Hanwood vs Willbriggie
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Hanwood, about half of households are couple families. In Willbriggie, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Willbriggie tends to suit 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
Willbriggie
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (86% vs 66%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (112% vs 99%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Willbriggie
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 15%)
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $275/wk)
- But Hanwood has a bigger rental market to choose from (24% vs 12%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Hanwood
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (578.4 km vs 591.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Hanwood
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (17% vs 6%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Hanwood
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (10.5% vs -3.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Hanwood and Willbriggie 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
Hanwood has more residents (1,388 vs 127); Hanwood rents higher ($275/wk vs $200/wk).
| Hanwood | Willbriggie | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,388 +91% vs other | 127 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +10.5% | -3.1% |
| Median age | 39 | 37 |
| Median household income | $96,512/yr | $112,632/yr +17% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $275/wk +27% vs other | $200/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 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 (14.9%).
Property market
| Hanwood | Willbriggie | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $800,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Hanwood | Willbriggie | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 98% same for both | |
| Environmental | 0% | 2% |
| Industrial | 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
| Hanwood | Willbriggie | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 92 across Griffith same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -43% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Hanwood | Willbriggie | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 23% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 63% of NSW | Higher than 78% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 20% of NSW | Higher than 42% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 86% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 10% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 55% of NSW | Higher than 44% of NSW |
Liveability
| Hanwood | Willbriggie | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 32/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
| Hanwood | Willbriggie | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 25/100 | Low 30/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 60/100 | Moderate 55/100 |
| 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 | 13 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Hanwood | Willbriggie | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Hanwood
- Hanwood Public School Government · Primary below peers
Schools in Willbriggie
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Hanwood | Willbriggie | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 1 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| GPs | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 1 | 7 |
Mobility
Willbriggie sits further from the CBD (591.9 km vs 578.4 km).
| Hanwood | Willbriggie | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 578.4 km | 591.9 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 399 min | 402 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.5%).
Setting
| Hanwood | Willbriggie | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 122 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 123 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Hanwood | Willbriggie | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 588 premises | 0% 76 premises |
Climate
| Hanwood | Willbriggie | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Hanwood | Willbriggie | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,235/yr same for both | |
| Council | Griffith same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Hanwood | Willbriggie | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Farrer same for both | |
| Member | David Farley same for both | |
| Party | One Nation same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Hanwood | Willbriggie | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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