Kikoira vs Weethalle
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kikoira, most households are couple families. In Weethalle, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Kikoira tends to suit families with children and couples, while Weethalle suits people living alone.
Kikoira and Weethalle are both small NSW communities with notably different economic profiles. Kikoira has a significantly higher median household income of $81,224 compared to Weethalle's $49,712, and ranks in the 9th socio-economic decile versus Weethalle's 4th. Weethalle is the larger settlement with 268 residents against Kikoira's 60, and offers more affordable rental options at $130 per week versus $46 per week in Kikoira. Kikoira carries a lower bushfire risk score of 16 compared to Weethalle's 25, while both suburbs are equally remote from Sydney CBD and share identical crime risk ratings.
Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.
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
Kikoira
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 48%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Weethalle
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (13% 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 14%)
- has cheaper rent ($46/wk vs $130/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Kikoira is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- Weethalle sits closer to the CBD (551.9 km vs 572.4 km)
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
Weethalle
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (7.2% vs -7.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Kikoira and Weethalle 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
Weethalle has more residents (268 vs 60); Weethalle rents higher ($130/wk vs $46/wk).
| Kikoira | Weethalle | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 60 | 268 +347% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -7.7% | +7.2% |
| Median age | 45 | 44 |
| Median household income | $81,224/yr +39% vs other | $49,712/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $46/wk | $130/wk +183% 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 (14.9%).
Property market
| Kikoira | Weethalle | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $300,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Kikoira | Weethalle | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Weethalle | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 15 across Bland same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -100% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Kikoira | Weethalle | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 7% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 49% of NSW | Higher than 11% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 57% of NSW | Higher than 41% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 89% of NSW |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 24% of NSW | Higher than 40% of NSW |
Liveability
Kikoira is more walkable (10 vs 0).
| Kikoira | Weethalle | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Kikoira | Weethalle | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 16/100 | Low 25/100 |
| Crime | Low 39/100 same for both | |
| 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 | Weethalle | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| 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 Weethalle
- Weethalle Public School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Kikoira | Weethalle | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 2 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 same for both | |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 3 | 29 |
Mobility
Kikoira sits further from the CBD (572.4 km vs 551.9 km).
| Kikoira | Weethalle | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 572.4 km +4% vs other | 551.9 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 392 min | 388 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 2669 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 43 postcode 2669 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 (58.4%).
Setting
| Kikoira | Weethalle | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 239 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 252 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Kikoira | Weethalle | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 16/100 | 27/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 29 premises | 0% 143 premises |
Council rates
| Kikoira | Weethalle | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,508/yr same for both | |
| Council | Bland same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Kikoira | Weethalle | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Parkes same for both | |
| Member | Jamie Chaffey same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Kikoira | Weethalle | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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