Warragoon vs Blighty

Blighty is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 46 in Warragoon. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Warragoon, most households are couple families. In Blighty, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Warragoon tends to suit couples, while Blighty suits families with children.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Warragoon carries lower crime risk (56/100 vs 76/100)
  • Blighty has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 83%)

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

Blighty

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (23% vs 11%)
  • has cheaper rent ($124/wk vs $160/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Blighty

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (443 min vs 458 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (682.9 km vs 700.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Warragoon

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 14%)
  • carries lower crime risk (56/100 vs 76/100)

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

Investors

Blighty

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (39.1% vs -14.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Warragoon Blighty
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.

Warragoon Blighty
Walkability 0 / 0
Warragoon — Walkability: 0/100 Blighty — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 44 / 24
Warragoon — Safety: 44/100 Blighty — Safety: 24/100
Low fire risk 100 / 88
Warragoon — Low fire risk: 100/100 Blighty — Low fire risk: 88/100

Demographics

Blighty has more residents (192 vs 98); Warragoon rents higher ($160/wk vs $124/wk).

Warragoon Blighty
Population 98 192
+96% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -14.8% +39.1%
Median age 46 36
Median household income $74,048/yr
+4% vs other
 $71,448/yr
Median weekly rent $160/wk
+22% vs other
 $124/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Warragoon Blighty
0-4 — / 12.5%
Warragoon — 0-4: not among its largest Blighty — 0-4: 12.5%
5-14 17.3% / 15.1%
Warragoon — 5-14: 17.3% Blighty — 5-14: 15.1%
15-19 6.1% / 4.2%
Warragoon — 15-19: 6.1% Blighty — 15-19: 4.2%
20-24 9.2% / 2.6%
Warragoon — 20-24: 9.2% Blighty — 20-24: 2.6%
25-34 3.1% / 12.5%
Warragoon — 25-34: 3.1% Blighty — 25-34: 12.5%
35-44 10.2% / 15.1%
Warragoon — 35-44: 10.2% Blighty — 35-44: 15.1%
45-54 17.3% / 10.4%
Warragoon — 45-54: 17.3% Blighty — 45-54: 10.4%
55-64 11.2% / 9.9%
Warragoon — 55-64: 11.2% Blighty — 55-64: 9.9%
65-74 8.2% / 5.2%
Warragoon — 65-74: 8.2% Blighty — 65-74: 5.2%
75-84 12.2% / 6.8%
Warragoon — 75-84: 12.2% Blighty — 75-84: 6.8%
85+ — / 1.6%
Warragoon — 85+: not among its largest Blighty — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).

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.

Warragoon Blighty
England 4.1% / 1.6%
Warragoon — England: 4.1% Blighty — England: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Warragoon 64.7% couple families
Warragoon — Couple Families: 64.7% Warragoon — Lone Person: 17.6% Warragoon — One Parent Families: 17.6%
Blighty 53.2% couple families
Blighty — Couple Families: 53.2% Blighty — Lone Person: 25.5% Blighty — One Parent Families: 21.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Warragoon 82.9% houses
Warragoon — Houses: 82.9% Warragoon — Flats / Apartments: 17.1%
Blighty 100.0% houses
Blighty — Houses: 100.0% Blighty — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Warragoon Blighty
Certificate III & IV 13.3% / 16.1%
Warragoon — Certificate III & IV: 13.3% Blighty — Certificate III & IV: 16.1%
Bachelor Degree 9.2% / 6.2%
Warragoon — Bachelor Degree: 9.2% Blighty — Bachelor Degree: 6.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.1% / 7.3%
Warragoon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.1% Blighty — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Postgraduate Degree 6.1% / 1.6%
Warragoon — Postgraduate Degree: 6.1% Blighty — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.1%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Warragoon 10.7% renting
Warragoon — Owned Outright: 50.0% Warragoon — Mortgage: 39.3% Warragoon — Renting: 10.7%
Blighty 23.2% renting
Blighty — Owned Outright: 26.8% Blighty — Mortgage: 50.0% Blighty — Renting: 23.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Warragoon Blighty
Median house price — $3,600,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Warragoon Blighty
Rural and farming 100% 99%
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

Warragoon Blighty
New dwellings approved 26
across Edward River
same for both
Approvals change year on year +33%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Warragoon Blighty
House price — Higher than 96% of NSW
Income Higher than 41% of NSW Higher than 35% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 18% of NSW Higher than 30% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 1% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 4% of NSW Higher than 9% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 35% of NSW Higher than 31% of NSW

Liveability

Warragoon Blighty
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Blighty carries more bushfire risk (12 vs 0); Blighty carries more crime risk (76 vs 56).

Warragoon Blighty
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
12/100
Crime Moderate
56/100
 High
76/100
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

Warragoon Blighty
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Warragoon

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Blighty

  • Blighty Public School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Warragoon Blighty
Waterways 15 9

Mobility

Warragoon sits further from the CBD (700.7 km vs 682.9 km).

Warragoon Blighty
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 700.7 km
+3% vs other
 682.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 458 min 443 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2710
 0.1%
postcode 2713
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 2710
 65
postcode 2713

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.

Warragoon Blighty
Car (driver) 52.1% / 63.2%
Warragoon — Car (driver): 52.1% Blighty — Car (driver): 63.2%
Worked from Home 47.9% / 27.6%
Warragoon — Worked from Home: 47.9% Blighty — Worked from Home: 27.6%
Walked Only — / 5.3%
Warragoon — Walked Only: not among its largest Blighty — Walked Only: 5.3%
Bicycle — / 3.9%
Warragoon — Bicycle: not among its largest Blighty — Bicycle: 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.2%).

Setting

Warragoon Blighty
Elevation 97 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 103 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Warragoon Blighty
Connectivity score 25/100 21/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
40 premises
 0%
43 premises

Climate

Warragoon Blighty
Annual rainfall 324 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Warragoon Blighty
Average residential rate $1,180/yr
same for both
Council Edward River
same for both

Federal electorate

Warragoon Blighty
Division Farrer
same for both
Member David Farley
same for both
Party One Nation
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Warragoon Blighty
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Warragoon

Rural

Blighty

Family Luxury Rural Young Families

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