Willbriggie vs Whitton
Willbriggie is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 41 in Whitton. In both, the large majority of 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 couples, while Whitton 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
- carries lower crime risk (55/100 vs 87/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (86% vs 55%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (112% vs 99%)
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
Willbriggie
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 16%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Whitton
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (582.1 km vs 591.9 km)
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 87/100)
- Whitton has more residents already 65 and over (15% vs 6%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Whitton
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (5.4% vs -3.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Willbriggie and Whitton 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
Whitton has more residents (523 vs 127); Willbriggie has higher household incomes ($112,632 vs $64,636).
| Willbriggie | Whitton | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 127 | 523 +312% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -3.1% | +5.4% |
| Median age | 37 | 41 |
| Median household income | $112,632/yr +43% vs other | $64,636/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 (12.6%).
Property market
| Willbriggie | Whitton | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $150,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Willbriggie | Whitton | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 98% | 89% |
| Environmental | 2% | 11% |
| 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 | Whitton | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 92 across Griffith | 25 across Leeton |
| Approvals change year on year | -43% | +0% |
Ranking within NSW
| Willbriggie | Whitton | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 2% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 78% of NSW | Higher than 27% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 42% of NSW | Higher than 20% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 98% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 10% of NSW | Higher than 8% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 44% of NSW | Higher than 55% of NSW |
Liveability
| Willbriggie | Whitton | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | D |
| Score | — | 17/100 |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | high-need area decile 1/10 |
Risk profile
Willbriggie carries more bushfire risk (30 vs 15); Whitton carries more crime risk (87 vs 55).
| Willbriggie | Whitton | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 30/100 | Low 15/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 55/100 | High 87/100 |
| 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 | Whitton | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Willbriggie
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Whitton
- Whitton-Murrami Public School Government · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Willbriggie | Whitton | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 2 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 same for both | |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 7 | 5 |
Mobility
Willbriggie sits further from the CBD (591.9 km vs 582.1 km).
| Willbriggie | Whitton | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 591.9 km +2% vs other | 582.1 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 402 min | 398 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 2680 | 0.1% postcode 2705 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 49 postcode 2680 | 50 postcode 2705 |
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 (83.5%).
Setting
| Willbriggie | Whitton | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 123 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 129 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Willbriggie | Whitton | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 76 premises | 0% 230 premises |
Climate
| Willbriggie | Whitton | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 406 mm | 447 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 33.2°C | — |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.9°C | — |
Council rates
| Willbriggie | Whitton | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,235/yr | $1,118/yr |
| Council | Griffith | Leeton |
Federal electorate
| Willbriggie | Whitton | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Farrer same for both | |
| Member | David Farley same for both | |
| Party | One Nation same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Willbriggie | Whitton | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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