Benolong vs Toongi
Benolong is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 43 in Toongi. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Benolong, most households rent and most households are couple families. In Toongi, most households own their home and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Benolong tends to suit renters and couples, while Toongi 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 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 49/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (62% vs 38%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Toongi
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (10% vs 24%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Benolong
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (56% vs 37%)
- has cheaper rent ($240/wk vs $320/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Toongi
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (309 min vs 340 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (385.6 km vs 397.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Benolong
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 49/100)
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 1.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Benolong and Toongi 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
Toongi skews older (43 vs 32); Toongi rents higher ($320/wk vs $240/wk).
| Benolong | Toongi | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 76 +18% vs other | 62 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +55.1% | +1.6% |
| Median age | 32 | 43 |
| Median household income | $95,836/yr | $97,448/yr +2% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $240/wk | $320/wk +33% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.6%).
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 (21.0%).
Property market
| Benolong | Toongi | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $859,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Benolong | Toongi | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% 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
| Benolong | Toongi | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 405 across Dubbo same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -12% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Benolong | Toongi | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 39% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 63% of NSW | Higher than 64% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 22% of NSW | Higher than 39% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 73% of NSW |
| EV adoption | — | Higher than 30% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 37% of NSW | Higher than 29% of NSW |
Liveability
| Benolong | Toongi | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Toongi carries more bushfire risk (41 vs 17); Toongi carries more crime risk (49 vs 24).
| Benolong | Toongi | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 17/100 | Moderate 41/100 |
| Crime | Low 24/100 | Moderate 49/100 |
| 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 | Toongi | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Toongi | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 9 | 12 |
Mobility
Benolong sits further from the CBD (397.9 km vs 385.6 km).
| Benolong | Toongi | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 397.9 km +3% vs other | 385.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 340 min | 309 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 2818 | 0.3% postcode 2830 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 58 postcode 2818 | 72 postcode 2830 |
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 (77.8%).
Setting
| Benolong | Toongi | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 312 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 297 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Benolong | Toongi | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 26/100 | 19/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 19 premises | 0% 21 premises |
Climate
| Benolong | Toongi | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 641 mm | 603 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 32.5°C | 32.9°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.0°C | 3.5°C |
Council rates
| Benolong | Toongi | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,233/yr same for both | |
| Council | Dubbo same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Benolong | Toongi | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Parkes same for both | |
| Member | Jamie Chaffey same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Benolong | Toongi | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.