Geneva vs Kilgra

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Geneva, about half of households are people living alone. In Kilgra, most households are couple families. On these figures, Kilgra tends to suit 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Geneva carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 57/100)
  • Kilgra is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 44%)

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

First-home buyers

Kilgra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 27%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Kilgra

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 25%)
  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $290/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Geneva

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (30/100 vs 8/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (743.9 km vs 749.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Geneva

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 57/100)
  • is more walkable (30/100 vs 8/100)

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

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

Geneva Kilgra
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.

Geneva Kilgra
Walkability 30 / 8
Geneva — Walkability: 30/100 Kilgra — Walkability: 8/100
Safety 88 / 43
Geneva — Safety: 88/100 Kilgra — Safety: 43/100
Low fire risk 100 / 73
Geneva — Low fire risk: 100/100 Kilgra — Low fire risk: 73/100

Demographics

Geneva has more residents (699 vs 79); Geneva rents higher ($290/wk vs $250/wk).

Geneva Kilgra
Population 699
+89% vs other
 79
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.0% +2.6%
Median age 50 51
Median household income $60,216/yr $68,224/yr
+13% vs other
Median weekly rent $290/wk
+14% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Geneva Kilgra
0-4 6.0% / —
Geneva — 0-4: 6.0% Kilgra — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 11.2% / 6.3%
Geneva — 5-14: 11.2% Kilgra — 5-14: 6.3%
15-19 5.0% / 12.7%
Geneva — 15-19: 5.0% Kilgra — 15-19: 12.7%
20-24 3.3% / 10.1%
Geneva — 20-24: 3.3% Kilgra — 20-24: 10.1%
25-34 7.2% / 3.8%
Geneva — 25-34: 7.2% Kilgra — 25-34: 3.8%
35-44 8.9% / 8.9%
Geneva — 35-44: 8.9% Kilgra — 35-44: 8.9%
45-54 11.2% / 10.1%
Geneva — 45-54: 11.2% Kilgra — 45-54: 10.1%
55-64 12.9% / 17.7%
Geneva — 55-64: 12.9% Kilgra — 55-64: 17.7%
65-74 16.9% / 20.3%
Geneva — 65-74: 16.9% Kilgra — 65-74: 20.3%
75-84 13.0% / 11.4%
Geneva — 75-84: 13.0% Kilgra — 75-84: 11.4%
85+ 3.4% / —
Geneva — 85+: 3.4% Kilgra — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Geneva 26.4% couple families
Geneva — Couple Families: 26.4% Geneva — One Parent Families: 17.9% Geneva — Lone Person: 46.8% Geneva — Group Household: 7.5% Geneva — Other Families: 1.5%
Kilgra 66.7% couple families
Kilgra — Couple Families: 66.7% Kilgra — One Parent Families: 33.3% Kilgra — Lone Person: 0.0% Kilgra — Group Household: 0.0% Kilgra — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Geneva 20.8% renting
Geneva — Owned Outright: 54.0% Geneva — Mortgage: 25.2% Geneva — Renting: 20.8%
Kilgra 16.7% renting
Kilgra — Owned Outright: 54.2% Kilgra — Mortgage: 29.2% Kilgra — Renting: 16.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Geneva 97.2% houses
Geneva — Houses: 97.2% Geneva — Flats / Apartments: 2.8%
Kilgra 100.0% houses
Kilgra — Houses: 100.0% Kilgra — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Geneva Kilgra
Certificate III & IV 15.6% / 15.2%
Geneva — Certificate III & IV: 15.6% Kilgra — Certificate III & IV: 15.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.0% / 7.6%
Geneva — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.0% Kilgra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6%
Bachelor Degree 6.7% / 8.9%
Geneva — Bachelor Degree: 6.7% Kilgra — Bachelor Degree: 8.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / —
Geneva — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Kilgra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 0.9% / —
Geneva — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9% Kilgra — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.6%).

Property market

Geneva Kilgra
Median house price $560,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Kilgra has more rural and farming land (99% vs 87%).

Geneva Kilgra
Rural and farming 87% 99%
Residential 12% 0%
Environmental 1%
same for both
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

Geneva Kilgra
New dwellings approved 25
across Kyogle
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Geneva Kilgra
House price Higher than 20% of NSW —
Income Higher than 22% of NSW Higher than 31% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 75% of NSW Higher than 53% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 67% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 11% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 72% of NSW Higher than 53% of NSW

Liveability

Geneva is more walkable (30 vs 8).

Geneva Kilgra
Grade C —
Score 47/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Kilgra carries more bushfire risk (27 vs 0); Kilgra carries more crime risk (57 vs 12).

Geneva Kilgra
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
27/100
Crime Low
12/100
 Moderate
57/100
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 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Geneva Kilgra
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

Geneva Kilgra
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Kilgra sits further from the CBD (749.3 km vs 743.9 km).

Geneva Kilgra
Walkability score 30/100 8/100
Distance to Sydney 743.9 km 749.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 504 min 507 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.

Geneva Kilgra
Car (driver) 79.0% / 74.2%
Geneva — Car (driver): 79.0% Kilgra — Car (driver): 74.2%
Worked from Home 12.3% / 25.8%
Geneva — Worked from Home: 12.3% Kilgra — Worked from Home: 25.8%
Car (passenger) 6.4% / —
Geneva — Car (passenger): 6.4% Kilgra — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 2.3% / —
Geneva — Walked Only: 2.3% Kilgra — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.0%).

Setting

Geneva Kilgra
Elevation 99 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 78 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Geneva Kilgra
Connectivity score 63/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 38%
328 premises
 0%
25 premises

Climate

Geneva Kilgra
Annual rainfall 1,016 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Geneva Kilgra
Average residential rate $1,264/yr
same for both
Council Kyogle
same for both

Federal electorate

Geneva Kilgra
Division Page
same for both
Member Kevin Hogan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Geneva Kilgra
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Geneva

Acreage Affordable Retirees

Kilgra

Retirees Rural Students

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