Biniguy vs Terry Hie Hie

Biniguy is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 51 in Terry Hie Hie. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Biniguy tends to suit families with children, while Terry Hie Hie 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

Terry Hie Hie

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 57%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (133% vs 93%)
  • But Biniguy carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 74/100)

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 71%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Terry Hie Hie

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (3% vs 12%)
  • has cheaper rent ($55/wk vs $180/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Terry Hie Hie

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (589.9 km vs 631.3 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (438 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 74/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Biniguy and Terry Hie Hie 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 Terry Hie Hie
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 Terry Hie Hie
Walkability 0 / 0
Biniguy — Walkability: 0/100 Terry Hie Hie — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 80 / 26
Biniguy — Safety: 80/100 Terry Hie Hie — Safety: 26/100
Low fire risk 67 / 81
Biniguy — Low fire risk: 67/100 Terry Hie Hie — Low fire risk: 81/100

Demographics

Biniguy rents higher ($180/wk vs $55/wk); Biniguy has more residents (159 vs 76).

Biniguy Terry Hie Hie
Population 159
+52% vs other
 76
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.2% +5.6%
Median age 33 51
Median household income $76,648/yr $90,948/yr
+19% vs other
Median weekly rent $180/wk
+69% vs other
 $55/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Biniguy Terry Hie Hie
0-4 8.2% / 6.6%
Biniguy — 0-4: 8.2% Terry Hie Hie — 0-4: 6.6%
5-14 16.4% / 5.3%
Biniguy — 5-14: 16.4% Terry Hie Hie — 5-14: 5.3%
15-19 4.4% / 5.3%
Biniguy — 15-19: 4.4% Terry Hie Hie — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 3.1% / —
Biniguy — 20-24: 3.1% Terry Hie Hie — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 17.0% / 5.3%
Biniguy — 25-34: 17.0% Terry Hie Hie — 25-34: 5.3%
35-44 8.8% / 14.5%
Biniguy — 35-44: 8.8% Terry Hie Hie — 35-44: 14.5%
45-54 10.1% / 32.9%
Biniguy — 45-54: 10.1% Terry Hie Hie — 45-54: 32.9%
55-64 10.7% / 11.8%
Biniguy — 55-64: 10.7% Terry Hie Hie — 55-64: 11.8%
65-74 7.5% / 11.8%
Biniguy — 65-74: 7.5% Terry Hie Hie — 65-74: 11.8%
75-84 6.3% / 10.5%
Biniguy — 75-84: 6.3% Terry Hie Hie — 75-84: 10.5%
85+ 3.8% / —
Biniguy — 85+: 3.8% Terry Hie Hie — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (32.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Biniguy 57.1% couple families
Biniguy — Couple Families: 57.1% Biniguy — Lone Person: 42.9%
Terry Hie Hie 100.0% couple families
Terry Hie Hie — Couple Families: 100.0% Terry Hie Hie — Lone Person: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person

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%
Terry Hie Hie 0.0% renting
Terry Hie Hie — Owned Outright: 71.4% Terry Hie Hie — Mortgage: 28.6% Terry Hie Hie — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Biniguy 92.9% houses
Biniguy — Houses: 92.9% Biniguy — Flats / Apartments: 7.1%
Terry Hie Hie 133.3% houses
Terry Hie Hie — Houses: 133.3% Terry Hie Hie — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Biniguy Terry Hie Hie
Bachelor Degree 8.8% / 11.8%
Biniguy — Bachelor Degree: 8.8% Terry Hie Hie — Bachelor Degree: 11.8%
Certificate III & IV 11.3% / 7.9%
Biniguy — Certificate III & IV: 11.3% Terry Hie Hie — Certificate III & IV: 7.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 3.9%
Biniguy — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Terry Hie Hie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.9%
Postgraduate Degree 1.9% / —
Biniguy — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9% Terry Hie Hie — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.8%).

Property market

Biniguy Terry Hie Hie
Median house price — $110,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Terry Hie Hie has more land zoned for conservation (23% vs 0%); Biniguy has more rural and farming land (100% vs 77%).

Biniguy Terry Hie Hie
Rural and farming 100% 77%
Environmental 0% 23%
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 Terry Hie Hie
New dwellings approved 11
across Moree Plains
same for both
Approvals change year on year -100%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Biniguy Terry Hie Hie
House price — Higher than 1% of NSW
Income Higher than 44% of NSW —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 44% of NSW Higher than 30% of NSW
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 55% of NSW Higher than 1% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 23% of NSW Higher than 16% of NSW

Liveability

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

Risk profile

Terry Hie Hie carries more crime risk (74 vs 20); Biniguy carries more bushfire risk (33 vs 19).

Biniguy Terry Hie Hie
Bushfire Low
33/100
 Low
19/100
Crime Low
20/100
 High
74/100
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 Terry Hie Hie
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Biniguy Terry Hie Hie
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 1 2

Mobility

Biniguy sits further from the CBD (631.3 km vs 589.9 km).

Biniguy Terry Hie Hie
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 631.3 km
+7% vs other
 589.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 468 min 438 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2399
 0.0%
postcode 2400
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 76
postcode 2399
 78
postcode 2400

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 Terry Hie Hie
Car (driver) 83.9% / 50.0%
Biniguy — Car (driver): 83.9% Terry Hie Hie — Car (driver): 50.0%
Worked from Home 10.7% / 28.6%
Biniguy — Worked from Home: 10.7% Terry Hie Hie — Worked from Home: 28.6%
Walked Only — / 21.4%
Biniguy — Walked Only: not among its largest Terry Hie Hie — Walked Only: 21.4%
Car (passenger) 5.4% / —
Biniguy — Car (passenger): 5.4% Terry Hie Hie — Car (passenger): not among its largest

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

Setting

Biniguy Terry Hie Hie
Elevation 259 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 300 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Biniguy Terry Hie Hie
Annual rainfall 678 mm 653 mm
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Biniguy Terry Hie Hie
Average residential rate $1,249/yr
same for both
Council Moree Plains
same for both

Federal electorate

Biniguy Terry Hie Hie
Division Parkes
same for both
Member Jamie Chaffey
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Biniguy

Family Rural

Terry Hie Hie

Affordable Rural

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