Kilgin vs Rileys Hill

Kilgin is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 48 in Rileys Hill. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kilgin, most households are couple families. In Rileys Hill, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Kilgin tends to suit people living alone 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

Rileys Hill

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 70/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (90% vs 63%)
  • But Kilgin has more separate houses rather than flats (110% vs 100%)

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

First-home buyers

Rileys Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 38%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Kilgin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($305/wk vs $360/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Kilgin

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (453 min vs 460 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (698.2 km vs 702.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Rileys Hill

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 70/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 19%)

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

Investors

Kilgin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (28.3% vs 2.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kilgin Rileys Hill
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.

Kilgin Rileys Hill
Walkability 14 / 8
Kilgin — Walkability: 14/100 Rileys Hill — Walkability: 8/100
Safety 30 / 86
Kilgin — Safety: 30/100 Rileys Hill — Safety: 86/100
Low fire risk 100 / 16
Kilgin — Low fire risk: 100/100 Rileys Hill — Low fire risk: 16/100

Demographics

Rileys Hill has more residents (181 vs 59); Rileys Hill skews older (48 vs 39).

Kilgin Rileys Hill
Population 59 181
+207% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +28.3% +2.3%
Median age 39 48
Median household income $61,724/yr $69,524/yr
+13% vs other
Median weekly rent $305/wk $360/wk
+18% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kilgin Rileys Hill
0-4 5.1% / 5.5%
Kilgin — 0-4: 5.1% Rileys Hill — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 16.9% / 16.0%
Kilgin — 5-14: 16.9% Rileys Hill — 5-14: 16.0%
15-19 5.1% / 3.9%
Kilgin — 15-19: 5.1% Rileys Hill — 15-19: 3.9%
20-24 8.5% / 2.8%
Kilgin — 20-24: 8.5% Rileys Hill — 20-24: 2.8%
25-34 — / 7.7%
Kilgin — 25-34: not among its largest Rileys Hill — 25-34: 7.7%
35-44 8.5% / 12.2%
Kilgin — 35-44: 8.5% Rileys Hill — 35-44: 12.2%
45-54 15.3% / 13.3%
Kilgin — 45-54: 15.3% Rileys Hill — 45-54: 13.3%
55-64 13.6% / 20.4%
Kilgin — 55-64: 13.6% Rileys Hill — 55-64: 20.4%
65-74 8.5% / 19.3%
Kilgin — 65-74: 8.5% Rileys Hill — 65-74: 19.3%
75-84 5.1% / 5.0%
Kilgin — 75-84: 5.1% Rileys Hill — 75-84: 5.0%
85+ 5.1% / 1.7%
Kilgin — 85+: 5.1% Rileys Hill — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kilgin 63.2% couple families
Kilgin — Couple Families: 63.2% Kilgin — Lone Person: 36.8% Kilgin — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Rileys Hill 46.2% couple families
Rileys Hill — Couple Families: 46.2% Rileys Hill — Lone Person: 10.3% Rileys Hill — One Parent Families: 43.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kilgin 23.1% renting
Kilgin — Owned Outright: 46.2% Kilgin — Mortgage: 30.8% Kilgin — Renting: 23.1%
Rileys Hill 16.4% renting
Rileys Hill — Owned Outright: 29.9% Rileys Hill — Mortgage: 53.7% Rileys Hill — Renting: 16.4%
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.

Kilgin Rileys Hill
South Africa 5.1% / —
Kilgin — South Africa: 5.1% Rileys Hill — South Africa: not among its largest
England — / 3.3%
Kilgin — England: not among its largest Rileys Hill — England: 3.3%
New Zealand — / 1.7%
Kilgin — New Zealand: not among its largest Rileys Hill — New Zealand: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.1%).

Qualifications

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

Kilgin Rileys Hill
Certificate III & IV 16.9% / 24.3%
Kilgin — Certificate III & IV: 16.9% Rileys Hill — Certificate III & IV: 24.3%
Bachelor Degree 8.5% / 9.4%
Kilgin — Bachelor Degree: 8.5% Rileys Hill — Bachelor Degree: 9.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.8% / 8.3%
Kilgin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8% Rileys Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.2%
Kilgin — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Rileys Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.7%
Kilgin — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Rileys Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kilgin 110.5% houses
Kilgin — Houses: 110.5%
Rileys Hill 100.0% houses
Rileys Hill — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Kilgin Rileys Hill
Median house price — $664,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Kilgin Rileys Hill
Rural and farming 90% 84%
Environmental 10% 13%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 3%
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

Kilgin Rileys Hill
New dwellings approved 138
across Lismore
 24
across Richmond Valley
Approvals change year on year +0% -78%

Ranking within NSW

Kilgin Rileys Hill
House price — Higher than 24% of NSW
Income Higher than 24% of NSW Higher than 33% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 65% of NSW Higher than 54% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 68% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 25% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 61% of NSW Higher than 59% of NSW

Liveability

Kilgin Rileys Hill
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
same for both

Risk profile

Rileys Hill carries more bushfire risk (84 vs 0); Kilgin carries more crime risk (70 vs 14).

Kilgin Rileys Hill
Bushfire None
0/100
 High
84/100
Crime High
70/100
 Low
14/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Kilgin Rileys Hill
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

Kilgin Rileys Hill
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 5 7

Mobility

Rileys Hill sits further from the CBD (702.9 km vs 698.2 km).

Kilgin Rileys Hill
Walkability score 14/100 8/100
Distance to Sydney 698.2 km 702.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 453 min 460 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2472
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 79
postcode 2472
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.

Kilgin Rileys Hill
Car (driver) 42.3% / 90.8%
Kilgin — Car (driver): 42.3% Rileys Hill — Car (driver): 90.8%
Worked from Home 46.2% / 9.2%
Kilgin — Worked from Home: 46.2% Rileys Hill — Worked from Home: 9.2%
Walked Only 11.5% / —
Kilgin — Walked Only: 11.5% Rileys Hill — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (90.8%).

Setting

Kilgin Rileys Hill
Elevation 1 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 -1 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 7.4 km 6.2 km

NBN connectivity

Kilgin Rileys Hill
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
18 premises
 0%
74 premises

Climate

Kilgin Rileys Hill
Annual rainfall 1,557 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 11.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Kilgin Rileys Hill
Average residential rate $1,487/yr $1,282/yr
Council Lismore Richmond Valley

Federal electorate

Kilgin Rileys Hill
Division Page
same for both
Member Kevin Hogan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kilgin Rileys Hill
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kilgin

Family Rural

Rileys Hill

Affordable Retirees River Rural

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