Byng vs Lewis Ponds

Lewis Ponds is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 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 Lewis Ponds, most households are couple families. On these figures, Byng tends to suit people living alone, while Lewis Ponds suits families with children and 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

They split

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

  • Byng carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 65/100)
  • Lewis Ponds is already more of a family suburb (70% 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

Lewis Ponds

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 15%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $303/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Lewis Ponds

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (217 min vs 228 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (247.2 km vs 252.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Byng

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 65/100)

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 -13.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Byng and Lewis Ponds 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 Lewis Ponds
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 Lewis Ponds
Walkability 8 / 8
Byng — Walkability: 8/100 Lewis Ponds — Walkability: 8/100
Safety 100 / 35
Byng — Safety: 100/100 Lewis Ponds — Safety: 35/100
Low fire risk 100 / 76
Byng — Low fire risk: 100/100 Lewis Ponds — Low fire risk: 76/100

Demographics

Lewis Ponds has more residents (127 vs 52); Byng rents higher ($303/wk vs $200/wk).

Byng Lewis Ponds
Population 52 127
+144% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.0% -13.6%
Median age 54 44
Median household income $102,336/yr $105,820/yr
+3% vs other
Median weekly rent $303/wk
+34% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Byng Lewis Ponds
0-4 — / 5.5%
Byng — 0-4: not among its largest Lewis Ponds — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 7.7% / 12.6%
Byng — 5-14: 7.7% Lewis Ponds — 5-14: 12.6%
15-19 9.6% / 5.5%
Byng — 15-19: 9.6% Lewis Ponds — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 — / 3.9%
Byng — 20-24: not among its largest Lewis Ponds — 20-24: 3.9%
25-34 13.5% / 7.9%
Byng — 25-34: 13.5% Lewis Ponds — 25-34: 7.9%
35-44 — / 14.2%
Byng — 35-44: not among its largest Lewis Ponds — 35-44: 14.2%
45-54 28.8% / 16.5%
Byng — 45-54: 28.8% Lewis Ponds — 45-54: 16.5%
55-64 21.2% / 11.0%
Byng — 55-64: 21.2% Lewis Ponds — 55-64: 11.0%
65-74 19.2% / 15.0%
Byng — 65-74: 19.2% Lewis Ponds — 65-74: 15.0%
75-84 7.7% / 7.1%
Byng — 75-84: 7.7% Lewis Ponds — 75-84: 7.1%
85+ — / —
Byng — 85+: not among its largest Lewis Ponds — 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%
Lewis Ponds 70.0% couple families
Lewis Ponds — Couple Families: 70.0% Lewis Ponds — Lone Person: 30.0%
Couple Families Lone Person

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%
Lewis Ponds 0.0% renting
Lewis Ponds — Owned Outright: 55.3% Lewis Ponds — Mortgage: 44.7% Lewis Ponds — 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%
Lewis Ponds 100.0% houses
Lewis Ponds — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Byng Lewis Ponds
Certificate III & IV 9.6% / 26.8%
Byng — Certificate III & IV: 9.6% Lewis Ponds — Certificate III & IV: 26.8%
Bachelor Degree 21.2% / 7.1%
Byng — Bachelor Degree: 21.2% Lewis Ponds — Bachelor Degree: 7.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 6.3%
Byng — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Lewis Ponds — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3%
Postgraduate Degree 5.8% / —
Byng — Postgraduate Degree: 5.8% Lewis Ponds — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 5.8% / —
Byng — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.8% Lewis Ponds — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.8%).

Property market

Byng Lewis Ponds
Median house price — $784,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Byng Lewis Ponds
Rural and farming 100%
same for both
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 Lewis Ponds
New dwellings approved 29
across Cabonne
same for both
Approvals change year on year -43%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Byng Lewis Ponds
House price — Higher than 32% of NSW
Income Higher than 70% of NSW —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 53% of NSW Higher than 52% of NSW
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 60% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 42% of NSW Higher than 30% of NSW

Liveability

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

Risk profile

Lewis Ponds carries more crime risk (65 vs 0); Lewis Ponds carries more bushfire risk (24 vs 0).

Byng Lewis Ponds
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
24/100
Crime None
0/100
 Moderate
65/100
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 Lewis Ponds
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 Lewis Ponds
Waterways 7 18

Mobility

Byng sits further from the CBD (252.1 km vs 247.2 km).

Byng Lewis Ponds
Walkability score 8/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 252.1 km
+2% vs other
 247.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 228 min 217 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 Lewis Ponds
Car (driver) 65.5% / 86.2%
Byng — Car (driver): 65.5% Lewis Ponds — Car (driver): 86.2%
Worked from Home 34.5% / 13.8%
Byng — Worked from Home: 34.5% Lewis Ponds — Worked from Home: 13.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.2%).

Setting

Byng Lewis Ponds
Elevation 839 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 705 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Byng Lewis Ponds
Connectivity score 28/100 21/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
29 premises
 0%
56 premises

Climate

Byng Lewis Ponds
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 Lewis Ponds
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 Lewis Ponds
Average residential rate $750/yr
same for both
Council Cabonne
same for both

Federal electorate

Byng Lewis Ponds
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Byng Lewis Ponds
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

Lewis Ponds

Rural

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