Guyong vs Shadforth
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Guyong, about half of households are people living alone. In Shadforth, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Shadforth: a median of $1.46 million, against $1.14 million in Guyong. On these figures, Guyong tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Shadforth 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
- Guyong carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 84/100)
- Shadforth is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 48%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Guyong
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper land ($2,500 vs $480,000)
- has cheaper houses ($1,142,500 vs $1,460,000)
- But Shadforth leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 32%)
Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Shadforth
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 16%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Guyong
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (242 km vs 248.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Guyong
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 84/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 18%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Shadforth
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (30.0% vs -7.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Guyong and Shadforth 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
Shadforth has higher household incomes ($123,448 vs $81,224).
| Guyong | Shadforth | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 118 +12% vs other | 104 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -7.1% | +30.0% |
| Median age | 50 | 49 |
| Median household income | $81,224/yr | $123,448/yr +52% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk | $255/wk +2% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (6.8%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.1%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Guyong | Shadforth | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,142,500 | $1,460,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $2,500 | $480,000 |
Zoning mix
Guyong has more rural and farming land (92% vs 15%); Shadforth has more land zoned for conservation (83% vs 7%).
| Guyong | Shadforth | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 92% | 15% |
| Environmental | 7% | 83% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 0% | 2% |
| 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 | Shadforth | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 29 across Cabonne | 238 across Orange |
| Approvals change year on year | -43% | +56% |
Ranking within NSW
| Guyong | Shadforth | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 59% of NSW | Higher than 73% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 48% of NSW | Higher than 86% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 1% of NSW | Higher than 50% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 38% of NSW | Higher than 52% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 72% of NSW | Higher than 60% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 40% of NSW | Higher than 58% of NSW |
Liveability
| Guyong | Shadforth | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
Guyong carries more bushfire risk (12 vs 0); Shadforth carries more crime risk (84 vs 17).
| Guyong | Shadforth | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 12/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Low 17/100 | High 84/100 |
| 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 same for both | |
Schools
| Guyong | Shadforth | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Shadforth | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 7 | 2 |
Mobility
Shadforth sits further from the CBD (248.2 km vs 242 km).
| Guyong | Shadforth | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 6/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 242 km | 248.2 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 208 min | 207 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 (67.4%).
Setting
| Guyong | Shadforth | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 899 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 941 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Guyong | Shadforth | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 55 premises | 0% 39 premises |
Climate
| Guyong | Shadforth | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Shadforth | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Shadforth | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $750/yr | $1,668/yr |
| Council | Cabonne | Orange |
Federal electorate
| Guyong | Shadforth | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Calare same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Gee same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Guyong | Shadforth | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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