Griffith vs Nericon

Griffith is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 39 in Nericon. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Nericon, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Nericon: a median of $805,000, against $675,000 in Griffith, though rent is higher in Griffith. On these figures, Griffith tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Nericon 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

They split

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

  • Griffith has more parks and reserves (56 vs 1)
  • Nericon carries lower crime risk (60/100 vs 85/100)

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

First-home buyers

Griffith

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($675,000 vs $805,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Griffith has a bigger rental market to choose from (39% vs 18%)
  • Nericon has cheaper rent ($260/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Griffith

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (92/100 vs 10/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (391 min vs 399 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (572.8 km vs 580 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Griffith

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (92/100 vs 10/100)
  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (20% vs 7%)
  • But Nericon carries lower crime risk (60/100 vs 85/100)

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

Investors

Griffith

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (7.2% vs -5.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Griffith Nericon
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.

Griffith Nericon
Walkability 92 / 10
Griffith — Walkability: 92/100 Nericon — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 15 / 40
Griffith — Safety: 15/100 Nericon — Safety: 40/100
Low fire risk 67 / 62
Griffith — Low fire risk: 67/100 Nericon — Low fire risk: 62/100

Demographics

Griffith has more residents (19,505 vs 278); Griffith rents higher ($300/wk vs $260/wk).

Griffith Nericon
Population 19,505
+99% vs other
 278
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.2% -5.1%
Median age 36 39
Median household income $87,152/yr $98,280/yr
+13% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+13% vs other
 $260/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Griffith Nericon
0-4 6.8% / 5.8%
Griffith — 0-4: 6.8% Nericon — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 12.6% / 16.5%
Griffith — 5-14: 12.6% Nericon — 5-14: 16.5%
15-19 5.7% / 6.8%
Griffith — 15-19: 5.7% Nericon — 15-19: 6.8%
20-24 6.0% / 4.0%
Griffith — 20-24: 6.0% Nericon — 20-24: 4.0%
25-34 16.2% / 11.5%
Griffith — 25-34: 16.2% Nericon — 25-34: 11.5%
35-44 13.2% / 7.2%
Griffith — 35-44: 13.2% Nericon — 35-44: 7.2%
45-54 12.0% / 12.6%
Griffith — 45-54: 12.0% Nericon — 45-54: 12.6%
55-64 11.0% / 15.1%
Griffith — 55-64: 11.0% Nericon — 55-64: 15.1%
65-74 8.3% / 12.2%
Griffith — 65-74: 8.3% Nericon — 65-74: 12.2%
75-84 5.5% / 1.8%
Griffith — 75-84: 5.5% Nericon — 75-84: 1.8%
85+ 2.8% / 2.9%
Griffith — 85+: 2.8% Nericon — 85+: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Griffith 42.7% couple families
Griffith — Couple Families: 42.7% Griffith — Lone Person: 35.2% Griffith — One Parent Families: 15.9% Griffith — Group Household: 4.5% Griffith — Other Families: 1.7%
Nericon 53.8% couple families
Nericon — Couple Families: 53.8% Nericon — Lone Person: 19.2% Nericon — One Parent Families: 26.9% Nericon — Group Household: 0.0% Nericon — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Griffith 39.1% renting
Griffith — Owned Outright: 32.3% Griffith — Mortgage: 28.6% Griffith — Renting: 39.1%
Nericon 18.1% renting
Nericon — Owned Outright: 47.0% Nericon — Mortgage: 34.9% Nericon — Renting: 18.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Griffith Nericon
Certificate III & IV 14.0% / 15.8%
Griffith — Certificate III & IV: 14.0% Nericon — Certificate III & IV: 15.8%
Bachelor Degree 8.8% / 3.6%
Griffith — Bachelor Degree: 8.8% Nericon — Bachelor Degree: 3.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.5% / 6.8%
Griffith — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5% Nericon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8%
Postgraduate Degree 2.3% / —
Griffith — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3% Nericon — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / 1.1%
Griffith — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Nericon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.8%).

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.

