Holbrook vs Little Billabong

Little Billabong is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 51 in Holbrook. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Holbrook, about half of households are people living alone. In Little Billabong, most households are couple families. On these figures, Holbrook tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Little Billabong suits 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

They split

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

  • Holbrook has more parks and reserves (7 vs 0)
  • Little Billabong carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 41/100)

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

First-home buyers

Little Billabong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (4% vs 24%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Holbrook has cheaper rent ($185/wk vs $250/wk)
  • Little Billabong leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 17%)

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

Commuting to the city

Little Billabong

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (292 min vs 306 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (473.8 km vs 489.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Holbrook

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 16%)
  • But Little Billabong carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 41/100)

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

Investors

Little Billabong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (32.7% vs -3.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Holbrook Little Billabong
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.

Holbrook Little Billabong
Walkability 4 / 0
Holbrook — Walkability: 4/100 Little Billabong — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 59 / 77
Holbrook — Safety: 59/100 Little Billabong — Safety: 77/100
Low fire risk 64 / 52
Holbrook — Low fire risk: 64/100 Little Billabong — Low fire risk: 52/100

Demographics

Holbrook has more residents (1,650 vs 146); Little Billabong has higher household incomes ($110,500 vs $57,252).

Holbrook Little Billabong
Population 1,650
+91% vs other
 146
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.8% +32.7%
Median age 51 35
Median household income $57,252/yr $110,500/yr
+93% vs other
Median weekly rent $185/wk $250/wk
+35% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Holbrook Little Billabong
0-4 5.0% / 13.7%
Holbrook — 0-4: 5.0% Little Billabong — 0-4: 13.7%
5-14 10.4% / 10.3%
Holbrook — 5-14: 10.4% Little Billabong — 5-14: 10.3%
15-19 6.0% / 2.1%
Holbrook — 15-19: 6.0% Little Billabong — 15-19: 2.1%
20-24 4.1% / 4.8%
Holbrook — 20-24: 4.1% Little Billabong — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 8.9% / 17.1%
Holbrook — 25-34: 8.9% Little Billabong — 25-34: 17.1%
35-44 9.0% / 15.1%
Holbrook — 35-44: 9.0% Little Billabong — 35-44: 15.1%
45-54 11.2% / 10.3%
Holbrook — 45-54: 11.2% Little Billabong — 45-54: 10.3%
55-64 15.3% / 14.4%
Holbrook — 55-64: 15.3% Little Billabong — 55-64: 14.4%
65-74 17.2% / 11.6%
Holbrook — 65-74: 17.2% Little Billabong — 65-74: 11.6%
75-84 9.8% / 2.1%
Holbrook — 75-84: 9.8% Little Billabong — 75-84: 2.1%
85+ 3.4% / 2.7%
Holbrook — 85+: 3.4% Little Billabong — 85+: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Holbrook 28.4% couple families
Holbrook — Couple Families: 28.4% Holbrook — Lone Person: 52.8% Holbrook — One Parent Families: 14.4% Holbrook — Group Household: 3.5% Holbrook — Other Families: 0.9%
Little Billabong 57.7% couple families
Little Billabong — Couple Families: 57.7% Little Billabong — Lone Person: 30.8% Little Billabong — One Parent Families: 11.5% Little Billabong — Group Household: 0.0% Little Billabong — 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.

Holbrook 22.6% renting
Holbrook — Owned Outright: 47.3% Holbrook — Mortgage: 30.1% Holbrook — Renting: 22.6%
Little Billabong 28.9% renting
Little Billabong — Owned Outright: 53.3% Little Billabong — Mortgage: 17.8% Little Billabong — Renting: 28.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Holbrook Little Billabong
England 1.5% / 2.1%
Holbrook — England: 1.5% Little Billabong — England: 2.1%
New Zealand 0.6% / 2.7%
Holbrook — New Zealand: 0.6% Little Billabong — New Zealand: 2.7%
India 1.2% / —
Holbrook — India: 1.2% Little Billabong — India: not among its largest
Philippines 0.4% / —
Holbrook — Philippines: 0.4% Little Billabong — Philippines: not among its largest
Germany 0.4% / —
Holbrook — Germany: 0.4% Little Billabong — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.7%).

