Benerembah vs Darlington Point

Benerembah is the younger of the two, with a median age of 28 against 44 in Darlington Point. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Benerembah, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Benerembah 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Benerembah is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 50%)
  • Darlington Point has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Benerembah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (14% vs 19%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Benerembah

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 15%)
  • has cheaper rent ($155/wk vs $200/wk)

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

  • Benerembah sits closer to the CBD (609.9 km vs 620 km)
  • Darlington Point has a shorter drive in (395 min vs 422 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Benerembah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (63/100 vs 88/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Benerembah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (7.7% vs -11.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Benerembah 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.

Benerembah Darlington 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.

Benerembah Darlington Point
Walkability 0 / 0
Benerembah — Walkability: 0/100 Darlington Point — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 37 / 12
Benerembah — Safety: 37/100 Darlington Point — Safety: 12/100
Low fire risk 78 / 63
Benerembah — Low fire risk: 78/100 Darlington Point — Low fire risk: 63/100

Demographics

Darlington Point has more residents (1,030 vs 140); Benerembah has higher household incomes ($110,500 vs $68,224).

Benerembah Darlington Point
Population 140 1,030
+636% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.7% -11.4%
Median age 28 44
Median household income $110,500/yr
+38% vs other
 $68,224/yr
Median weekly rent $155/wk $200/wk
+29% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Benerembah Darlington Point
0-4 6.4% / 5.2%
Benerembah — 0-4: 6.4% Darlington Point — 0-4: 5.2%
5-14 21.4% / 9.8%
Benerembah — 5-14: 21.4% Darlington Point — 5-14: 9.8%
15-19 5.7% / 6.6%
Benerembah — 15-19: 5.7% Darlington Point — 15-19: 6.6%
20-24 4.3% / 5.4%
Benerembah — 20-24: 4.3% Darlington Point — 20-24: 5.4%
25-34 12.9% / 13.1%
Benerembah — 25-34: 12.9% Darlington Point — 25-34: 13.1%
35-44 7.9% / 10.6%
Benerembah — 35-44: 7.9% Darlington Point — 35-44: 10.6%
45-54 17.1% / 13.4%
Benerembah — 45-54: 17.1% Darlington Point — 45-54: 13.4%
55-64 6.4% / 17.1%
Benerembah — 55-64: 6.4% Darlington Point — 55-64: 17.1%
65-74 7.1% / 12.3%
Benerembah — 65-74: 7.1% Darlington Point — 65-74: 12.3%
75-84 8.6% / 5.3%
Benerembah — 75-84: 8.6% Darlington Point — 75-84: 5.3%
85+ — / 1.0%
Benerembah — 85+: not among its largest Darlington Point — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Benerembah 75.0% couple families
Benerembah — Couple Families: 75.0% Benerembah — Lone Person: 25.0% Benerembah — One Parent Families: 0.0% Benerembah — Group Household: 0.0% Benerembah — Other Families: 0.0%
Darlington Point 29.9% couple families
Darlington Point — Couple Families: 29.9% Darlington Point — Lone Person: 44.0% Darlington Point — One Parent Families: 20.1% Darlington Point — Group Household: 4.4% Darlington Point — Other Families: 1.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Benerembah 29.2% renting
Benerembah — Owned Outright: 50.0% Benerembah — Mortgage: 20.8% Benerembah — Renting: 29.2%
Darlington Point 31.5% renting
Darlington Point — Owned Outright: 37.2% Darlington Point — Mortgage: 31.2% Darlington Point — Renting: 31.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Benerembah Darlington Point
India 3.6% / 1.0%
Benerembah — India: 3.6% Darlington Point — India: 1.0%
Philippines — / 1.8%
Benerembah — Philippines: not among its largest Darlington Point — Philippines: 1.8%
England — / 0.8%
Benerembah — England: not among its largest Darlington Point — England: 0.8%
New Zealand — / 0.7%
Benerembah — New Zealand: not among its largest Darlington Point — New Zealand: 0.7%
Zimbabwe — / 0.7%
Benerembah — Zimbabwe: not among its largest Darlington Point — Zimbabwe: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.6%).

Qualifications

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

Benerembah Darlington Point
Certificate III & IV 8.6% / 14.9%
Benerembah — Certificate III & IV: 8.6% Darlington Point — Certificate III & IV: 14.9%
Bachelor Degree 7.9% / 4.0%
Benerembah — Bachelor Degree: 7.9% Darlington Point — Bachelor Degree: 4.0%
Postgraduate Degree 2.9% / 1.7%
Benerembah — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9% Darlington Point — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.6% / 0.8%
Benerembah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.6% Darlington Point — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 3.8%
Benerembah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Darlington Point — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Benerembah 100.0% houses
Benerembah — Houses: 100.0% Benerembah — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Benerembah — Townhouses: 0.0%
Darlington Point 94.6% houses
Darlington Point — Houses: 94.6% Darlington Point — Flats / Apartments: 4.7% Darlington Point — Townhouses: 0.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Benerembah 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

Benerembah Darlington Point
Rural and farming 97% 94%
Environmental 3% 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

Benerembah Darlington Point
New dwellings approved 92
across Griffith
 12
across Murrumbidgee
Approvals change year on year -43% +0%

Ranking within NSW

Benerembah Darlington Point
House price — Higher than 9% of NSW
Income Higher than 77% of NSW Higher than 31% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 43% of NSW Higher than 8% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 91% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 10% of NSW —
NBN connectivity Higher than 38% of NSW Higher than 69% of NSW

Liveability

Benerembah 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 bushfire risk (37 vs 22); Darlington Point carries more crime risk (88 vs 63).

Benerembah Darlington Point
Bushfire Low
22/100
 Low
37/100
Crime Moderate
63/100
 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

Benerembah 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 Benerembah

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

Benerembah Darlington Point
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 0 4
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 14 50

Mobility

Darlington Point sits further from the CBD (620 km vs 609.9 km).

Benerembah Darlington Point
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 609.9 km 620 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 422 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.

Benerembah Darlington Point
Car (driver) 64.4% / 81.7%
Benerembah — Car (driver): 64.4% Darlington Point — Car (driver): 81.7%
Walked Only 20.0% / 6.1%
Benerembah — Walked Only: 20.0% Darlington Point — Walked Only: 6.1%
Worked from Home 15.6% / 6.8%
Benerembah — Worked from Home: 15.6% Darlington Point — Worked from Home: 6.8%
Car (passenger) — / 4.7%
Benerembah — Car (passenger): not among its largest Darlington Point — Car (passenger): 4.7%
Bicycle — / 0.7%
Benerembah — Bicycle: not among its largest Darlington Point — Bicycle: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.7%).

Setting

Benerembah Darlington Point
Elevation 118 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 117 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Benerembah Darlington Point
Connectivity score 26/100 59/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
54 premises
 30%
579 premises

Climate

Benerembah 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

Benerembah Darlington Point
Average residential rate $1,235/yr $380/yr
Council Griffith Murrumbidgee

Federal electorate

Benerembah Darlington Point
Division Farrer
same for both
Member David Farley
same for both
Party One Nation
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Benerembah

Family Rural

Darlington Point

Affordable Rural

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