Side by sideSuburb comparison

Byron Bay vs Skinners Shoot.

Suburb-to-suburb comparison across price, growth, lifestyle, schools and risk.

Byron Bay scores higher on walkability (16/100 vs 0/100 ), useful if you're optimising for a car-light household. Skinners Shoot skews owner-occupied (76%), Byron Bay runs more rental-dense (55% owner).

The takeWhich suburb suits which buyer

For buyers

We don't yet have verified suburb-level medians for one or both of these suburbs. Check the individual profiles for the data we do publish, and the methodology page for how we source it.

For investors

Rental or growth data is incomplete for one or both suburbs. Look at the full investor view on each suburb profile for a complete picture.

For families

Skinners Shoot has a heavier family-household mix (68% vs 53%), which typically signals stronger demand for family-amenable infrastructure (parks, schools, supermarkets).

Common questionsByron Bay vs Skinners Shoot

Common questions

Which is more walkable, Byron Bay or Skinners Shoot?

Byron Bay scores 16/100 on walkability vs 0/100. Above 70 is considered very walkable (most errands on foot), 50-69 is walkable for some errands, below 50 typically requires a car for daily life.

The numbers behind the take

Byron Bay
Metric
Skinners Shoot

Price & Market

$2,230,000
Median house
$1,388,000
Median unit
-0.6%
Annual growth (house)
+0.0%
42 days
Days on market

Rental

$600/wk
Rent (house / wk)
$600/wk
$600/wk
Rent (unit / wk)
$460/wk
55.0%
Owner occupied
76.0%
40.0%
Renter occupied
32.0%

Lifestyle & Demographics

16
Walk score
0
0
Transit score
0
100
Bike score
0
6,330
Population
130
39
Median age
40

Risk & Hazard

Flood class
Bushfire risk

Schools

6
Schools nearby
7
1082
Avg ICSEA
1082

Climate

1304 mm
Annual rainfall
1304 mm
28.9°C
Mean max (Jan)
28.9°C

Green dot = better on that metric (lower price, higher growth, higher walkability, lower risk).