Benolong vs Ponto

Benolong is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 49 in Ponto. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Benolong, most households rent and most households are couple families. In Ponto, the large majority of households own their home and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Benolong tends to suit renters and families with children, while Ponto suits people living alone.

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

Benolong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (62% vs 54%)

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

They split

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

  • Benolong has a bigger rental market to choose from (56% vs 24%)
  • Ponto has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $240/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Ponto

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (318 min vs 340 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (391.7 km vs 397.9 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

Benolong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (55.1% vs 3.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Benolong Ponto
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.

Benolong Ponto
Walkability 0 / 0
Benolong — Walkability: 0/100 Ponto — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 76 / 70
Benolong — Safety: 76/100 Ponto — Safety: 70/100
Low fire risk 83 / 76
Benolong — Low fire risk: 83/100 Ponto — Low fire risk: 76/100

Demographics

Ponto skews older (49 vs 32); Benolong has more residents (76 vs 53).

Benolong Ponto
Population 76
+30% vs other
 53
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +55.1% +3.9%
Median age 32 49
Median household income $95,836/yr $116,948/yr
+22% vs other
Median weekly rent $240/wk
+17% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Benolong Ponto
0-4 10.5% / 7.5%
Benolong — 0-4: 10.5% Ponto — 0-4: 7.5%
5-14 15.8% / 13.2%
Benolong — 5-14: 15.8% Ponto — 5-14: 13.2%
15-19 13.2% / —
Benolong — 15-19: 13.2% Ponto — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 — / —
Benolong — 20-24: not among its largest Ponto — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 15.8% / —
Benolong — 25-34: 15.8% Ponto — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 7.9% / 7.5%
Benolong — 35-44: 7.9% Ponto — 35-44: 7.5%
45-54 13.2% / —
Benolong — 45-54: 13.2% Ponto — 45-54: not among its largest
55-64 9.2% / 15.1%
Benolong — 55-64: 9.2% Ponto — 55-64: 15.1%
65-74 7.9% / 13.2%
Benolong — 65-74: 7.9% Ponto — 65-74: 13.2%
75-84 7.9% / 5.7%
Benolong — 75-84: 7.9% Ponto — 75-84: 5.7%
85+ — / —
Benolong — 85+: not among its largest Ponto — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Benolong 62.5% couple families
Benolong — Couple Families: 62.5% Benolong — Lone Person: 37.5%
Ponto 53.8% couple families
Ponto — Couple Families: 53.8% Ponto — Lone Person: 46.2%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Benolong 56.2% renting
Benolong — Owned Outright: 25.0% Benolong — Mortgage: 18.8% Benolong — Renting: 56.2%
Ponto 23.5% renting
Ponto — Owned Outright: 52.9% Ponto — Mortgage: 23.5% Ponto — Renting: 23.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Benolong 100.0% houses
Benolong — Houses: 100.0%
Ponto 100.0% houses
Ponto — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Benolong Ponto
Certificate III & IV 15.8% / 17.0%
Benolong — Certificate III & IV: 15.8% Ponto — Certificate III & IV: 17.0%
Bachelor Degree 7.9% / 15.1%
Benolong — Bachelor Degree: 7.9% Ponto — Bachelor Degree: 15.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.5% / 9.4%
Benolong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.5% Ponto — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).

Zoning mix

Benolong Ponto
Rural and farming 100% 99%
Environmental 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

Benolong Ponto
New dwellings approved 405
across Dubbo
same for both
Approvals change year on year -12%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Benolong Ponto
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 63% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 22% of NSW Higher than 35% of NSW
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 43% of NSW

Liveability

Benolong Ponto
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Benolong Ponto
Bushfire Low
17/100
 Low
24/100
Crime Low
24/100
 Low
30/100
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

Benolong Ponto
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

Benolong Ponto
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 9 1

Mobility

Benolong sits further from the CBD (397.9 km vs 391.7 km).

Benolong Ponto
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 397.9 km
+2% vs other
 391.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 340 min 318 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2818
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 2818
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.

Benolong Ponto
Car (driver) 48.8% / 50.0%
Benolong — Car (driver): 48.8% Ponto — Car (driver): 50.0%
Worked from Home 37.2% / 50.0%
Benolong — Worked from Home: 37.2% Ponto — Worked from Home: 50.0%
Car (passenger) 14.0% / —
Benolong — Car (passenger): 14.0% Ponto — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (50.0%).

Setting

Benolong Ponto
Elevation 312 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 316 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Benolong Ponto
Connectivity score 26/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
19 premises
 0%
18 premises

Climate

Benolong Ponto
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

Benolong Ponto
Average residential rate $1,233/yr
same for both
Council Dubbo
same for both

Federal electorate

Benolong Ponto
Division Parkes Calare
Member Jamie Chaffey Andrew Gee
Party The Nationals Independent

First Home Owner Grant

Benolong Ponto
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Benolong

Family River Rural Young Families

Ponto

Rural

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