Backmede vs Cedar Point

Backmede is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 50 in Cedar Point. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Backmede, most households are couple families. On these figures, Backmede tends to suit share households and couples, while Cedar 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

Backmede

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (69% vs 50%)

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

First-home buyers

Backmede

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 28%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Backmede

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 23%)
  • has cheaper rent ($276/wk vs $320/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Backmede

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (725.2 km vs 735.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Backmede

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 21%)

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 Cedar 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.

Backmede Cedar Point
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.

Backmede Cedar Point
Walkability 8 / 10
Backmede — Walkability: 8/100 Cedar Point — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 69 / 69
Backmede — Safety: 69/100 Cedar Point — Safety: 69/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Backmede — Low fire risk: 100/100 Cedar Point — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Backmede has higher household incomes ($95,836 vs $73,320); Cedar Point rents higher ($320/wk vs $276/wk).

Backmede Cedar Point
Population 153 175
+14% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.0% +2.9%
Median age 46 50
Median household income $95,836/yr
+23% vs other
 $73,320/yr
Median weekly rent $276/wk $320/wk
+16% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Backmede Cedar Point
0-4 2.0% / 2.9%
Backmede — 0-4: 2.0% Cedar Point — 0-4: 2.9%
5-14 8.5% / 8.6%
Backmede — 5-14: 8.5% Cedar Point — 5-14: 8.6%
15-19 9.2% / 2.9%
Backmede — 15-19: 9.2% Cedar Point — 15-19: 2.9%
20-24 4.6% / 2.3%
Backmede — 20-24: 4.6% Cedar Point — 20-24: 2.3%
25-34 8.5% / 13.7%
Backmede — 25-34: 8.5% Cedar Point — 25-34: 13.7%
35-44 13.1% / 12.0%
Backmede — 35-44: 13.1% Cedar Point — 35-44: 12.0%
45-54 15.0% / 10.9%
Backmede — 45-54: 15.0% Cedar Point — 45-54: 10.9%
55-64 9.8% / 17.1%
Backmede — 55-64: 9.8% Cedar Point — 55-64: 17.1%
65-74 19.6% / 13.7%
Backmede — 65-74: 19.6% Cedar Point — 65-74: 13.7%
75-84 5.2% / 6.9%
Backmede — 75-84: 5.2% Cedar Point — 75-84: 6.9%
85+ 2.6% / —
Backmede — 85+: 2.6% Cedar Point — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).

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.

Backmede Cedar Point
New Zealand — / 2.3%
Backmede — New Zealand: not among its largest Cedar Point — New Zealand: 2.3%
England 2.0% / —
Backmede — England: 2.0% Cedar Point — England: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Backmede 60.0% couple families
Backmede — Couple Families: 60.0% Backmede — Lone Person: 14.3% Backmede — Group Household: 17.1% Backmede — One Parent Families: 8.6%
Cedar Point 34.8% couple families
Cedar Point — Couple Families: 34.8% Cedar Point — Lone Person: 39.1% Cedar Point — Group Household: 10.9% Cedar Point — One Parent Families: 15.2%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Backmede 100.0% houses
Backmede — Houses: 100.0%
Cedar Point 101.4% houses
Cedar Point — Houses: 101.4%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Backmede Cedar Point
Certificate III & IV 20.3% / 16.6%
Backmede — Certificate III & IV: 20.3% Cedar Point — Certificate III & IV: 16.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.5% / 8.0%
Backmede — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5% Cedar Point — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0%
Bachelor Degree 9.8% / 6.3%
Backmede — Bachelor Degree: 9.8% Cedar Point — Bachelor Degree: 6.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.3% / 2.9%
Backmede — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3% Cedar Point — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.9%
Backmede — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Cedar Point — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Backmede 20.0% renting
Backmede — Owned Outright: 44.0% Backmede — Mortgage: 36.0% Backmede — Renting: 20.0%
Cedar Point 20.3% renting
Cedar Point — Owned Outright: 50.0% Cedar Point — Mortgage: 29.7% Cedar Point — Renting: 20.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Backmede Cedar Point
Median house price $1,300,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $600,000 —

Zoning mix

Backmede Cedar Point
Rural and farming 100% 99%
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 Cedar Point
New dwellings approved 24
across Richmond Valley
 25
across Kyogle
Approvals change year on year -78% +0%

Ranking within NSW

Backmede Cedar Point
House price Higher than 67% of NSW —
Income Higher than 63% of NSW Higher than 40% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 54% of NSW Higher than 56% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 41% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 16% of NSW Higher than 11% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 52% of NSW

Liveability

Backmede Cedar Point
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Backmede Cedar Point
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
31/100
same for both
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Backmede Cedar Point
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

Backmede Cedar Point
Waterways 1 3

Mobility

Cedar Point sits further from the CBD (735.2 km vs 725.2 km).

Backmede Cedar Point
Walkability score 8/100 10/100
Distance to Sydney 725.2 km 735.2 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 492 min 494 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2470
 0.1%
postcode 2474
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 67
postcode 2470
 71
postcode 2474

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.

Backmede Cedar Point
Car (driver) 69.1% / 75.3%
Backmede — Car (driver): 69.1% Cedar Point — Car (driver): 75.3%
Worked from Home 25.5% / 14.6%
Backmede — Worked from Home: 25.5% Cedar Point — Worked from Home: 14.6%
Car (passenger) 5.5% / 6.7%
Backmede — Car (passenger): 5.5% Cedar Point — Car (passenger): 6.7%
Walked Only — / 3.4%
Backmede — Walked Only: not among its largest Cedar Point — Walked Only: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.3%).

Setting

Backmede Cedar Point
Elevation 50 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 48 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Backmede Cedar Point
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
55 premises
 0%
82 premises

Council rates

Backmede Cedar Point
Average residential rate $1,282/yr $1,264/yr
Council Richmond Valley Kyogle

Federal electorate

Backmede Cedar Point
Division Page
same for both
Member Kevin Hogan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Backmede Cedar Point
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Backmede

Retirees Rural

Cedar Point

River Rural

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