Griffith vs Yoogali

Griffith is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 41 in Yoogali. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Yoogali, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Yoogali: a median of $768,000, against $675,000 in Griffith. On these figures, Griffith tends to suit people living alone, while Yoogali 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 3)
  • Yoogali carries lower crime risk (49/100 vs 85/100)

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

First-home buyers

Griffith

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($255,250 vs $370,500)
  • has cheaper houses ($675,000 vs $768,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Griffith

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (39% vs 16%)

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

Commuting to the city

Yoogali

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (385 min vs 391 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (569.9 km vs 572.8 km)
  • But Griffith is more walkable (92/100 vs 8/100)

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 8/100)
  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (20% vs 8%)
  • But Yoogali carries lower crime risk (49/100 vs 85/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

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

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Griffith and Yoogali 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 Yoogali
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 Yoogali
Walkability 92 / 8
Griffith — Walkability: 92/100 Yoogali — Walkability: 8/100
Safety 15 / 51
Griffith — Safety: 15/100 Yoogali — Safety: 51/100
Low fire risk 67 / 78
Griffith — Low fire risk: 67/100 Yoogali — Low fire risk: 78/100

Demographics

Griffith has more residents (19,505 vs 1,334); Yoogali has higher household incomes ($107,744 vs $87,152).

Griffith Yoogali
Population 19,505
+93% vs other
 1,334
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.2% +8.4%
Median age 36 41
Median household income $87,152/yr $107,744/yr
+24% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Griffith Yoogali
0-4 6.8% / 6.0%
Griffith — 0-4: 6.8% Yoogali — 0-4: 6.0%
5-14 12.6% / 11.6%
Griffith — 5-14: 12.6% Yoogali — 5-14: 11.6%
15-19 5.7% / 6.8%
Griffith — 15-19: 5.7% Yoogali — 15-19: 6.8%
20-24 6.0% / 4.2%
Griffith — 20-24: 6.0% Yoogali — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 16.2% / 13.4%
Griffith — 25-34: 16.2% Yoogali — 25-34: 13.4%
35-44 13.2% / 10.9%
Griffith — 35-44: 13.2% Yoogali — 35-44: 10.9%
45-54 12.0% / 12.4%
Griffith — 45-54: 12.0% Yoogali — 45-54: 12.4%
55-64 11.0% / 15.0%
Griffith — 55-64: 11.0% Yoogali — 55-64: 15.0%
65-74 8.3% / 9.5%
Griffith — 65-74: 8.3% Yoogali — 65-74: 9.5%
75-84 5.5% / 5.3%
Griffith — 75-84: 5.5% Yoogali — 75-84: 5.3%
85+ 2.8% / 4.3%
Griffith — 85+: 2.8% Yoogali — 85+: 4.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.2%).

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%
Yoogali 60.4% couple families
Yoogali — Couple Families: 60.4% Yoogali — Lone Person: 24.0% Yoogali — One Parent Families: 13.8% Yoogali — Group Household: 0.0% Yoogali — Other Families: 1.8%
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%
Yoogali 16.1% renting
Yoogali — Owned Outright: 43.5% Yoogali — Mortgage: 40.3% Yoogali — Renting: 16.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Griffith Yoogali
Certificate III & IV 14.0% / 16.9%
Griffith — Certificate III & IV: 14.0% Yoogali — Certificate III & IV: 16.9%
Bachelor Degree 8.8% / 7.0%
Griffith — Bachelor Degree: 8.8% Yoogali — Bachelor Degree: 7.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.5% / 5.0%
Griffith — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5% Yoogali — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0%
Postgraduate Degree 2.3% / 0.7%
Griffith — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3% Yoogali — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / 0.7%
Griffith — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Yoogali — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.9%).

