% vs 34%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Cawongla is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)
- Homeleigh sits closer to the CBD (751.6 km vs 763.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Cawongla
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 12%)
- But Homeleigh carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 71/100)
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
Cawongla and Homeleigh 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
Cawongla has more residents (204 vs 120); Homeleigh has higher household incomes ($56,316 vs $42,432).
| Cawongla | Homeleigh | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 204 +41% vs other | 120 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +6.2% | +10.1% |
| Median age | 57 | 47 |
| Median household income | $42,432/yr | $56,316/yr +33% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $280/wk same for both | |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (5.9%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Cawongla | Homeleigh | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $673,000 | $930,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $1,290,000 | $770,000 |
Zoning mix
| Cawongla | Homeleigh | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 97% | 96% |
| Residential | 1% | 3% |
| 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
| Cawongla | Homeleigh | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 25 across Kyogle same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Cawongla | Homeleigh | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 29% of NSW | Higher than 45% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 5% of NSW | Higher than 16% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 59% of NSW | Higher than 4% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 23% of NSW | Higher than 28% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 10% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 44% of NSW | Higher than 50% of NSW |
Liveability
Cawongla is more walkable (12 vs 0).
| Cawongla | Homeleigh | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Cawongla carries more crime risk (71 vs 0); Homeleigh carries more bushfire risk (44 vs 20).
| Cawongla | Homeleigh | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 20/100 | Moderate 44/100 |
| Crime | High 71/100 | None 0/100 |
| 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
| Cawongla | Homeleigh | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Cawongla | Homeleigh | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 4 same for both | |
Mobility
Cawongla sits further from the CBD (763.6 km vs 751.6 km).
| Cawongla | Homeleigh | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 12/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 763.6 km +2% vs other | 751.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 514 min | 513 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 2474 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 71 postcode 2474 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 (58.3%).
Setting
| Cawongla | Homeleigh | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 205 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 299 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 45.8 km | 48.2 km |
NBN connectivity
| Cawongla | Homeleigh | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 107 premises | 0% 53 premises |
Climate
| Cawongla | Homeleigh | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Cawongla | Homeleigh | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,264/yr same for both | |
| Council | Kyogle same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Cawongla | Homeleigh | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Page same for both | |
| Member | Kevin Hogan same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Cawongla | Homeleigh | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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