Biniguy vs Gravesend

Biniguy is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 42 in Gravesend. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Biniguy, most households are couple families. In Gravesend, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Biniguy tends to suit 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

Gravesend

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)
  • is already more of a family suburb (65% vs 57%)
  • But Biniguy carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 81/100)

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

First-home buyers

Biniguy

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (8% vs 13%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Gravesend

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($160/wk vs $180/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Gravesend

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (605.4 km vs 631.3 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (449 min vs 468 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Biniguy

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 81/100)

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

Investors

Biniguy

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.2% vs -6.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Biniguy Gravesend
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.

Biniguy Gravesend
Walkability 0 / 0
Biniguy — Walkability: 0/100 Gravesend — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 80 / 19
Biniguy — Safety: 80/100 Gravesend — Safety: 19/100
Low fire risk 67 / 73
Biniguy — Low fire risk: 67/100 Gravesend — Low fire risk: 73/100

Demographics

Gravesend has more residents (299 vs 159); Gravesend skews older (42 vs 33).

Biniguy Gravesend
Population 159 299
+88% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.2% -6.9%
Median age 33 42
Median household income $76,648/yr
+5% vs other
 $73,112/yr
Median weekly rent $180/wk
+11% vs other
 $160/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Biniguy Gravesend
0-4 8.2% / 5.4%
Biniguy — 0-4: 8.2% Gravesend — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 16.4% / 16.4%
Biniguy — 5-14: 16.4% Gravesend — 5-14: 16.4%
15-19 4.4% / 6.7%
Biniguy — 15-19: 4.4% Gravesend — 15-19: 6.7%
20-24 3.1% / 5.7%
Biniguy — 20-24: 3.1% Gravesend — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 17.0% / 9.0%
Biniguy — 25-34: 17.0% Gravesend — 25-34: 9.0%
35-44 8.8% / 11.4%
Biniguy — 35-44: 8.8% Gravesend — 35-44: 11.4%
45-54 10.1% / 13.7%
Biniguy — 45-54: 10.1% Gravesend — 45-54: 13.7%
55-64 10.7% / 16.1%
Biniguy — 55-64: 10.7% Gravesend — 55-64: 16.1%
65-74 7.5% / 10.0%
Biniguy — 65-74: 7.5% Gravesend — 65-74: 10.0%
75-84 6.3% / 7.4%
Biniguy — 75-84: 6.3% Gravesend — 75-84: 7.4%
85+ 3.8% / 2.3%
Biniguy — 85+: 3.8% Gravesend — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Biniguy 57.1% couple families
Biniguy — Couple Families: 57.1% Biniguy — Lone Person: 42.9% Biniguy — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Gravesend 48.0% couple families
Gravesend — Couple Families: 48.0% Gravesend — Lone Person: 34.7% Gravesend — One Parent Families: 17.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Biniguy 12.8% renting
Biniguy — Owned Outright: 56.4% Biniguy — Mortgage: 30.8% Biniguy — Renting: 12.8%
Gravesend 19.8% renting
Gravesend — Owned Outright: 47.9% Gravesend — Mortgage: 32.3% Gravesend — Renting: 19.8%
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.

Biniguy Gravesend
New Zealand 3.8% / —
Biniguy — New Zealand: 3.8% Gravesend — New Zealand: not among its largest
Indonesia 2.5% / —
Biniguy — Indonesia: 2.5% Gravesend — Indonesia: not among its largest
Germany — / 1.0%
Biniguy — Germany: not among its largest Gravesend — Germany: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.8%).

Qualifications

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

Biniguy Gravesend
Certificate III & IV 11.3% / 17.4%
Biniguy — Certificate III & IV: 11.3% Gravesend — Certificate III & IV: 17.4%
Bachelor Degree 8.8% / 7.4%
Biniguy — Bachelor Degree: 8.8% Gravesend — Bachelor Degree: 7.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 5.4%
Biniguy — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Gravesend — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4%
Postgraduate Degree 1.9% / —
Biniguy — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9% Gravesend — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.0%
Biniguy — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Gravesend — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Biniguy 92.9% houses
Biniguy — Houses: 92.9% Biniguy — Flats / Apartments: 7.1%
Gravesend 102.8% houses
Gravesend — Houses: 102.8% Gravesend — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Biniguy Gravesend
Median house price — $101,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Biniguy Gravesend
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

Biniguy Gravesend
New dwellings approved 11
across Moree Plains
 15
across Gwydir
Approvals change year on year -100% -50%

Ranking within NSW

Biniguy Gravesend
House price — Higher than 1% of NSW
Income Higher than 44% of NSW Higher than 40% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 44% of NSW Higher than 41% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 99% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 55% of NSW —
NBN connectivity Higher than 23% of NSW Higher than 22% of NSW

Liveability

Biniguy Gravesend
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Gravesend carries more crime risk (81 vs 20).

Biniguy Gravesend
Bushfire Low
33/100
 Low
27/100
Crime Low
20/100
 High
81/100
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

Biniguy Gravesend
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Biniguy

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

Schools in Gravesend

  • Gravesend Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Biniguy Gravesend
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 1 4
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 1 7

Mobility

Biniguy sits further from the CBD (631.3 km vs 605.4 km).

Biniguy Gravesend
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 631.3 km
+4% vs other
 605.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 468 min 449 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2399
 0.0%
postcode 2401
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 76
postcode 2399
 62
postcode 2401

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.

Biniguy Gravesend
Car (driver) 83.9% / 63.5%
Biniguy — Car (driver): 83.9% Gravesend — Car (driver): 63.5%
Worked from Home 10.7% / 24.8%
Biniguy — Worked from Home: 10.7% Gravesend — Worked from Home: 24.8%
Car (passenger) 5.4% / 5.8%
Biniguy — Car (passenger): 5.4% Gravesend — Car (passenger): 5.8%
Walked Only — / 5.8%
Biniguy — Walked Only: not among its largest Gravesend — Walked Only: 5.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.9%).

Setting

Biniguy Gravesend
Elevation 259 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 405 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Biniguy Gravesend
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
21 premises
 0%
40 premises

Climate

Biniguy Gravesend
Annual rainfall 678 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Biniguy Gravesend
Average residential rate $1,249/yr $825/yr
Council Moree Plains Gwydir

Federal electorate

Biniguy Gravesend
Division Parkes New England
Member Jamie Chaffey Barnaby Joyce
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Biniguy Gravesend
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Biniguy

Family Rural

Gravesend

Affordable Rural

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