Griffith Nericon
India 9.3% / —
Griffith — India: 9.3% Nericon — India: not among its largest
Italy 3.3% / 4.0%
Griffith — Italy: 3.3% Nericon — Italy: 4.0%
England 0.8% / 2.2%
Griffith — England: 0.8% Nericon — England: 2.2%
New Zealand 1.8% / 1.1%
Griffith — New Zealand: 1.8% Nericon — New Zealand: 1.1%
Philippines 1.7% / —
Griffith — Philippines: 1.7% Nericon — Philippines: not among its largest
Malaysia 1.2% / —
Griffith — Malaysia: 1.2% Nericon — Malaysia: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Griffith 79.8% houses
Griffith — Houses: 79.8% Griffith — Flats / Apartments: 14.4% Griffith — Townhouses: 5.8%
Nericon 93.2% houses
Nericon — Houses: 93.2% Nericon — Flats / Apartments: 6.8% Nericon — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Griffith Nericon
Median house price $675,000 $805,000
Median unit price $650,000 —
Median land price $255,250 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 95 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Nericon has more rural and farming land (94% vs 33%); Griffith has more land zoned for conservation (15% vs 2%).

Griffith Nericon
Rural and farming 33% 94%
Residential 28% 3%
Environmental 15% 2%
Infrastructure and transport 9% 1%
Industrial 7% 0%
Parks and recreation 7% 0%
Commercial 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

Griffith Nericon
New dwellings approved 92
across Griffith
same for both
Approvals change year on year -43%
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.

Griffith Nericon
Houses 3.8%
$582/wk on $800K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Griffith Nericon
House price Higher than 21% of NSW Higher than 34% of NSW
Income Higher than 56% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
Schools Higher than 82% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 97% of NSW Higher than 58% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 78% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 10% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 72% of NSW Higher than 61% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 62% of NSW —

Liveability

Griffith is more walkable (92 vs 10).

Griffith Nericon
Grade B —
Score 48/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Griffith carries more crime risk (85 vs 60).

Griffith Nericon
Bushfire Low
33/100
 Low
38/100
Crime High
85/100
 Moderate
60/100
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 10
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Griffith Nericon
Inside the suburb 12 0
Rated above peers 6 0
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Griffith

  • Griffith North Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Griffith Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Marian Catholic College Catholic · Secondary above peers
  • Murrumbidgee Regional High School - Wade Government · Secondary above peers
  • St Patrick's Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Western Riverina Community School Independent · Secondary · Special school above peers

Schools in Nericon

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

Amenities in the suburb

Griffith Nericon
Supermarkets 10 0
Cafes & restaurants 10 0
Parks & reserves 56 1
Childcare 10 0
GPs 4 0
Pharmacies 7 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 7 0
Fuel stations 7 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 2 1

Mobility

Nericon sits further from the CBD (580 km vs 572.8 km).

Griffith Nericon
Walkability score 92/100 10/100
Distance to Sydney 572.8 km 580 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 391 min 399 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2680
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 2680
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.

Griffith Nericon
Car (driver) 80.8% / 72.1%
Griffith — Car (driver): 80.8% Nericon — Car (driver): 72.1%
Worked from Home 4.1% / 18.9%
Griffith — Worked from Home: 4.1% Nericon — Worked from Home: 18.9%
Car (passenger) 12.0% / 5.7%
Griffith — Car (passenger): 12.0% Nericon — Car (passenger): 5.7%
Walked Only 2.5% / 3.3%
Griffith — Walked Only: 2.5% Nericon — Walked Only: 3.3%
Bicycle 0.4% / —
Griffith — Bicycle: 0.4% Nericon — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.8%).

Setting

Griffith Nericon
Elevation 143 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 122 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Griffith Nericon
Connectivity score 64/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 35%
9,838 premises
 0%
120 premises

Climate

Griffith Nericon
Annual rainfall 406 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 33.2°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.9°C
same for both

Council rates

Griffith Nericon
Average residential rate $1,235/yr
same for both
Council Griffith
same for both

Federal electorate

Griffith Nericon
Division Farrer
same for both
Member David Farley
same for both
Party One Nation
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Griffith Nericon
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Griffith

Affordable Parks Regional Centre

Nericon

Family Rural

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