Comboyne vs Byabarra

Byabarra is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 55 in Comboyne. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Comboyne, about half of households are people living alone. In Byabarra, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Byabarra: a median of $975,000, against $560,000 in Comboyne, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Comboyne tends to suit people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Byabarra 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

  • Comboyne has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
  • Byabarra is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 42%)

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

First-home buyers

Comboyne

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($560,000 vs $975,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Comboyne

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $295/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Comboyne

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (34/100 vs 10/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (361.4 km vs 395.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Comboyne

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (34/100 vs 10/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 20%)

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

Investors

Byabarra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (0.3% vs -8.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Comboyne Byabarra
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.

Comboyne Byabarra
Walkability 34 / 10
Comboyne — Walkability: 34/100 Byabarra — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 46 / 54
Comboyne — Safety: 46/100 Byabarra — Safety: 54/100
Low fire risk 46 / 43
Comboyne — Low fire risk: 46/100 Byabarra — Low fire risk: 43/100

Demographics

Comboyne has more residents (416 vs 329); Byabarra rents higher ($295/wk vs $250/wk).

Comboyne Byabarra
Population 416
+21% vs other
 329
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -8.4% +0.3%
Median age 55 48
Median household income $61,932/yr $67,444/yr
+9% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk $295/wk
+18% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Comboyne Byabarra
0-4 5.3% / 4.9%
Comboyne — 0-4: 5.3% Byabarra — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 9.1% / 13.4%
Comboyne — 5-14: 9.1% Byabarra — 5-14: 13.4%
15-19 2.4% / 6.4%
Comboyne — 15-19: 2.4% Byabarra — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 3.8% / 4.3%
Comboyne — 20-24: 3.8% Byabarra — 20-24: 4.3%
25-34 11.1% / 8.2%
Comboyne — 25-34: 11.1% Byabarra — 25-34: 8.2%
35-44 7.9% / 9.1%
Comboyne — 35-44: 7.9% Byabarra — 35-44: 9.1%
45-54 10.6% / 12.5%
Comboyne — 45-54: 10.6% Byabarra — 45-54: 12.5%
55-64 19.2% / 19.8%
Comboyne — 55-64: 19.2% Byabarra — 55-64: 19.8%
65-74 22.1% / 12.5%
Comboyne — 65-74: 22.1% Byabarra — 65-74: 12.5%
75-84 7.7% / 6.1%
Comboyne — 75-84: 7.7% Byabarra — 75-84: 6.1%
85+ 1.7% / 1.5%
Comboyne — 85+: 1.7% Byabarra — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Comboyne 28.0% couple families
Comboyne — Couple Families: 28.0% Comboyne — Lone Person: 51.4% Comboyne — One Parent Families: 14.0% Comboyne — Group Household: 6.5%
Byabarra 70.8% couple families
Byabarra — Couple Families: 70.8% Byabarra — Lone Person: 24.6% Byabarra — One Parent Families: 4.6% Byabarra — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Comboyne 18.8% renting
Comboyne — Owned Outright: 59.1% Comboyne — Mortgage: 22.1% Comboyne — Renting: 18.8%
Byabarra 13.3% renting
Byabarra — Owned Outright: 55.8% Byabarra — Mortgage: 31.0% Byabarra — Renting: 13.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Comboyne Byabarra
England 2.6% / 3.0%
Comboyne — England: 2.6% Byabarra — England: 3.0%
Fiji 1.4% / —
Comboyne — Fiji: 1.4% Byabarra — Fiji: not among its largest
Netherlands — / 1.2%
Comboyne — Netherlands: not among its largest Byabarra — Netherlands: 1.2%
South Africa 1.0% / —
Comboyne — South Africa: 1.0% Byabarra — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.0%).

Qualifications

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

Comboyne Byabarra
Certificate III & IV 18.3% / 20.7%
Comboyne — Certificate III & IV: 18.3% Byabarra — Certificate III & IV: 20.7%
Bachelor Degree 8.7% / 9.1%
Comboyne — Bachelor Degree: 8.7% Byabarra — Bachelor Degree: 9.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.8% / 6.7%
Comboyne — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8% Byabarra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7%
Postgraduate Degree 2.4% / 1.2%
Comboyne — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4% Byabarra — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.7% / 0.9%
Comboyne — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7% Byabarra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Comboyne 99.4% houses
Comboyne — Houses: 99.4% Comboyne — Flats / Apartments: 0.6%
Byabarra 100.0% houses
Byabarra — Houses: 100.0% Byabarra — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Comboyne Byabarra
Median house price $560,000 $975,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $400,000

Zoning mix

Comboyne Byabarra
Rural and farming 90% 100%
Environmental 10% 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

Comboyne Byabarra
New dwellings approved 546
across Port Macquarie-Hastings
same for both
Approvals change year on year +33%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Comboyne Byabarra
House price Higher than 33% of NSW Higher than 49% of NSW
Income Higher than 24% of NSW Higher than 30% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 57% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 45% of NSW Higher than 36% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 24% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 52% of NSW Higher than 35% of NSW

Liveability

Comboyne is more walkable (34 vs 10).

Comboyne Byabarra
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Comboyne Byabarra
Bushfire Moderate
54/100
 Moderate
57/100
Crime Moderate
54/100
 Moderate
46/100
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
same for both

Schools

Comboyne Byabarra
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Comboyne

  • Comboyne Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Byabarra

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Comboyne Byabarra
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 1 2
Parks & reserves 4 0
Childcare 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 45 13

Mobility

Byabarra sits further from the CBD (395.1 km vs 361.4 km).

Comboyne Byabarra
Walkability score 34/100 10/100
Distance to Sydney 361.4 km 395.1 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 279 min 275 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2429
 0.5%
postcode 2446
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 62
postcode 2429
 69
postcode 2446

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.

Comboyne Byabarra
Car (driver) 52.9% / 69.0%
Comboyne — Car (driver): 52.9% Byabarra — Car (driver): 69.0%
Worked from Home 33.5% / 17.8%
Comboyne — Worked from Home: 33.5% Byabarra — Worked from Home: 17.8%
Car (passenger) 5.3% / 10.1%
Comboyne — Car (passenger): 5.3% Byabarra — Car (passenger): 10.1%
Walked Only 8.2% / 3.1%
Comboyne — Walked Only: 8.2% Byabarra — Walked Only: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.0%).

Setting

Comboyne Byabarra
Elevation 603 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 98 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 33.0 km 28.3 km

NBN connectivity

Comboyne Byabarra
Connectivity score 30/100 25/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
236 premises
 0%
128 premises

Climate

Comboyne Byabarra
Annual rainfall 2,842 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Comboyne Byabarra
Average residential rate $1,325/yr
same for both
Council Port Macquarie-Hastings
same for both

Federal electorate

Comboyne Byabarra
Division Lyne
same for both
Member Alison Penfold
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Comboyne Byabarra
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Comboyne

Quiet Retirees Rural

Byabarra

Quiet Rural

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