Baldersleigh vs Guyra

Guyra is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 49 in Baldersleigh. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Guyra, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Guyra tends to suit people living alone and families with children.

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

  • Baldersleigh carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 81/100)
  • Guyra has more parks and reserves (17 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

  • Baldersleigh leaves households under less mortgage stress (14% vs 26%)
  • Guyra has cheaper land ($210,000 vs $1,362,500)

Weighs land prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Baldersleigh

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $260/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Guyra

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (397 min vs 431 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (516.8 km vs 530.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Baldersleigh carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 81/100)
  • Guyra has more GPs (3 vs 0)

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

Baldersleigh and Guyra drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Baldersleigh Guyra
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.

Baldersleigh Guyra
Walkability 0 / 0
Baldersleigh — Walkability: 0/100 Guyra — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 89 / 19
Baldersleigh — Safety: 89/100 Guyra — Safety: 19/100
Low fire risk 64 / 72
Baldersleigh — Low fire risk: 64/100 Guyra — Low fire risk: 72/100

Demographics

Guyra rents higher ($260/wk vs $0/wk); Guyra has more residents (2,003 vs 55).

Baldersleigh Guyra
Population 55 2,003
+3542% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.9% -1.2%
Median age 49 44
Median household income $81,224/yr
+33% vs other
 $54,080/yr
Median weekly rent — $260/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Baldersleigh Guyra
0-4 — / 5.0%
Baldersleigh — 0-4: not among its largest Guyra — 0-4: 5.0%
5-14 14.5% / 13.7%
Baldersleigh — 5-14: 14.5% Guyra — 5-14: 13.7%
15-19 7.3% / 6.3%
Baldersleigh — 15-19: 7.3% Guyra — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 — / 4.5%
Baldersleigh — 20-24: not among its largest Guyra — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 — / 10.1%
Baldersleigh — 25-34: not among its largest Guyra — 25-34: 10.1%
35-44 5.5% / 10.9%
Baldersleigh — 35-44: 5.5% Guyra — 35-44: 10.9%
45-54 29.1% / 11.7%
Baldersleigh — 45-54: 29.1% Guyra — 45-54: 11.7%
55-64 14.5% / 13.3%
Baldersleigh — 55-64: 14.5% Guyra — 55-64: 13.3%
65-74 23.6% / 12.1%
Baldersleigh — 65-74: 23.6% Guyra — 65-74: 12.1%
75-84 — / 8.8%
Baldersleigh — 75-84: not among its largest Guyra — 75-84: 8.8%
85+ — / 3.6%
Baldersleigh — 85+: not among its largest Guyra — 85+: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Baldersleigh 33.3% lone person
Baldersleigh — Lone Person: 33.3% Baldersleigh — Couple Families: 41.7% Baldersleigh — One Parent Families: 25.0% Baldersleigh — Group Household: 0.0% Baldersleigh — Other Families: 0.0%
Guyra 45.9% lone person
Guyra — Lone Person: 45.9% Guyra — Couple Families: 32.7% Guyra — One Parent Families: 13.6% Guyra — Group Household: 5.6% Guyra — Other Families: 2.1%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Baldersleigh 0.0% renting
Baldersleigh — Owned Outright: 71.4% Baldersleigh — Mortgage: 28.6% Baldersleigh — Renting: 0.0%
Guyra 27.7% renting
Guyra — Owned Outright: 45.9% Guyra — Mortgage: 26.4% Guyra — Renting: 27.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Baldersleigh 100.0% houses
Baldersleigh — Houses: 100.0% Baldersleigh — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Baldersleigh — Townhouses: 0.0%
Guyra 95.6% houses
Guyra — Houses: 95.6% Guyra — Flats / Apartments: 2.5% Guyra — Townhouses: 1.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Baldersleigh Guyra
Certificate III & IV 23.6% / 14.8%
Baldersleigh — Certificate III & IV: 23.6% Guyra — Certificate III & IV: 14.8%
Postgraduate Degree 16.4% / 1.2%
Baldersleigh — Postgraduate Degree: 16.4% Guyra — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.3% / 4.5%
Baldersleigh — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3% Guyra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5%
Bachelor Degree 5.5% / 6.1%
Baldersleigh — Bachelor Degree: 5.5% Guyra — Bachelor Degree: 6.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.1%
Baldersleigh — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Guyra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.6%).

Property market

Baldersleigh Guyra
Median house price — $457,500
Median unit price — $400,000
Median land price $1,362,500 $210,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 58 days
from 30 sales

Zoning mix

Baldersleigh Guyra
Rural and farming 100% 94%
Residential 0% 4%
Environmental 0% 1%
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

Baldersleigh Guyra
New dwellings approved 77
across Armidale
same for both
Approvals change year on year -76%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Baldersleigh Guyra
Houses — 4.4%
$478/wk on $562K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Baldersleigh Guyra
House price — Higher than 10% of NSW
Income Higher than 49% of NSW Higher than 14% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 29% of NSW Higher than 14% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 86% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 2% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 15% of NSW Higher than 73% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 89% of NSW

Liveability

Baldersleigh Guyra
Grade — D
Score — 18/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Guyra carries more crime risk (81 vs 11).

Baldersleigh Guyra
Bushfire Low
36/100
 Low
28/100
Crime Low
11/100
 High
81/100
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

Baldersleigh Guyra
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Baldersleigh

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

Schools in Guyra

  • St Mary of the Angels Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Guyra Central School Government · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Baldersleigh Guyra
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 5
Parks & reserves 0 17
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 3 24

Mobility

Baldersleigh sits further from the CBD (530.9 km vs 516.8 km).

Baldersleigh Guyra
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 530.9 km
+3% vs other
 516.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 431 min 397 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2365
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 2365
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.

Baldersleigh Guyra
Car (driver) 61.5% / 70.8%
Baldersleigh — Car (driver): 61.5% Guyra — Car (driver): 70.8%
Worked from Home 38.5% / 14.8%
Baldersleigh — Worked from Home: 38.5% Guyra — Worked from Home: 14.8%
Car (passenger) — / 7.5%
Baldersleigh — Car (passenger): not among its largest Guyra — Car (passenger): 7.5%
Walked Only — / 4.2%
Baldersleigh — Walked Only: not among its largest Guyra — Walked Only: 4.2%
Bus — / 2.8%
Baldersleigh — Bus: not among its largest Guyra — Bus: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.8%).

Setting

Baldersleigh Guyra
Elevation 1,047 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 1,325 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Baldersleigh Guyra
Connectivity score 15/100 65/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
22 premises
 31%
1,035 premises

Climate

Baldersleigh Guyra
Annual rainfall 836 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Baldersleigh Guyra
Average residential rate $1,477/yr
same for both
Council Armidale
same for both

Federal electorate

Baldersleigh Guyra
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Baldersleigh Guyra
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Baldersleigh

Premium Rural

Guyra

Affordable Rural

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