Jilliby vs Wallarah

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Jilliby 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

Jilliby

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (99% vs 87%)
  • But Wallarah carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 68/100)

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

First-home buyers

Jilliby

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 28%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Jilliby

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 28%)
  • has cheaper rent ($445/wk vs $525/wk)
  • But Wallarah has a bigger rental market to choose from (23% vs 10%)

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

Commuting to the city

Wallarah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a shorter drive in (82 min vs 91 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wallarah

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (13% vs 1%)
  • carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 68/100)

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

Investors

Jilliby

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (2.9% vs -7.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Jilliby Wallarah
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.

Jilliby Wallarah
Walkability 5 / 4
Jilliby — Walkability: 5/100 Wallarah — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 32 / 67
Jilliby — Safety: 32/100 Wallarah — Safety: 67/100
Low fire risk 44 / 42
Jilliby — Low fire risk: 44/100 Wallarah — Low fire risk: 42/100

Demographics

Jilliby has more residents (1,694 vs 344); Jilliby has higher household incomes ($141,076 vs $98,124).

Jilliby Wallarah
Population 1,694
+80% vs other
 344
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.9% -7.0%
Median age 43 42
Median household income $141,076/yr
+30% vs other
 $98,124/yr
Median weekly rent $445/wk $525/wk
+18% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Jilliby Wallarah
0-4 4.4% / 7.8%
Jilliby — 0-4: 4.4% Wallarah — 0-4: 7.8%
5-14 14.0% / 12.5%
Jilliby — 5-14: 14.0% Wallarah — 5-14: 12.5%
15-19 8.8% / 8.4%
Jilliby — 15-19: 8.8% Wallarah — 15-19: 8.4%
20-24 7.6% / 5.8%
Jilliby — 20-24: 7.6% Wallarah — 20-24: 5.8%
25-34 6.6% / 10.2%
Jilliby — 25-34: 6.6% Wallarah — 25-34: 10.2%
35-44 10.4% / 8.7%
Jilliby — 35-44: 10.4% Wallarah — 35-44: 8.7%
45-54 17.5% / 14.2%
Jilliby — 45-54: 17.5% Wallarah — 45-54: 14.2%
55-64 14.6% / 19.2%
Jilliby — 55-64: 14.6% Wallarah — 55-64: 19.2%
65-74 11.1% / 7.0%
Jilliby — 65-74: 11.1% Wallarah — 65-74: 7.0%
75-84 4.1% / 4.9%
Jilliby — 75-84: 4.1% Wallarah — 75-84: 4.9%
85+ 0.8% / 1.2%
Jilliby — 85+: 0.8% Wallarah — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Jilliby 71.9% couple families
Jilliby — Couple Families: 71.9% Jilliby — One Parent Families: 15.1% Jilliby — Lone Person: 10.1% Jilliby — Group Household: 2.9%
Wallarah 61.7% couple families
Wallarah — Couple Families: 61.7% Wallarah — One Parent Families: 18.5% Wallarah — Lone Person: 19.8% Wallarah — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Jilliby 9.6% renting
Jilliby — Owned Outright: 41.5% Jilliby — Mortgage: 48.9% Jilliby — Renting: 9.6%
Wallarah 22.9% renting
Wallarah — Owned Outright: 38.5% Wallarah — Mortgage: 38.5% Wallarah — Renting: 22.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Jilliby Wallarah
Certificate III & IV 18.7% / 15.1%
Jilliby — Certificate III & IV: 18.7% Wallarah — Certificate III & IV: 15.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.7% / 8.7%
Jilliby — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7% Wallarah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7%
Bachelor Degree 11.0% / 5.5%
Jilliby — Bachelor Degree: 11.0% Wallarah — Bachelor Degree: 5.5%
Postgraduate Degree 3.2% / 0.9%
Jilliby — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2% Wallarah — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / —
Jilliby — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Wallarah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

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.

Jilliby Wallarah
England 3.6% / 2.9%
Jilliby — England: 3.6% Wallarah — England: 2.9%
New Zealand 1.3% / 2.9%
Jilliby — New Zealand: 1.3% Wallarah — New Zealand: 2.9%
Italy — / 1.5%
Jilliby — Italy: not among its largest Wallarah — Italy: 1.5%
India — / 0.9%
Jilliby — India: not among its largest Wallarah — India: 0.9%
Scotland 0.4% / —
Jilliby — Scotland: 0.4% Wallarah — Scotland: not among its largest
Ireland 0.4% / —
Jilliby — Ireland: 0.4% Wallarah — Ireland: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.4% / —
Jilliby — Netherlands: 0.4% Wallarah — Netherlands: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Jilliby 98.8% houses
Jilliby — Houses: 98.8% Jilliby — Townhouses: 0.8% Jilliby — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Wallarah 87.0% houses
Wallarah — Houses: 87.0% Wallarah — Townhouses: 10.0% Wallarah — Flats / Apartments: 3.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Jilliby Wallarah
Median house price $1,850,000 $1,927,000
Median unit price $715,000 —
Median land price $2,000,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 98 days
from 5 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Jilliby has more land zoned for conservation (56% vs 11%); Wallarah has more rural and farming land (74% vs 34%).

Jilliby Wallarah
Rural and farming 34% 74%
Environmental 56% 11%
Industrial 1% 7%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 6%
Residential 5% 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

Jilliby Wallarah
New dwellings approved 1,441
across Central Coast (NSW)
same for both
Approvals change year on year +67%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Jilliby Wallarah
House price Higher than 81% of NSW Higher than 78% of NSW
Income — Higher than 66% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 48% of NSW Higher than 45% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 28% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 66% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 63% of NSW Higher than 98% of NSW

Liveability

Jilliby Wallarah
Grade C —
Score 38/100 —
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Jilliby carries more crime risk (68 vs 33).

Jilliby Wallarah
Bushfire Moderate
56/100
 Moderate
58/100
Crime Moderate
68/100
 Low
33/100
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
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Jilliby Wallarah
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 Jilliby

  • Jilliby Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Wallarah

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

Amenities in the suburb

Jilliby Wallarah
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 1 0
Childcare 3 0
Fuel stations 2 0
Waterways 18 0

Mobility

Jilliby Wallarah
Walkability score 5/100 4/100
Distance to Sydney 102.9 km 102.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 91 min 82 min
Public transport score 57/100
Bus
 27/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 41.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 4.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 7 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2259
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 2259
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.

Jilliby Wallarah
Car (driver) 62.4% / 72.4%
Jilliby — Car (driver): 62.4% Wallarah — Car (driver): 72.4%
Worked from Home 32.7% / 20.7%
Jilliby — Worked from Home: 32.7% Wallarah — Worked from Home: 20.7%
Car (passenger) 3.3% / 6.9%
Jilliby — Car (passenger): 3.3% Wallarah — Car (passenger): 6.9%
Walked Only 1.5% / —
Jilliby — Walked Only: 1.5% Wallarah — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.4%).

Setting

Jilliby Wallarah
Elevation 111 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 16 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 18.7 km 10.0 km

NBN connectivity

Jilliby Wallarah
Connectivity score 35/100 98/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 7%
579 premises
 91%
112 premises

Climate

Jilliby Wallarah
Annual rainfall 1,272 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 10.6°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Jilliby Wallarah
PM2.5 5.1 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.36 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Jilliby Wallarah
Average residential rate $1,409/yr
same for both
Council Central Coast (NSW)
same for both

Federal electorate

Jilliby Wallarah
Division Dobell
same for both
Member Emma Mcbride
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Jilliby Wallarah
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

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