Frog Rock vs St Fillans

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Frog Rock, about half of households are couple families. In St Fillans, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in St Fillans: a median of $1.53 million, against $1.17 million in Frog Rock, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Frog Rock tends to suit 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

St Fillans

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 40/100)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Frog Rock has cheaper houses ($1,165,000 vs $1,535,000)
  • St Fillans leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 30%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Frog Rock

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($288/wk vs $330/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Frog Rock has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 16%)
  • St Fillans carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 40/100)

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

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

Frog Rock St Fillans
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.

Frog Rock St Fillans
Walkability 14 / 10
Frog Rock — Walkability: 14/100 St Fillans — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 60 / 77
Frog Rock — Safety: 60/100 St Fillans — Safety: 77/100
Low fire risk 85 / 56
Frog Rock — Low fire risk: 85/100 St Fillans — Low fire risk: 56/100

Demographics

St Fillans has more residents (259 vs 170); St Fillans rents higher ($330/wk vs $288/wk).

Frog Rock St Fillans
Population 170 259
+52% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.1% +8.4%
Median age 44 43
Median household income $94,224/yr
+2% vs other
 $92,300/yr
Median weekly rent $288/wk $330/wk
+15% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Frog Rock St Fillans
0-4 5.9% / 7.3%
Frog Rock — 0-4: 5.9% St Fillans — 0-4: 7.3%
5-14 18.2% / 13.1%
Frog Rock — 5-14: 18.2% St Fillans — 5-14: 13.1%
15-19 8.8% / 6.2%
Frog Rock — 15-19: 8.8% St Fillans — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 2.9% / 5.0%
Frog Rock — 20-24: 2.9% St Fillans — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 10.6% / 10.0%
Frog Rock — 25-34: 10.6% St Fillans — 25-34: 10.0%
35-44 17.1% / 11.6%
Frog Rock — 35-44: 17.1% St Fillans — 35-44: 11.6%
45-54 11.2% / 18.5%
Frog Rock — 45-54: 11.2% St Fillans — 45-54: 18.5%
55-64 12.4% / 14.7%
Frog Rock — 55-64: 12.4% St Fillans — 55-64: 14.7%
65-74 15.9% / 6.9%
Frog Rock — 65-74: 15.9% St Fillans — 65-74: 6.9%
75-84 7.6% / 7.7%
Frog Rock — 75-84: 7.6% St Fillans — 75-84: 7.7%
85+ — / 1.2%
Frog Rock — 85+: not among its largest St Fillans — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Frog Rock 52.8% couple families
Frog Rock — Couple Families: 52.8% Frog Rock — Lone Person: 38.9% Frog Rock — One Parent Families: 8.3%
St Fillans 61.3% couple families
St Fillans — Couple Families: 61.3% St Fillans — Lone Person: 38.7% St Fillans — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Frog Rock 7.5% renting
Frog Rock — Owned Outright: 39.6% Frog Rock — Mortgage: 52.8% Frog Rock — Renting: 7.5%
St Fillans 7.7% renting
St Fillans — Owned Outright: 40.7% St Fillans — Mortgage: 51.6% St Fillans — Renting: 7.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Frog Rock St Fillans
England 3.5% / 1.9%
Frog Rock — England: 3.5% St Fillans — England: 1.9%
New Zealand 2.9% / 1.5%
Frog Rock — New Zealand: 2.9% St Fillans — New Zealand: 1.5%
India 2.4% / —
Frog Rock — India: 2.4% St Fillans — India: not among its largest
Italy 1.8% / —
Frog Rock — Italy: 1.8% St Fillans — Italy: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.5%).

Qualifications

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

Frog Rock St Fillans
Certificate III & IV 23.5% / 23.2%
Frog Rock — Certificate III & IV: 23.5% St Fillans — Certificate III & IV: 23.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.9% / 8.5%
Frog Rock — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.9% St Fillans — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5%
Bachelor Degree 5.3% / 3.5%
Frog Rock — Bachelor Degree: 5.3% St Fillans — Bachelor Degree: 3.5%
Postgraduate Degree 1.8% / —
Frog Rock — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8% St Fillans — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Frog Rock 100.0% houses
Frog Rock — Houses: 100.0% Frog Rock — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
St Fillans 96.7% houses
St Fillans — Houses: 96.7% St Fillans — Flats / Apartments: 3.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Frog Rock St Fillans
Median house price $1,165,000 $1,535,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Frog Rock St Fillans
Residential 57% 56%
Rural and farming 43% 44%
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

Frog Rock St Fillans
New dwellings approved 131
across Mid-Western
same for both
Approvals change year on year -4%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Frog Rock St Fillans
House price Higher than 61% of NSW Higher than 76% of NSW
Income Higher than 61% of NSW Higher than 59% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 63% of NSW Higher than 56% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 48% of NSW Higher than 27% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 23% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 54% of NSW Higher than 52% of NSW

Liveability

Frog Rock St Fillans
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
same for both

Risk profile

St Fillans carries more bushfire risk (44 vs 15); Frog Rock carries more crime risk (40 vs 23).

Frog Rock St Fillans
Bushfire Low
15/100
 Moderate
44/100
Crime Moderate
40/100
 Low
23/100
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

Frog Rock St Fillans
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

Frog Rock St Fillans
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

Frog Rock St Fillans
Walkability score 14/100 10/100
Distance to Sydney 290.3 km 290.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 240 min 242 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2850
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 2850
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.

Frog Rock St Fillans
Car (driver) 77.4% / 81.0%
Frog Rock — Car (driver): 77.4% St Fillans — Car (driver): 81.0%
Worked from Home 14.5% / 16.0%
Frog Rock — Worked from Home: 14.5% St Fillans — Worked from Home: 16.0%
Car (passenger) 8.1% / 3.0%
Frog Rock — Car (passenger): 8.1% St Fillans — Car (passenger): 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.0%).

Setting

Frog Rock St Fillans
Elevation 572 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 516 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Frog Rock St Fillans
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
72 premises
 0%
108 premises

Climate

Frog Rock St Fillans
Annual rainfall 665 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.3°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 1.8°C
same for both

Council rates

Frog Rock St Fillans
Average residential rate $1,083/yr
same for both
Council Mid-Western
same for both

Federal electorate

Frog Rock St Fillans
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Frog Rock St Fillans
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Frog Rock

Family Rural

St Fillans

Rural

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