Purlewaugh vs Binnaway

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Purlewaugh, most households are couple families. In Binnaway, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Purlewaugh tends to suit families with children and couples, while Binnaway suits people living alone and older residents.

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

Binnaway

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 1)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • But Purlewaugh is already more of a family suburb (69% vs 35%)

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

First-home buyers

Binnaway

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 38%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Purlewaugh leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 19%)
  • Binnaway has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $170/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Binnaway

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (453.2 km vs 468.1 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (326 min vs 333 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Binnaway

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 17%)

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

Where they sit

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

Purlewaugh Binnaway
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.

Purlewaugh Binnaway
Walkability 0 / 0
Purlewaugh — Walkability: 0/100 Binnaway — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 26 / 20
Purlewaugh — Safety: 26/100 Binnaway — Safety: 20/100
Low fire risk 74 / 71
Purlewaugh — Low fire risk: 74/100 Binnaway — Low fire risk: 71/100

Demographics

Binnaway has more residents (658 vs 81); Purlewaugh has higher household incomes ($74,724 vs $40,664).

Purlewaugh Binnaway
Population 81 658
+712% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -19.8% —
Median age 54
same for both
Median household income $74,724/yr
+46% vs other
 $40,664/yr
Median weekly rent $170/wk
+12% vs other
 $150/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Purlewaugh Binnaway
0-4 9.9% / 3.5%
Purlewaugh — 0-4: 9.9% Binnaway — 0-4: 3.5%
5-14 12.3% / 10.0%
Purlewaugh — 5-14: 12.3% Binnaway — 5-14: 10.0%
15-19 — / 4.4%
Purlewaugh — 15-19: not among its largest Binnaway — 15-19: 4.4%
20-24 — / 3.2%
Purlewaugh — 20-24: not among its largest Binnaway — 20-24: 3.2%
25-34 12.3% / 7.8%
Purlewaugh — 25-34: 12.3% Binnaway — 25-34: 7.8%
35-44 3.7% / 8.5%
Purlewaugh — 35-44: 3.7% Binnaway — 35-44: 8.5%
45-54 9.9% / 12.8%
Purlewaugh — 45-54: 9.9% Binnaway — 45-54: 12.8%
55-64 29.6% / 18.4%
Purlewaugh — 55-64: 29.6% Binnaway — 55-64: 18.4%
65-74 13.6% / 22.2%
Purlewaugh — 65-74: 13.6% Binnaway — 65-74: 22.2%
75-84 3.7% / 8.1%
Purlewaugh — 75-84: 3.7% Binnaway — 75-84: 8.1%
85+ — / 0.9%
Purlewaugh — 85+: not among its largest Binnaway — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Purlewaugh 68.8% couple families
Purlewaugh — Couple Families: 68.8% Purlewaugh — Lone Person: 31.2% Purlewaugh — One Parent Families: 0.0% Purlewaugh — Group Household: 0.0% Purlewaugh — Other Families: 0.0%
Binnaway 25.1% couple families
Binnaway — Couple Families: 25.1% Binnaway — Lone Person: 57.8% Binnaway — One Parent Families: 10.2% Binnaway — Group Household: 3.7% Binnaway — Other Families: 3.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Purlewaugh 9.4% renting
Purlewaugh — Owned Outright: 53.1% Purlewaugh — Mortgage: 37.5% Purlewaugh — Renting: 9.4%
Binnaway 17.9% renting
Binnaway — Owned Outright: 55.7% Binnaway — Mortgage: 26.3% Binnaway — Renting: 17.9%
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.

Purlewaugh Binnaway
South Africa 6.2% / —
Purlewaugh — South Africa: 6.2% Binnaway — South Africa: not among its largest
England — / 1.2%
Purlewaugh — England: not among its largest Binnaway — England: 1.2%
New Zealand — / 0.6%
Purlewaugh — New Zealand: not among its largest Binnaway — New Zealand: 0.6%
Germany — / 0.5%
Purlewaugh — Germany: not among its largest Binnaway — Germany: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.2%).

Qualifications

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

Purlewaugh Binnaway
Certificate III & IV 13.6% / 14.6%
Purlewaugh — Certificate III & IV: 13.6% Binnaway — Certificate III & IV: 14.6%
Bachelor Degree 14.8% / 4.7%
Purlewaugh — Bachelor Degree: 14.8% Binnaway — Bachelor Degree: 4.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12.3% / 4.3%
Purlewaugh — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.3% Binnaway — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 7.4% / 0.6%
Purlewaugh — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 7.4% Binnaway — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.5%
Purlewaugh — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Binnaway — Postgraduate Degree: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Purlewaugh 100.0% houses
Purlewaugh — Houses: 100.0% Purlewaugh — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Purlewaugh — Townhouses: 0.0%
Binnaway 97.1% houses
Binnaway — Houses: 97.1% Binnaway — Flats / Apartments: 1.4% Binnaway — Townhouses: 1.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Purlewaugh Binnaway
Median house price $170,000 $172,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Purlewaugh Binnaway
Rural and farming 97% 95%
Environmental 3% 4%
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

Purlewaugh Binnaway
New dwellings approved 10
across Warrumbungle
same for both
Approvals change year on year -75%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Purlewaugh Binnaway
House price Higher than 3% of NSW
same for both
Income Higher than 42% of NSW Higher than 5% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 3% of NSW Higher than 7% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 98% of NSW Higher than 94% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 1% of NSW —
NBN connectivity Higher than 2% of NSW Higher than 4% of NSW

Liveability

Purlewaugh Binnaway
Grade — D
Score — 15/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Purlewaugh Binnaway
Bushfire Low
26/100
 Low
29/100
Crime High
74/100
 High
80/100
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

Purlewaugh Binnaway
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Purlewaugh

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

Schools in Binnaway

  • Binnaway Central School Government · Combined above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Purlewaugh Binnaway
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 1 5
Childcare 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 5 11

Mobility

Purlewaugh sits further from the CBD (468.1 km vs 453.2 km).

Purlewaugh Binnaway
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 468.1 km
+3% vs other
 453.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 333 min 326 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2357
 0.0%
postcode 2395
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 88
postcode 2357
 47
postcode 2395

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.

Purlewaugh Binnaway
Car (driver) 26.5% / 59.8%
Purlewaugh — Car (driver): 26.5% Binnaway — Car (driver): 59.8%
Worked from Home 61.8% / 23.1%
Purlewaugh — Worked from Home: 61.8% Binnaway — Worked from Home: 23.1%
Walked Only 11.8% / 9.5%
Purlewaugh — Walked Only: 11.8% Binnaway — Walked Only: 9.5%
Car (passenger) — / 7.7%
Purlewaugh — Car (passenger): not among its largest Binnaway — Car (passenger): 7.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (61.8%).

Setting

Purlewaugh Binnaway
Elevation 510 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 442 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Purlewaugh Binnaway
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
21 premises
 0%
79 premises

Climate

Purlewaugh Binnaway
Annual rainfall 761 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 1.2°C
same for both

Council rates

Purlewaugh Binnaway
Average residential rate $671/yr
same for both
Council Warrumbungle
same for both

Federal electorate

Purlewaugh Binnaway
Division Parkes
same for both
Member Jamie Chaffey
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Purlewaugh Binnaway
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Purlewaugh

Affordable Family Rural Young Families

Binnaway

Affordable Retirees Rural

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