Grong Grong vs Gillenbah

Grong Grong is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 57 in Gillenbah. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Grong Grong, about half of households are couple families. In Gillenbah, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Grong Grong tends to suit families with children and 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

Grong Grong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (51/100 vs 97/100)

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

First-home buyers

Grong Grong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (11% vs 37%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Grong Grong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $170/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Grong Grong

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (521.1 km vs 558.5 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (351 min vs 366 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Grong Grong carries lower crime risk (51/100 vs 97/100)
  • Gillenbah has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 19%)

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

Investors

Grong Grong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (14.8% vs -13.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Grong Grong Gillenbah
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.

Grong Grong Gillenbah
Walkability 0 / 0
Grong Grong — Walkability: 0/100 Gillenbah — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 49 / 3
Grong Grong — Safety: 49/100 Gillenbah — Safety: 3/100
Low fire risk 89 / 79
Grong Grong — Low fire risk: 89/100 Gillenbah — Low fire risk: 79/100

Demographics

Grong Grong has more residents (287 vs 119); Gillenbah skews older (57 vs 40).

Grong Grong Gillenbah
Population 287
+59% vs other
 119
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +14.8% -13.1%
Median age 40 57
Median household income $72,176/yr $83,408/yr
+16% vs other
Median weekly rent $150/wk $170/wk
+13% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Grong Grong Gillenbah
0-4 6.6% / 4.2%
Grong Grong — 0-4: 6.6% Gillenbah — 0-4: 4.2%
5-14 16.7% / 10.1%
Grong Grong — 5-14: 16.7% Gillenbah — 5-14: 10.1%
15-19 4.2% / —
Grong Grong — 15-19: 4.2% Gillenbah — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 3.1% / 2.5%
Grong Grong — 20-24: 3.1% Gillenbah — 20-24: 2.5%
25-34 9.1% / 8.4%
Grong Grong — 25-34: 9.1% Gillenbah — 25-34: 8.4%
35-44 12.5% / 2.5%
Grong Grong — 35-44: 12.5% Gillenbah — 35-44: 2.5%
45-54 11.5% / 15.1%
Grong Grong — 45-54: 11.5% Gillenbah — 45-54: 15.1%
55-64 16.7% / 30.3%
Grong Grong — 55-64: 16.7% Gillenbah — 55-64: 30.3%
65-74 9.8% / 20.2%
Grong Grong — 65-74: 9.8% Gillenbah — 65-74: 20.2%
75-84 4.5% / 5.0%
Grong Grong — 75-84: 4.5% Gillenbah — 75-84: 5.0%
85+ 4.5% / —
Grong Grong — 85+: 4.5% Gillenbah — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Grong Grong 41.9% lone person
Grong Grong — Lone Person: 41.9% Grong Grong — Couple Families: 45.2% Grong Grong — One Parent Families: 8.1% Grong Grong — Group Household: 4.8%
Gillenbah 47.4% lone person
Gillenbah — Lone Person: 47.4% Gillenbah — Couple Families: 21.1% Gillenbah — One Parent Families: 31.6% Gillenbah — Group Household: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Grong Grong 13.8% renting
Grong Grong — Owned Outright: 51.2% Grong Grong — Mortgage: 35.0% Grong Grong — Renting: 13.8%
Gillenbah 19.4% renting
Gillenbah — Owned Outright: 71.0% Gillenbah — Mortgage: 9.7% Gillenbah — Renting: 19.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Grong Grong 96.7% houses
Grong Grong — Houses: 96.7% Grong Grong — Flats / Apartments: 3.3%
Gillenbah 87.5% houses
Gillenbah — Houses: 87.5% Gillenbah — Flats / Apartments: 12.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Grong Grong Gillenbah
Certificate III & IV 14.3% / 14.3%
Grong Grong — Certificate III & IV: 14.3% Gillenbah — Certificate III & IV: 14.3%
Bachelor Degree 7.0% / 2.5%
Grong Grong — Bachelor Degree: 7.0% Gillenbah — Bachelor Degree: 2.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.8% / 5.0%
Grong Grong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.8% Gillenbah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.5%
Grong Grong — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Gillenbah — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.4% / —
Grong Grong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4% Gillenbah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.3%).

Property market

Grong Grong Gillenbah
Median house price $152,500 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $47,000 —

Zoning mix

Grong Grong Gillenbah
Rural and farming 99%
same for both
Environmental 0% 1%
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

Grong Grong Gillenbah
New dwellings approved 15
across Narrandera
same for both
Approvals change year on year -100%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Grong Grong Gillenbah
House price Higher than 1% of NSW —
Income Higher than 39% of NSW Higher than 51% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 38% of NSW Higher than 12% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 99% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 3% of NSW Higher than 2% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 28% of NSW Higher than 45% of NSW

Liveability

Grong Grong Gillenbah
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Gillenbah carries more bushfire risk (21 vs 11); Gillenbah carries more crime risk (97 vs 51).

Grong Grong Gillenbah
Bushfire Low
11/100
 Low
21/100
Crime Moderate
51/100
 High
97/100
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

Grong Grong Gillenbah
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

Grong Grong Gillenbah
Parks & reserves 1 2
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 35 17

Mobility

Gillenbah sits further from the CBD (558.5 km vs 521.1 km).

Grong Grong Gillenbah
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 521.1 km 558.5 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 351 min 366 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2652
 0.1%
postcode 2700
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 2652
 55
postcode 2700

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.

Grong Grong Gillenbah
Car (driver) 69.6% / 68.3%
Grong Grong — Car (driver): 69.6% Gillenbah — Car (driver): 68.3%
Worked from Home 23.2% / 17.1%
Grong Grong — Worked from Home: 23.2% Gillenbah — Worked from Home: 17.1%
Walked Only 7.1% / 14.6%
Grong Grong — Walked Only: 7.1% Gillenbah — Walked Only: 14.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.6%).

Setting

Grong Grong Gillenbah
Elevation 191 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 175 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Grong Grong Gillenbah
Connectivity score 18/100 29/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
58 premises
 0%
60 premises

Climate

Grong Grong Gillenbah
Annual rainfall 453 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 33.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Grong Grong Gillenbah
Average residential rate $932/yr
same for both
Council Narrandera
same for both

Federal electorate

Grong Grong Gillenbah
Division Farrer
same for both
Member David Farley
same for both
Party One Nation
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Grong Grong Gillenbah
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Grong Grong

Family Rural

Gillenbah

Multicultural Retirees Rural

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