Bakers Swamp vs Bournewood
Bournewood is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 49 in Bakers Swamp. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bakers Swamp, most households are people living alone. In Bournewood, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Bournewood tends to suit families with children and couples.
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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Bakers Swamp has more separate houses rather than flats (113% vs 100%)
- Bournewood is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 32%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Bakers Swamp
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($180/wk vs $213/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Bakers Swamp
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (272 min vs 287 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (338.3 km vs 345.5 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bakers Swamp and Bournewood 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
Bakers Swamp skews older (49 vs 33); Bournewood rents higher ($213/wk vs $180/wk).
| Bakers Swamp | Bournewood | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 60 same for both | |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +13.2% same for both | |
| Median age | 49 | 33 |
| Median household income | $93,132/yr | $93,600/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $180/wk | $213/wk +18% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).
Property market
| Bakers Swamp | Bournewood | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — same for both | |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $870,000 | — |
Zoning mix
| Bakers Swamp | Bournewood | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% | 100% |
| 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
| Bakers Swamp | Bournewood | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 405 across Dubbo same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -12% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Bakers Swamp | Bournewood | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 60% of NSW same for both | |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 39% of NSW | Higher than 23% of NSW |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 8% of NSW | Higher than 52% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 36% of NSW | Higher than 46% of NSW |
Liveability
| Bakers Swamp | Bournewood | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
| Bakers Swamp | Bournewood | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 20/100 | Low 17/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 54/100 | Moderate 62/100 |
| 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
| Bakers Swamp | Bournewood | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Bakers Swamp | Bournewood | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 12 | 7 |
Mobility
Bournewood sits further from the CBD (345.5 km vs 338.3 km).
| Bakers Swamp | Bournewood | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 338.3 km | 345.5 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 272 min | 287 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 2820 | 0.5% postcode 2868 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 50 postcode 2820 | 71 postcode 2868 |
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 (60.0%).
Setting
| Bakers Swamp | Bournewood | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 448 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 499 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Bakers Swamp | Bournewood | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 25/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 23 premises | 0% 31 premises |
Climate
| Bakers Swamp | Bournewood | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 641 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 32.5°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.0°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Bakers Swamp | Bournewood | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,233/yr same for both | |
| Council | Dubbo same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bakers Swamp | Bournewood | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Calare same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Gee same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bakers Swamp | Bournewood | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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