Qualifications

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

Holbrook Little Billabong
Certificate III & IV 16.7% / 15.8%
Holbrook — Certificate III & IV: 16.7% Little Billabong — Certificate III & IV: 15.8%
Bachelor Degree 7.0% / 13.7%
Holbrook — Bachelor Degree: 7.0% Little Billabong — Bachelor Degree: 13.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.4% / 6.8%
Holbrook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4% Little Billabong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8%
Postgraduate Degree 1.6% / 2.1%
Holbrook — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6% Little Billabong — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.5% / —
Holbrook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.5% Little Billabong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Holbrook 94.5% houses
Holbrook — Houses: 94.5% Holbrook — Townhouses: 4.2% Holbrook — Flats / Apartments: 1.3%
Little Billabong 100.0% houses
Little Billabong — Houses: 100.0% Little Billabong — Townhouses: 0.0% Little Billabong — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Holbrook Little Billabong
Median house price $443,250 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $335,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 113 days
from 5 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Holbrook Little Billabong
Rural and farming 99% 100%
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

Holbrook Little Billabong
New dwellings approved 86
across Greater Hume
same for both
Approvals change year on year +33%
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.

Holbrook Little Billabong
Houses 5.2%
$480/wk on $476K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Holbrook Little Billabong
House price Higher than 13% of NSW —
Income Higher than 17% of NSW Higher than 76% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 45% of NSW Higher than 10% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 81% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 46% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 66% of NSW Higher than 6% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 97% of NSW —

Liveability

Holbrook Little Billabong
Grade D —
Score 30/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Holbrook carries more crime risk (41 vs 23); Little Billabong carries more bushfire risk (48 vs 36).

Holbrook Little Billabong
Bushfire Low
36/100
 Moderate
48/100
Crime Moderate
41/100
 Low
23/100
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

Holbrook Little Billabong
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Holbrook

  • Holbrook Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • St Patrick's Primary School Catholic · Primary

Schools in Little Billabong

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

Amenities in the suburb

Holbrook Little Billabong
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 3 0
Parks & reserves 7 0
Childcare 2 0
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 1 0
EV chargers 2 0
Waterways 34 21

Mobility

Holbrook sits further from the CBD (489.5 km vs 473.8 km).

Holbrook Little Billabong
Walkability score 4/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 489.5 km
+3% vs other
 473.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 306 min 292 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2644
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 62
postcode 2644
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.

Holbrook Little Billabong
Car (driver) 68.4% / 50.0%
Holbrook — Car (driver): 68.4% Little Billabong — Car (driver): 50.0%
Worked from Home 17.2% / 37.1%
Holbrook — Worked from Home: 17.2% Little Billabong — Worked from Home: 37.1%
Walked Only 7.2% / 12.9%
Holbrook — Walked Only: 7.2% Little Billabong — Walked Only: 12.9%
Car (passenger) 4.9% / —
Holbrook — Car (passenger): 4.9% Little Billabong — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bicycle 2.4% / —
Holbrook — Bicycle: 2.4% Little Billabong — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.4%).

Setting

Holbrook Little Billabong
Elevation 262 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 308 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Holbrook Little Billabong
Connectivity score 47/100 15/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 11%
1,009 premises
 0%
30 premises

Council rates

Holbrook Little Billabong
Average residential rate $992/yr
same for both
Council Greater Hume
same for both

Federal electorate

Holbrook Little Billabong
Division Farrer
same for both
Member David Farley
same for both
Party One Nation
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Holbrook Little Billabong
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Holbrook

Affordable Retirees Rural

Little Billabong

Family Rural Young Families

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