Byng vs Lucknow

Lucknow is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 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 Lucknow, about half of 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 29/100)
  • Lucknow is already more of a family suburb (69% 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

Byng

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 21%)
  • has cheaper rent ($303/wk vs $400/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Lucknow

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (22/100 vs 8/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (210 min vs 228 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Byng carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 29/100)
  • Lucknow is more walkable (22/100 vs 8/100)

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 -6.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Byng and Lucknow 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 Lucknow
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 Lucknow
Walkability 8 / 22
Byng — Walkability: 8/100 Lucknow — Walkability: 22/100
Safety 100 / 71
Byng — Safety: 100/100 Lucknow — Safety: 71/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Byng — Low fire risk: 100/100 Lucknow — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Lucknow has more residents (277 vs 52); Lucknow rents higher ($400/wk vs $303/wk).

Byng Lucknow
Population 52 277
+433% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.0% -6.7%
Median age 54 48
Median household income $102,336/yr
+2% vs other
 $100,256/yr
Median weekly rent $303/wk $400/wk
+32% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Byng Lucknow
0-4 — / 3.6%
Byng — 0-4: not among its largest Lucknow — 0-4: 3.6%
5-14 7.7% / 11.2%
Byng — 5-14: 7.7% Lucknow — 5-14: 11.2%
15-19 9.6% / 7.2%
Byng — 15-19: 9.6% Lucknow — 15-19: 7.2%
20-24 — / 4.7%
Byng — 20-24: not among its largest Lucknow — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 13.5% / 10.5%
Byng — 25-34: 13.5% Lucknow — 25-34: 10.5%
35-44 — / 7.2%
Byng — 35-44: not among its largest Lucknow — 35-44: 7.2%
45-54 28.8% / 15.5%
Byng — 45-54: 28.8% Lucknow — 45-54: 15.5%
55-64 21.2% / 18.8%
Byng — 55-64: 21.2% Lucknow — 55-64: 18.8%
65-74 19.2% / 15.2%
Byng — 65-74: 19.2% Lucknow — 65-74: 15.2%
75-84 7.7% / 6.1%
Byng — 75-84: 7.7% Lucknow — 75-84: 6.1%
85+ — / 1.1%
Byng — 85+: not among its largest Lucknow — 85+: 1.1%

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%
Lucknow 51.6% couple families
Lucknow — Couple Families: 51.6% Lucknow — Lone Person: 31.2% Lucknow — One Parent Families: 17.2%
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%
Lucknow 8.6% renting
Lucknow — Owned Outright: 43.8% Lucknow — Mortgage: 47.6% Lucknow — Renting: 8.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Byng 100.0% houses
Byng — Houses: 100.0%
Lucknow 100.0% houses
Lucknow — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Byng Lucknow
Bachelor Degree 21.2% / 10.8%
Byng — Bachelor Degree: 21.2% Lucknow — Bachelor Degree: 10.8%
Certificate III & IV 9.6% / 18.8%
Byng — Certificate III & IV: 9.6% Lucknow — Certificate III & IV: 18.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 6.9%
Byng — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Lucknow — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9%
Postgraduate Degree 5.8% / 4.3%
Byng — Postgraduate Degree: 5.8% Lucknow — Postgraduate Degree: 4.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 5.8% / —
Byng — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.8% Lucknow — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

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

Property market

Byng Lucknow
Median house price — $600,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Byng has more rural and farming land (100% vs 11%); Lucknow has more land zoned for conservation (87% vs 0%).

Byng Lucknow
Rural and farming 100% 11%
Environmental 0% 87%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 2%
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 Lucknow
New dwellings approved 29
across Cabonne
 238
across Orange
Approvals change year on year -43% +56%

Ranking within NSW

Byng Lucknow
House price — Higher than 90% of NSW
Income Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 68% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 53% of NSW Higher than 71% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 9% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 60% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 42% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW

Liveability

Lucknow is more walkable (22 vs 8).

Byng Lucknow
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Lucknow carries more crime risk (29 vs 0).

Byng Lucknow
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime None
0/100
 Low
29/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Byng Lucknow
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 Lucknow
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 7 4

Mobility

Byng Lucknow
Walkability score 8/100 22/100
Distance to Sydney 252.1 km 252.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 228 min 210 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 Lucknow
Car (driver) 65.5% / 76.6%
Byng — Car (driver): 65.5% Lucknow — Car (driver): 76.6%
Worked from Home 34.5% / 20.6%
Byng — Worked from Home: 34.5% Lucknow — Worked from Home: 20.6%
Car (passenger) — / 2.8%
Byng — Car (passenger): not among its largest Lucknow — Car (passenger): 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.6%).

Setting

Byng Lucknow
Elevation 839 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 899 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Byng Lucknow
Connectivity score 28/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
29 premises
 0%
132 premises

Climate

Byng Lucknow
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 Lucknow
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 Lucknow
Average residential rate $750/yr $1,668/yr
Council Cabonne Orange

Federal electorate

Byng Lucknow
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Byng Lucknow
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

Lucknow

Premium Quiet Rural

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