Lillian Rock vs Mount Burrell
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mount Burrell, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Mount Burrell tends to suit 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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Lillian Rock
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (29% vs 37%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Mount Burrell
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($175/wk vs $245/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (22% vs 28%)
- But Lillian Rock has a bigger rental market to choose from (22% vs 10%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Lillian Rock
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (29/100 vs 18/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (770.4 km vs 773.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Lillian Rock
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (29/100 vs 18/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Mount Burrell
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (27.2% vs 7.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Lillian Rock and Mount Burrell 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
Lillian Rock rents higher ($245/wk vs $175/wk).
| Lillian Rock | Mount Burrell | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 234 | 276 +18% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +7.3% | +27.2% |
| Median age | 52 | 53 |
| Median household income | $44,720/yr +5% vs other | $42,380/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $245/wk +29% vs other | $175/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.8%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Lillian Rock | Mount Burrell | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $1,150,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $370,000 | — |
Zoning mix
| Lillian Rock | Mount Burrell | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% | 93% |
| Other and special use | 0% | 7% |
| 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
| Lillian Rock | Mount Burrell | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 25 across Kyogle | 331 across Tweed |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% | -50% |
Ranking within NSW
| Lillian Rock | Mount Burrell | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 46% of NSW |
| Income | — | Higher than 5% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 74% of NSW | Higher than 69% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 12% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 58% of NSW | Higher than 65% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 33% of NSW same for both | |
Liveability
Lillian Rock is more walkable (29 vs 18).
| Lillian Rock | Mount Burrell | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Lillian Rock | Mount Burrell | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 32/100 | Low 33/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 63/100 | Moderate 69/100 |
| 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
| Lillian Rock | Mount Burrell | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Lillian Rock
- Rainbow Ridge School for Steiner Education Independent · Combined
Schools in Mount Burrell
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Lillian Rock | Mount Burrell | |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 2 | 10 |
Mobility
Mount Burrell sits further from the CBD (773.3 km vs 770.4 km).
| Lillian Rock | Mount Burrell | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 29/100 | 18/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 770.4 km | 773.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 520 min | 521 min |
| Public transport score | 20/100 Bus | 24/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 2.8 7-9am + 5-7pm | 5.5 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 2.5 min scheduled, not actual | 2 min scheduled, not actual |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 2480 | 0.6% postcode 2484 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 69 postcode 2480 | 76 postcode 2484 |
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 (68.2%).
Setting
| Lillian Rock | Mount Burrell | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 264 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 117 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 38.5 km | 35.0 km |
NBN connectivity
| Lillian Rock | Mount Burrell | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 23/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 78 premises | 0% 115 premises |
Climate
| Lillian Rock | Mount Burrell | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,569 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.1°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 9.1°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Lillian Rock | Mount Burrell | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,264/yr | $1,745/yr |
| Council | Kyogle | Tweed |
Federal electorate
| Lillian Rock | Mount Burrell | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Page | Richmond |
| Member | Kevin Hogan | Justine Elliot |
| Party | The Nationals | Australian Labor Party |
First Home Owner Grant
| Lillian Rock | Mount Burrell | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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