Bingara vs Whitlow
Whitlow is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 61 in Bingara. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Bingara tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Whitlow 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)
- Whitlow carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 74/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Bingara
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper land ($104,500 vs $320,000)
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (29% vs 75%)
Weighs land prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Bingara
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $240/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Bingara
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (412 min vs 487 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (562.2 km vs 607.6 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 22%)
- Whitlow carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 74/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Whitlow
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (10.9% vs -7.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bingara and Whitlow 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
Bingara has more residents (1,318 vs 51); Whitlow has higher household incomes ($58,448 vs $44,356).
| Bingara | Whitlow | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,318 +96% vs other | 51 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -7.7% | +10.9% |
| Median age | 61 | 48 |
| Median household income | $44,356/yr | $58,448/yr +32% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk | $240/wk +20% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.4%).
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 (15.6%).
Property market
| Bingara | Whitlow | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $388,750 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $104,500 | $320,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 66 days from 8 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| Bingara | Whitlow | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Whitlow | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 15 across Gwydir same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -50% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Bingara | Whitlow | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 3.9% $370/wk on $497K | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Bingara | Whitlow | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 10% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 7% of NSW | Higher than 18% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 45% of NSW | Higher than 26% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 73% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 80% of NSW | Higher than 27% of NSW |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 66% of NSW | — |
Liveability
| Bingara | Whitlow | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 16/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Bingara carries more crime risk (74 vs 31).
| Bingara | Whitlow | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 38/100 | Moderate 42/100 |
| Crime | High 74/100 | Low 31/100 |
| 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 | Whitlow | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Whitlow
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Bingara | Whitlow | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Whitlow sits further from the CBD (607.6 km vs 562.2 km).
| Bingara | Whitlow | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 4/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 562.2 km | 607.6 km +8% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 412 min | 487 min |
| 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.7%).
Setting
| Bingara | Whitlow | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 375 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 494 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Bingara | Whitlow | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 73/100 | 18/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 40% 839 premises | 0% 17 premises |
Climate
| Bingara | Whitlow | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 653 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Bingara | Whitlow | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $825/yr same for both | |
| Council | Gwydir same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bingara | Whitlow | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | New England same for both | |
| Member | Barnaby Joyce same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bingara | Whitlow | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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