Bakers Swamp vs Stuart Town
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bakers Swamp, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Bakers Swamp tends to suit people living alone, while Stuart Town suits older residents.
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
Bakers Swamp
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (54/100 vs 87/100)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (113% vs 100%)
- But Stuart Town is already more of a family suburb (51% vs 32%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Stuart Town
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper land ($120,000 vs $870,000)
Weighs land prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Bakers Swamp
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 22%)
- has cheaper rent ($180/wk vs $200/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Stuart Town
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (327.3 km vs 338.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Bakers Swamp carries lower crime risk (54/100 vs 87/100)
- Stuart Town has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 15%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Bakers Swamp
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (13.2% vs 2.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bakers Swamp and Stuart Town 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
Stuart Town has more residents (241 vs 60); Bakers Swamp has higher household incomes ($93,132 vs $47,268).
| Bakers Swamp | Stuart Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 60 | 241 +302% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +13.2% | +2.6% |
| Median age | 49 | 51 |
| Median household income | $93,132/yr +49% vs other | $47,268/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $180/wk | $200/wk +11% 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 (14.1%).
Property market
| Bakers Swamp | Stuart Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $265,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $870,000 | $120,000 |
Zoning mix
| Bakers Swamp | Stuart Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% | 93% |
| Environmental | 0% | 6% |
| Residential | 0% | 1% |
| 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 | Stuart Town | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 405 across Dubbo same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -12% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Bakers Swamp | Stuart Town | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 1% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 60% of NSW | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 39% of NSW | Higher than 43% of NSW |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 8% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 36% of NSW | Higher than 49% of NSW |
Liveability
| Bakers Swamp | Stuart Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Stuart Town carries more crime risk (87 vs 54).
| Bakers Swamp | Stuart Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 20/100 | Low 24/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 54/100 | High 87/100 |
| 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 | Stuart Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Bakers Swamp
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Stuart Town
- Stuart Town Public School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Bakers Swamp | Stuart Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 1 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 2 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 12 | 39 |
Mobility
Bakers Swamp sits further from the CBD (338.3 km vs 327.3 km).
| Bakers Swamp | Stuart Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 338.3 km +3% vs other | 327.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 272 min | 269 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 2820 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 50 postcode 2820 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 (71.6%).
Setting
| Bakers Swamp | Stuart Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 448 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 479 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Bakers Swamp | Stuart Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 25/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 23 premises | 0% 153 premises |
Climate
| Bakers Swamp | Stuart Town | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Stuart Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,233/yr same for both | |
| Council | Dubbo same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bakers Swamp | Stuart Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Calare same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Gee same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bakers Swamp | Stuart Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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