Bowning vs Binalong

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Binalong, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Bowning: a median of $595,000, against $520,000 in Binalong, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Binalong tends to suit people living alone and families with children.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Bowning is already more of a family suburb (64% vs 48%)
  • Binalong 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

Binalong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($520,000 vs $595,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Binalong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($280/wk vs $330/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Bowning

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (185 min vs 204 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (289.2 km vs 310.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Bowning

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.0% vs 1.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bowning 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.

Bowning 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.

Bowning Binalong
Walkability 0 / 0
Bowning — Walkability: 0/100 Binalong — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 65 / 60
Bowning — Safety: 65/100 Binalong — Safety: 60/100
Low fire risk 49 / 75
Bowning — Low fire risk: 49/100 Binalong — Low fire risk: 75/100

Demographics

Bowning has higher household incomes ($98,176 vs $74,516); Bowning rents higher ($330/wk vs $280/wk).

Bowning Binalong
Population 619
+11% vs other
 550
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.0% +1.3%
Median age 45
same for both
Median household income $98,176/yr
+24% vs other
 $74,516/yr
Median weekly rent $330/wk
+15% vs other
 $280/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bowning Binalong
0-4 4.2% / 5.6%
Bowning — 0-4: 4.2% Binalong — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 12.4% / 15.1%
Bowning — 5-14: 12.4% Binalong — 5-14: 15.1%
15-19 6.6% / 3.8%
Bowning — 15-19: 6.6% Binalong — 15-19: 3.8%
20-24 4.0% / 3.1%
Bowning — 20-24: 4.0% Binalong — 20-24: 3.1%
25-34 10.3% / 8.0%
Bowning — 25-34: 10.3% Binalong — 25-34: 8.0%
35-44 11.6% / 13.3%
Bowning — 35-44: 11.6% Binalong — 35-44: 13.3%
45-54 15.7% / 12.4%
Bowning — 45-54: 15.7% Binalong — 45-54: 12.4%
55-64 13.4% / 16.4%
Bowning — 55-64: 13.4% Binalong — 55-64: 16.4%
65-74 13.6% / 12.0%
Bowning — 65-74: 13.6% Binalong — 65-74: 12.0%
75-84 6.1% / 7.1%
Bowning — 75-84: 6.1% Binalong — 75-84: 7.1%
85+ 1.0% / 2.0%
Bowning — 85+: 1.0% Binalong — 85+: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bowning 44.9% couple families
Bowning — Couple Families: 44.9% Bowning — Lone Person: 31.9% Bowning — One Parent Families: 18.8% Bowning — Group Household: 2.2% Bowning — Other Families: 2.2%
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% Binalong — 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.

Bowning 8.8% renting
Bowning — Owned Outright: 40.2% Bowning — Mortgage: 51.0% Bowning — Renting: 8.8%
Binalong 11.6% renting
Binalong — Owned Outright: 47.0% Binalong — Mortgage: 41.4% Binalong — Renting: 11.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bowning Binalong
Certificate III & IV 14.1% / 13.5%
Bowning — Certificate III & IV: 14.1% Binalong — Certificate III & IV: 13.5%
Bachelor Degree 12.9% / 10.2%
Bowning — Bachelor Degree: 12.9% Binalong — Bachelor Degree: 10.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.4% / 8.4%
Bowning — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4% Binalong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4%
Postgraduate Degree 2.1% / 3.5%
Bowning — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1% Binalong — Postgraduate Degree: 3.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / 1.5%
Bowning — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Binalong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.1%).

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.

Bowning Binalong
England 2.6% / 3.3%
Bowning — England: 2.6% Binalong — England: 3.3%
New Zealand 2.1% / 0.7%
Bowning — New Zealand: 2.1% Binalong — New Zealand: 0.7%
Philippines 0.8% / 0.5%
Bowning — Philippines: 0.8% Binalong — Philippines: 0.5%
Ireland — / 0.7%
Bowning — Ireland: not among its largest Binalong — Ireland: 0.7%
Germany 0.6% / —
Bowning — Germany: 0.6% Binalong — Germany: not among its largest
Canada 0.6% / —
Bowning — Canada: 0.6% Binalong — Canada: not among its largest

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bowning 98.7% houses
Bowning — Houses: 98.7% Bowning — Flats / Apartments: 1.3% Bowning — 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

Bowning Binalong
Median house price $595,000 $520,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $355,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 76 days
from 6 sales

Zoning mix

Bowning Binalong
Rural and farming 98% 96%
Residential 0% 2%
Infrastructure and transport 1%
same for both
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

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

Ranking within NSW

Bowning Binalong
House price Higher than 35% of NSW Higher than 19% of NSW
Income Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 42% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 21% of NSW Higher than 30% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 68% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 56% of NSW Higher than 47% of NSW

Liveability

Binalong scores higher overall (44 vs 38).

Bowning Binalong
Grade C
same for both
Score 38/100 44/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Bowning carries more bushfire risk (51 vs 25).

Bowning Binalong
Bushfire Moderate
51/100
 Low
25/100
Crime Low
35/100
 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

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

Schools in Bowning

  • Bowning Public School Government · Primary

Schools in Binalong

  • Binalong Public School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bowning Binalong
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 1 2
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 1
same for both
Waterways 65 22

Mobility

Binalong sits further from the CBD (310.4 km vs 289.2 km).

Bowning Binalong
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 289.2 km 310.4 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 185 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.

Bowning Binalong
Car (driver) 68.5% / 67.6%
Bowning — Car (driver): 68.5% Binalong — Car (driver): 67.6%
Worked from Home 21.0% / 21.5%
Bowning — Worked from Home: 21.0% Binalong — Worked from Home: 21.5%
Car (passenger) 5.8% / 5.5%
Bowning — Car (passenger): 5.8% Binalong — Car (passenger): 5.5%
Walked Only 4.7% / 5.5%
Bowning — Walked Only: 4.7% Binalong — Walked Only: 5.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.5%).

Setting

Bowning Binalong
Elevation 587 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 549 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bowning Binalong
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
284 premises
 0%
320 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Bowning

Affordable Rural

Binalong

Affordable Rural

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