Casino vs Fairy Hill
Casino is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 49 in Fairy Hill. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Casino, about half of households are people living alone. In Fairy Hill, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Fairy Hill: a median of $720,000, against $519,000 in Casino, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Casino tends to suit people living alone, families with children, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Fairy Hill suits 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
- Casino has more parks and reserves (16 vs 0)
- Fairy Hill carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 90/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Casino
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($519,000 vs $720,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Casino
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (33% vs 5%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Casino
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (32/100 vs 14/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (713.3 km vs 724.6 km)
- has a shorter drive in (480 min vs 487 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Casino has more GPs (6 vs 0)
- Fairy Hill carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 90/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Fairy Hill
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (5.7% vs 0.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Casino and Fairy Hill drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Casino has more residents (10,930 vs 407); Fairy Hill has higher household incomes ($70,096 vs $54,288).
| Casino | Fairy Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 10,930 +96% vs other | 407 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +0.1% | +5.7% |
| Median age | 43 | 49 |
| Median household income | $54,288/yr | $70,096/yr +29% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $280/wk | $300/wk +7% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.5%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Casino | Fairy Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $519,000 | $720,000 |
| Median unit price | $315,000 | — |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 47 days from 75 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Fairy Hill has more rural and farming land (92% vs 80%).
| Casino | Fairy Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 80% | 92% |
| Residential | 7% | 6% |
| Environmental | 5% | 2% |
| Industrial | 4% | 0% |
| Parks and recreation | 3% | 0% |
| 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
| Casino | Fairy Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 24 across Richmond Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -78% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Casino | Fairy Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 5.0% $600/wk on $622K | — |
| Units | 3.7% $390/wk on $542K | — |
Ranking within NSW
| Casino | Fairy Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 15% of NSW | Higher than 27% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 14% of NSW | Higher than 34% of NSW |
| Schools | Higher than 20% of NSW | — |
| Walkability | Higher than 76% of NSW | Higher than 64% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 73% of NSW | Higher than 62% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 16% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 75% of NSW | Higher than 59% of NSW |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 96% of NSW | — |
| Rental yield (units) | Higher than 16% of NSW | — |
Liveability
Casino is more walkable (32 vs 14).
| Casino | Fairy Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 18/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Casino carries more bushfire risk (24 vs 0); Casino carries more crime risk (90 vs 17).
| Casino | Fairy Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 24/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | High 90/100 | Low 17/100 |
| 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 | 5 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Casino | Fairy Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 5 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 4 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Casino
- Casino Public School Government · Primary at peers
- Casino West Public School Government · Primary at peers
- St Mary's Catholic College Catholic · Secondary at peers
- St Mary's Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
- Casino High School Government · Secondary below peers
Schools in Fairy Hill
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Casino | Fairy Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 3 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 10 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 16 | 0 |
| Childcare | 10 | 0 |
| GPs | 6 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 4 | 0 |
| Hospitals | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 7 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 10 | 0 |
| EV chargers | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 6 | 2 |
Mobility
Fairy Hill sits further from the CBD (724.6 km vs 713.3 km).
| Casino | Fairy Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 32/100 | 14/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 713.3 km | 724.6 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 480 min | 487 min |
| Public transport score | 69/100 Bus | 21/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 94.8 7-9am + 5-7pm | 3.5 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 0 min scheduled, not actual | 1 min scheduled, not actual |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 2470 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 67 postcode 2470 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.3%).
Setting
| Casino | Fairy Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 25 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 39 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Casino | Fairy Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 68/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 37% 5,707 premises | 0% 167 premises |
Council rates
| Casino | Fairy Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,282/yr same for both | |
| Council | Richmond Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Casino | Fairy Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Page same for both | |
| Member | Kevin Hogan same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Casino | Fairy Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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