Byng vs Emu Swamp

Emu Swamp is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 54 in Byng. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Byng, about half of households are people living alone. In Emu Swamp, most households are couple families. On these figures, Byng tends to suit 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

They split

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

  • Byng carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 14/100)
  • Emu Swamp is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 50%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Emu Swamp

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 15%)
  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $303/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Byng

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (252.1 km vs 255.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Byng

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 14/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 21%)

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

Investors

Byng

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (4.0% vs -3.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Byng Emu Swamp
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.

Byng Emu Swamp
Walkability 8 / 5
Byng — Walkability: 8/100 Emu Swamp — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 100 / 86
Byng — Safety: 100/100 Emu Swamp — Safety: 86/100
Low fire risk 100 / 79
Byng — Low fire risk: 100/100 Emu Swamp — Low fire risk: 79/100

Demographics

Emu Swamp has more residents (156 vs 52); Emu Swamp has higher household incomes ($139,724 vs $102,336).

Byng Emu Swamp
Population 52 156
+200% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.0% -3.7%
Median age 54 51
Median household income $102,336/yr $139,724/yr
+37% vs other
Median weekly rent $303/wk
+17% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Byng Emu Swamp
0-4 — / 5.1%
Byng — 0-4: not among its largest Emu Swamp — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 7.7% / 12.2%
Byng — 5-14: 7.7% Emu Swamp — 5-14: 12.2%
15-19 9.6% / 7.1%
Byng — 15-19: 9.6% Emu Swamp — 15-19: 7.1%
20-24 — / 1.9%
Byng — 20-24: not among its largest Emu Swamp — 20-24: 1.9%
25-34 13.5% / 9.6%
Byng — 25-34: 13.5% Emu Swamp — 25-34: 9.6%
35-44 — / 7.1%
Byng — 35-44: not among its largest Emu Swamp — 35-44: 7.1%
45-54 28.8% / 16.0%
Byng — 45-54: 28.8% Emu Swamp — 45-54: 16.0%
55-64 21.2% / 21.8%
Byng — 55-64: 21.2% Emu Swamp — 55-64: 21.8%
65-74 19.2% / 17.3%
Byng — 65-74: 19.2% Emu Swamp — 65-74: 17.3%
75-84 7.7% / 3.8%
Byng — 75-84: 7.7% Emu Swamp — 75-84: 3.8%
85+ — / —
Byng — 85+: not among its largest Emu Swamp — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Byng 50.0% couple families
Byng — Couple Families: 50.0% Byng — Lone Person: 50.0% Byng — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Emu Swamp 59.4% couple families
Emu Swamp — Couple Families: 59.4% Emu Swamp — Lone Person: 28.1% Emu Swamp — One Parent Families: 12.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Byng 0.0% renting
Byng — Owned Outright: 72.2% Byng — Mortgage: 27.8% Byng — Renting: 0.0%
Emu Swamp 0.0% renting
Emu Swamp — Owned Outright: 51.9% Emu Swamp — Mortgage: 48.1% Emu Swamp — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Byng 100.0% houses
Byng — Houses: 100.0% Byng — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Emu Swamp 96.1% houses
Emu Swamp — Houses: 96.1% Emu Swamp — Flats / Apartments: 3.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Byng Emu Swamp
Bachelor Degree 21.2% / 21.2%
Byng — Bachelor Degree: 21.2% Emu Swamp — Bachelor Degree: 21.2%
Certificate III & IV 9.6% / 10.3%
Byng — Certificate III & IV: 9.6% Emu Swamp — Certificate III & IV: 10.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 9.6%
Byng — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Emu Swamp — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.6%
Postgraduate Degree 5.8% / 7.1%
Byng — Postgraduate Degree: 5.8% Emu Swamp — Postgraduate Degree: 7.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 5.8% / 3.8%
Byng — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.8% Emu Swamp — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).

Property market

Byng Emu Swamp
Median house price — $1,060,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $7,400

Zoning mix

Byng has more rural and farming land (100% vs 81%); Emu Swamp has more land zoned for conservation (19% vs 0%).

Byng Emu Swamp
Rural and farming 100% 81%
Environmental 0% 19%
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

Byng Emu Swamp
New dwellings approved 29
across Cabonne
same for both
Approvals change year on year -43%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Byng Emu Swamp
House price — Higher than 55% of NSW
Income Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 92% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 53% of NSW Higher than 47% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 81% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 60% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 42% of NSW Higher than 45% of NSW

Liveability

Byng Emu Swamp
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Emu Swamp carries more bushfire risk (21 vs 0); Emu Swamp carries more crime risk (14 vs 0).

Byng Emu Swamp
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
21/100
Crime None
0/100
 Low
14/100
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

Byng Emu Swamp
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

Amenities in the suburb

Byng Emu Swamp
Waterways 7 9

Mobility

Emu Swamp sits further from the CBD (255.1 km vs 252.1 km).

Byng Emu Swamp
Walkability score 8/100 5/100
Distance to Sydney 252.1 km 255.1 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 228 min 224 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2800
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 2800
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.

Byng Emu Swamp
Car (driver) 65.5% / 71.2%
Byng — Car (driver): 65.5% Emu Swamp — Car (driver): 71.2%
Worked from Home 34.5% / 28.7%
Byng — Worked from Home: 34.5% Emu Swamp — Worked from Home: 28.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.2%).

Setting

Byng Emu Swamp
Elevation 839 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 831 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Byng Emu Swamp
Connectivity score 28/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
29 premises
 0%
74 premises

Climate

Byng Emu Swamp
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

Air quality (annual mean)

Byng Emu Swamp
PM2.5 6.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 10.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.4 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Byng Emu Swamp
Average residential rate $750/yr
same for both
Council Cabonne
same for both

Federal electorate

Byng Emu Swamp
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Byng Emu Swamp
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Byng

Professionals Retirees Rural

Emu Swamp

Professionals Rural

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