Binjura vs Dairymans Plains

Comparing Binjura and Dairymans Plains, NSW: Binjura is more walkable (14 vs 0); Binjura carries more bushfire risk (23 vs 11); and Binjura rents higher ($425/wk vs $225/wk).

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

Binjura

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 50/100)

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

First-home buyers

Binjura

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 25%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Dairymans Plains

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($225/wk vs $425/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 21%)

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

Commuting to the city

Binjura

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (264 min vs 271 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (399.3 km vs 405.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Binjura

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 50/100)

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

Investors

Dairymans Plains

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (20.4% vs 5.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Binjura Dairymans Plains
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.

Binjura Dairymans Plains
Walkability 14 / 0
Binjura — Walkability: 14/100 Dairymans Plains — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 74 / 50
Binjura — Safety: 74/100 Dairymans Plains — Safety: 50/100
Low fire risk 77 / 89
Binjura — Low fire risk: 77/100 Dairymans Plains — Low fire risk: 89/100

Demographics

Binjura rents higher ($425/wk vs $225/wk); Binjura has more residents (339 vs 183).

Binjura Dairymans Plains
Population 339
+46% vs other
 183
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.6% +20.4%
Median age 48 49
Median household income $106,184/yr
+8% vs other
 $97,500/yr
Median weekly rent $425/wk
+47% vs other
 $225/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Binjura Dairymans Plains
0-4 2.1% / 6.0%
Binjura — 0-4: 2.1% Dairymans Plains — 0-4: 6.0%
5-14 13.3% / 9.3%
Binjura — 5-14: 13.3% Dairymans Plains — 5-14: 9.3%
15-19 7.4% / 6.6%
Binjura — 15-19: 7.4% Dairymans Plains — 15-19: 6.6%
20-24 2.9% / 4.9%
Binjura — 20-24: 2.9% Dairymans Plains — 20-24: 4.9%
25-34 6.5% / 6.6%
Binjura — 25-34: 6.5% Dairymans Plains — 25-34: 6.6%
35-44 9.4% / 12.6%
Binjura — 35-44: 9.4% Dairymans Plains — 35-44: 12.6%
45-54 13.6% / 20.8%
Binjura — 45-54: 13.6% Dairymans Plains — 45-54: 20.8%
55-64 21.2% / 16.9%
Binjura — 55-64: 21.2% Dairymans Plains — 55-64: 16.9%
65-74 13.6% / 10.9%
Binjura — 65-74: 13.6% Dairymans Plains — 65-74: 10.9%
75-84 6.2% / 6.0%
Binjura — 75-84: 6.2% Dairymans Plains — 75-84: 6.0%
85+ 2.9% / 4.9%
Binjura — 85+: 2.9% Dairymans Plains — 85+: 4.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Binjura 55.3% couple families
Binjura — Couple Families: 55.3% Binjura — Lone Person: 35.5% Binjura — One Parent Families: 9.2% Binjura — Other Families: 0.0%
Dairymans Plains 63.8% couple families
Dairymans Plains — Couple Families: 63.8% Dairymans Plains — Lone Person: 29.8% Dairymans Plains — One Parent Families: 0.0% Dairymans Plains — Other Families: 6.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Binjura 8.5% renting
Binjura — Owned Outright: 48.7% Binjura — Mortgage: 42.7% Binjura — Renting: 8.5%
Dairymans Plains 7.9% renting
Dairymans Plains — Owned Outright: 46.0% Dairymans Plains — Mortgage: 46.0% Dairymans Plains — Renting: 7.9%
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.

Binjura Dairymans Plains
England 6.5% / 3.3%
Binjura — England: 6.5% Dairymans Plains — England: 3.3%
South Africa 1.2% / 3.3%
Binjura — South Africa: 1.2% Dairymans Plains — South Africa: 3.3%
Germany 2.1% / 2.2%
Binjura — Germany: 2.1% Dairymans Plains — Germany: 2.2%
Netherlands — / 1.6%
Binjura — Netherlands: not among its largest Dairymans Plains — Netherlands: 1.6%
Italy 0.9% / —
Binjura — Italy: 0.9% Dairymans Plains — Italy: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.5%).

Qualifications

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

Binjura Dairymans Plains
Certificate III & IV 16.2% / 20.8%
Binjura — Certificate III & IV: 16.2% Dairymans Plains — Certificate III & IV: 20.8%
Bachelor Degree 15.6% / 15.8%
Binjura — Bachelor Degree: 15.6% Dairymans Plains — Bachelor Degree: 15.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 3.8%
Binjura — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Dairymans Plains — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.8%
Postgraduate Degree 4.7% / 3.3%
Binjura — Postgraduate Degree: 4.7% Dairymans Plains — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.7% / 4.4%
Binjura — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7% Dairymans Plains — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Binjura 101.7% houses
Binjura — Houses: 101.7% Binjura — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Dairymans Plains 92.5% houses
Dairymans Plains — Houses: 92.5% Dairymans Plains — Flats / Apartments: 7.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Binjura Dairymans Plains
Median house price —
same for both
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,132,500 —

Zoning mix

Dairymans Plains has more rural and farming land (59% vs 3%); Binjura has more land zoned for conservation (45% vs 7%).

Binjura Dairymans Plains
Rural and farming 3% 59%
Residential 52% 32%
Environmental 45% 7%
Parks and recreation 0% 1%
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

Binjura Dairymans Plains
New dwellings approved 72
across Snowy Monaro
same for both
Approvals change year on year +29%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Binjura Dairymans Plains
House price Higher than 32% of NSW —
Income Higher than 72% of NSW Higher than 65% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 63% of NSW Higher than 9% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 83% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 52% of NSW Higher than 51% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 57% of NSW Higher than 52% of NSW

Liveability

Binjura is more walkable (14 vs 0).

Binjura Dairymans Plains
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Binjura carries more bushfire risk (23 vs 11); Dairymans Plains carries more crime risk (50 vs 26).

Binjura Dairymans Plains
Bushfire Low
23/100
 Low
11/100
Crime Low
26/100
 Moderate
50/100
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 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Binjura Dairymans Plains
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

Binjura Dairymans Plains
Parks & reserves 1 0
Fuel stations 0 3
Waterways 1 6

Mobility

Dairymans Plains sits further from the CBD (405.3 km vs 399.3 km).

Binjura Dairymans Plains
Walkability score 14/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 399.3 km 405.3 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 264 min 271 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2630
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 39
postcode 2630
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.

Binjura Dairymans Plains
Car (driver) 82.3% / 74.2%
Binjura — Car (driver): 82.3% Dairymans Plains — Car (driver): 74.2%
Worked from Home 17.7% / 15.7%
Binjura — Worked from Home: 17.7% Dairymans Plains — Worked from Home: 15.7%
Walked Only — / 6.7%
Binjura — Walked Only: not among its largest Dairymans Plains — Walked Only: 6.7%
Car (passenger) — / 3.4%
Binjura — Car (passenger): not among its largest Dairymans Plains — Car (passenger): 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.3%).

Setting

Binjura Dairymans Plains
Elevation 808 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 880 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Binjura Dairymans Plains
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
139 premises
 0%
78 premises

Climate

Binjura Dairymans Plains
Annual rainfall 536 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.6°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) -1.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Binjura Dairymans Plains
Average residential rate $1,253/yr
same for both
Council Snowy Monaro
same for both

Federal electorate

Binjura Dairymans Plains
Division Eden-monaro
same for both
Member Kristy Mcbain
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Binjura Dairymans Plains
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Binjura

Rural

Dairymans Plains

Rural

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