NSW · Cabonne Council

Guyong, 2798

Population

118

Growth (1 yr)

+1.8%

Growth (5 yr)

+3.6%

Median age

50

Median income

$1,562/wk

Employment rate

63.8%

Languages at home

Mostly English at home

2021 Census · usual residence

  • Excellent transport
What Guyong is known for: Excellent transport

Suburb profile

In Cabonne Council, Guyong keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. Trips to Sydney are an outing, not a routine: neighbouring regional centres do more of the heavy lifting. An older demographic makes it especially popular with retirees, with families and grandchildren still a visible part of community life.

Local shops are sparse, so a fuller set of amenities usually means travelling to a neighbouring town or regional hub. Open space is thinner than in many comparable suburbs, so residents often travel a little further for a longer park day. Strong connections via buses keep the wider area accessible.

Property sits in a premium price band and is harder to enter for many buyers. This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.

At a glance

Guyong snapshot

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

No data available

Median rent

$525/wk

Population (Census)

118

+1.8% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

9.3%

Census unoccupied dwellings

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Safety

2nd

percentile in state (higher = safer)

Pop. growth

84th

percentile in NSW

Advantage (IRSAD)

10/10

national SEIFA decile

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Housing

All types (January to March 2026)
$525

Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)

Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum

Data sources & freshness

Population

Population growth

+1.8% annual · +3.6% over 5 years · 84th percentile in NSW

Growth rates are from ABS Estimated Resident Population at SA2 level. Headcount uses 2021 Census when allocated ERP is too low relative to Census to display reliably.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
118
Median age
50
Median household income / week
$1,562
Dwelling vacancy
9.3%
Unoccupied private dwellings
4 of 43
Median monthly mortgage
$2,167
Employment rate
63.8%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
43 / 0 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community ProfileAustralian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident PopulationAustralian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Community & culture

No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community ProfileAustralian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Reported offences are unchanged compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
1
Against the person
0
Against property
0
Rate per 1,000 residents
17.5
State safety percentile
1.5th (lower crime is better)
Increase (daily rate)
+0.3%

Most common offence types

  • Domestic Violence Related Assault2
  • Fraud3
  • Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment4
  • Malicious Damage To Property7
  • Sexual Touching, Sexual Act And Other Sexual Offences3

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

Data sources & freshness

  • BOCSAR postcode crime statisticsNSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated · Rolling 12-month windows

Family & Lifestyle

Public transport

35 public transport stops in this suburb

  • 3353 Mitchell Hwy
  • Mitchell Hwy After Pretty Plains Rd
  • Mitchell Hwy At Byng Rd
  • Mitchell Hwy Opp 3353
  • Mitchell Hwy Opp Byng Rd

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Public transport stop coverage

Data sources & freshness

  • Timetables Complete GTFS stops (© Transport for NSW, CC BY 4.0)Transport for NSW — Open Data Hub · current · Updated · Nightly GTFS feed

Amenities

No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insightsSuburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenitiesOpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Health access

Nearest hospital
Blayney Multi-Purpose Service (15.7 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Hospitals and GP clinics

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
1
Participants per 1,000 residents
17.5

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
27° / 14°
Rainfall
227 mm · ~28 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
20° / 8°
Rainfall
174 mm · ~22 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
12° / 2°
Rainfall
225 mm · ~28 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
19° / 7°
Rainfall
225 mm · ~28 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normalsWorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Planning & development

Development applications from NSW Planning Portal.

2026· 1 proposal
  • June 2026

  • Subdivision
    863 VITTORIA ROAD GUYONG 2798Under Assessment
2025· 1 proposal
  • November 2025

  • Dual occupancy; Erection of a new structure
    3848 MITCHELL HIGHWAY GUYONG 2798Determined
2024· 3 proposals
  • November 2024

  • Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Horticulture
    47 PRETTY PLAINS ROAD GUYONG 2798Determined
  • October 2024

  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Swimming pool
    29 BYNG ROAD GUYONG 2798Determined
  • March 2024

  • Shed; Erection of a new structure
    3848 MITCHELL HIGHWAY GUYONG 2798Determined
2023· 3 proposals
  • October 2023

  • Subdivision
    29 BYNG ROAD GUYONG 2798Determined
  • August 2023

  • Dwelling
    CASHENS LANE GUYONG 2798Determined
  • May 2023

  • Shed
    3848 MITCHELL HIGHWAY GUYONG 2798Determined
2022· 2 proposals
  • April 2022

  • Dwelling
    368 GORDON ROAD GUYONG 2798Determined
  • February 2022

  • Farm buildings
    3629 MITCHELL HIGHWAY GUYONG 2798Determined
2021· 3 proposals
  • September 2021

  • Subdivision of land
    368 GORDON ROAD GUYONG 2798Determined
  • June 2021

  • Subdivision of land
    368 GORDON ROAD GUYONG 2798Determined
  • April 2021

  • Other
    3410 MITCHELL HIGHWAY GUYONG 2798Determined

Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)

Development and planning activity

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Bushfire hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Hazard planning overlaysState government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Calare
Member of Parliament
Andrew GEE (Independent)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
124,664
Turnout (2025)
92.7%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+3.2 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 62.3%Labor 37.7%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 18.6 km away).

Coalition 63.5%Labor 36.5%

1.3 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +4.2 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • MillthorpeLabor 36.0% · Coalition 64.0% TPP (2025)8.4 km away
  • Spring HillLabor 34.7% · Coalition 65.3% TPP (2025)9.8 km away
  • LucknowLabor 30.1% · Coalition 69.8% TPP (2025)10.7 km away
  • BlayneyLabor 33.2% · Coalition 66.8% TPP (2025)14.5 km away
  • Spring TerraceLabor 35.9% · Coalition 64.1% TPP (2025)14.8 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
10/10
IRSD decile (2021)
10/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)

Data sources & freshness

More in Cabonne Council

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Comparable suburbs

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