Tabbita vs Warrawidgee

Tabbita is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 38 in Warrawidgee. In both, most homes are detached houses and most households are couple families. In Tabbita, the large majority of households rent. In Warrawidgee, the large majority of households own their home. On these figures, Tabbita tends to suit renters, while Warrawidgee suits families with children 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

Warrawidgee

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 78/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 64%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (90% vs 73%)

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

First-home buyers

Tabbita

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 37%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Tabbita has a bigger rental market to choose from (81% vs 25%)
  • Warrawidgee has cheaper rent ($180/wk vs $200/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Tabbita has more units and townhouses to downsize into (27% vs 10%)
  • Warrawidgee carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 78/100)

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

Investors

Warrawidgee

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (27.9% vs 4.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Tabbita Warrawidgee
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.

Tabbita Warrawidgee
Walkability 0 / 0
Tabbita — Walkability: 0/100 Warrawidgee — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 22 / 84
Tabbita — Safety: 22/100 Warrawidgee — Safety: 84/100
Low fire risk 70 / 90
Tabbita — Low fire risk: 70/100 Warrawidgee — Low fire risk: 90/100

Demographics

Tabbita has higher household incomes ($143,000 vs $81,224); Warrawidgee has more residents (110 vs 76).

Tabbita Warrawidgee
Population 76 110
+45% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.1% +27.9%
Median age 34 38
Median household income $143,000/yr
+43% vs other
 $81,224/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk
+10% vs other
 $180/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Tabbita Warrawidgee
0-4 11.8% / 7.3%
Tabbita — 0-4: 11.8% Warrawidgee — 0-4: 7.3%
5-14 13.2% / 27.3%
Tabbita — 5-14: 13.2% Warrawidgee — 5-14: 27.3%
15-19 3.9% / 10.9%
Tabbita — 15-19: 3.9% Warrawidgee — 15-19: 10.9%
20-24 11.8% / —
Tabbita — 20-24: 11.8% Warrawidgee — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 11.8% / 2.7%
Tabbita — 25-34: 11.8% Warrawidgee — 25-34: 2.7%
35-44 13.2% / 14.5%
Tabbita — 35-44: 13.2% Warrawidgee — 35-44: 14.5%
45-54 15.8% / 12.7%
Tabbita — 45-54: 15.8% Warrawidgee — 45-54: 12.7%
55-64 15.8% / 5.5%
Tabbita — 55-64: 15.8% Warrawidgee — 55-64: 5.5%
65-74 11.8% / 13.6%
Tabbita — 65-74: 11.8% Warrawidgee — 65-74: 13.6%
75-84 — / —
Tabbita — 75-84: not among its largest Warrawidgee — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Tabbita — 85+: not among its largest Warrawidgee — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Tabbita 64.0% couple families
Tabbita — Couple Families: 64.0% Tabbita — Lone Person: 36.0%
Warrawidgee 100.0% couple families
Warrawidgee — Couple Families: 100.0% Warrawidgee — Lone Person: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Tabbita 81.2% renting
Tabbita — Owned Outright: 0.0% Tabbita — Mortgage: 18.8% Tabbita — Renting: 81.2%
Warrawidgee 25.0% renting
Warrawidgee — Owned Outright: 56.2% Warrawidgee — Mortgage: 18.8% Warrawidgee — Renting: 25.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Tabbita 72.7% houses
Tabbita — Houses: 72.7% Tabbita — Flats / Apartments: 27.3%
Warrawidgee 90.0% houses
Warrawidgee — Houses: 90.0% Warrawidgee — Flats / Apartments: 10.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Tabbita Warrawidgee
Certificate III & IV 11.8% / 8.2%
Tabbita — Certificate III & IV: 11.8% Warrawidgee — Certificate III & IV: 8.2%
Bachelor Degree 10.5% / 8.2%
Tabbita — Bachelor Degree: 10.5% Warrawidgee — Bachelor Degree: 8.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.3% / —
Tabbita — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3% Warrawidgee — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.8%).

Zoning mix

Tabbita Warrawidgee
Rural and farming 93% 99%
Environmental 7% 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

Tabbita Warrawidgee
New dwellings approved 92
across Griffith
same for both
Approvals change year on year -43%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Tabbita Warrawidgee
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 93% of NSW Higher than 48% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 34% of NSW Higher than 7% of NSW
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 3% of NSW Higher than 10% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 25% of NSW Higher than 29% of NSW

Liveability

Tabbita Warrawidgee
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Tabbita carries more crime risk (78 vs 16); Tabbita carries more bushfire risk (30 vs 10).

Tabbita Warrawidgee
Bushfire Low
30/100
 Low
10/100
Crime High
78/100
 Low
16/100
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 Warrawidgee
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 Warrawidgee
Waterways 3 0

Mobility

Tabbita Warrawidgee
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 606.6 km 605.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 418 min 417 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.

Tabbita Warrawidgee
Car (driver) 69.2% / 80.0%
Tabbita — Car (driver): 69.2% Warrawidgee — Car (driver): 80.0%
Walked Only 23.1% / —
Tabbita — Walked Only: 23.1% Warrawidgee — Walked Only: not among its largest
Worked from Home — / 20.0%
Tabbita — Worked from Home: not among its largest Warrawidgee — Worked from Home: 20.0%
Car (passenger) 7.7% / —
Tabbita — Car (passenger): 7.7% Warrawidgee — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.0%).

Setting

Tabbita Warrawidgee
Elevation 119 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 111 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Tabbita Warrawidgee
Connectivity score 16/100 20/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
35 premises
 0%
49 premises

Climate

Tabbita Warrawidgee
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 Warrawidgee
Average residential rate $1,235/yr
same for both
Council Griffith
same for both

Federal electorate

Tabbita Warrawidgee
Division Farrer
same for both
Member David Farley
same for both
Party One Nation
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Tabbita Warrawidgee
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Tabbita

Family Rural Young Families

Warrawidgee

Family Multicultural Rural

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