Alison vs Dungog
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Dungog: a median of $665,000, against $340,000 in Alison, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Alison tends to suit share households and buyers on a tighter budget.
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
Dungog
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)
- has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Alison has cheaper houses ($340,000 vs $665,000)
- Dungog leaves households under less mortgage stress (29% vs 37%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Alison
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 29%)
- has cheaper rent ($270/wk vs $300/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Dungog
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (82/100 vs 15/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Dungog
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (82/100 vs 15/100)
- has more GPs (2 vs 0)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Alison
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (30.3% vs -2.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Alison and Dungog 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
Dungog has more residents (1,983 vs 99); Alison has higher household incomes ($71,500 vs $54,340).
| Alison | Dungog | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 99 | 1,983 +1903% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +30.3% | -2.1% |
| Median age | 53 | 52 |
| Median household income | $71,500/yr +24% vs other | $54,340/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $270/wk | $300/wk +11% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.2%).
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 (3.0%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Alison | Dungog | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $340,000 | $665,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $315,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 56 days from 20 sales |
Zoning mix
Alison has more rural and farming land (97% vs 11%); Dungog has more land zoned for conservation (20% vs 1%).
| Alison | Dungog | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 97% | 11% |
| Residential | 0% | 57% |
| Environmental | 1% | 20% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% | 4% |
| Parks and recreation | 0% | 4% |
| Industrial | 0% | 2% |
| Commercial | 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
| Alison | Dungog | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 55 across Dungog same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -23% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Alison | Dungog | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 9% of NSW | Higher than 22% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 36% of NSW | Higher than 14% of NSW |
| Schools | — | Higher than 65% of NSW |
| Walkability | Higher than 65% of NSW | Higher than 93% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 93% of NSW | Higher than 54% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 60% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 54% of NSW | Higher than 77% of NSW |
Liveability
Dungog is more walkable (82 vs 15).
| Alison | Dungog | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | C |
| Score | — | 48/100 |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
| Alison | Dungog | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 20/100 | Low 23/100 |
| Crime | — | Moderate 66/100 |
| 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
| Alison | Dungog | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 3 |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 2 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Alison
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Dungog
- Dungog Public School Government · Primary above peers
- Dungog High School Government · Secondary at peers
- St Joseph's Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Alison | Dungog | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 1 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 4 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 6 |
| Childcare | 0 | 2 |
| GPs | 0 | 2 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 1 |
| Hospitals | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 2 |
| Waterways | 5 | 2 |
Mobility
| Alison | Dungog | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 15/100 | 82/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 213.2 km | 214.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 165 min | 163 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 2420 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 52 postcode 2420 same for both | |
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 (74.3%).
Setting
| Alison | Dungog | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 65 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 59 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 31.1 km | 34.4 km |
NBN connectivity
| Alison | Dungog | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 70/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Fibre to the node |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 50 premises | 45% 1,221 premises |
Climate
| Alison | Dungog | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,327 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Alison | Dungog | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,646/yr same for both | |
| Council | Dungog same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Alison | Dungog | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyne same for both | |
| Member | Alison Penfold same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Alison | Dungog | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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