Binalong, NSW
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Binalong is a village in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, about 312 kilometres south-west of Sydney and 37 kilometres north-west of Yass. The Ngunnawal people are the traditional owners, and the name is believed to come from an Aboriginal word meaning 'surrounded by hills' or from Bennelong, the well-known Sydney man. Hamilton Hume's party passed through in 1821, squatters followed from 1839, and the town was gazetted in 1850, with a school by 1861 and the railway in 1875. The Swan Inn became a Cobb and Co coaching stop for gold-rush traffic bound for Lambing Flat. The bushranger John Gilbert was shot by police nearby in 1865, and the poet Banjo Paterson spent part of his childhood in the district.
More advantaged than the national average
Binalong is more socio-economically advantaged than about 64% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1011, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Binalong at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 550
- Median age
- 45
- Median weekly household income
- $1,433
- SEIFA score
- 1011
- Coordinates
- -34.6876, 148.6675
Binalong demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Binalong using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 29%, 11% of homes are rented, and 9% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 114 | 21% |
| Youth (15–24) | 38 | 7% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 117 | 22% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 158 | 29% |
| Seniors (65+) | 116 | 21% |
Share of the 543 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 93 | 43% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 82 | 38% |
| Rented | 23 | 11% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 211 | 99% |
| Townhouses & semis | 3 | 1% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 214 occupied private dwellings in Binalong.
- Median weekly rent
- $280
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,300
- Average household size
- 2.3 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,046
- Median weekly personal income
- $821
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 44 (9%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 5 (1%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 19 (3%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 214 (50%)
- Labour-force participation
- 58%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.6%
- Employed full-time
- 152
- Employed part-time
- 82
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Common questions about Binalong
Where is Binalong?
Binalong is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia.
What is the population of Binalong?
At the 2021 Census, Binalong had a population of about 550.
Is Binalong an advantaged area?
Binalong has an ABS SEIFA score of 1011, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 64 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 64% of Australian suburbs.
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