Casino vs Shannon Brook
Shannon Brook is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 43 in 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 Shannon Brook, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Shannon Brook: a median of $945,000, against $519,000 in Casino. On these figures, Casino tends to suit people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Shannon Brook 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
- Casino has more parks and reserves (16 vs 0)
- Shannon Brook carries lower crime risk (50/100 vs 90/100)
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 $945,000)
- Shannon Brook leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 29%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Casino has a bigger rental market to choose from (33% vs 19%)
- Shannon Brook leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 27%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Shannon Brook
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (474 min vs 480 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (706.9 km vs 713.3 km)
- But Casino is more walkable (32/100 vs 6/100)
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 6/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 18%)
- But Shannon Brook carries lower crime risk (50/100 vs 90/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Casino and Shannon Brook 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 182); Shannon Brook has higher household incomes ($81,900 vs $54,288).
| Casino | Shannon Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 10,930 +98% vs other | 182 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +0.1% | +2.8% |
| Median age | 43 | 39 |
| Median household income | $54,288/yr | $81,900/yr +51% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $280/wk +4% vs other | $270/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).
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 (21.4%).
Property market
| Casino | Shannon Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $519,000 | $945,000 |
| Median unit price | $315,000 | — |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 47 days from 75 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Shannon Brook has more rural and farming land (99% vs 80%).
| Casino | Shannon Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 80% | 99% |
| Residential | 7% | 0% |
| 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 | Shannon Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 24 across Richmond Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -78% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Casino | Shannon Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 5.0% $600/wk on $622K | — |
| Units | 3.7% $390/wk on $542K | — |
Ranking within NSW
| Casino | Shannon Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 15% of NSW | Higher than 47% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 14% of NSW | Higher than 50% of NSW |
| Schools | Higher than 20% of NSW | — |
| Walkability | Higher than 76% of NSW | Higher than 51% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 73% of NSW | Higher than 53% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 16% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 75% of NSW | Higher than 47% 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 6).
| Casino | Shannon Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 18/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Shannon Brook carries more bushfire risk (47 vs 24); Casino carries more crime risk (90 vs 50).
| Casino | Shannon Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 24/100 | Moderate 47/100 |
| Crime | High 90/100 | Moderate 50/100 |
| 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 | Shannon Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 5 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 4 | 1 |
| 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 Shannon Brook
- Leeville Public School Government · Primary at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Casino | Shannon Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 same for both | |
Mobility
Casino sits further from the CBD (713.3 km vs 706.9 km).
| Casino | Shannon Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 32/100 | 6/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 713.3 km | 706.9 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 480 min | 474 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 | Shannon Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 25 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 41 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 46.1 km | 49.8 km |
NBN connectivity
| Casino | Shannon Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 68/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 37% 5,707 premises | 0% 82 premises |
Council rates
| Casino | Shannon Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,282/yr same for both | |
| Council | Richmond Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Casino | Shannon Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Page same for both | |
| Member | Kevin Hogan same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Casino | Shannon Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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