Widgelli vs Yenda

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 Yenda, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Widgelli tends to suit people living alone.

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

  • Widgelli carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 71/100)
  • Yenda has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Yenda

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 38%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Widgelli

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (44% vs 23%)

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

Commuting to the city

Yenda

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (375 min vs 398 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (554.3 km vs 577.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Yenda

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (16% vs 11%)
  • But Widgelli carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 71/100)

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 1.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Widgelli and Yenda 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 Yenda
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 Yenda
Walkability 0 / 10
Widgelli — Walkability: 0/100 Yenda — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 89 / 29
Widgelli — Safety: 89/100 Yenda — Safety: 29/100
Low fire risk 85 / 78
Widgelli — Low fire risk: 85/100 Yenda — Low fire risk: 78/100

Demographics

Yenda has more residents (1,564 vs 91); Yenda has higher household incomes ($84,916 vs $62,348).

Widgelli Yenda
Population 91 1,564
+1619% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +35.8% +1.8%
Median age 37 39
Median household income $62,348/yr $84,916/yr
+36% vs other
Median weekly rent $235/wk $250/wk
+6% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Widgelli Yenda
0-4 7.7% / 6.6%
Widgelli — 0-4: 7.7% Yenda — 0-4: 6.6%
5-14 11.0% / 13.0%
Widgelli — 5-14: 11.0% Yenda — 5-14: 13.0%
15-19 11.0% / 8.3%
Widgelli — 15-19: 11.0% Yenda — 15-19: 8.3%
20-24 — / 5.9%
Widgelli — 20-24: not among its largest Yenda — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 11.0% / 12.5%
Widgelli — 25-34: 11.0% Yenda — 25-34: 12.5%
35-44 5.5% / 10.8%
Widgelli — 35-44: 5.5% Yenda — 35-44: 10.8%
45-54 18.7% / 13.6%
Widgelli — 45-54: 18.7% Yenda — 45-54: 13.6%
55-64 11.0% / 13.0%
Widgelli — 55-64: 11.0% Yenda — 55-64: 13.0%
65-74 11.0% / 9.3%
Widgelli — 65-74: 11.0% Yenda — 65-74: 9.3%
75-84 — / 5.6%
Widgelli — 75-84: not among its largest Yenda — 75-84: 5.6%
85+ — / 1.3%
Widgelli — 85+: not among its largest Yenda — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Widgelli 53.3% couple families
Widgelli — Couple Families: 53.3% Widgelli — Lone Person: 46.7% Widgelli — One Parent Families: 0.0% Widgelli — Other Families: 0.0% Widgelli — Group Household: 0.0%
Yenda 47.3% couple families
Yenda — Couple Families: 47.3% Yenda — Lone Person: 36.2% Yenda — One Parent Families: 12.1% Yenda — Other Families: 2.7% Yenda — Group Household: 1.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

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%
Yenda 23.4% renting
Yenda — Owned Outright: 38.6% Yenda — Mortgage: 38.0% Yenda — Renting: 23.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Widgelli Yenda
Certificate III & IV 12.1% / 18.9%
Widgelli — Certificate III & IV: 12.1% Yenda — Certificate III & IV: 18.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12.1% / 4.6%
Widgelli — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.1% Yenda — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6%
Bachelor Degree 4.4% / 6.4%
Widgelli — Bachelor Degree: 4.4% Yenda — Bachelor Degree: 6.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.2%
Widgelli — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Yenda — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.4%
Widgelli — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Yenda — Postgraduate Degree: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

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.

Widgelli Yenda
Malaysia 4.4% / —
Widgelli — Malaysia: 4.4% Yenda — Malaysia: not among its largest
England 3.3% / 1.0%
Widgelli — England: 3.3% Yenda — England: 1.0%
Italy — / 1.2%
Widgelli — Italy: not among its largest Yenda — Italy: 1.2%
South Africa — / 1.1%
Widgelli — South Africa: not among its largest Yenda — South Africa: 1.1%
New Zealand — / 1.0%
Widgelli — New Zealand: not among its largest Yenda — New Zealand: 1.0%
Lebanon — / 0.3%
Widgelli — Lebanon: not among its largest Yenda — Lebanon: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Widgelli 100.0% houses
Widgelli — Houses: 100.0% Widgelli — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Widgelli — Townhouses: 0.0%
Yenda 93.5% houses
Yenda — Houses: 93.5% Yenda — Flats / Apartments: 4.8% Yenda — Townhouses: 1.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Widgelli Yenda
Median house price — $475,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $249,500

Zoning mix

Widgelli has more rural and farming land (100% vs 81%); Yenda has more land zoned for conservation (18% vs 0%).

Widgelli Yenda
Rural and farming 100% 81%
Environmental 0% 18%
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 Yenda
New dwellings approved 92
across Griffith
same for both
Approvals change year on year -43%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Widgelli Yenda
House price — Higher than 15% of NSW
Income Higher than 25% of NSW Higher than 54% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 29% of NSW Higher than 55% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 90% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 10% of NSW —
NBN connectivity Higher than 58% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW

Liveability

Yenda is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Widgelli Yenda
Grade — C
Score — 30/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Yenda carries more crime risk (71 vs 11).

Widgelli Yenda
Bushfire Low
15/100
 Low
22/100
Crime Low
11/100
 High
71/100
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
same for both

Schools

Widgelli Yenda
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Widgelli

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

Schools in Yenda

  • Yenda Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Widgelli Yenda
Parks & reserves 0 5
Childcare 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 1 19

Mobility

Widgelli sits further from the CBD (577.7 km vs 554.3 km).

Widgelli Yenda
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Sydney 577.7 km
+4% vs other
 554.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 398 min 375 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2680
 0.0%
postcode 2681
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 2680
 50
postcode 2681

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 Yenda
Car (driver) 48.8% / 81.5%
Widgelli — Car (driver): 48.8% Yenda — Car (driver): 81.5%
Worked from Home 30.2% / 9.0%
Widgelli — Worked from Home: 30.2% Yenda — Worked from Home: 9.0%
Car (passenger) 11.6% / 5.6%
Widgelli — Car (passenger): 11.6% Yenda — Car (passenger): 5.6%
Walked Only 9.3% / 3.2%
Widgelli — Walked Only: 9.3% Yenda — Walked Only: 3.2%
Bicycle — / 0.7%
Widgelli — Bicycle: not among its largest Yenda — Bicycle: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.5%).

Setting

Widgelli Yenda
Elevation 128 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 134 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Widgelli Yenda
Annual rainfall 447 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Widgelli

Rural

Yenda

Affordable Rural

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