Casino vs North Casino
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 North Casino, the large majority of households are couple families. Houses cost more in North Casino: a median of $1.04 million, against $519,000 in Casino, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Casino tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while North Casino 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
North Casino
ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 90/100)
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- is already more of a family suburb (83% vs 49%)
- But Casino has more parks and reserves (16 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Casino has cheaper houses ($519,000 vs $1,040,000)
- North Casino leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 29%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Casino
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (33% vs 5%)
- has cheaper rent ($280/wk vs $350/wk)
- But North Casino leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 27%)
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)
- has a shorter drive in (480 min vs 492 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (713.3 km vs 720.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Casino
ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here
- has more GPs (6 vs 0)
- is more walkable (32/100 vs 14/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 18%)
- But North Casino carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 90/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
North Casino
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (5.9% vs 0.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Casino and North Casino 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 1,000); North Casino has higher household incomes ($102,336 vs $54,288).
| Casino | North Casino | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 10,930 +91% vs other | 1,000 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +0.1% | +5.9% |
| Median age | 43 same for both | |
| Median household income | $54,288/yr | $102,336/yr +89% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $280/wk | $350/wk +25% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).
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 (21.0%).
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 | North Casino | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $519,000 | $1,040,000 |
| Median unit price | $315,000 | — |
| Median land price | — | $995,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 47 days from 75 sales | 54 days from 5 sales |
House price by bedroom count
Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.
38 vs 9 sales
9 vs 5 sales
Zoning mix
| Casino | North Casino | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 80% | 88% |
| Residential | 7% | 11% |
| Environmental | 5% | 1% |
| 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 | North Casino | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 24 across Richmond Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -78% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Casino | North Casino | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 5.0% $600/wk on $622K | — |
| Units | 3.7% $390/wk on $542K | — |
Ranking within NSW
| Casino | North Casino | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 15% of NSW | Higher than 48% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 14% of NSW | Higher than 70% 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 70% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 16% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 75% of NSW | Higher than 58% of NSW |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 96% of NSW | — |
| Rental yield (units) | Higher than 16% of NSW | — |
Liveability
North Casino scores higher overall (44 vs 18); Casino is more walkable (32 vs 14).
| Casino | North Casino | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | C |
| Score | 18/100 | 44/100 |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Casino carries more crime risk (90 vs 25).
| Casino | North Casino | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 24/100 | Low 27/100 |
| Crime | High 90/100 | Low 25/100 |
| 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 | North Casino | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 5 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 1 |
| 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 North Casino
- Casino Christian School Independent · Combined above peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Casino | North Casino | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0 |
Mobility
North Casino sits further from the CBD (720.7 km vs 713.3 km).
| Casino | North Casino | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 32/100 | 14/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 713.3 km | 720.7 km +1% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 480 min | 492 min |
| Public transport score | 69/100 Bus | 26/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 94.8 7-9am + 5-7pm | 7.5 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 (82.8%).
Setting
| Casino | North Casino | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 25 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 62 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 46.1 km same for both | |
NBN connectivity
| Casino | North Casino | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 68/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 37% 5,707 premises | 0% 337 premises |
Council rates
| Casino | North Casino | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,282/yr same for both | |
| Council | Richmond Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Casino | North Casino | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Page same for both | |
| Member | Kevin Hogan same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Casino | North Casino | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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