Little Billabong vs Kyeamba

Little Billabong is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 42 in Kyeamba. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Little Billabong tends to suit families with children, while Kyeamba suits 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

Little Billabong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 85/100)

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 33%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Little Billabong has a bigger rental market to choose from (29% vs 19%)
  • Kyeamba has cheaper rent ($218/wk vs $250/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Kyeamba

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (277 min vs 292 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (450 km vs 473.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Little Billabong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 85/100)

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 24.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Little Billabong Kyeamba
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.

Little Billabong Kyeamba
Walkability 0 / 0
Little Billabong — Walkability: 0/100 Kyeamba — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 77 / 15
Little Billabong — Safety: 77/100 Kyeamba — Safety: 15/100
Low fire risk 52 / 50
Little Billabong — Low fire risk: 52/100 Kyeamba — Low fire risk: 50/100

Demographics

Little Billabong has more residents (146 vs 67); Little Billabong has higher household incomes ($110,500 vs $84,500).

Little Billabong Kyeamba
Population 146
+54% vs other
 67
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +32.7% +24.1%
Median age 35 42
Median household income $110,500/yr
+24% vs other
 $84,500/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+13% vs other
 $218/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Little Billabong Kyeamba
0-4 13.7% / 4.5%
Little Billabong — 0-4: 13.7% Kyeamba — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 10.3% / 14.9%
Little Billabong — 5-14: 10.3% Kyeamba — 5-14: 14.9%
15-19 2.1% / 10.4%
Little Billabong — 15-19: 2.1% Kyeamba — 15-19: 10.4%
20-24 4.8% / —
Little Billabong — 20-24: 4.8% Kyeamba — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 17.1% / 4.5%
Little Billabong — 25-34: 17.1% Kyeamba — 25-34: 4.5%
35-44 15.1% / 10.4%
Little Billabong — 35-44: 15.1% Kyeamba — 35-44: 10.4%
45-54 10.3% / 19.4%
Little Billabong — 45-54: 10.3% Kyeamba — 45-54: 19.4%
55-64 14.4% / 11.9%
Little Billabong — 55-64: 14.4% Kyeamba — 55-64: 11.9%
65-74 11.6% / 9.0%
Little Billabong — 65-74: 11.6% Kyeamba — 65-74: 9.0%
75-84 2.1% / —
Little Billabong — 75-84: 2.1% Kyeamba — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 2.7% / 9.0%
Little Billabong — 85+: 2.7% Kyeamba — 85+: 9.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Little Billabong 57.7% couple families
Little Billabong — Couple Families: 57.7% Little Billabong — Lone Person: 30.8% Little Billabong — One Parent Families: 11.5%
Kyeamba 75.0% couple families
Kyeamba — Couple Families: 75.0% Kyeamba — Lone Person: 25.0% Kyeamba — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Little Billabong 28.9% renting
Little Billabong — Owned Outright: 53.3% Little Billabong — Mortgage: 17.8% Little Billabong — Renting: 28.9%
Kyeamba 18.8% renting
Kyeamba — Owned Outright: 18.8% Kyeamba — Mortgage: 62.5% Kyeamba — Renting: 18.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Little Billabong 100.0% houses
Little Billabong — Houses: 100.0%
Kyeamba 100.0% houses
Kyeamba — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Little Billabong Kyeamba
Certificate III & IV 15.8% / 14.9%
Little Billabong — Certificate III & IV: 15.8% Kyeamba — Certificate III & IV: 14.9%
Bachelor Degree 13.7% / 7.5%
Little Billabong — Bachelor Degree: 13.7% Kyeamba — Bachelor Degree: 7.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.8% / 4.5%
Little Billabong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8% Kyeamba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5%
Postgraduate Degree 2.1% / —
Little Billabong — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1% Kyeamba — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.8%).

Zoning mix

Little Billabong Kyeamba
Rural and farming 100% 99%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 1%
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 Kyeamba
New dwellings approved 86
across Greater Hume
 548
across Wagga Wagga
Approvals change year on year +33% +139%

Ranking within NSW

Little Billabong Kyeamba
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 54% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 10% of NSW Higher than 42% of NSW
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 46% of NSW Higher than 39% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 6% of NSW Higher than 22% of NSW

Liveability

Little Billabong Kyeamba
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Kyeamba carries more crime risk (85 vs 23).

Little Billabong Kyeamba
Bushfire Moderate
48/100
 Moderate
50/100
Crime Low
23/100
 High
85/100
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 Kyeamba
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 Kyeamba
Parks & reserves 0 2
Waterways 21 31

Mobility

Little Billabong sits further from the CBD (473.8 km vs 450 km).

Little Billabong Kyeamba
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 473.8 km
+5% vs other
 450 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 292 min 277 min
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.

Little Billabong Kyeamba
Worked from Home 37.1% / 54.3%
Little Billabong — Worked from Home: 37.1% Kyeamba — Worked from Home: 54.3%
Car (driver) 50.0% / 28.6%
Little Billabong — Car (driver): 50.0% Kyeamba — Car (driver): 28.6%
Walked Only 12.9% / 17.1%
Little Billabong — Walked Only: 12.9% Kyeamba — Walked Only: 17.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (54.3%).

Setting

Little Billabong Kyeamba
Elevation 308 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 367 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Little Billabong Kyeamba
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
30 premises
 0%
9 premises

Climate

Little Billabong Kyeamba
Annual rainfall 952 mm 565 mm
Summer max (Jan) 28.9°C 31.8°C
Winter min (Jul) 0.6°C 3.4°C

Council rates

Little Billabong Kyeamba
Average residential rate $992/yr $1,254/yr
Council Greater Hume Wagga Wagga

Federal electorate

Little Billabong Kyeamba
Division Farrer Riverina
Member David Farley Michael Mccormack
Party One Nation The Nationals

First Home Owner Grant

Little Billabong Kyeamba
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Little Billabong

Family Rural Young Families

Kyeamba

Rural

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