Willbriggie vs Darlington Point
Willbriggie is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 44 in Darlington Point. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Willbriggie, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Willbriggie tends to suit families with children and couples, while Darlington Point suits 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
Willbriggie
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (86% vs 50%)
- carries lower crime risk (55/100 vs 88/100)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (112% vs 95%)
- But Darlington Point has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)
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
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Willbriggie leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 15%)
- Darlington Point has a bigger rental market to choose from (32% vs 12%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Willbriggie sits closer to the CBD (591.9 km vs 620 km)
- Darlington Point has a shorter drive in (395 min vs 402 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Willbriggie carries lower crime risk (55/100 vs 88/100)
- Darlington Point has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 6%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Willbriggie
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-3.1% vs -11.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Willbriggie and Darlington Point 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
Darlington Point has more residents (1,030 vs 127); Willbriggie has higher household incomes ($112,632 vs $68,224).
| Willbriggie | Darlington Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 127 | 1,030 +711% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -3.1% | -11.4% |
| Median age | 37 | 44 |
| Median household income | $112,632/yr +39% vs other | $68,224/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk same for both | |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.9%).
Property market
| Willbriggie | Darlington Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $375,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $147,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 36 days from 3 sales |
Zoning mix
| Willbriggie | Darlington Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 98% | 94% |
| Environmental | 2% | 5% |
| 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
| Willbriggie | Darlington Point | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 92 across Griffith | 12 across Murrumbidgee |
| Approvals change year on year | -43% | +0% |
Ranking within NSW
| Willbriggie | Darlington Point | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 9% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 78% of NSW | Higher than 31% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 42% of NSW | Higher than 8% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 91% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 10% of NSW | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 44% of NSW | Higher than 69% of NSW |
Liveability
| Willbriggie | Darlington Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | D |
| Score | — | 13/100 |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Darlington Point carries more crime risk (88 vs 55).
| Willbriggie | Darlington Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 30/100 | Low 37/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 55/100 | High 88/100 |
| 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
| Willbriggie | Darlington Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Willbriggie
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Darlington Point
- Darlington Point Public School Government · Primary above peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Willbriggie | Darlington Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 1 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 3 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 4 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 7 | 50 |
Mobility
Darlington Point sits further from the CBD (620 km vs 591.9 km).
| Willbriggie | Darlington Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 591.9 km | 620 km +5% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 402 min | 395 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 2680 | 0.0% postcode 2706 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 49 postcode 2680 | 67 postcode 2706 |
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 (81.7%).
Setting
| Willbriggie | Darlington Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 123 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 117 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Willbriggie | Darlington Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 59/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Fibre to the node |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 76 premises | 30% 579 premises |
Climate
| Willbriggie | Darlington Point | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Willbriggie | Darlington Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,235/yr | $380/yr |
| Council | Griffith | Murrumbidgee |
Federal electorate
| Willbriggie | Darlington Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Farrer same for both | |
| Member | David Farley same for both | |
| Party | One Nation same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Willbriggie | Darlington Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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