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 Yoogali
India 9.3% / 0.4%
Griffith — India: 9.3% Yoogali — India: 0.4%
Italy 3.3% / 5.3%
Griffith — Italy: 3.3% Yoogali — Italy: 5.3%
Philippines 1.7% / 1.6%
Griffith — Philippines: 1.7% Yoogali — Philippines: 1.6%
New Zealand 1.8% / 1.0%
Griffith — New Zealand: 1.8% Yoogali — New Zealand: 1.0%
England 0.8% / 0.7%
Griffith — England: 0.8% Yoogali — England: 0.7%
Malaysia 1.2% / —
Griffith — Malaysia: 1.2% Yoogali — Malaysia: not among its largest
South Africa — / 0.6%
Griffith — South Africa: not among its largest Yoogali — South Africa: 0.6%

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%
Yoogali 92.5% houses
Yoogali — Houses: 92.5% Yoogali — Flats / Apartments: 4.9% Yoogali — Townhouses: 2.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Griffith Yoogali
Median house price $675,000 $768,000
Median unit price $650,000 —
Median land price $255,250 $370,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 95 sales
 32 days
from 5 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Griffith Yoogali
3 bed $620K / $780K
Griffith — 3 bed: $620K (94 sales) Yoogali — 3 bed: $780K (5 sales)

94 vs 5 sales

4 bed $718K / $768K
Griffith — 4 bed: $718K (66 sales) Yoogali — 4 bed: $768K (10 sales)

66 vs 10 sales

Zoning mix

Yoogali has more rural and farming land (95% vs 33%); Griffith has more land zoned for conservation (15% vs 0%).

Griffith Yoogali
Rural and farming 33% 95%
Residential 28% 3%
Environmental 15% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 9% 0%
Industrial 7% 2%
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 Yoogali
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 Yoogali
Houses 3.8%
$582/wk on $800K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Griffith Yoogali
House price Higher than 21% of NSW Higher than 26% of NSW
Income Higher than 56% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
Schools Higher than 82% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 97% of NSW Higher than 54% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 87% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 10% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 72% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 62% of NSW —

Liveability

Griffith is more walkable (92 vs 8); Griffith scores higher overall (48 vs 42).

Griffith Yoogali
Grade B C
Score 48/100 42/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Griffith carries more crime risk (85 vs 49); Griffith carries more bushfire risk (33 vs 22).

Griffith Yoogali
Bushfire Low
33/100
 Low
22/100
Crime High
85/100
 Moderate
49/100
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
 6
within 5 km

Schools

Griffith Yoogali
Inside the suburb 12 2
Rated above peers 6 1
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 1
same for both

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 Yoogali

  • St Mary's Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Yoogali Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Griffith Yoogali
Supermarkets 10 0
Cafes & restaurants 10 0
Parks & reserves 56 3
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 2
Waterways 2 1

Mobility

Griffith sits further from the CBD (572.8 km vs 569.9 km).

Griffith Yoogali
Walkability score 92/100 8/100
Distance to Sydney 572.8 km 569.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 391 min 385 min
Public transport score 76/100
Bus
 30/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 236.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 10.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
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 Yoogali
Car (driver) 80.8% / 83.3%
Griffith — Car (driver): 80.8% Yoogali — Car (driver): 83.3%
Car (passenger) 12.0% / 4.3%
Griffith — Car (passenger): 12.0% Yoogali — Car (passenger): 4.3%
Worked from Home 4.1% / 7.8%
Griffith — Worked from Home: 4.1% Yoogali — Worked from Home: 7.8%
Walked Only 2.5% / 3.8%
Griffith — Walked Only: 2.5% Yoogali — Walked Only: 3.8%
Bus 0.2% / 0.8%
Griffith — Bus: 0.2% Yoogali — Bus: 0.8%
Bicycle 0.4% / —
Griffith — Bicycle: 0.4% Yoogali — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.3%).

Setting

Griffith Yoogali
Elevation 143 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 125 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Griffith Yoogali
Connectivity score 64/100 35/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 35%
9,838 premises
 4%
563 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Griffith Yoogali
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

Yoogali

Acreage

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