Binna Burra vs Nashua
Binna Burra is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 48 in Nashua. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Binna Burra, most households are couple families. In Nashua, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Nashua: a median of $2.5 million, against $1.82 million in Binna Burra, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Binna Burra tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget, while Nashua suits older residents.
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
Nashua
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 26/100)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (104% vs 88%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Binna Burra has cheaper houses ($1,822,000 vs $2,500,000)
- Nashua leaves households under less mortgage stress (27% vs 33%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Binna Burra
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $450/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Binna Burra
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (483 min vs 488 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (752.5 km vs 756.5 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Nashua
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 26/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 14%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Nashua
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (12.2% vs 2.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Binna Burra and Nashua 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
Nashua skews older (48 vs 39); Nashua rents higher ($450/wk vs $400/wk).
| Binna Burra | Nashua | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 223 | 267 +20% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +2.3% | +12.2% |
| Median age | 39 | 48 |
| Median household income | $109,876/yr +4% vs other | $105,300/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $400/wk | $450/wk +12% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.6%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Binna Burra | Nashua | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,822,000 | $2,500,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Binna Burra | Nashua | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 91% | 98% |
| Environmental | 9% | 2% |
| 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
| Binna Burra | Nashua | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 129 across Byron same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -65% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Binna Burra | Nashua | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 82% of NSW | Higher than 88% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 75% of NSW | Higher than 72% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 68% of NSW | Higher than 66% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 27% of NSW | Higher than 14% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 95% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 46% of NSW | Higher than 57% of NSW |
Liveability
| Binna Burra | Nashua | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | very advantaged area decile 10/10 |
Risk profile
Binna Burra carries more crime risk (26 vs 0).
| Binna Burra | Nashua | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 26/100 | None 0/100 |
| 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
| Binna Burra | Nashua | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Binna Burra | Nashua | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 2 | 3 |
Mobility
Nashua sits further from the CBD (756.5 km vs 752.5 km).
| Binna Burra | Nashua | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 18/100 | 16/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 752.5 km | 756.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 483 min | 488 min |
| Public transport score | 25/100 Bus same for both | |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 4.8 7-9am + 5-7pm | 5.2 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 2.5 min scheduled, not actual | 2 min scheduled, not actual |
| Electric vehicle share | 2.4% postcode 2479 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 86 postcode 2479 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 (55.5%).
Setting
| Binna Burra | Nashua | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 33 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 23 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 11.9 km | 13.7 km |
NBN connectivity
| Binna Burra | Nashua | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 73 premises | 0% 105 premises |
Climate
| Binna Burra | Nashua | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,569 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.1°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 9.1°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Binna Burra | Nashua | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,577/yr same for both | |
| Council | Byron same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Binna Burra | Nashua | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Richmond same for both | |
| Member | Justine Elliot same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Binna Burra | Nashua | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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