Biala vs Blakney Creek
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Biala, the large majority of households are couple families. In Blakney Creek, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Biala tends to suit couples, while Blakney Creek 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
Biala
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 58/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (78% vs 50%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Blakney Creek
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 55%)
- has cheaper land ($850,000 vs $1,835,000)
Weighs land prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Biala
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($230/wk vs $350/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Biala
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (255.7 km vs 272.1 km)
- has a shorter drive in (179 min vs 186 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Biala
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 58/100)
- is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
- But Blakney Creek has more residents already 65 and over (17% vs 11%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Blakney Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (53.3% vs 42.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Biala and Blakney Creek 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
Blakney Creek rents higher ($350/wk vs $230/wk); Blakney Creek has higher household incomes ($123,448 vs $110,500).
| Biala | Blakney Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 84 | 92 +10% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +42.4% | +53.3% |
| Median age | 38 | 39 |
| Median household income | $110,500/yr | $123,448/yr +12% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $230/wk | $350/wk +52% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.8%).
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 (15.5%).
Property market
| Biala | Blakney Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $1,250,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $1,835,000 | $850,000 |
Zoning mix
| Biala | Blakney Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% same for both | |
| 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
| Biala | Blakney Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 44 across Upper Lachlan same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +175% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Biala | Blakney Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 65% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 76% of NSW | Higher than 86% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 52% of NSW | Higher than 21% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 63% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 81% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 6% of NSW | Higher than 11% of NSW |
Liveability
Biala is more walkable (8 vs 0).
| Biala | Blakney Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Blakney Creek carries more crime risk (58 vs 0).
| Biala | Blakney Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 20/100 | Low 16/100 |
| Crime | None 0/100 | Moderate 58/100 |
| 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
| Biala | Blakney Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Universities within 10 km | None | 1 The University of Notre Dame Australia - Broadway, 8.2 km |
Amenities in the suburb
| Biala | Blakney Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 21 | 28 |
Mobility
Blakney Creek sits further from the CBD (272.1 km vs 255.7 km).
| Biala | Blakney Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 8/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 255.7 km | 272.1 km +6% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 179 min | 186 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.0% postcode 2581 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 67 postcode 2581 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 (55.0%).
Setting
| Biala | Blakney Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 621 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 550 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Biala | Blakney Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 21 premises | 0% 25 premises |
Climate
| Biala | Blakney Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 840 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Biala | Blakney Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $636/yr same for both | |
| Council | Upper Lachlan same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Biala | Blakney Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Riverina same for both | |
| Member | Michael Mccormack same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Biala | Blakney Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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