Little Billabong vs Carabost
Little Billabong is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 51 in Carabost. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Little Billabong, most households are couple families. In Carabost, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Little Billabong tends to suit couples, while Carabost suits people living alone and older residents.
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
Little Billabong
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 78/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (69% vs 30%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Little Billabong
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (4% vs 31%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Carabost
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($190/wk vs $250/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Carabost
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (470.8 km vs 473.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Little Billabong carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 78/100)
- Carabost has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 16%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Little Billabong
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (32.7% vs 21.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Little Billabong and Carabost 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
Little Billabong has more residents (146 vs 67); Little Billabong has higher household incomes ($110,500 vs $66,612).
| Little Billabong | Carabost | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 146 +54% vs other | 67 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +32.7% | +21.8% |
| Median age | 35 | 51 |
| Median household income | $110,500/yr +40% vs other | $66,612/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk +24% vs other | $190/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Zoning mix
| Little Billabong | Carabost | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% 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
| Little Billabong | Carabost | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 86 across Greater Hume same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +33% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Little Billabong | Carabost | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 76% of NSW | Higher than 29% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 10% of NSW | Higher than 11% of NSW |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 46% of NSW | Higher than 38% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 6% of NSW same for both | |
Liveability
| Little Billabong | Carabost | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Carabost carries more crime risk (78 vs 23).
| Little Billabong | Carabost | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 48/100 | Moderate 53/100 |
| Crime | Low 23/100 | High 78/100 |
| 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
| Little Billabong | Carabost | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Little Billabong | Carabost | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 21 | 31 |
Mobility
Little Billabong sits further from the CBD (473.8 km vs 470.8 km).
| Little Billabong | Carabost | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 473.8 km | 470.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 292 min same for both | |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 2644 | 0.4% postcode 2650 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 62 postcode 2644 | 45 postcode 2650 |
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 (50.0%).
Setting
| Little Billabong | Carabost | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 308 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 377 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Little Billabong | Carabost | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 30 premises | 0% 22 premises |
Climate
| Little Billabong | Carabost | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 952 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 28.9°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 0.6°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Little Billabong | Carabost | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $992/yr same for both | |
| Council | Greater Hume same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Little Billabong | Carabost | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Farrer same for both | |
| Member | David Farley same for both | |
| Party | One Nation same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Little Billabong | Carabost | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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