Casino vs Irvington
Casino is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 53 in Irvington. 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 Irvington, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Casino tends to suit people living alone and families with children, while Irvington 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
Casino
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (16 vs 0)
- has more childcare (10 vs 0)
- has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 0)
- But Irvington is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 49%)
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
Casino
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (33% vs 18%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Casino
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (32/100 vs 10/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (713.3 km vs 736.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Casino
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- has more GPs (6 vs 0)
- is more walkable (32/100 vs 10/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Casino
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (0.1% vs -15.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Casino and Irvington 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 70); Irvington skews older (53 vs 43).
| Casino | Irvington | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 10,930 +99% vs other | 70 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +0.1% | -15.7% |
| Median age | 43 | 53 |
| Median household income | $54,288/yr | $62,348/yr +15% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $280/wk +2% vs other | $275/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.7%).
Property market
| Casino | Irvington | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $519,000 | — |
| Median unit price | $315,000 | — |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 47 days from 75 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Irvington has more rural and farming land (95% vs 80%).
| Casino | Irvington | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 80% | 95% |
| Residential | 7% | 0% |
| Environmental | 5% | 4% |
| Industrial | 4% | 2% |
| 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 | Irvington | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 24 across Richmond Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -78% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Casino | Irvington | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 5.0% $600/wk on $622K | — |
| Units | 3.7% $390/wk on $542K | — |
Ranking within NSW
| Casino | Irvington | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 15% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 14% of NSW | Higher than 25% of NSW |
| Schools | Higher than 20% of NSW | — |
| Walkability | Higher than 76% of NSW | Higher than 56% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 73% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 16% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 75% of NSW | Higher than 50% 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 10).
| Casino | Irvington | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 18/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Casino carries more bushfire risk (24 vs 0).
| Casino | Irvington | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 24/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | High 90/100 | High 81/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Casino | Irvington | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Irvington
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Casino | Irvington | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
Mobility
Irvington sits further from the CBD (736.4 km vs 713.3 km).
| Casino | Irvington | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 32/100 | 10/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 713.3 km | 736.4 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 480 min | 481 min |
| 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 | Irvington | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 25 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 19 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 46.1 km | 39.1 km |
NBN connectivity
| Casino | Irvington | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 68/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 37% 5,707 premises | 0% 32 premises |
Council rates
| Casino | Irvington | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,282/yr same for both | |
| Council | Richmond Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Casino | Irvington | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Page same for both | |
| Member | Kevin Hogan same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Casino | Irvington | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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