Benolong vs Wambangalang

Benolong is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 51 in Wambangalang. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Benolong, most households rent and most households are couple families. In Wambangalang, the large majority of households own their home. On these figures, Benolong tends to suit renters and 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

Wambangalang

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 24/100)

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

Benolong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (56% vs 24%)

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

Commuting to the city

Wambangalang

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (307 min vs 340 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (378.7 km vs 397.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wambangalang

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 24/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 16%)

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 -23.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Benolong and Wambangalang 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 Wambangalang
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 Wambangalang
Walkability 0 / 0
Benolong — Walkability: 0/100 Wambangalang — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 76 / 100
Benolong — Safety: 76/100 Wambangalang — Safety: 100/100
Low fire risk 83 / 45
Benolong — Low fire risk: 83/100 Wambangalang — Low fire risk: 45/100

Demographics

Wambangalang skews older (51 vs 32); Benolong has higher household incomes ($95,836 vs $74,724).

Benolong Wambangalang
Population 76
+11% vs other
 68
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +55.1% -23.6%
Median age 32 51
Median household income $95,836/yr
+22% vs other
 $74,724/yr
Median weekly rent $240/wk
+4% vs other
 $230/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Benolong Wambangalang
0-4 10.5% / —
Benolong — 0-4: 10.5% Wambangalang — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 15.8% / 11.8%
Benolong — 5-14: 15.8% Wambangalang — 5-14: 11.8%
15-19 13.2% / 5.9%
Benolong — 15-19: 13.2% Wambangalang — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 — / 7.4%
Benolong — 20-24: not among its largest Wambangalang — 20-24: 7.4%
25-34 15.8% / 14.7%
Benolong — 25-34: 15.8% Wambangalang — 25-34: 14.7%
35-44 7.9% / —
Benolong — 35-44: 7.9% Wambangalang — 35-44: not among its largest
45-54 13.2% / 16.2%
Benolong — 45-54: 13.2% Wambangalang — 45-54: 16.2%
55-64 9.2% / 26.5%
Benolong — 55-64: 9.2% Wambangalang — 55-64: 26.5%
65-74 7.9% / 11.8%
Benolong — 65-74: 7.9% Wambangalang — 65-74: 11.8%
75-84 7.9% / 7.4%
Benolong — 75-84: 7.9% Wambangalang — 75-84: 7.4%
85+ — / 4.4%
Benolong — 85+: not among its largest Wambangalang — 85+: 4.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Benolong 37.5% lone person
Benolong — Lone Person: 37.5% Benolong — Couple Families: 62.5% Benolong — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Wambangalang 42.9% lone person
Wambangalang — Lone Person: 42.9% Wambangalang — Couple Families: 0.0% Wambangalang — One Parent Families: 57.1%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

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%
Wambangalang 23.8% renting
Wambangalang — Owned Outright: 61.9% Wambangalang — Mortgage: 14.3% Wambangalang — Renting: 23.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Benolong 100.0% houses
Benolong — Houses: 100.0%
Wambangalang 100.0% houses
Wambangalang — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Benolong Wambangalang
Certificate III & IV 15.8% / 13.2%
Benolong — Certificate III & IV: 15.8% Wambangalang — Certificate III & IV: 13.2%
Bachelor Degree 7.9% / 11.8%
Benolong — Bachelor Degree: 7.9% Wambangalang — Bachelor Degree: 11.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.5% / 8.8%
Benolong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.5% Wambangalang — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8%

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

Property market

Benolong Wambangalang
Median house price — $885,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

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

Ranking within NSW

Benolong Wambangalang
House price — Higher than 42% of NSW
Income Higher than 63% of NSW Higher than 42% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 22% of NSW Higher than 30% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 51% of NSW
EV adoption — Higher than 30% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 16% of NSW

Liveability

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

Risk profile

Benolong carries more crime risk (24 vs 0); Wambangalang carries more bushfire risk (55 vs 17).

Benolong Wambangalang
Bushfire Low
17/100
 Moderate
55/100
Crime Low
24/100
 None
0/100
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 Wambangalang
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 Benolong

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

Schools in Wambangalang

  • Wambangalang Environmental Education Centre Government · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Benolong Wambangalang
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 9 22

Mobility

Benolong sits further from the CBD (397.9 km vs 378.7 km).

Benolong Wambangalang
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 397.9 km
+5% vs other
 378.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 340 min 307 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.

Benolong Wambangalang
Car (driver) 48.8% / 48.6%
Benolong — Car (driver): 48.8% Wambangalang — Car (driver): 48.6%
Worked from Home 37.2% / 32.4%
Benolong — Worked from Home: 37.2% Wambangalang — Worked from Home: 32.4%
Car (passenger) 14.0% / 10.8%
Benolong — Car (passenger): 14.0% Wambangalang — Car (passenger): 10.8%
Walked Only — / 8.1%
Benolong — Walked Only: not among its largest Wambangalang — Walked Only: 8.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (48.8%).

Setting

Benolong Wambangalang
Elevation 312 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 428 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Benolong Wambangalang
Connectivity score 26/100 15/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
19 premises
 0%
12 premises

Climate

Benolong Wambangalang
Annual rainfall 641 mm 587 mm
Summer max (Jan) 32.5°C 33.4°C
Winter min (Jul) 3.0°C 5.5°C

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Benolong Wambangalang
Division Parkes
same for both
Member Jamie Chaffey
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Benolong Wambangalang
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

Wambangalang

Rural

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