Tabbita vs Nericon
Tabbita is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 39 in Nericon. In both, most homes are detached houses. In Tabbita, the large majority of households rent and most households are couple families. In Nericon, the large majority of households own their home and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Tabbita tends to suit renters, 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
Nericon
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (60/100 vs 78/100)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (93% vs 73%)
- is already more of a family suburb (81% vs 64%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Tabbita
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (81% vs 18%)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 14%)
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $260/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Nericon
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (399 min vs 418 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (580 km vs 606.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Nericon
ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (17% vs 12%)
- carries lower crime risk (60/100 vs 78/100)
- But Tabbita has more units and townhouses to downsize into (27% vs 7%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Tabbita
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (4.1% vs -5.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Tabbita and Nericon 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
Nericon has more residents (278 vs 76); Tabbita has higher household incomes ($143,000 vs $98,280).
| Tabbita | Nericon | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 76 | 278 +266% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +4.1% | -5.1% |
| Median age | 34 | 39 |
| Median household income | $143,000/yr +31% vs other | $98,280/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk | $260/wk +30% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).
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 (14.5%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.8%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Tabbita | Nericon | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $805,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Tabbita | Nericon | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 93% | 94% |
| Environmental | 7% | 2% |
| Residential | 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
| Tabbita | Nericon | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 92 across Griffith same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -43% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Tabbita | Nericon | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 34% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 93% of NSW | Higher than 67% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 34% of NSW | Higher than 58% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 78% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 3% of NSW | Higher than 10% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 25% of NSW | Higher than 61% of NSW |
Liveability
Nericon is more walkable (10 vs 0).
| Tabbita | Nericon | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Tabbita carries more crime risk (78 vs 60).
| Tabbita | Nericon | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 30/100 | Low 38/100 |
| Crime | High 78/100 | Moderate 60/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Tabbita | Nericon | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Tabbita | Nericon | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 3 | 1 |
Mobility
Tabbita sits further from the CBD (606.6 km vs 580 km).
| Tabbita | Nericon | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 10/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 606.6 km +4% vs other | 580 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 418 min | 399 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 2652 | 0.1% postcode 2680 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 58 postcode 2652 | 49 postcode 2680 |
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 (72.1%).
Setting
| Tabbita | Nericon | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 119 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 122 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Tabbita | Nericon | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 16/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 35 premises | 0% 120 premises |
Climate
| Tabbita | Nericon | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 406 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 33.2°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.9°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Tabbita | Nericon | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,235/yr same for both | |
| Council | Griffith same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Tabbita | Nericon | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Farrer same for both | |
| Member | David Farley same for both | |
| Party | One Nation same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Tabbita | Nericon | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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