Binya vs Myall Park
Binya is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 47 in Myall Park. 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 Myall Park, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Myall Park: a median of $952,000, against $50,000 in Binya. On these figures, Binya tends to suit people living alone, families with children, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Myall Park 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
Myall Park
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 70/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (79% vs 68%)
- But Binya has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
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 $952,500)
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (8% vs 24%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
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 399 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (552.8 km vs 575.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Myall Park
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 70/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Myall Park
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (14.1% vs -12.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Binya and Myall Park 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
Myall Park has more residents (226 vs 122); Myall Park skews older (47 vs 42).
| Binya | Myall Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 122 | 226 +85% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -12.9% | +14.1% |
| Median age | 42 | 47 |
| Median household income | $97,500/yr | $102,648/yr +5% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk same for both | |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (4.4%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Binya | Myall Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $50,000 | $952,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Binya | Myall Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 91% | 84% |
| Environmental | 9% | 15% |
| 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 | Myall Park | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 3 across Carrathool same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -100% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Binya | Myall Park | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 1% of NSW | Higher than 48% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 66% of NSW | Higher than 70% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 29% of NSW | Higher than 42% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 100% of NSW | Higher than 70% of NSW |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 36% of NSW | Higher than 62% of NSW |
Liveability
| Binya | Myall Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Binya carries more crime risk (70 vs 21).
| Binya | Myall Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 21/100 | Low 18/100 |
| Crime | High 70/100 | Low 21/100 |
| 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 | Myall Park | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Myall Park
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Binya | Myall Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 17 | 9 |
Mobility
Myall Park sits further from the CBD (575.7 km vs 552.8 km).
| Binya | Myall Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 552.8 km | 575.7 km +4% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 373 min | 399 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 2665 | 0.0% postcode 2681 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 46 postcode 2665 | 50 postcode 2681 |
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 (71.7%).
Setting
| Binya | Myall Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 168 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 145 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Binya | Myall Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 25/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 64 premises | 0% 91 premises |
Climate
| Binya | Myall Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 447 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Binya | Myall Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $510/yr same for both | |
| Council | Carrathool same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Binya | Myall Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Farrer same for both | |
| Member | David Farley same for both | |
| Party | One Nation same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Binya | Myall Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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