Backmede vs Casino
Casino is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 46 in Backmede. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Backmede, most households are couple families. In Casino, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Backmede: a median of $1.3 million, against $519,000 in Casino. On these figures, Backmede tends to suit share households and couples, while Casino suits people living alone, families with children, and buyers on a tighter budget.
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
- Backmede carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 90/100)
- Casino has more parks and reserves (16 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Backmede leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 29%)
- Casino has cheaper houses ($519,000 vs $1,300,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Backmede leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 27%)
- Casino has a bigger rental market to choose from (33% vs 20%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Casino
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (32/100 vs 8/100)
- has a shorter drive in (480 min vs 492 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (713.3 km vs 725.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Casino
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- has more GPs (6 vs 0)
- is more walkable (32/100 vs 8/100)
- But Backmede carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 90/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Backmede and Casino 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
Casino has more residents (10,930 vs 153); Backmede has higher household incomes ($95,836 vs $54,288).
| Backmede | Casino | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 153 | 10,930 +7044% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +2.0% | +0.1% |
| Median age | 46 | 43 |
| Median household income | $95,836/yr +43% vs other | $54,288/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $276/wk | $280/wk +1% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.0%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Backmede | Casino | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,300,000 | $519,000 |
| Median unit price | — | $315,000 |
| Median land price | $600,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 47 days from 75 sales |
Zoning mix
Backmede has more rural and farming land (100% vs 80%).
| Backmede | Casino | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 80% |
| Residential | 0% | 7% |
| Environmental | 0% | 5% |
| Industrial | 0% | 4% |
| Parks and recreation | 0% | 3% |
| 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
| Backmede | Casino | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 24 across Richmond Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -78% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Backmede | Casino | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | 5.0% $600/wk on $622K |
| Units | — | 3.7% $390/wk on $542K |
Ranking within NSW
| Backmede | Casino | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 67% of NSW | Higher than 15% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 63% of NSW | Higher than 14% of NSW |
| Schools | — | Higher than 20% of NSW |
| Walkability | Higher than 54% of NSW | Higher than 76% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 41% of NSW | Higher than 73% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 16% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 60% of NSW | Higher than 75% of NSW |
| Rental yield (houses) | — | Higher than 96% of NSW |
| Rental yield (units) | — | Higher than 16% of NSW |
Liveability
Casino is more walkable (32 vs 8).
| Backmede | Casino | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | D |
| Score | — | 18/100 |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | high-need area decile 1/10 |
Risk profile
Casino carries more bushfire risk (24 vs 0); Casino carries more crime risk (90 vs 31).
| Backmede | Casino | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 24/100 |
| Crime | Low 31/100 | High 90/100 |
| 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 | 5 within 5 km |
Schools
| Backmede | Casino | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 5 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 4 |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Backmede
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Casino
- Casino Public School Government · Primary at peers
- Casino West Public School Government · Primary at peers
- St Mary's Catholic College Catholic · Secondary at peers
- St Mary's Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
- Casino High School Government · Secondary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Backmede | Casino | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 3 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 10 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 16 |
| Childcare | 0 | 10 |
| GPs | 0 | 6 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 4 |
| Hospitals | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 7 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 10 |
| EV chargers | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 1 | 6 |
Mobility
Backmede sits further from the CBD (725.2 km vs 713.3 km).
| Backmede | Casino | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 8/100 | 32/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 725.2 km +2% vs other | 713.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 492 min | 480 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 2470 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 67 postcode 2470 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.3%).
Setting
| Backmede | Casino | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 50 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 25 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Backmede | Casino | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 68/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Fibre to the node |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 55 premises | 37% 5,707 premises |
Council rates
| Backmede | Casino | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,282/yr same for both | |
| Council | Richmond Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Backmede | Casino | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Page same for both | |
| Member | Kevin Hogan same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Backmede | Casino | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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