Bookham vs Binalong

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bookham, most households are couple families. In Binalong, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Bookham tends to suit 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

Binalong

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 73/100)
  • But Bookham is already more of a family suburb (58% vs 48%)

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

First-home buyers

Bookham

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($250,000 vs $355,000)

Weighs land prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Bookham

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $280/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Binalong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 73/100)

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

Investors

Binalong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (1.3% vs -21.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bookham Binalong
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.

Bookham Binalong
Walkability 0 / 0
Bookham — Walkability: 0/100 Binalong — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 27 / 60
Bookham — Safety: 27/100 Binalong — Safety: 60/100
Low fire risk 37 / 75
Bookham — Low fire risk: 37/100 Binalong — Low fire risk: 75/100

Demographics

Binalong has more residents (550 vs 127); Binalong rents higher ($280/wk vs $250/wk).

Bookham Binalong
Population 127 550
+333% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -21.1% +1.3%
Median age 47 45
Median household income $71,500/yr $74,516/yr
+4% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk $280/wk
+12% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bookham Binalong
0-4 5.5% / 5.6%
Bookham — 0-4: 5.5% Binalong — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 13.4% / 15.1%
Bookham — 5-14: 13.4% Binalong — 5-14: 15.1%
15-19 2.4% / 3.8%
Bookham — 15-19: 2.4% Binalong — 15-19: 3.8%
20-24 6.3% / 3.1%
Bookham — 20-24: 6.3% Binalong — 20-24: 3.1%
25-34 12.6% / 8.0%
Bookham — 25-34: 12.6% Binalong — 25-34: 8.0%
35-44 8.7% / 13.3%
Bookham — 35-44: 8.7% Binalong — 35-44: 13.3%
45-54 14.2% / 12.4%
Bookham — 45-54: 14.2% Binalong — 45-54: 12.4%
55-64 18.1% / 16.4%
Bookham — 55-64: 18.1% Binalong — 55-64: 16.4%
65-74 11.8% / 12.0%
Bookham — 65-74: 11.8% Binalong — 65-74: 12.0%
75-84 12.6% / 7.1%
Bookham — 75-84: 12.6% Binalong — 75-84: 7.1%
85+ — / 2.0%
Bookham — 85+: not among its largest Binalong — 85+: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bookham 57.7% couple families
Bookham — Couple Families: 57.7% Bookham — Lone Person: 42.3% Bookham — One Parent Families: 0.0% Bookham — Group Household: 0.0%
Binalong 36.8% couple families
Binalong — Couple Families: 36.8% Binalong — Lone Person: 45.2% Binalong — One Parent Families: 11.6% Binalong — Group Household: 6.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bookham 13.3% renting
Bookham — Owned Outright: 56.7% Bookham — Mortgage: 30.0% Bookham — Renting: 13.3%
Binalong 11.6% renting
Binalong — Owned Outright: 47.0% Binalong — Mortgage: 41.4% Binalong — Renting: 11.6%
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.

Bookham Binalong
England — / 3.3%
Bookham — England: not among its largest Binalong — England: 3.3%
Netherlands 2.4% / —
Bookham — Netherlands: 2.4% Binalong — Netherlands: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 0.7%
Bookham — New Zealand: not among its largest Binalong — New Zealand: 0.7%
Ireland — / 0.7%
Bookham — Ireland: not among its largest Binalong — Ireland: 0.7%
Philippines — / 0.5%
Bookham — Philippines: not among its largest Binalong — Philippines: 0.5%

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

Qualifications

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

Bookham Binalong
Bachelor Degree 14.2% / 10.2%
Bookham — Bachelor Degree: 14.2% Binalong — Bachelor Degree: 10.2%
Certificate III & IV 9.4% / 13.5%
Bookham — Certificate III & IV: 9.4% Binalong — Certificate III & IV: 13.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12.6% / 8.4%
Bookham — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.6% Binalong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.5%
Bookham — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Binalong — Postgraduate Degree: 3.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.5%
Bookham — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Binalong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bookham 100.0% houses
Bookham — Houses: 100.0% Bookham — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Bookham — Townhouses: 0.0%
Binalong 96.8% houses
Binalong — Houses: 96.8% Binalong — Flats / Apartments: 1.8% Binalong — Townhouses: 1.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Bookham Binalong
Median house price — $520,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $250,000 $355,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 76 days
from 6 sales

Zoning mix

Bookham Binalong
Rural and farming 99% 96%
Residential 0% 2%
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

Bookham Binalong
New dwellings approved 121
across Yass Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year +14%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Bookham Binalong
House price — Higher than 19% of NSW
Income Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 42% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 24% of NSW Higher than 30% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 80% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 68% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 47% of NSW

Liveability

Bookham Binalong
Grade — C
Score — 44/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Bookham carries more bushfire risk (63 vs 25); Bookham carries more crime risk (73 vs 40).

Bookham Binalong
Bushfire Moderate
63/100
 Low
25/100
Crime High
73/100
 Moderate
40/100
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

Bookham Binalong
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Bookham

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

Schools in Binalong

  • Binalong Public School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bookham Binalong
Cafes & restaurants 1 2
Parks & reserves 1 2
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 28 22

Mobility

Bookham Binalong
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 310.7 km 310.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 200 min 204 min
Electric vehicle share 1.4%
postcode 2582
 0.7%
postcode 2584
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 66
postcode 2582
 63
postcode 2584

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.

Bookham Binalong
Car (driver) 40.4% / 67.6%
Bookham — Car (driver): 40.4% Binalong — Car (driver): 67.6%
Worked from Home 46.2% / 21.5%
Bookham — Worked from Home: 46.2% Binalong — Worked from Home: 21.5%
Walked Only 13.5% / 5.5%
Bookham — Walked Only: 13.5% Binalong — Walked Only: 5.5%
Car (passenger) — / 5.5%
Bookham — Car (passenger): not among its largest Binalong — Car (passenger): 5.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.6%).

Setting

Bookham Binalong
Elevation 478 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 549 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bookham Binalong
Connectivity score 20/100 29/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
17 premises
 0%
320 premises

Climate

Bookham Binalong
Annual rainfall 889 mm 541 mm
Summer max (Jan) 30.7°C —
Winter min (Jul) 3.9°C —

Council rates

Bookham Binalong
Average residential rate $1,162/yr
same for both
Council Yass Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

Bookham Binalong
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bookham Binalong
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bookham

Rural

Binalong

Affordable Rural

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