Widgelli vs Willbriggie

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Widgelli, about half of households are people living alone. In Willbriggie, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Widgelli tends to suit people living alone, while Willbriggie 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

Willbriggie

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (86% vs 53%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (112% vs 100%)
  • But Widgelli carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 55/100)

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

First-home buyers

Willbriggie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (14% vs 38%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Willbriggie

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $235/wk)
  • But Widgelli has a bigger rental market to choose from (44% vs 12%)

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

Commuting to the city

Widgelli

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (577.7 km vs 591.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Widgelli

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 55/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (11% vs 6%)

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

Investors

Widgelli

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (35.8% vs -3.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Widgelli Willbriggie
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.

Widgelli Willbriggie
Walkability 0 / 0
Widgelli — Walkability: 0/100 Willbriggie — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 89 / 45
Widgelli — Safety: 89/100 Willbriggie — Safety: 45/100
Low fire risk 85 / 70
Widgelli — Low fire risk: 85/100 Willbriggie — Low fire risk: 70/100

Demographics

Willbriggie has higher household incomes ($112,632 vs $62,348); Willbriggie has more residents (127 vs 91).

Widgelli Willbriggie
Population 91 127
+40% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +35.8% -3.1%
Median age 37
same for both
Median household income $62,348/yr $112,632/yr
+81% vs other
Median weekly rent $235/wk
+15% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Widgelli Willbriggie
0-4 7.7% / 7.1%
Widgelli — 0-4: 7.7% Willbriggie — 0-4: 7.1%
5-14 11.0% / 13.4%
Widgelli — 5-14: 11.0% Willbriggie — 5-14: 13.4%
15-19 11.0% / 6.3%
Widgelli — 15-19: 11.0% Willbriggie — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 — / 2.4%
Widgelli — 20-24: not among its largest Willbriggie — 20-24: 2.4%
25-34 11.0% / 10.2%
Widgelli — 25-34: 11.0% Willbriggie — 25-34: 10.2%
35-44 5.5% / 15.7%
Widgelli — 35-44: 5.5% Willbriggie — 35-44: 15.7%
45-54 18.7% / 11.0%
Widgelli — 45-54: 18.7% Willbriggie — 45-54: 11.0%
55-64 11.0% / 23.6%
Widgelli — 55-64: 11.0% Willbriggie — 55-64: 23.6%
65-74 11.0% / 5.5%
Widgelli — 65-74: 11.0% Willbriggie — 65-74: 5.5%
75-84 — / —
Widgelli — 75-84: not among its largest Willbriggie — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Widgelli — 85+: not among its largest Willbriggie — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Widgelli 53.3% couple families
Widgelli — Couple Families: 53.3% Widgelli — Lone Person: 46.7%
Willbriggie 85.7% couple families
Willbriggie — Couple Families: 85.7% Willbriggie — Lone Person: 14.3%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Widgelli 43.5% renting
Widgelli — Owned Outright: 39.1% Widgelli — Mortgage: 17.4% Widgelli — Renting: 43.5%
Willbriggie 11.5% renting
Willbriggie — Owned Outright: 65.4% Willbriggie — Mortgage: 23.1% Willbriggie — Renting: 11.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Widgelli 100.0% houses
Widgelli — Houses: 100.0%
Willbriggie 112.5% houses
Willbriggie — Houses: 112.5%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Widgelli Willbriggie
Certificate III & IV 12.1% / 12.6%
Widgelli — Certificate III & IV: 12.1% Willbriggie — Certificate III & IV: 12.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12.1% / 6.3%
Widgelli — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.1% Willbriggie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3%
Bachelor Degree 4.4% / 8.7%
Widgelli — Bachelor Degree: 4.4% Willbriggie — Bachelor Degree: 8.7%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.4%
Widgelli — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Willbriggie — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.4%
Widgelli — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Willbriggie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.6%).

Zoning mix

Widgelli Willbriggie
Rural and farming 100% 98%
Environmental 0% 2%
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

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

Ranking within NSW

Widgelli Willbriggie
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 25% of NSW Higher than 78% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 29% of NSW Higher than 42% of NSW
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 10% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 58% of NSW Higher than 44% of NSW

Liveability

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

Risk profile

Willbriggie carries more crime risk (55 vs 11); Willbriggie carries more bushfire risk (30 vs 15).

Widgelli Willbriggie
Bushfire Low
15/100
 Low
30/100
Crime Low
11/100
 Moderate
55/100
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

Widgelli Willbriggie
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

Widgelli Willbriggie
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 1 7

Mobility

Willbriggie sits further from the CBD (591.9 km vs 577.7 km).

Widgelli Willbriggie
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 577.7 km 591.9 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 398 min 402 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2680
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 2680
same for both

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.

Widgelli Willbriggie
Car (driver) 48.8% / 61.2%
Widgelli — Car (driver): 48.8% Willbriggie — Car (driver): 61.2%
Worked from Home 30.2% / 32.8%
Widgelli — Worked from Home: 30.2% Willbriggie — Worked from Home: 32.8%
Walked Only 9.3% / 6.0%
Widgelli — Walked Only: 9.3% Willbriggie — Walked Only: 6.0%
Car (passenger) 11.6% / —
Widgelli — Car (passenger): 11.6% Willbriggie — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (61.2%).

Setting

Widgelli Willbriggie
Elevation 128 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 123 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Widgelli Willbriggie
Connectivity score 30/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
45 premises
 0%
76 premises

Climate

Widgelli Willbriggie
Annual rainfall 447 mm 406 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 33.2°C
Winter min (Jul) — 3.9°C

Council rates

Widgelli Willbriggie
Average residential rate $1,235/yr
same for both
Council Griffith
same for both

Federal electorate

Widgelli Willbriggie
Division Farrer
same for both
Member David Farley
same for both
Party One Nation
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Widgelli Willbriggie
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Widgelli

Rural

Willbriggie

Rural

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