Binda vs Laggan

Binda is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 52 in Laggan. 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 Laggan, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Binda: a median of $745,000, against $678,000 in Laggan, though rent is higher in Laggan. On these figures, Binda tends to suit people living alone and families with children, while Laggan suits couples.

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 carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 55/100)
  • Laggan is already more of a family suburb (64% vs 48%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Binda

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($230/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Laggan

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (179 min vs 188 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (256 km vs 266.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Binda

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 55/100)

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

Investors

Laggan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.7% vs 3.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Binda Laggan
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.

Binda Laggan
Walkability 0 / 0
Binda — Walkability: 0/100 Laggan — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 81 / 45
Binda — Safety: 81/100 Laggan — Safety: 45/100
Low fire risk 100 / 82
Binda — Low fire risk: 100/100 Laggan — Low fire risk: 82/100

Demographics

Laggan has more residents (407 vs 291); Laggan rents higher ($300/wk vs $230/wk).

Binda Laggan
Population 291 407
+40% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.9% +13.7%
Median age 45 52
Median household income $68,900/yr $83,564/yr
+21% vs other
Median weekly rent $230/wk $300/wk
+30% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Binda Laggan
0-4 9.3% / 5.4%
Binda — 0-4: 9.3% Laggan — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 13.4% / 11.5%
Binda — 5-14: 13.4% Laggan — 5-14: 11.5%
15-19 2.7% / 6.4%
Binda — 15-19: 2.7% Laggan — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 3.8% / 2.7%
Binda — 20-24: 3.8% Laggan — 20-24: 2.7%
25-34 8.9% / 8.1%
Binda — 25-34: 8.9% Laggan — 25-34: 8.1%
35-44 11.3% / 8.8%
Binda — 35-44: 11.3% Laggan — 35-44: 8.8%
45-54 7.2% / 12.0%
Binda — 45-54: 7.2% Laggan — 45-54: 12.0%
55-64 18.6% / 20.6%
Binda — 55-64: 18.6% Laggan — 55-64: 20.6%
65-74 15.8% / 16.2%
Binda — 65-74: 15.8% Laggan — 65-74: 16.2%
75-84 4.8% / 5.4%
Binda — 75-84: 4.8% Laggan — 75-84: 5.4%
85+ 2.1% / 1.7%
Binda — 85+: 2.1% Laggan — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Binda 40.8% couple families
Binda — Couple Families: 40.8% Binda — Lone Person: 52.1% Binda — One Parent Families: 7.0%
Laggan 58.2% couple families
Laggan — Couple Families: 58.2% Laggan — Lone Person: 36.3% Laggan — One Parent Families: 5.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Binda 10.8% renting
Binda — Owned Outright: 65.7% Binda — Mortgage: 23.5% Binda — Renting: 10.8%
Laggan 8.5% renting
Laggan — Owned Outright: 60.0% Laggan — Mortgage: 31.5% Laggan — Renting: 8.5%
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.

Binda Laggan
England 1.7% / 3.9%
Binda — England: 1.7% Laggan — England: 3.9%
New Zealand 2.1% / 0.7%
Binda — New Zealand: 2.1% Laggan — New Zealand: 0.7%
Scotland 1.4% / —
Binda — Scotland: 1.4% Laggan — Scotland: not among its largest
Ireland — / 1.0%
Binda — Ireland: not among its largest Laggan — Ireland: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.9%).

Qualifications

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

Binda Laggan
Certificate III & IV 15.8% / 17.7%
Binda — Certificate III & IV: 15.8% Laggan — Certificate III & IV: 17.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 8.1%
Binda — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% Laggan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1%
Bachelor Degree 6.5% / 8.4%
Binda — Bachelor Degree: 6.5% Laggan — Bachelor Degree: 8.4%
Postgraduate Degree 3.8% / 2.7%
Binda — Postgraduate Degree: 3.8% Laggan — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / —
Binda — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Laggan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Binda 97.3% houses
Binda — Houses: 97.3% Binda — Flats / Apartments: 2.7%
Laggan 97.9% houses
Laggan — Houses: 97.9% Laggan — Flats / Apartments: 2.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Binda Laggan
Median house price $745,000 $677,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $340,000 $372,500

Zoning mix

Binda Laggan
Rural and farming 100% 97%
Environmental 0% 3%
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 Laggan
New dwellings approved 44
across Upper Lachlan
same for both
Approvals change year on year +175%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Binda Laggan
House price Higher than 29% of NSW Higher than 24% of NSW
Income Higher than 32% of NSW Higher than 51% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 16% of NSW Higher than 18% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 58% of NSW Higher than 78% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 6% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 9% of NSW
same for both

Liveability

Binda Laggan
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Laggan carries more bushfire risk (18 vs 0); Laggan carries more crime risk (55 vs 19).

Binda Laggan
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
18/100
Crime Low
19/100
 Moderate
55/100
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 Laggan
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
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 Laggan

  • Laggan Public School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Binda Laggan
Cafes & restaurants 1 2
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 30 54

Mobility

Binda sits further from the CBD (266.1 km vs 256 km).

Binda Laggan
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 266.1 km
+4% vs other
 256 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 188 min 179 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.

Binda Laggan
Car (driver) 53.4% / 57.1%
Binda — Car (driver): 53.4% Laggan — Car (driver): 57.1%
Worked from Home 37.1% / 35.6%
Binda — Worked from Home: 37.1% Laggan — Worked from Home: 35.6%
Walked Only 5.2% / 5.8%
Binda — Walked Only: 5.2% Laggan — Walked Only: 5.8%
Bus 4.3% / —
Binda — Bus: 4.3% Laggan — Bus: not among its largest
Car (passenger) — / 1.6%
Binda — Car (passenger): not among its largest Laggan — Car (passenger): 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (57.1%).

Setting

Binda Laggan
Elevation 769 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 841 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Binda Laggan
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
76 premises
 0%
138 premises

Climate

Binda Laggan
Annual rainfall 840 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Binda Laggan
Average residential rate $636/yr
same for both
Council Upper Lachlan
same for both

Federal electorate

Binda Laggan
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Binda Laggan
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Binda

Family Rural Young Families

Laggan

Affordable Rural

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