Blayney vs Neville

Blayney is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 42 in Neville. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Neville, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Blayney: a median of $575,000, against $411,000 in Neville. On these figures, Blayney tends to suit people living alone, while Neville suits families with children, 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

Blayney

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 1)
  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 2)
  • But Neville is already more of a family suburb (69% vs 56%)

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

First-home buyers

Neville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($411,000 vs $575,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Blayney

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (32% vs 9%)

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

Commuting to the city

Blayney

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (45/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (208 min vs 233 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (246.6 km vs 273.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Blayney

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (45/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)

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

Investors

Blayney

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (2.1% vs -7.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Blayney Neville
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.

Blayney Neville
Walkability 45 / 0
Blayney — Walkability: 45/100 Neville — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 26 / 29
Blayney — Safety: 26/100 Neville — Safety: 29/100
Low fire risk 87 / 79
Blayney — Low fire risk: 87/100 Neville — Low fire risk: 79/100

Demographics

Blayney has more residents (3,448 vs 229); Neville has higher household incomes ($80,756 vs $71,916).

Blayney Neville
Population 3,448
+93% vs other
 229
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.1% -7.7%
Median age 38 42
Median household income $71,916/yr $80,756/yr
+12% vs other
Median weekly rent $265/wk $278/wk
+5% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Blayney Neville
0-4 7.0% / 10.5%
Blayney — 0-4: 7.0% Neville — 0-4: 10.5%
5-14 13.7% / 14.8%
Blayney — 5-14: 13.7% Neville — 5-14: 14.8%
15-19 6.4% / 6.1%
Blayney — 15-19: 6.4% Neville — 15-19: 6.1%
20-24 5.9% / 3.5%
Blayney — 20-24: 5.9% Neville — 20-24: 3.5%
25-34 12.6% / 9.6%
Blayney — 25-34: 12.6% Neville — 25-34: 9.6%
35-44 9.9% / 9.2%
Blayney — 35-44: 9.9% Neville — 35-44: 9.2%
45-54 11.0% / 10.0%
Blayney — 45-54: 11.0% Neville — 45-54: 10.0%
55-64 13.5% / 20.1%
Blayney — 55-64: 13.5% Neville — 55-64: 20.1%
65-74 10.8% / 10.9%
Blayney — 65-74: 10.8% Neville — 65-74: 10.9%
75-84 6.5% / 4.4%
Blayney — 75-84: 6.5% Neville — 75-84: 4.4%
85+ 2.8% / 1.3%
Blayney — 85+: 2.8% Neville — 85+: 1.3%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Blayney 38.6% couple families
Blayney — Couple Families: 38.6% Blayney — Lone Person: 39.4% Blayney — One Parent Families: 17.7% Blayney — Group Household: 2.8% Blayney — Other Families: 1.5%
Neville 57.1% couple families
Neville — Couple Families: 57.1% Neville — Lone Person: 30.6% Neville — One Parent Families: 12.2% Neville — Group Household: 0.0% Neville — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Blayney 31.6% renting
Blayney — Owned Outright: 35.7% Blayney — Mortgage: 32.6% Blayney — Renting: 31.6%
Neville 9.0% renting
Neville — Owned Outright: 52.6% Neville — Mortgage: 38.5% Neville — Renting: 9.0%
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.

Blayney Neville
England 1.8% / 3.5%
Blayney — England: 1.8% Neville — England: 3.5%
New Zealand 0.8% / 1.3%
Blayney — New Zealand: 0.8% Neville — New Zealand: 1.3%
Germany 0.3% / —
Blayney — Germany: 0.3% Neville — Germany: not among its largest
Thailand 0.3% / —
Blayney — Thailand: 0.3% Neville — Thailand: not among its largest
Philippines 0.2% / —
Blayney — Philippines: 0.2% Neville — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.5%).

Qualifications

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

Blayney Neville
Certificate III & IV 20.2% / 22.3%
Blayney — Certificate III & IV: 20.2% Neville — Certificate III & IV: 22.3%
Bachelor Degree 5.8% / 9.6%
Blayney — Bachelor Degree: 5.8% Neville — Bachelor Degree: 9.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.4% / 4.8%
Blayney — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4% Neville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 1.7%
Blayney — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Neville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%
Postgraduate Degree 1.2% / 1.3%
Blayney — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2% Neville — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Blayney 92.6% houses
Blayney — Houses: 92.6% Blayney — Townhouses: 5.4% Blayney — Flats / Apartments: 2.0%
Neville 105.3% houses
Neville — Houses: 105.3% Neville — Townhouses: 0.0% Neville — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Blayney Neville
Median house price $575,000 $411,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $260,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 55 days
from 35 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Blayney Neville
Rural and farming 94% 100%
Residential 4% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 0%
Industrial 1% 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

Blayney Neville
New dwellings approved 51
across Blayney
 33
across Cowra
Approvals change year on year +14% +0%

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.

Blayney Neville
Houses 4.5%
$550/wk on $642K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Blayney Neville
House price Higher than 20% of NSW Higher than 11% of NSW
Income Higher than 39% of NSW Higher than 48% of NSW
Schools Higher than 70% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 80% of NSW Higher than 11% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 78% of NSW Higher than 92% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 35% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 69% of NSW Higher than 41% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 90% of NSW —

Liveability

Blayney is more walkable (45 vs 0).

Blayney Neville
Grade C —
Score 43/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Blayney Neville
Bushfire Low
13/100
 Low
21/100
Crime High
74/100
 High
71/100
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 2
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Blayney Neville
Inside the suburb 3 1
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 2 0

Schools in Blayney

  • St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Blayney Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Blayney High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • Blayney Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Neville

  • Neville Public School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Blayney Neville
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 5 1
Parks & reserves 6 2
Childcare 4 0
GPs 2 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 3 0
Waterways 35 24

Mobility

Neville sits further from the CBD (273.5 km vs 246.6 km).

Blayney Neville
Walkability score 45/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 246.6 km 273.5 km
+11% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 208 min 233 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2799
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 2799
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.

Blayney Neville
Car (driver) 80.8% / 64.0%
Blayney — Car (driver): 80.8% Neville — Car (driver): 64.0%
Worked from Home 9.4% / 22.0%
Blayney — Worked from Home: 9.4% Neville — Worked from Home: 22.0%
Walked Only 3.9% / 9.0%
Blayney — Walked Only: 3.9% Neville — Walked Only: 9.0%
Car (passenger) 4.9% / 5.0%
Blayney — Car (passenger): 4.9% Neville — Car (passenger): 5.0%
Bicycle 0.7% / —
Blayney — Bicycle: 0.7% Neville — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.8%).

Setting

Blayney Neville
Elevation 871 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 963 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Blayney Neville
Connectivity score 57/100 28/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 29%
1,880 premises
 0%
135 premises

Climate

Blayney Neville
Annual rainfall 894 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.3°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 2.2°C
same for both

Council rates

Blayney Neville
Average residential rate $925/yr $583/yr
Council Blayney Cowra

Federal electorate

Blayney Neville
Division Calare Riverina
Member Andrew Gee Michael Mccormack
Party Independent The Nationals

First Home Owner Grant

Blayney Neville
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Blayney

Affordable Rural

Neville

Family Rural Young Families

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