Blakney Creek vs Bango
Blakney Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 43 in Bango. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Blakney Creek, about half of households are people living alone. In Bango, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Blakney Creek: a median of $1.25 million, against $720,000 in Bango, though rent is higher in Bango. On these figures, Blakney Creek tends to suit people living alone and families with children, while Bango suits couples 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
Bango
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 50%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 84%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Bango
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($720,000 vs $1,250,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Blakney Creek
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $650/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 25%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Blakney Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (272.1 km vs 276.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Blakney Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (53.3% vs 27.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Blakney Creek and Bango 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
Bango rents higher ($650/wk vs $350/wk); Bango has more residents (122 vs 92).
| Blakney Creek | Bango | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 92 | 122 +33% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +53.3% | +27.1% |
| Median age | 39 | 43 |
| Median household income | $123,448/yr | $136,500/yr +11% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $350/wk | $650/wk +86% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.8%).
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 (4.1%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.1%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Blakney Creek | Bango | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,250,000 | $720,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $850,000 | — |
Zoning mix
| Blakney Creek | Bango | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 94% |
| Environmental | 0% | 5% |
| Residential | 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
| Blakney Creek | Bango | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 44 across Upper Lachlan | 121 across Yass Valley |
| Approvals change year on year | +175% | +14% |
Ranking within NSW
| Blakney Creek | Bango | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 65% of NSW | Higher than 27% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 86% of NSW | Higher than 91% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 21% of NSW | Higher than 30% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 63% of NSW | Higher than 91% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 81% of NSW | Higher than 88% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 11% of NSW | Higher than 38% of NSW |
Liveability
| Blakney Creek | Bango | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | very advantaged area decile 10/10 |
Risk profile
Bango carries more bushfire risk (49 vs 16).
| Blakney Creek | Bango | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 16/100 | Moderate 49/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 58/100 | Moderate 55/100 |
| 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
| Blakney Creek | Bango | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Universities within 10 km | 1 The University of Notre Dame Australia - Broadway, 8.2 km | None |
Amenities in the suburb
| Blakney Creek | Bango | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 28 | 19 |
Mobility
Bango sits further from the CBD (276.8 km vs 272.1 km).
| Blakney Creek | Bango | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 272.1 km | 276.8 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 186 min same for both | |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.0% postcode 2581 | 1.4% postcode 2582 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 67 postcode 2581 | 66 postcode 2582 |
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 (66.1%).
Setting
| Blakney Creek | Bango | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 550 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 668 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Blakney Creek | Bango | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 | 26/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 25 premises | 0% 54 premises |
Climate
| Blakney Creek | Bango | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 840 mm | 889 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | — | 30.7°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | — | 3.9°C |
Council rates
| Blakney Creek | Bango | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $636/yr | $1,162/yr |
| Council | Upper Lachlan | Yass Valley |
Federal electorate
| Blakney Creek | Bango | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Riverina same for both | |
| Member | Michael Mccormack same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Blakney Creek | Bango | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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