Black Mountain vs Guyra

Guyra is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 47 in Black Mountain. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Black Mountain, about half of households are couple families. In Guyra, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Guyra: a median of $458,000, against $335,000 in Black Mountain, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Black Mountain tends to suit couples and buyers on a tighter budget, while Guyra suits people living alone.

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

Black Mountain

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (66% vs 46%)
  • carries lower crime risk (69/100 vs 81/100)
  • But Guyra has more parks and reserves (17 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

Black Mountain

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($335,000 vs $457,500)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Black Mountain

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 25%)
  • has cheaper rent ($225/wk vs $260/wk)
  • But Guyra has a bigger rental market to choose from (28% vs 15%)

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

Commuting to the city

Black Mountain

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (383 min vs 397 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (501.4 km vs 516.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Black Mountain carries lower crime risk (69/100 vs 81/100)
  • Guyra has more GPs (3 vs 0)

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

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

Black Mountain Guyra
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.

Black Mountain Guyra
Walkability 0 / 0
Black Mountain — Walkability: 0/100 Guyra — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 31 / 19
Black Mountain — Safety: 31/100 Guyra — Safety: 19/100
Low fire risk 88 / 72
Black Mountain — Low fire risk: 88/100 Guyra — Low fire risk: 72/100

Demographics

Guyra has more residents (2,003 vs 291); Black Mountain has higher household incomes ($91,936 vs $54,080).

Black Mountain Guyra
Population 291 2,003
+588% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -6.1% -1.2%
Median age 47 44
Median household income $91,936/yr
+41% vs other
 $54,080/yr
Median weekly rent $225/wk $260/wk
+16% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Black Mountain Guyra
0-4 2.4% / 5.0%
Black Mountain — 0-4: 2.4% Guyra — 0-4: 5.0%
5-14 13.4% / 13.7%
Black Mountain — 5-14: 13.4% Guyra — 5-14: 13.7%
15-19 6.2% / 6.3%
Black Mountain — 15-19: 6.2% Guyra — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 5.2% / 4.5%
Black Mountain — 20-24: 5.2% Guyra — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 10.3% / 10.1%
Black Mountain — 25-34: 10.3% Guyra — 25-34: 10.1%
35-44 12.0% / 10.9%
Black Mountain — 35-44: 12.0% Guyra — 35-44: 10.9%
45-54 18.9% / 11.7%
Black Mountain — 45-54: 18.9% Guyra — 45-54: 11.7%
55-64 15.8% / 13.3%
Black Mountain — 55-64: 15.8% Guyra — 55-64: 13.3%
65-74 12.4% / 12.1%
Black Mountain — 65-74: 12.4% Guyra — 65-74: 12.1%
75-84 5.8% / 8.8%
Black Mountain — 75-84: 5.8% Guyra — 75-84: 8.8%
85+ 2.4% / 3.6%
Black Mountain — 85+: 2.4% Guyra — 85+: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Black Mountain 53.7% couple families
Black Mountain — Couple Families: 53.7% Black Mountain — Lone Person: 34.3% Black Mountain — One Parent Families: 11.9% Black Mountain — Group Household: 0.0% Black Mountain — Other Families: 0.0%
Guyra 32.7% couple families
Guyra — Couple Families: 32.7% Guyra — Lone Person: 45.9% Guyra — One Parent Families: 13.6% Guyra — Group Household: 5.6% Guyra — Other Families: 2.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Black Mountain 15.2% renting
Black Mountain — Owned Outright: 51.5% Black Mountain — Mortgage: 33.3% Black Mountain — Renting: 15.2%
Guyra 27.7% renting
Guyra — Owned Outright: 45.9% Guyra — Mortgage: 26.4% Guyra — Renting: 27.7%
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.

