Binya vs Murrami

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Binya, about half of households are couple families. In Murrami, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Murrami: a median of $350,000, against $50,000 in Binya, though rent is higher in Binya. On these figures, Binya tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

  • Binya has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • Murrami is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 68%)

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

First-home buyers

Binya

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($50,000 vs $350,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (8% vs 14%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Murrami

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $250/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Binya

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (373 min vs 393 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (552.8 km vs 570.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Binya

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 12%)

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

Investors

Murrami

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (22.6% vs -12.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Binya Murrami
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.

Binya Murrami
Walkability 0 / 0
Binya — Walkability: 0/100 Murrami — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 30 / 27
Binya — Safety: 30/100 Murrami — Safety: 27/100
Low fire risk 79 / 74
Binya — Low fire risk: 79/100 Murrami — Low fire risk: 74/100

Demographics

Murrami has more residents (288 vs 122); Binya has higher household incomes ($97,500 vs $80,184).

Binya Murrami
Population 122 288
+136% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -12.9% +22.6%
Median age 42 40
Median household income $97,500/yr
+18% vs other
 $80,184/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+12% vs other
 $220/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Binya Murrami
0-4 7.4% / 3.5%
Binya — 0-4: 7.4% Murrami — 0-4: 3.5%
5-14 19.7% / 20.1%
Binya — 5-14: 19.7% Murrami — 5-14: 20.1%
15-19 3.3% / 6.2%
Binya — 15-19: 3.3% Murrami — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 — / 6.6%
Binya — 20-24: not among its largest Murrami — 20-24: 6.6%
25-34 5.7% / 8.3%
Binya — 25-34: 5.7% Murrami — 25-34: 8.3%
35-44 18.0% / 11.1%
Binya — 35-44: 18.0% Murrami — 35-44: 11.1%
45-54 9.8% / 19.8%
Binya — 45-54: 9.8% Murrami — 45-54: 19.8%
55-64 17.2% / 13.5%
Binya — 55-64: 17.2% Murrami — 55-64: 13.5%
65-74 13.9% / 6.9%
Binya — 65-74: 13.9% Murrami — 65-74: 6.9%
75-84 4.1% / 3.8%
Binya — 75-84: 4.1% Murrami — 75-84: 3.8%
85+ — / 1.7%
Binya — 85+: not among its largest Murrami — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Binya 53.6% couple families
Binya — Couple Families: 53.6% Binya — Lone Person: 32.1% Binya — One Parent Families: 14.3%
Murrami 60.9% couple families
Murrami — Couple Families: 60.9% Murrami — Lone Person: 23.9% Murrami — One Parent Families: 15.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Binya 12.1% renting
Binya — Owned Outright: 57.6% Binya — Mortgage: 30.3% Binya — Renting: 12.1%
Murrami 18.2% renting
Murrami — Owned Outright: 41.8% Murrami — Mortgage: 40.0% Murrami — Renting: 18.2%
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.

Binya Murrami
New Zealand 3.3% / —
Binya — New Zealand: 3.3% Murrami — New Zealand: not among its largest
England — / 1.0%
Binya — England: not among its largest Murrami — England: 1.0%
Philippines — / 1.0%
Binya — Philippines: not among its largest Murrami — Philippines: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.3%).

Qualifications

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

Binya Murrami
Certificate III & IV 13.1% / 13.2%
Binya — Certificate III & IV: 13.1% Murrami — Certificate III & IV: 13.2%
Bachelor Degree 9.8% / 7.3%
Binya — Bachelor Degree: 9.8% Murrami — Bachelor Degree: 7.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.9% / 4.9%
Binya — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.9% Murrami — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / —
Binya — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% Murrami — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Binya 100.0% houses
Binya — Houses: 100.0%
Murrami 100.0% houses
Murrami — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Binya Murrami
Median house price $50,000 $350,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Binya Murrami
Rural and farming 91% 99%
Environmental 9% 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

Binya Murrami
New dwellings approved 3
across Carrathool
 25
across Leeton
Approvals change year on year -100% +0%

Ranking within NSW

Binya Murrami
House price Higher than 1% of NSW Higher than 9% of NSW
Income Higher than 66% of NSW Higher than 47% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 29% of NSW Higher than 27% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 100% of NSW Higher than 94% of NSW
EV adoption — Higher than 9% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 36% of NSW Higher than 47% of NSW

Liveability

Binya Murrami
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Binya Murrami
Bushfire Low
21/100
 Low
26/100
Crime High
70/100
 High
73/100
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

Binya Murrami
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 Binya

  • Binya Public School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Murrami

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

Amenities in the suburb

Binya Murrami
Parks & reserves 1 2
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Waterways 17 6

Mobility

Murrami sits further from the CBD (570.2 km vs 552.8 km).

Binya Murrami
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 552.8 km 570.2 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 373 min 393 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2665
 0.1%
postcode 2705
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 46
postcode 2665
 50
postcode 2705

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.

Binya Murrami
Car (driver) 63.5% / 68.5%
Binya — Car (driver): 63.5% Murrami — Car (driver): 68.5%
Worked from Home 36.5% / 27.2%
Binya — Worked from Home: 36.5% Murrami — Worked from Home: 27.2%
Walked Only — / 4.3%
Binya — Walked Only: not among its largest Murrami — Walked Only: 4.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.5%).

Setting

Binya Murrami
Elevation 168 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 133 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Binya Murrami
Connectivity score 25/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
64 premises
 0%
111 premises

Climate

Binya Murrami
Annual rainfall 447 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Binya Murrami
Average residential rate $510/yr $1,118/yr
Council Carrathool Leeton

Federal electorate

Binya Murrami
Division Farrer
same for both
Member David Farley
same for both
Party One Nation
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Binya Murrami
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Binya

Affordable Family Rural

Murrami

Affordable Family Rural

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