Byng vs Shadforth

Shadforth is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 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 Shadforth, most households are couple families. On these figures, Byng tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Shadforth 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 84/100)
  • Shadforth is already more of a family suburb (71% 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

Shadforth

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($255/wk vs $303/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Shadforth

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (207 min vs 228 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (248.2 km vs 252.1 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 84/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 18%)

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

Investors

Shadforth

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (30.0% vs 4.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Byng and Shadforth 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 Shadforth
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 Shadforth
Walkability 8 / 6
Byng — Walkability: 8/100 Shadforth — Walkability: 6/100
Safety 100 / 16
Byng — Safety: 100/100 Shadforth — Safety: 16/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Byng — Low fire risk: 100/100 Shadforth — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Shadforth has more residents (104 vs 52); Shadforth has higher household incomes ($123,448 vs $102,336).

Byng Shadforth
Population 52 104
+100% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.0% +30.0%
Median age 54 49
Median household income $102,336/yr $123,448/yr
+21% vs other
Median weekly rent $303/wk
+16% vs other
 $255/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Byng Shadforth
0-4 — / 8.7%
Byng — 0-4: not among its largest Shadforth — 0-4: 8.7%
5-14 7.7% / 15.4%
Byng — 5-14: 7.7% Shadforth — 5-14: 15.4%
15-19 9.6% / 2.9%
Byng — 15-19: 9.6% Shadforth — 15-19: 2.9%
20-24 — / 6.7%
Byng — 20-24: not among its largest Shadforth — 20-24: 6.7%
25-34 13.5% / 4.8%
Byng — 25-34: 13.5% Shadforth — 25-34: 4.8%
35-44 — / 14.4%
Byng — 35-44: not among its largest Shadforth — 35-44: 14.4%
45-54 28.8% / 15.4%
Byng — 45-54: 28.8% Shadforth — 45-54: 15.4%
55-64 21.2% / 19.2%
Byng — 55-64: 21.2% Shadforth — 55-64: 19.2%
65-74 19.2% / 15.4%
Byng — 65-74: 19.2% Shadforth — 65-74: 15.4%
75-84 7.7% / 2.9%
Byng — 75-84: 7.7% Shadforth — 75-84: 2.9%
85+ — / —
Byng — 85+: not among its largest Shadforth — 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%
Shadforth 71.4% couple families
Shadforth — Couple Families: 71.4% Shadforth — Lone Person: 28.6%
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%
Shadforth 15.8% renting
Shadforth — Owned Outright: 44.7% Shadforth — Mortgage: 39.5% Shadforth — Renting: 15.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Byng 100.0% houses
Byng — Houses: 100.0%
Shadforth 100.0% houses
Shadforth — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Byng Shadforth
Certificate III & IV 9.6% / 23.1%
Byng — Certificate III & IV: 9.6% Shadforth — Certificate III & IV: 23.1%
Bachelor Degree 21.2% / 9.6%
Byng — Bachelor Degree: 21.2% Shadforth — Bachelor Degree: 9.6%
Postgraduate Degree 5.8% / 8.7%
Byng — Postgraduate Degree: 5.8% Shadforth — Postgraduate Degree: 8.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 6.7%
Byng — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Shadforth — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 5.8% / 5.8%
Byng — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.8% Shadforth — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.1%).

Property market

Byng Shadforth
Median house price — $1,460,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $480,000

Zoning mix

Byng has more rural and farming land (100% vs 15%); Shadforth has more land zoned for conservation (83% vs 0%).

Byng Shadforth
Rural and farming 100% 15%
Environmental 0% 83%
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 Shadforth
New dwellings approved 29
across Cabonne
 238
across Orange
Approvals change year on year -43% +56%

Ranking within NSW

Byng Shadforth
House price — Higher than 73% of NSW
Income Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 86% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 53% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 52% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 60% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 42% of NSW Higher than 58% of NSW

Liveability

Byng Shadforth
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Shadforth carries more crime risk (84 vs 0).

Byng Shadforth
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime None
0/100
 High
84/100
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 Shadforth
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 Shadforth
Waterways 7 2

Mobility

Byng sits further from the CBD (252.1 km vs 248.2 km).

Byng Shadforth
Walkability score 8/100 6/100
Distance to Sydney 252.1 km
+2% vs other
 248.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 228 min 207 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 Shadforth
Car (driver) 65.5% / 67.4%
Byng — Car (driver): 65.5% Shadforth — Car (driver): 67.4%
Worked from Home 34.5% / 32.6%
Byng — Worked from Home: 34.5% Shadforth — Worked from Home: 32.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.4%).

Setting

Byng Shadforth
Elevation 839 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 941 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Byng Shadforth
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

Shadforth

Family Rural Young Families

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