Black Mountain Guyra
New Zealand 2.7% / 0.7%
Black Mountain — New Zealand: 2.7% Guyra — New Zealand: 0.7%
England 1.4% / 1.0%
Black Mountain — England: 1.4% Guyra — England: 1.0%
Taiwan — / 0.7%
Black Mountain — Taiwan: not among its largest Guyra — Taiwan: 0.7%
India — / 0.3%
Black Mountain — India: not among its largest Guyra — India: 0.3%
Philippines — / 0.3%
Black Mountain — Philippines: not among its largest Guyra — Philippines: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.7%).

Qualifications

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

Black Mountain Guyra
Certificate III & IV 13.1% / 14.8%
Black Mountain — Certificate III & IV: 13.1% Guyra — Certificate III & IV: 14.8%
Bachelor Degree 15.1% / 6.1%
Black Mountain — Bachelor Degree: 15.1% Guyra — Bachelor Degree: 6.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.5% / 4.5%
Black Mountain — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5% Guyra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5%
Postgraduate Degree 6.5% / 1.2%
Black Mountain — Postgraduate Degree: 6.5% Guyra — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.7% / 1.1%
Black Mountain — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7% Guyra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Black Mountain 100.0% houses
Black Mountain — Houses: 100.0% Black Mountain — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Black Mountain — Townhouses: 0.0%
Guyra 95.6% houses
Guyra — Houses: 95.6% Guyra — Flats / Apartments: 2.5% Guyra — Townhouses: 1.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Black Mountain Guyra
Median house price $335,000 $457,500
Median unit price — $400,000
Median land price $205,000 $210,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 58 days
from 30 sales

Zoning mix

Black Mountain Guyra
Rural and farming 99% 94%
Residential 0% 4%
Environmental 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

Black Mountain Guyra
New dwellings approved 77
across Armidale
same for both
Approvals change year on year -76%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Black Mountain Guyra
Houses — 4.4%
$478/wk on $562K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Black Mountain Guyra
House price Higher than 8% of NSW Higher than 10% of NSW
Income Higher than 59% of NSW Higher than 14% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 32% of NSW Higher than 14% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 95% of NSW Higher than 86% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 2% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 34% of NSW Higher than 73% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 89% of NSW

Liveability

Black Mountain Guyra
Grade — D
Score — 18/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Guyra carries more bushfire risk (28 vs 12); Guyra carries more crime risk (81 vs 69).

Black Mountain Guyra
Bushfire Low
12/100
 Low
28/100
Crime Moderate
69/100
 High
81/100
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

Black Mountain Guyra
Inside the suburb 1 2
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Black Mountain

  • Black Mountain Public School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Guyra

  • St Mary of the Angels Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Guyra Central School Government · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Black Mountain Guyra
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 5
Parks & reserves 2 17
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 1 2
Waterways 26 24

Mobility

Guyra sits further from the CBD (516.8 km vs 501.4 km).

Black Mountain Guyra
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 501.4 km 516.8 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 383 min 397 min
Public transport score 21/100
Bus
 38/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 4.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 15.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1.5 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2365
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 2365
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.

Black Mountain Guyra
Car (driver) 52.3% / 70.8%
Black Mountain — Car (driver): 52.3% Guyra — Car (driver): 70.8%
Worked from Home 32.8% / 14.8%
Black Mountain — Worked from Home: 32.8% Guyra — Worked from Home: 14.8%
Car (passenger) 7.8% / 7.5%
Black Mountain — Car (passenger): 7.8% Guyra — Car (passenger): 7.5%
Walked Only 7.0% / 4.2%
Black Mountain — Walked Only: 7.0% Guyra — Walked Only: 4.2%
Bus — / 2.8%
Black Mountain — Bus: not among its largest Guyra — Bus: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.8%).

Setting

Black Mountain Guyra
Elevation 1,283 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 1,325 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Black Mountain Guyra
Connectivity score 24/100 65/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
77 premises
 31%
1,035 premises

Climate

Black Mountain Guyra
Annual rainfall 836 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Black Mountain Guyra
Average residential rate $1,477/yr
same for both
Council Armidale
same for both

Federal electorate

Black Mountain Guyra
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Black Mountain Guyra
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Black Mountain

Affordable Rural

Guyra

Affordable Rural

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