Carcoar vs Blayney

Blayney is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 55 in Carcoar. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Carcoar, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Carcoar: a median of $690,000, against $575,000 in Blayney, though rent is higher in Blayney. On these figures, Carcoar tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Blayney suits buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Blayney

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 1)
  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 2)
  • But Carcoar carries lower crime risk (54/100 vs 74/100)

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

First-home buyers

Blayney

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 30%)
  • has cheaper houses ($575,000 vs $690,000)
  • But Carcoar has cheaper land ($145,000 vs $260,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Carcoar has cheaper rent ($195/wk vs $265/wk)
  • Blayney has a bigger rental market to choose from (32% vs 13%)

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

Commuting to the city

Blayney

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (45/100 vs 29/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (246.6 km vs 260.6 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (208 min vs 219 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Carcoar has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 20%)
  • Blayney has more GPs (2 vs 0)

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

Investors

Blayney

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (2.1% vs -10.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Carcoar Blayney
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.

Carcoar Blayney
Walkability 29 / 45
Carcoar — Walkability: 29/100 Blayney — Walkability: 45/100
Safety 46 / 26
Carcoar — Safety: 46/100 Blayney — Safety: 26/100
Low fire risk 90 / 87
Carcoar — Low fire risk: 90/100 Blayney — Low fire risk: 87/100

Demographics

Blayney has more residents (3,448 vs 271); Carcoar skews older (55 vs 38).

Carcoar Blayney
Population 271 3,448
+1172% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -10.0% +2.1%
Median age 55 38
Median household income $61,724/yr $71,916/yr
+17% vs other
Median weekly rent $195/wk $265/wk
+36% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Carcoar Blayney
0-4 4.1% / 7.0%
Carcoar — 0-4: 4.1% Blayney — 0-4: 7.0%
5-14 12.9% / 13.7%
Carcoar — 5-14: 12.9% Blayney — 5-14: 13.7%
15-19 4.8% / 6.4%
Carcoar — 15-19: 4.8% Blayney — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 2.2% / 5.9%
Carcoar — 20-24: 2.2% Blayney — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 6.3% / 12.6%
Carcoar — 25-34: 6.3% Blayney — 25-34: 12.6%
35-44 5.9% / 9.9%
Carcoar — 35-44: 5.9% Blayney — 35-44: 9.9%
45-54 14.4% / 11.0%
Carcoar — 45-54: 14.4% Blayney — 45-54: 11.0%
55-64 21.8% / 13.5%
Carcoar — 55-64: 21.8% Blayney — 55-64: 13.5%
65-74 18.1% / 10.8%
Carcoar — 65-74: 18.1% Blayney — 65-74: 10.8%
75-84 9.2% / 6.5%
Carcoar — 75-84: 9.2% Blayney — 75-84: 6.5%
85+ 4.4% / 2.8%
Carcoar — 85+: 4.4% Blayney — 85+: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Carcoar 53.8% lone person
Carcoar — Lone Person: 53.8% Carcoar — Couple Families: 31.2% Carcoar — One Parent Families: 15.0% Carcoar — Group Household: 0.0% Carcoar — Other Families: 0.0%
Blayney 39.4% lone person
Blayney — Lone Person: 39.4% Blayney — Couple Families: 38.6% Blayney — One Parent Families: 17.7% Blayney — Group Household: 2.8% Blayney — Other Families: 1.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Carcoar 13.4% renting
Carcoar — Owned Outright: 54.5% Carcoar — Mortgage: 32.1% Carcoar — Renting: 13.4%
Blayney 31.6% renting
Blayney — Owned Outright: 35.7% Blayney — Mortgage: 32.6% Blayney — Renting: 31.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Carcoar Blayney
Certificate III & IV 14.4% / 20.2%
Carcoar — Certificate III & IV: 14.4% Blayney — Certificate III & IV: 20.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.4% / 5.4%
Carcoar — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.4% Blayney — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4%
Bachelor Degree 7.7% / 5.8%
Carcoar — Bachelor Degree: 7.7% Blayney — Bachelor Degree: 5.8%
Postgraduate Degree 1.8% / 1.2%
Carcoar — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8% Blayney — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 1.2%
Carcoar — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Blayney — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

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.

