Ballimore vs Elong Elong

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Elong Elong, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Elong Elong: a median of $360,000, against $275,000 in Ballimore. On these figures, Ballimore tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Elong Elong suits families with children.

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

Elong Elong

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (55% vs 46%)

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

First-home buyers

Ballimore

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($275,000 vs $360,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Ballimore leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 22%)
  • Elong Elong has a bigger rental market to choose from (23% vs 4%)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Ballimore has a shorter drive in (299 min vs 308 min)
  • Elong Elong sits closer to the CBD (365.5 km vs 369.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Where they sit

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

Ballimore Elong Elong
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.

Ballimore Elong Elong
Walkability 0 / 0
Ballimore — Walkability: 0/100 Elong Elong — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 51 / 52
Ballimore — Safety: 51/100 Elong Elong — Safety: 52/100
Low fire risk 60 / 79
Ballimore — Low fire risk: 60/100 Elong Elong — Low fire risk: 79/100

Demographics

Ballimore has more residents (240 vs 142); Ballimore has higher household incomes ($96,564 vs $59,540).

Ballimore Elong Elong
Population 240
+41% vs other
 142
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +21.8% —
Median age 43
same for both
Median household income $96,564/yr
+38% vs other
 $59,540/yr
Median weekly rent $240/wk $250/wk
+4% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ballimore Elong Elong
0-4 6.2% / 8.5%
Ballimore — 0-4: 6.2% Elong Elong — 0-4: 8.5%
5-14 11.2% / 14.1%
Ballimore — 5-14: 11.2% Elong Elong — 5-14: 14.1%
15-19 5.0% / 2.1%
Ballimore — 15-19: 5.0% Elong Elong — 15-19: 2.1%
20-24 5.8% / 8.5%
Ballimore — 20-24: 5.8% Elong Elong — 20-24: 8.5%
25-34 13.3% / 7.0%
Ballimore — 25-34: 13.3% Elong Elong — 25-34: 7.0%
35-44 9.2% / 13.4%
Ballimore — 35-44: 9.2% Elong Elong — 35-44: 13.4%
45-54 12.9% / 7.7%
Ballimore — 45-54: 12.9% Elong Elong — 45-54: 7.7%
55-64 13.8% / 21.8%
Ballimore — 55-64: 13.8% Elong Elong — 55-64: 21.8%
65-74 12.5% / 8.5%
Ballimore — 65-74: 12.5% Elong Elong — 65-74: 8.5%
75-84 5.0% / 2.1%
Ballimore — 75-84: 5.0% Elong Elong — 75-84: 2.1%
85+ 2.1% / 4.9%
Ballimore — 85+: 2.1% Elong Elong — 85+: 4.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ballimore 42.0% lone person
Ballimore — Lone Person: 42.0% Ballimore — Couple Families: 38.0% Ballimore — One Parent Families: 8.0% Ballimore — Group Household: 12.0%
Elong Elong 45.0% lone person
Elong Elong — Lone Person: 45.0% Elong Elong — Couple Families: 30.0% Elong Elong — One Parent Families: 25.0% Elong Elong — Group Household: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Ballimore 4.4% renting
Ballimore — Owned Outright: 42.6% Ballimore — Mortgage: 52.9% Ballimore — Renting: 4.4%
Elong Elong 22.8% renting
Elong Elong — Owned Outright: 43.9% Elong Elong — Mortgage: 33.3% Elong Elong — Renting: 22.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ballimore 97.3% houses
Ballimore — Houses: 97.3% Ballimore — Flats / Apartments: 2.7%
Elong Elong 92.9% houses
Elong Elong — Houses: 92.9% Elong Elong — Flats / Apartments: 7.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Ballimore Elong Elong
Certificate III & IV 26.2% / 15.5%
Ballimore — Certificate III & IV: 26.2% Elong Elong — Certificate III & IV: 15.5%
Bachelor Degree 7.1% / 9.2%
Ballimore — Bachelor Degree: 7.1% Elong Elong — Bachelor Degree: 9.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.6% / 7.0%
Ballimore — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6% Elong Elong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.8%
Ballimore — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Elong Elong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.8%
Postgraduate Degree 2.5% / —
Ballimore — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5% Elong Elong — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.2%).

Property market

Ballimore Elong Elong
Median house price $275,000 $360,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Ballimore Elong Elong
Rural and farming 98%
same for both
Infrastructure and transport 1%
same for both
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

Ballimore Elong Elong
New dwellings approved 405
across Dubbo
 10
across Warrumbungle
Approvals change year on year -12% -75%

Ranking within NSW

Ballimore Elong Elong
House price Higher than 22% of NSW Higher than 14% of NSW
Income Higher than 63% of NSW Higher than 21% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 39% of NSW Higher than 34% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 87% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 30% of NSW —
NBN connectivity Higher than 26% of NSW Higher than 18% of NSW

Liveability

Ballimore Elong Elong
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
same for both

Risk profile

Ballimore carries more bushfire risk (40 vs 21).

Ballimore Elong Elong
Bushfire Moderate
40/100
 Low
21/100
Crime Moderate
49/100
 Moderate
48/100
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

Ballimore Elong Elong
Inside the suburb 1 2
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Ballimore

  • Ballimore Public School Government · Primary

Schools in Elong Elong

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Ballimore Elong Elong
Parks & reserves 2 0
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 18 32

Mobility

Ballimore sits further from the CBD (369.6 km vs 365.5 km).

Ballimore Elong Elong
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 369.6 km
+1% vs other
 365.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 299 min 308 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 2830
 0.0%
postcode 2831
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 72
postcode 2830
 —
postcode 2831

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.

Ballimore Elong Elong
Car (driver) 65.8% / 71.2%
Ballimore — Car (driver): 65.8% Elong Elong — Car (driver): 71.2%
Worked from Home 27.0% / 28.8%
Ballimore — Worked from Home: 27.0% Elong Elong — Worked from Home: 28.8%
Car (passenger) 3.6% / —
Ballimore — Car (passenger): 3.6% Elong Elong — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 3.6% / —
Ballimore — Walked Only: 3.6% Elong Elong — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.2%).

Setting

Ballimore Elong Elong
Elevation 312 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 360 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Ballimore Elong Elong
Connectivity score 17/100 15/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
65 premises
 0%
33 premises

Climate

Ballimore Elong Elong
Annual rainfall 603 mm 640 mm
Summer max (Jan) 32.9°C 32.2°C
Winter min (Jul) 3.5°C 3.1°C

Council rates

Ballimore Elong Elong
Average residential rate $1,233/yr $671/yr
Council Dubbo Warrumbungle

Federal electorate

Ballimore Elong Elong
Division Parkes
same for both
Member Jamie Chaffey
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Ballimore Elong Elong
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Ballimore

Rural

Elong Elong

Affordable Family Rural

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