Kikoira vs North Yalgogrin
Comparing Kikoira and North Yalgogrin, NSW: Kikoira is more walkable (10 vs 0); North Yalgogrin rents higher ($111/wk vs $46/wk); and North Yalgogrin carries more bushfire risk (33 vs 16).
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
North Yalgogrin
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more separate houses rather than flats (125% vs 100%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
Renters
Kikoira
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($46/wk vs $111/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
North Yalgogrin
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (527.9 km vs 572.4 km)
- has a shorter drive in (363 min vs 392 min)
- But Kikoira is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Kikoira
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
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 North Yalgogrin 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
North Yalgogrin rents higher ($111/wk vs $46/wk); North Yalgogrin has more residents (77 vs 60).
| Kikoira | North Yalgogrin | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 60 | 77 +28% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -7.7% | -9.4% |
| Median age | 45 | 44 |
| Median household income | $81,224/yr | $87,724/yr +8% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $46/wk | $111/wk +141% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).
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 (14.3%).
Property market
| Kikoira | North Yalgogrin | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $1,425,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Kikoira | North Yalgogrin | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Kikoira | North Yalgogrin | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 15 across Bland same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -100% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Kikoira | North Yalgogrin | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 72% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 49% of NSW | Higher than 56% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 57% of NSW | Higher than 42% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 29% of NSW |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 24% of NSW | Higher than 38% of NSW |
Liveability
Kikoira is more walkable (10 vs 0).
| Kikoira | North Yalgogrin | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
North Yalgogrin carries more bushfire risk (33 vs 16).
| Kikoira | North Yalgogrin | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 16/100 | Low 33/100 |
| Crime | Low 39/100 | Low 36/100 |
| 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 | North Yalgogrin | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Kikoira | North Yalgogrin | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 3 | 7 |
Mobility
Kikoira sits further from the CBD (572.4 km vs 527.9 km).
| Kikoira | North Yalgogrin | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 572.4 km +8% vs other | 527.9 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 392 min | 363 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 2669 | 0.0% postcode 2671 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 43 postcode 2669 | 52 postcode 2671 |
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 (54.8%).
Setting
| Kikoira | North Yalgogrin | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 239 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 309 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Kikoira | North Yalgogrin | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 16/100 | 26/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 29 premises | 0% 30 premises |
Climate
| Kikoira | North Yalgogrin | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 441 mm | 506 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 33.6°C | 32.8°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.5°C | 4.2°C |
Council rates
| Kikoira | North Yalgogrin | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,508/yr same for both | |
| Council | Bland same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Kikoira | North Yalgogrin | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Parkes same for both | |
| Member | Jamie Chaffey same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Kikoira | North Yalgogrin | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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