Carcoar Blayney
England 2.6% / 1.8%
Carcoar — England: 2.6% Blayney — England: 1.8%
New Zealand 1.1% / 0.8%
Carcoar — New Zealand: 1.1% Blayney — New Zealand: 0.8%
Scotland 1.8% / —
Carcoar — Scotland: 1.8% Blayney — Scotland: not among its largest
Netherlands 1.1% / 0.2%
Carcoar — Netherlands: 1.1% Blayney — Netherlands: 0.2%
Germany — / 0.3%
Carcoar — Germany: not among its largest Blayney — Germany: 0.3%
Thailand — / 0.3%
Carcoar — Thailand: not among its largest Blayney — Thailand: 0.3%
Philippines — / 0.2%
Carcoar — Philippines: not among its largest Blayney — Philippines: 0.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Carcoar 94.8% houses
Carcoar — Houses: 94.8% Carcoar — Townhouses: 3.4% Carcoar — Flats / Apartments: 1.7%
Blayney 92.6% houses
Blayney — Houses: 92.6% Blayney — Townhouses: 5.4% Blayney — Flats / Apartments: 2.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Carcoar Blayney
Median house price $690,000 $575,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $145,000 $260,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 55 days
from 35 sales

Zoning mix

Carcoar Blayney
Rural and farming 99% 94%
Residential 0% 4%
Infrastructure and transport 1%
same for both
Industrial 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

Carcoar Blayney
New dwellings approved 51
across Blayney
same for both
Approvals change year on year +14%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Carcoar Blayney
Houses — 4.5%
$550/wk on $642K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Carcoar Blayney
House price Higher than 10% of NSW Higher than 20% of NSW
Income Higher than 24% of NSW Higher than 39% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 70% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 75% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 78% of NSW
EV adoption — Higher than 35% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 57% of NSW Higher than 69% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 90% of NSW

Liveability

Blayney is more walkable (45 vs 29).

Carcoar Blayney
Grade — C
Score — 43/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Blayney carries more crime risk (74 vs 54).

Carcoar Blayney
Bushfire Low
10/100
 Low
13/100
Crime Moderate
54/100
 High
74/100
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
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Carcoar Blayney
Inside the suburb 1 3
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 2

Schools in Carcoar

  • Carcoar Public School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Blayney

  • St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Blayney Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Blayney High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • Blayney Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Carcoar Blayney
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 2 5
Parks & reserves 2 6
Childcare 0 4
GPs 0 2
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 1 2
Fuel stations 0 3
Waterways 28 35

Mobility

Carcoar sits further from the CBD (260.6 km vs 246.6 km).

Carcoar Blayney
Walkability score 29/100 45/100
Distance to Sydney 260.6 km
+5% vs other
 246.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 219 min 208 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2791
 0.4%
postcode 2799
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 2791
 44
postcode 2799

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.

Carcoar Blayney
Car (driver) 64.3% / 80.8%
Carcoar — Car (driver): 64.3% Blayney — Car (driver): 80.8%
Worked from Home 28.7% / 9.4%
Carcoar — Worked from Home: 28.7% Blayney — Worked from Home: 9.4%
Walked Only 4.3% / 3.9%
Carcoar — Walked Only: 4.3% Blayney — Walked Only: 3.9%
Car (passenger) 2.6% / 4.9%
Carcoar — Car (passenger): 2.6% Blayney — Car (passenger): 4.9%
Bicycle — / 0.7%
Carcoar — Bicycle: not among its largest Blayney — Bicycle: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.8%).

Setting

Carcoar Blayney
Elevation 751 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 871 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Carcoar Blayney
Connectivity score 30/100 57/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
169 premises
 29%
1,880 premises

Climate

Carcoar Blayney
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

Council rates

Carcoar Blayney
Average residential rate $925/yr
same for both
Council Blayney
same for both

Federal electorate

Carcoar Blayney
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Carcoar Blayney
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Carcoar

Quiet Retirees Rural

Blayney

Affordable Rural

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