Grevillia vs Old Grevillia
Old Grevillia is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 55 in Grevillia. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Grevillia, most households are people living alone. In Old Grevillia, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Grevillia tends to suit people living alone, while Old Grevillia suits families with children.
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
Old Grevillia
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (48% vs 34%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Old Grevillia
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (33% vs 55%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Grevillia
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $300/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (24% vs 36%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Old Grevillia
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (522 min vs 531 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (768.3 km vs 775.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Old Grevillia
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (10.4% vs 2.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Grevillia and Old Grevillia 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
Old Grevillia rents higher ($300/wk vs $200/wk); Grevillia has more residents (79 vs 53).
| Grevillia | Old Grevillia | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 79 +33% vs other | 53 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +2.6% | +10.4% |
| Median age | 55 | 51 |
| Median household income | $42,588/yr | $43,316/yr +2% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk | $300/wk +50% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.1%).
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 (7.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.3%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Grevillia | Old Grevillia | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $600,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $302,500 |
Zoning mix
| Grevillia | Old Grevillia | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 96% same for both | |
| Environmental | 4% | 3% |
| 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
| Grevillia | Old Grevillia | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 25 across Kyogle same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Grevillia | Old Grevillia | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 21% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 5% of NSW | Higher than 6% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 48% of NSW | Higher than 59% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 38% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 12% of NSW | Higher than 11% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 18% of NSW | Higher than 6% of NSW |
Liveability
| Grevillia | Old Grevillia | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Old Grevillia carries more bushfire risk (83 vs 61).
| Grevillia | Old Grevillia | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 61/100 | High 83/100 |
| Crime | None 0/100 same for both | |
| 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
| Grevillia | Old Grevillia | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Grevillia | Old Grevillia | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 4 | 0 |
Mobility
Grevillia sits further from the CBD (775.2 km vs 768.3 km).
| Grevillia | Old Grevillia | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 5/100 | 12/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 775.2 km | 768.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 531 min | 522 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.8%).
Setting
| Grevillia | Old Grevillia | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 304 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 197 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Grevillia | Old Grevillia | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 27 premises | 0% 9 premises |
Climate
| Grevillia | Old Grevillia | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,016 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Grevillia | Old Grevillia | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,264/yr same for both | |
| Council | Kyogle same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Grevillia | Old Grevillia | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Page same for both | |
| Member | Kevin Hogan same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Grevillia | Old Grevillia | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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