Girilambone vs Canbelego

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Girilambone, the large majority of households are couple families. In Canbelego, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Girilambone tends to suit families with children and couples, while Canbelego suits young adults 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

Girilambone

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 45%)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

  • Girilambone leaves households under less mortgage stress (8% vs 133%)
  • Canbelego has cheaper land ($19,950 vs $80,000)

Weighs land prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Canbelego

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $140/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Girilambone

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (611.3 km vs 653.2 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (463 min vs 484 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Canbelego

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 8%)

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

Investors

Canbelego

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (38.5% vs -19.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Girilambone Canbelego
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.

Girilambone Canbelego
Walkability 0 / 0
Girilambone — Walkability: 0/100 Canbelego — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 5 / 4
Girilambone — Safety: 5/100 Canbelego — Safety: 4/100
Low fire risk 62 / 68
Girilambone — Low fire risk: 62/100 Canbelego — Low fire risk: 68/100

Demographics

Girilambone rents higher ($140/wk vs $0/wk); Girilambone has more residents (86 vs 54).

Girilambone Canbelego
Population 86
+37% vs other
 54
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -19.6% +38.5%
Median age 38 36
Median household income $73,632/yr
+21% vs other
 $58,500/yr
Median weekly rent $140/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Girilambone Canbelego
0-4 10.5% / 5.6%
Girilambone — 0-4: 10.5% Canbelego — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 15.1% / 9.3%
Girilambone — 5-14: 15.1% Canbelego — 5-14: 9.3%
15-19 — / —
Girilambone — 15-19: not among its largest Canbelego — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 3.5% / 13.0%
Girilambone — 20-24: 3.5% Canbelego — 20-24: 13.0%
25-34 12.8% / 16.7%
Girilambone — 25-34: 12.8% Canbelego — 25-34: 16.7%
35-44 12.8% / 20.4%
Girilambone — 35-44: 12.8% Canbelego — 35-44: 20.4%
45-54 18.6% / 7.4%
Girilambone — 45-54: 18.6% Canbelego — 45-54: 7.4%
55-64 14.0% / 13.0%
Girilambone — 55-64: 14.0% Canbelego — 55-64: 13.0%
65-74 3.5% / 13.0%
Girilambone — 65-74: 3.5% Canbelego — 65-74: 13.0%
75-84 4.7% / 11.1%
Girilambone — 75-84: 4.7% Canbelego — 75-84: 11.1%
85+ — / —
Girilambone — 85+: not among its largest Canbelego — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Girilambone 100.0% couple families
Girilambone — Couple Families: 100.0% Girilambone — Lone Person: 0.0%
Canbelego 45.0% couple families
Canbelego — Couple Families: 45.0% Canbelego — Lone Person: 55.0%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Girilambone 22.2% renting
Girilambone — Owned Outright: 40.7% Girilambone — Mortgage: 37.0% Girilambone — Renting: 22.2%
Canbelego 0.0% renting
Canbelego — Owned Outright: 78.6% Canbelego — Mortgage: 21.4% Canbelego — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Girilambone 80.8% houses
Girilambone — Houses: 80.8% Girilambone — Flats / Apartments: 19.2%
Canbelego 77.8% houses
Canbelego — Houses: 77.8% Canbelego — Flats / Apartments: 22.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Girilambone Canbelego
Certificate III & IV 10.5% / 11.1%
Girilambone — Certificate III & IV: 10.5% Canbelego — Certificate III & IV: 11.1%
Bachelor Degree 4.7% / 7.4%
Girilambone — Bachelor Degree: 4.7% Canbelego — Bachelor Degree: 7.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.7% / —
Girilambone — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.7% Canbelego — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.1%).

Property market

Girilambone Canbelego
Median house price $135,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $80,000 $19,950

Zoning mix

Girilambone Canbelego
Rural and farming 100%
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

Girilambone Canbelego
New dwellings approved 6
across Bogan
 7
across Cobar

Ranking within NSW

Girilambone Canbelego
House price Higher than 2% of NSW —
Income Higher than 41% of NSW Higher than 19% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 24% of NSW Higher than 22% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 99% of NSW —
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 13% of NSW Higher than 11% of NSW

Liveability

Girilambone Canbelego
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Girilambone Canbelego
Bushfire Low
38/100
 Low
32/100
Crime High
95/100
 High
96/100
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
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Girilambone Canbelego
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Girilambone

  • Girilambone Public School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Canbelego

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

Amenities in the suburb

Girilambone Canbelego
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 2 0
Waterways 20 6

Mobility

Canbelego sits further from the CBD (653.2 km vs 611.3 km).

Girilambone Canbelego
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 611.3 km 653.2 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 463 min 484 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2831
 0.0%
postcode 2835
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings —
postcode 2831
 66
postcode 2835

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.

Girilambone Canbelego
Worked from Home 42.4% / 38.9%
Girilambone — Worked from Home: 42.4% Canbelego — Worked from Home: 38.9%
Car (driver) 48.5% / 22.2%
Girilambone — Car (driver): 48.5% Canbelego — Car (driver): 22.2%
Walked Only 9.1% / 38.9%
Girilambone — Walked Only: 9.1% Canbelego — Walked Only: 38.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (48.5%).

Setting

Girilambone Canbelego
Elevation 214 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 279 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Girilambone Canbelego
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
19 premises
 0%
11 premises

Climate

Girilambone Canbelego
Annual rainfall 427 mm 392 mm
Summer max (Jan) 34.7°C 34.6°C
Winter min (Jul) 5.0°C 5.9°C

Council rates

Girilambone Canbelego
Average residential rate $343/yr $2,302/yr
Council Bogan Cobar

Federal electorate

Girilambone Canbelego
Division Parkes
same for both
Member Jamie Chaffey
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Girilambone Canbelego
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Girilambone

Affordable Family Rural Young Families

Canbelego

Affordable Rural

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