Georgica vs Jiggi
Jiggi is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 51 in Georgica. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Georgica, about half of households are people living alone. In Jiggi, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Jiggi: a median of $885,000, against $716,000 in Georgica, though rent is higher in Georgica. On these figures, Georgica tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Jiggi suits 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
Jiggi
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- is already more of a family suburb (69% vs 36%)
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
- Georgica has cheaper houses ($716,000 vs $885,000)
- Jiggi leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 32%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Jiggi
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $330/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Jiggi
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (18/100 vs 5/100)
- has a shorter drive in (495 min vs 512 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (748.2 km vs 757.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Jiggi
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (18/100 vs 5/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Georgica
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (9.1% vs -6.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Georgica and Jiggi 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
Jiggi has more residents (370 vs 240); Georgica skews older (51 vs 46).
| Georgica | Jiggi | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 240 | 370 +54% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +9.1% | -6.1% |
| Median age | 51 | 46 |
| Median household income | $63,024/yr | $68,536/yr +9% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $330/wk +9% vs other | $300/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.2%).
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 (21.7%).
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 (7.1%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Georgica | Jiggi | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $716,000 | $885,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $1,000,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 111 days from 3 sales | 68 days from 4 sales |
Zoning mix
| Georgica | Jiggi | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% | 98% |
| Environmental | 1% | 2% |
| 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
| Georgica | Jiggi | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 138 across Lismore same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Georgica | Jiggi | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 49% of NSW | Higher than 41% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 25% of NSW | Higher than 32% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 45% of NSW | Higher than 68% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 31% of NSW | Higher than 45% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 57% of NSW | Higher than 58% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 44% of NSW | Higher than 55% of NSW |
Liveability
Jiggi is more walkable (18 vs 5).
| Georgica | Jiggi | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Georgica | Jiggi | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 32/100 | Low 26/100 |
| Crime | Low 15/100 | Low 22/100 |
| 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
| Georgica | Jiggi | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Georgica
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Jiggi
- Jiggi Public School Government · Primary above peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Georgica | Jiggi | |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 4 | 1 |
Mobility
Georgica sits further from the CBD (757.2 km vs 748.2 km).
| Georgica | Jiggi | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 5/100 | 18/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 757.2 km +1% vs other | 748.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 512 min | 495 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 2480 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 69 postcode 2480 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 (73.3%).
Setting
| Georgica | Jiggi | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 231 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 36 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 40.1 km | 39.1 km |
NBN connectivity
| Georgica | Jiggi | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 100 premises | 0% 145 premises |
Climate
| Georgica | Jiggi | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Georgica | Jiggi | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,487/yr same for both | |
| Council | Lismore same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Georgica | Jiggi | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Page same for both | |
| Member | Kevin Hogan same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Georgica | Jiggi | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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