Bingara vs Dinoga

Dinoga is the younger of the two, with a median age of 52 against 61 in Bingara. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Dinoga: a median of $1.52 million, against $389,000 in Bingara, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Bingara tends to suit older residents and buyers on a tighter budget, while Dinoga suits families with children and 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

  • Bingara has more parks and reserves (7 vs 1)
  • Dinoga carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 74/100)

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

First-home buyers

Dinoga

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($9,500 vs $104,500)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 29%)
  • But Bingara has cheaper houses ($388,750 vs $1,515,250)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Dinoga

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (40% vs 21%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 23%)
  • But Bingara has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $225/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Dinoga

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (394 min vs 412 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (538 km vs 562.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Bingara has more residents already 65 and over (43% vs 31%)
  • Dinoga carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 74/100)

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

Investors

Bingara

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-7.7% vs -16.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bingara Dinoga
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.

Bingara Dinoga
Walkability 4 / 0
Bingara — Walkability: 4/100 Dinoga — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 26 / 83
Bingara — Safety: 26/100 Dinoga — Safety: 83/100
Low fire risk 62 / 59
Bingara — Low fire risk: 62/100 Dinoga — Low fire risk: 59/100

Demographics

Bingara has more residents (1,318 vs 51); Dinoga has higher household incomes ($68,224 vs $44,356).

Bingara Dinoga
Population 1,318
+96% vs other
 51
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -7.7% -16.4%
Median age 61 52
Median household income $44,356/yr $68,224/yr
+54% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk $225/wk
+12% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bingara Dinoga
0-4 2.5% / —
Bingara — 0-4: 2.5% Dinoga — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 8.7% / 21.6%
Bingara — 5-14: 8.7% Dinoga — 5-14: 21.6%
15-19 3.8% / —
Bingara — 15-19: 3.8% Dinoga — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 3.7% / —
Bingara — 20-24: 3.7% Dinoga — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 4.9% / —
Bingara — 25-34: 4.9% Dinoga — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 7.1% / 9.8%
Bingara — 35-44: 7.1% Dinoga — 35-44: 9.8%
45-54 9.8% / 15.7%
Bingara — 45-54: 9.8% Dinoga — 45-54: 15.7%
55-64 16.0% / 5.9%
Bingara — 55-64: 16.0% Dinoga — 55-64: 5.9%
65-74 21.7% / 11.8%
Bingara — 65-74: 21.7% Dinoga — 65-74: 11.8%
75-84 15.0% / 19.6%
Bingara — 75-84: 15.0% Dinoga — 75-84: 19.6%
85+ 6.6% / —
Bingara — 85+: 6.6% Dinoga — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bingara 54.7% lone person
Bingara — Lone Person: 54.7% Bingara — Couple Families: 17.7% Bingara — One Parent Families: 19.6% Bingara — Group Household: 5.4% Bingara — Other Families: 2.7%
Dinoga 53.8% lone person
Dinoga — Lone Person: 53.8% Dinoga — Couple Families: 46.2% Dinoga — One Parent Families: 0.0% Dinoga — Group Household: 0.0% Dinoga — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bingara 20.8% renting
Bingara — Owned Outright: 61.6% Bingara — Mortgage: 17.6% Bingara — Renting: 20.8%
Dinoga 40.0% renting
Dinoga — Owned Outright: 30.0% Dinoga — Mortgage: 30.0% Dinoga — Renting: 40.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bingara 93.9% houses
Bingara — Houses: 93.9% Bingara — Flats / Apartments: 3.7% Bingara — Townhouses: 2.4%
Dinoga 100.0% houses
Dinoga — Houses: 100.0% Dinoga — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Dinoga — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Bingara Dinoga
Certificate III & IV 15.6% / 21.6%
Bingara — Certificate III & IV: 15.6% Dinoga — Certificate III & IV: 21.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.8% / —
Bingara — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8% Dinoga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest
Bachelor Degree 5.4% / —
Bingara — Bachelor Degree: 5.4% Dinoga — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 1.5% / —
Bingara — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5% Dinoga — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / —
Bingara — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Dinoga — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).

Property market

Bingara Dinoga
Median house price $388,750 $1,515,250
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $104,500 $9,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 66 days
from 8 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Bingara Dinoga
Rural and farming 96% 100%
Residential 3% 0%
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

Bingara Dinoga
New dwellings approved 15
across Gwydir
same for both
Approvals change year on year -50%
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.

Bingara Dinoga
Houses 3.9%
$370/wk on $497K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Bingara Dinoga
House price Higher than 10% of NSW Higher than 75% of NSW
Income Higher than 7% of NSW Higher than 31% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 45% of NSW Higher than 13% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 73% of NSW Higher than 13% of NSW
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 80% of NSW Higher than 7% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 66% of NSW —

Liveability

Bingara Dinoga
Grade D —
Score 16/100 —
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Bingara carries more crime risk (74 vs 17).

Bingara Dinoga
Bushfire Low
38/100
 Moderate
41/100
Crime High
74/100
 Low
17/100
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

Bingara Dinoga
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Bingara

  • Bingara Central School Government · Combined above peers

Schools in Dinoga

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

Amenities in the suburb

Bingara Dinoga
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 3 0
Parks & reserves 7 1
Childcare 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 2 0
Waterways 17 5

Mobility

Bingara sits further from the CBD (562.2 km vs 538 km).

Bingara Dinoga
Walkability score 4/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 562.2 km
+4% vs other
 538 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 412 min 394 min
Public transport score 35/100
Bus
 19/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 12.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 2.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 4 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2404
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 57
postcode 2404
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.

Bingara Dinoga
Car (driver) 71.7% / 37.5%
Bingara — Car (driver): 71.7% Dinoga — Car (driver): 37.5%
Worked from Home 10.8% / 62.5%
Bingara — Worked from Home: 10.8% Dinoga — Worked from Home: 62.5%
Walked Only 9.7% / —
Bingara — Walked Only: 9.7% Dinoga — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 6.9% / —
Bingara — Car (passenger): 6.9% Dinoga — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bicycle 0.8% / —
Bingara — Bicycle: 0.8% Dinoga — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.7%).

Setting

Bingara Dinoga
Elevation 375 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 469 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bingara Dinoga
Connectivity score 73/100 15/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 40%
839 premises
 0%
16 premises

Climate

Bingara Dinoga
Annual rainfall 653 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Bingara Dinoga
Average residential rate $825/yr
same for both
Council Gwydir
same for both

Federal electorate

Bingara Dinoga
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bingara Dinoga
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bingara

Affordable Retirees Rural

Dinoga

Retirees Rural

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