Binda vs Crooked Corner
Binda is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 55 in Crooked Corner. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Binda, about half of households are people living alone. In Crooked Corner, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Binda: a median of $745,000, against $400,000 in Crooked Corner, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Binda tends to suit families with children, while Crooked Corner suits people living alone 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
- Binda is already more of a family suburb (48% vs 35%)
- Crooked Corner carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 19/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Crooked Corner
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($400,000 vs $745,000)
Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Crooked Corner
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($125/wk vs $230/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 17%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Binda
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (266.1 km vs 276.4 km)
- has a shorter drive in (188 min vs 195 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Crooked Corner
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 19/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Crooked Corner
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (27.9% vs 3.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Binda and Crooked Corner 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
Binda has more residents (291 vs 78); Binda rents higher ($230/wk vs $125/wk).
| Binda | Crooked Corner | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 291 +73% vs other | 78 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +3.9% | +27.9% |
| Median age | 45 | 55 |
| Median household income | $68,900/yr | $68,224/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $230/wk +46% vs other | $125/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.1%).
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 (5.1%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Binda | Crooked Corner | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $745,000 | $400,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $340,000 | $350,000 |
Zoning mix
| Binda | Crooked Corner | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 94% |
| Environmental | 0% | 6% |
| 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
| Binda | Crooked Corner | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 44 across Upper Lachlan same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +175% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Binda | Crooked Corner | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 29% of NSW | Higher than 11% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 32% of NSW | Higher than 31% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 16% of NSW | Higher than 12% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 58% of NSW | Higher than 90% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 6% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 9% of NSW | Higher than 6% of NSW |
Liveability
| Binda | Crooked Corner | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
Binda carries more crime risk (19 vs 0); Crooked Corner carries more bushfire risk (12 vs 0).
| Binda | Crooked Corner | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 12/100 |
| Crime | Low 19/100 | None 0/100 |
| 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
| Binda | Crooked Corner | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Binda
- Binda Public School Government · Primary below peers
Schools in Crooked Corner
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Binda | Crooked Corner | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 2 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 30 | 19 |
Mobility
Crooked Corner sits further from the CBD (276.4 km vs 266.1 km).
| Binda | Crooked Corner | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 266.1 km | 276.4 km +4% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 188 min | 195 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 2583 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 47 postcode 2583 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 (60.7%).
Setting
| Binda | Crooked Corner | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 769 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 732 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Binda | Crooked Corner | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 76 premises | 0% 33 premises |
Climate
| Binda | Crooked Corner | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 840 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Binda | Crooked Corner | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $636/yr same for both | |
| Council | Upper Lachlan same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Binda | Crooked Corner | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Riverina same for both | |
| Member | Michael Mccormack same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Binda | Crooked Corner | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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