Guyong vs Byng
Guyong is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 54 in Byng. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Guyong tends to suit families with children.
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
Byng
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 17/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Byng
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 32%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Guyong
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $303/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Guyong
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (208 min vs 228 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (242 km vs 252.1 km)
- But Byng is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Byng
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 17/100)
- is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Byng
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (4.0% vs -7.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Guyong and Byng 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
Guyong has more residents (118 vs 52); Byng has higher household incomes ($102,336 vs $81,224).
| Guyong | Byng | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 118 +56% vs other | 52 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -7.1% | +4.0% |
| Median age | 50 | 54 |
| Median household income | $81,224/yr | $102,336/yr +26% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk | $303/wk +21% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.8%).
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 (21.2%).
Property market
| Guyong | Byng | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,142,500 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $2,500 | — |
Zoning mix
| Guyong | Byng | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 92% | 100% |
| Environmental | 7% | 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
| Guyong | Byng | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 29 across Cabonne same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -43% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Guyong | Byng | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 59% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 48% of NSW | Higher than 70% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 1% of NSW | Higher than 53% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 38% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 72% of NSW | Higher than 60% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 40% of NSW | Higher than 42% of NSW |
Liveability
Byng is more walkable (8 vs 0).
| Guyong | Byng | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Guyong carries more crime risk (17 vs 0); Guyong carries more bushfire risk (12 vs 0).
| Guyong | Byng | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 12/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Low 17/100 | None 0/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Guyong | Byng | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Guyong | Byng | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 7 same for both | |
Mobility
Byng sits further from the CBD (252.1 km vs 242 km).
| Guyong | Byng | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 8/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 242 km | 252.1 km +4% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 208 min | 228 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.8% postcode 2798 | 0.6% postcode 2800 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 64 postcode 2798 | 48 postcode 2800 |
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 (65.5%).
Setting
| Guyong | Byng | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 899 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 839 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Guyong | Byng | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 55 premises | 0% 29 premises |
Climate
| Guyong | Byng | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 894 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 26.3°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 2.2°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Guyong | Byng | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 6.0 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 10.8 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.4 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Guyong | Byng | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $750/yr same for both | |
| Council | Cabonne same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Guyong | Byng | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Calare same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Gee same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Guyong | Byng | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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