Avonside vs Dalgety

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Avonside, the large majority of households are couple families. In Dalgety, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Avonside: a median of $1.15 million, against $572,000 in Dalgety, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Avonside tends to suit couples, while Dalgety suits 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

Avonside

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 27/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (90% vs 62%)

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

First-home buyers

Dalgety

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($580,000 vs $1,290,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($572,500 vs $1,150,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Dalgety

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $500/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Avonside

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (446.5 km vs 450 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Avonside carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 27/100)
  • Dalgety has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 12%)

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

Investors

Avonside

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (33.1% vs 22.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Avonside Dalgety
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.

Avonside Dalgety
Walkability 0 / 5
Avonside — Walkability: 0/100 Dalgety — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 86 / 73
Avonside — Safety: 86/100 Dalgety — Safety: 73/100
Low fire risk 47 / 55
Avonside — Low fire risk: 47/100 Dalgety — Low fire risk: 55/100

Demographics

Avonside rents higher ($500/wk vs $250/wk); Avonside has higher household incomes ($117,000 vs $71,500).

Avonside Dalgety
Population 157 252
+61% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +33.1% +22.9%
Median age 47 48
Median household income $117,000/yr
+39% vs other
 $71,500/yr
Median weekly rent $500/wk
+50% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Avonside Dalgety
0-4 — / 7.5%
Avonside — 0-4: not among its largest Dalgety — 0-4: 7.5%
5-14 17.2% / 9.9%
Avonside — 5-14: 17.2% Dalgety — 5-14: 9.9%
15-19 11.5% / 1.6%
Avonside — 15-19: 11.5% Dalgety — 15-19: 1.6%
20-24 2.5% / 1.6%
Avonside — 20-24: 2.5% Dalgety — 20-24: 1.6%
25-34 7.6% / 13.1%
Avonside — 25-34: 7.6% Dalgety — 25-34: 13.1%
35-44 7.0% / 9.9%
Avonside — 35-44: 7.0% Dalgety — 35-44: 9.9%
45-54 23.6% / 14.7%
Avonside — 45-54: 23.6% Dalgety — 45-54: 14.7%
55-64 17.8% / 22.6%
Avonside — 55-64: 17.8% Dalgety — 55-64: 22.6%
65-74 12.1% / 13.1%
Avonside — 65-74: 12.1% Dalgety — 65-74: 13.1%
75-84 — / 4.0%
Avonside — 75-84: not among its largest Dalgety — 75-84: 4.0%
85+ — / 1.6%
Avonside — 85+: not among its largest Dalgety — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Avonside 80.6% couple families
Avonside — Couple Families: 80.6% Avonside — Lone Person: 9.7% Avonside — One Parent Families: 9.7% Avonside — Group Household: 0.0% Avonside — Other Families: 0.0%
Dalgety 48.5% couple families
Dalgety — Couple Families: 48.5% Dalgety — Lone Person: 27.3% Dalgety — One Parent Families: 13.6% Dalgety — Group Household: 6.1% Dalgety — Other Families: 4.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Avonside 12.3% renting
Avonside — Owned Outright: 47.4% Avonside — Mortgage: 40.4% Avonside — Renting: 12.3%
Dalgety 13.8% renting
Dalgety — Owned Outright: 55.2% Dalgety — Mortgage: 31.0% Dalgety — Renting: 13.8%
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.

Avonside Dalgety
England 5.7% / 4.0%
Avonside — England: 5.7% Dalgety — England: 4.0%
New Zealand 2.5% / 4.0%
Avonside — New Zealand: 2.5% Dalgety — New Zealand: 4.0%
South Africa 2.5% / —
Avonside — South Africa: 2.5% Dalgety — South Africa: not among its largest
Netherlands — / 1.6%
Avonside — Netherlands: not among its largest Dalgety — Netherlands: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.7%).

Qualifications

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

Avonside Dalgety
Certificate III & IV 21.7% / 25.0%
Avonside — Certificate III & IV: 21.7% Dalgety — Certificate III & IV: 25.0%
Bachelor Degree 16.6% / 9.9%
Avonside — Bachelor Degree: 16.6% Dalgety — Bachelor Degree: 9.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.8% / 5.6%
Avonside — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.8% Dalgety — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6%
Postgraduate Degree 9.6% / 3.2%
Avonside — Postgraduate Degree: 9.6% Dalgety — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.0%
Avonside — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Dalgety — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Avonside 100.0% houses
Avonside — Houses: 100.0%
Dalgety 101.1% houses
Dalgety — Houses: 101.1%
Houses

Property market

Avonside Dalgety
Median house price $1,150,000 $572,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,290,000 $580,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 44 days
from 4 sales

Zoning mix

Avonside Dalgety
Rural and farming 100% 91%
Residential 0% 9%
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

Avonside Dalgety
New dwellings approved 72
across Snowy Monaro
same for both
Approvals change year on year +29%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Avonside Dalgety
House price Higher than 59% of NSW Higher than 11% of NSW
Income Higher than 81% of NSW Higher than 36% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 10% of NSW Higher than 46% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 66% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 42% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 45% of NSW Higher than 44% of NSW

Liveability

Avonside Dalgety
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Dalgety carries more crime risk (27 vs 14).

Avonside Dalgety
Bushfire Moderate
53/100
 Moderate
45/100
Crime Low
14/100
 Low
27/100
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

Avonside Dalgety
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Avonside Dalgety
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 0 2
Waterways 11 17

Mobility

Dalgety sits further from the CBD (450 km vs 446.5 km).

Avonside Dalgety
Walkability score 0/100 5/100
Distance to Sydney 446.5 km 450 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 302 min 306 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2628
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 42
postcode 2628
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.

Avonside Dalgety
Car (driver) 61.3% / 63.7%
Avonside — Car (driver): 61.3% Dalgety — Car (driver): 63.7%
Worked from Home 30.7% / 28.4%
Avonside — Worked from Home: 30.7% Dalgety — Worked from Home: 28.4%
Car (passenger) 4.0% / 3.9%
Avonside — Car (passenger): 4.0% Dalgety — Car (passenger): 3.9%
Walked Only 4.0% / 3.9%
Avonside — Walked Only: 4.0% Dalgety — Walked Only: 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.7%).

Setting

Avonside Dalgety
Elevation 1,175 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 763 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Avonside Dalgety
Connectivity score 29/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
64 premises
 0%
152 premises

Climate

Avonside Dalgety
Annual rainfall 554 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) -1.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Avonside Dalgety
Average residential rate $1,253/yr
same for both
Council Snowy Monaro
same for both

Federal electorate

Avonside Dalgety
Division Eden-monaro
same for both
Member Kristy Mcbain
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Avonside Dalgety
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Avonside

Rural

Dalgety

Rural

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