Gilmore vs Batlow

Gilmore is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 49 in Batlow. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Gilmore, most households are couple families. In Batlow, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Gilmore tends to suit families with children and couples, while Batlow suits people living alone and older residents.

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

Batlow

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (9 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • But Gilmore is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 45%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Batlow

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($180/wk vs $290/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Gilmore

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (273 min vs 290 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (422.5 km vs 441.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Batlow

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 17%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Gilmore

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (29.4% vs -3.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Gilmore Batlow
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.

Gilmore Batlow
Walkability 0 / 4
Gilmore — Walkability: 0/100 Batlow — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 35 / 44
Gilmore — Safety: 35/100 Batlow — Safety: 44/100
Low fire risk 10 / 13
Gilmore — Low fire risk: 10/100 Batlow — Low fire risk: 13/100

Demographics

Batlow has more residents (1,270 vs 229); Gilmore has higher household incomes ($92,092 vs $55,328).

Gilmore Batlow
Population 229 1,270
+455% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +29.4% -3.3%
Median age 45 49
Median household income $92,092/yr
+40% vs other
 $55,328/yr
Median weekly rent $290/wk
+38% vs other
 $180/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gilmore Batlow
0-4 5.7% / 4.0%
Gilmore — 0-4: 5.7% Batlow — 0-4: 4.0%
5-14 19.7% / 13.0%
Gilmore — 5-14: 19.7% Batlow — 5-14: 13.0%
15-19 4.8% / 5.2%
Gilmore — 15-19: 4.8% Batlow — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 3.5% / 3.9%
Gilmore — 20-24: 3.5% Batlow — 20-24: 3.9%
25-34 4.8% / 9.1%
Gilmore — 25-34: 4.8% Batlow — 25-34: 9.1%
35-44 13.1% / 9.7%
Gilmore — 35-44: 13.1% Batlow — 35-44: 9.7%
45-54 12.2% / 13.5%
Gilmore — 45-54: 12.2% Batlow — 45-54: 13.5%
55-64 21.0% / 15.6%
Gilmore — 55-64: 21.0% Batlow — 55-64: 15.6%
65-74 8.7% / 15.2%
Gilmore — 65-74: 8.7% Batlow — 65-74: 15.2%
75-84 7.0% / 7.9%
Gilmore — 75-84: 7.0% Batlow — 75-84: 7.9%
85+ 1.7% / 3.5%
Gilmore — 85+: 1.7% Batlow — 85+: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gilmore 58.7% couple families
Gilmore — Couple Families: 58.7% Gilmore — Lone Person: 28.3% Gilmore — One Parent Families: 13.0% Gilmore — Group Household: 0.0% Gilmore — Other Families: 0.0%
Batlow 29.5% couple families
Batlow — Couple Families: 29.5% Batlow — Lone Person: 50.2% Batlow — One Parent Families: 15.7% Batlow — Group Household: 3.1% Batlow — Other Families: 1.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Gilmore 18.1% renting
Gilmore — Owned Outright: 45.8% Gilmore — Mortgage: 36.1% Gilmore — Renting: 18.1%
Batlow 20.2% renting
Batlow — Owned Outright: 51.5% Batlow — Mortgage: 28.2% Batlow — Renting: 20.2%
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.

Gilmore Batlow
New Zealand 1.7% / 1.7%
Gilmore — New Zealand: 1.7% Batlow — New Zealand: 1.7%
England — / 2.1%
Gilmore — England: not among its largest Batlow — England: 2.1%
Thailand — / 2.0%
Gilmore — Thailand: not among its largest Batlow — Thailand: 2.0%
Germany — / 0.7%
Gilmore — Germany: not among its largest Batlow — Germany: 0.7%
Taiwan — / 0.7%
Gilmore — Taiwan: not among its largest Batlow — Taiwan: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.1%).

Qualifications

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

Gilmore Batlow
Certificate III & IV 21.0% / 15.9%
Gilmore — Certificate III & IV: 21.0% Batlow — Certificate III & IV: 15.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 6.5%
Gilmore — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Batlow — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Bachelor Degree 6.6% / 6.1%
Gilmore — Bachelor Degree: 6.6% Batlow — Bachelor Degree: 6.1%
Postgraduate Degree 1.3% / 1.0%
Gilmore — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3% Batlow — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.0%
Gilmore — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Batlow — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gilmore 100.0% houses
Gilmore — Houses: 100.0% Gilmore — Townhouses: 0.0% Gilmore — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Batlow 95.9% houses
Batlow — Houses: 95.9% Batlow — Townhouses: 3.1% Batlow — Flats / Apartments: 1.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Gilmore Batlow
Median house price — $360,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $100,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 59 days
from 17 sales

Zoning mix

Gilmore Batlow
Rural and farming 98% 96%
Residential 0% 2%
Industrial 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

Gilmore Batlow
New dwellings approved 36
across Snowy Valleys
same for both
Approvals change year on year -50%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Gilmore Batlow
Houses — 4.2%
$365/wk on $450K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Gilmore Batlow
House price — Higher than 9% of NSW
Income Higher than 59% of NSW Higher than 15% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 34% of NSW Higher than 45% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 88% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 9% of NSW —
NBN connectivity Higher than 34% of NSW Higher than 55% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 83% of NSW

Liveability

Gilmore Batlow
Grade — D
Score — 10/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Gilmore Batlow
Bushfire High
90/100
 High
87/100
Crime Moderate
65/100
 Moderate
56/100
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

Gilmore Batlow
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Gilmore

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Batlow

  • St Mary's Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Batlow Technology School Government · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Gilmore Batlow
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 1 9
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Waterways 12 57

Mobility

Batlow sits further from the CBD (441.5 km vs 422.5 km).

Gilmore Batlow
Walkability score 0/100 4/100
Distance to Sydney 422.5 km 441.5 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 273 min 290 min
Public transport score 24/100
Bus
 28/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 6.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 7.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 2 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2720
 0.0%
postcode 2730
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 51
postcode 2720
 56
postcode 2730

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.

Gilmore Batlow
Car (driver) 64.9% / 77.7%
Gilmore — Car (driver): 64.9% Batlow — Car (driver): 77.7%
Worked from Home 29.8% / 7.7%
Gilmore — Worked from Home: 29.8% Batlow — Worked from Home: 7.7%
Walked Only 5.3% / 7.3%
Gilmore — Walked Only: 5.3% Batlow — Walked Only: 7.3%
Car (passenger) — / 6.4%
Gilmore — Car (passenger): not among its largest Batlow — Car (passenger): 6.4%
Bus — / 0.9%
Gilmore — Bus: not among its largest Batlow — Bus: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.7%).

Setting

Gilmore Batlow
Elevation 365 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 792 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Gilmore Batlow
Connectivity score 24/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
65 premises
 0%
672 premises

Climate

Gilmore Batlow
Annual rainfall 952 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 0.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Gilmore Batlow
Average residential rate $945/yr
same for both
Council Snowy Valleys
same for both

Federal electorate

Gilmore Batlow
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Gilmore Batlow
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Gilmore

Family Rural

Batlow

Affordable Retirees Rural

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