Kikoira vs Lake Cargelligo

Lake Cargelligo is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 45 in Kikoira. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kikoira, most households are couple families. On these figures, Kikoira tends to suit couples, while Lake Cargelligo suits people living alone.

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

  • Kikoira carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 86/100)
  • Lake Cargelligo has more parks and reserves (8 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Lake Cargelligo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 59%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Kikoira

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (3% vs 15%)
  • has cheaper rent ($46/wk vs $170/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Kikoira

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (392 min vs 426 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (572.4 km vs 617 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kikoira

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 86/100)
  • But Lake Cargelligo has more GPs (2 vs 0)

Weighs 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

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

Kikoira Lake Cargelligo
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.

Kikoira Lake Cargelligo
Walkability 10 / 0
Kikoira — Walkability: 10/100 Lake Cargelligo — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 61 / 14
Kikoira — Safety: 61/100 Lake Cargelligo — Safety: 14/100
Low fire risk 84 / 78
Kikoira — Low fire risk: 84/100 Lake Cargelligo — Low fire risk: 78/100

Demographics

Lake Cargelligo has more residents (1,430 vs 60); Lake Cargelligo rents higher ($170/wk vs $46/wk).

Kikoira Lake Cargelligo
Population 60 1,430
+2283% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -7.7% -3.3%
Median age 45 40
Median household income $81,224/yr
+26% vs other
 $60,216/yr
Median weekly rent $46/wk $170/wk
+270% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kikoira Lake Cargelligo
0-4 — / 6.7%
Kikoira — 0-4: not among its largest Lake Cargelligo — 0-4: 6.7%
5-14 21.7% / 15.0%
Kikoira — 5-14: 21.7% Lake Cargelligo — 5-14: 15.0%
15-19 5.0% / 4.8%
Kikoira — 15-19: 5.0% Lake Cargelligo — 15-19: 4.8%
20-24 — / 4.3%
Kikoira — 20-24: not among its largest Lake Cargelligo — 20-24: 4.3%
25-34 6.7% / 11.3%
Kikoira — 25-34: 6.7% Lake Cargelligo — 25-34: 11.3%
35-44 15.0% / 12.4%
Kikoira — 35-44: 15.0% Lake Cargelligo — 35-44: 12.4%
45-54 15.0% / 11.1%
Kikoira — 45-54: 15.0% Lake Cargelligo — 45-54: 11.1%
55-64 18.3% / 12.7%
Kikoira — 55-64: 18.3% Lake Cargelligo — 55-64: 12.7%
65-74 21.7% / 11.7%
Kikoira — 65-74: 21.7% Lake Cargelligo — 65-74: 11.7%
75-84 — / 6.3%
Kikoira — 75-84: not among its largest Lake Cargelligo — 75-84: 6.3%
85+ — / 3.1%
Kikoira — 85+: not among its largest Lake Cargelligo — 85+: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kikoira 73.3% couple families
Kikoira — Couple Families: 73.3% Kikoira — Lone Person: 26.7% Kikoira — One Parent Families: 0.0% Kikoira — Group Household: 0.0% Kikoira — Other Families: 0.0%
Lake Cargelligo 34.5% couple families
Lake Cargelligo — Couple Families: 34.5% Lake Cargelligo — Lone Person: 44.5% Lake Cargelligo — One Parent Families: 18.2% Lake Cargelligo — Group Household: 1.8% Lake Cargelligo — Other Families: 1.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kikoira 0.0% renting
Kikoira — Owned Outright: 100.0% Kikoira — Mortgage: 0.0% Kikoira — Renting: 0.0%
Lake Cargelligo 32.2% renting
Lake Cargelligo — Owned Outright: 45.4% Lake Cargelligo — Mortgage: 22.4% Lake Cargelligo — Renting: 32.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kikoira 100.0% houses
Kikoira — Houses: 100.0% Kikoira — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Lake Cargelligo 90.4% houses
Lake Cargelligo — Houses: 90.4% Lake Cargelligo — Flats / Apartments: 9.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Kikoira Lake Cargelligo
Certificate III & IV 10.0% / 11.6%
Kikoira — Certificate III & IV: 10.0% Lake Cargelligo — Certificate III & IV: 11.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.0% / 3.7%
Kikoira — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.0% Lake Cargelligo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.7%
Bachelor Degree 8.3% / 4.5%
Kikoira — Bachelor Degree: 8.3% Lake Cargelligo — Bachelor Degree: 4.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.0%
Kikoira — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Lake Cargelligo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.9%
Kikoira — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Lake Cargelligo — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.6%).

Property market

Kikoira Lake Cargelligo
Median house price — $247,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $110,000

Zoning mix

Kikoira Lake Cargelligo
Rural and farming 99%
same for both
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

Kikoira Lake Cargelligo
New dwellings approved 15
across Bland
 12
across Lachlan
Approvals change year on year -100% -50%

Ranking within NSW

Kikoira Lake Cargelligo
House price — Higher than 5% of NSW
Income Higher than 49% of NSW Higher than 22% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 57% of NSW Higher than 15% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 94% of NSW
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 24% of NSW Higher than 65% of NSW

Liveability

Kikoira is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Kikoira Lake Cargelligo
Grade — D
Score — 20/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Lake Cargelligo carries more crime risk (86 vs 39).

Kikoira Lake Cargelligo
Bushfire Low
16/100
 Low
22/100
Crime Low
39/100
 High
86/100
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

Kikoira Lake Cargelligo
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Kikoira

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

Schools in Lake Cargelligo

  • Lake Cargelligo Central School Government · Combined at peers
  • St Francis Xavier's Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Kikoira Lake Cargelligo
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 1 8
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 3 19

Mobility

Lake Cargelligo sits further from the CBD (617 km vs 572.4 km).

Kikoira Lake Cargelligo
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 572.4 km 617 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 392 min 426 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2669
 0.0%
postcode 2672
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 43
postcode 2669
 71
postcode 2672

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.

Kikoira Lake Cargelligo
Car (driver) 54.8% / 72.3%
Kikoira — Car (driver): 54.8% Lake Cargelligo — Car (driver): 72.3%
Worked from Home 45.2% / 11.0%
Kikoira — Worked from Home: 45.2% Lake Cargelligo — Worked from Home: 11.0%
Walked Only — / 9.8%
Kikoira — Walked Only: not among its largest Lake Cargelligo — Walked Only: 9.8%
Car (passenger) — / 5.7%
Kikoira — Car (passenger): not among its largest Lake Cargelligo — Car (passenger): 5.7%
Bicycle — / 1.2%
Kikoira — Bicycle: not among its largest Lake Cargelligo — Bicycle: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.3%).

Setting

Kikoira Lake Cargelligo
Elevation 239 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 174 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Kikoira Lake Cargelligo
Connectivity score 16/100 44/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
29 premises
 3%
728 premises

Climate

Kikoira Lake Cargelligo
Annual rainfall 441 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 33.6°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Kikoira Lake Cargelligo
Average residential rate $1,508/yr $750/yr
Council Bland Lachlan

Federal electorate

Kikoira Lake Cargelligo
Division Parkes
same for both
Member Jamie Chaffey
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kikoira Lake Cargelligo
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kikoira

Rural

Lake Cargelligo

Affordable Rural

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