Blakney Creek vs Dalton

Blakney Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 48 in Dalton. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Blakney Creek, about half of households are people living alone. In Dalton, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Blakney Creek: a median of $1.25 million, against $410,000 in Dalton, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Blakney Creek tends to suit people living alone and families with children, while Dalton suits couples and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Dalton

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 58/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (64% vs 50%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (96% vs 84%)

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

First-home buyers

Dalton

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($410,000 vs $1,250,000)
  • has cheaper land ($420,000 vs $850,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Dalton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $350/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Dalton

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (166 min vs 186 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (252.8 km vs 272.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Dalton

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 58/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 17%)
  • But Blakney Creek has more units and townhouses to downsize into (16% vs 4%)

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

Investors

Blakney Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (53.3% vs 17.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Blakney Creek Dalton
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.

Blakney Creek Dalton
Walkability 0 / 12
Blakney Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Dalton — Walkability: 12/100
Safety 42 / 76
Blakney Creek — Safety: 42/100 Dalton — Safety: 76/100
Low fire risk 84 / 100
Blakney Creek — Low fire risk: 84/100 Dalton — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Dalton has more residents (230 vs 92); Blakney Creek has higher household incomes ($123,448 vs $79,612).

Blakney Creek Dalton
Population 92 230
+150% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +53.3% +17.9%
Median age 39 48
Median household income $123,448/yr
+36% vs other
 $79,612/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+14% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Blakney Creek Dalton
0-4 5.4% / 3.5%
Blakney Creek — 0-4: 5.4% Dalton — 0-4: 3.5%
5-14 20.7% / 13.5%
Blakney Creek — 5-14: 20.7% Dalton — 5-14: 13.5%
15-19 3.3% / 3.9%
Blakney Creek — 15-19: 3.3% Dalton — 15-19: 3.9%
20-24 9.8% / 6.5%
Blakney Creek — 20-24: 9.8% Dalton — 20-24: 6.5%
25-34 13.0% / 5.2%
Blakney Creek — 25-34: 13.0% Dalton — 25-34: 5.2%
35-44 5.4% / 10.4%
Blakney Creek — 35-44: 5.4% Dalton — 35-44: 10.4%
45-54 22.8% / 15.2%
Blakney Creek — 45-54: 22.8% Dalton — 45-54: 15.2%
55-64 6.5% / 14.8%
Blakney Creek — 55-64: 6.5% Dalton — 55-64: 14.8%
65-74 9.8% / 13.5%
Blakney Creek — 65-74: 9.8% Dalton — 65-74: 13.5%
75-84 7.6% / 8.3%
Blakney Creek — 75-84: 7.6% Dalton — 75-84: 8.3%
85+ — / 2.2%
Blakney Creek — 85+: not among its largest Dalton — 85+: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Blakney Creek 50.0% lone person
Blakney Creek — Lone Person: 50.0% Blakney Creek — Couple Families: 35.0% Blakney Creek — One Parent Families: 15.0%
Dalton 36.0% lone person
Dalton — Lone Person: 36.0% Dalton — Couple Families: 48.0% Dalton — One Parent Families: 16.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Blakney Creek 0.0% renting
Blakney Creek — Owned Outright: 34.6% Blakney Creek — Mortgage: 65.4% Blakney Creek — Renting: 0.0%
Dalton 0.0% renting
Dalton — Owned Outright: 56.8% Dalton — Mortgage: 43.2% Dalton — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Blakney Creek Dalton
Lebanon 3.3% / —
Blakney Creek — Lebanon: 3.3% Dalton — Lebanon: not among its largest
England — / 2.2%
Blakney Creek — England: not among its largest Dalton — England: 2.2%
Ireland — / 2.2%
Blakney Creek — Ireland: not among its largest Dalton — Ireland: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.3%).

Qualifications

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

Blakney Creek Dalton
Certificate III & IV 14.1% / 18.3%
Blakney Creek — Certificate III & IV: 14.1% Dalton — Certificate III & IV: 18.3%
Bachelor Degree 14.1% / 9.6%
Blakney Creek — Bachelor Degree: 14.1% Dalton — Bachelor Degree: 9.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.6% / 6.5%
Blakney Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6% Dalton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Postgraduate Degree 8.7% / 2.6%
Blakney Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 8.7% Dalton — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.3%
Blakney Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Dalton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Blakney Creek 83.9% houses
Blakney Creek — Houses: 83.9% Blakney Creek — Flats / Apartments: 16.1%
Dalton 96.2% houses
Dalton — Houses: 96.2% Dalton — Flats / Apartments: 3.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Blakney Creek Dalton
Median house price $1,250,000 $410,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $850,000 $420,000

Zoning mix

Blakney Creek Dalton
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

Blakney Creek Dalton
New dwellings approved 44
across Upper Lachlan
same for both
Approvals change year on year +175%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Blakney Creek Dalton
House price Higher than 65% of NSW Higher than 11% of NSW
Income Higher than 86% of NSW Higher than 47% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 21% of NSW Higher than 60% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 63% of NSW Higher than 92% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 81% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 11% of NSW Higher than 14% of NSW

Liveability

Dalton is more walkable (12 vs 0).

Blakney Creek Dalton
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Blakney Creek carries more bushfire risk (16 vs 0); Blakney Creek carries more crime risk (58 vs 24).

Blakney Creek Dalton
Bushfire Low
16/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
58/100
 Low
24/100
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

Blakney Creek Dalton
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
Universities within 10 km 1
The University of Notre Dame Australia - Broadway, 8.2 km
 None

Schools in Blakney Creek

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

Schools in Dalton

  • Dalton Public School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Blakney Creek Dalton
Parks & reserves 0 1
Childcare 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 28 13

Mobility

Blakney Creek sits further from the CBD (272.1 km vs 252.8 km).

Blakney Creek Dalton
Walkability score 0/100 12/100
Distance to Sydney 272.1 km
+7% vs other
 252.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 186 min 166 min
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 2581
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 67
postcode 2581
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.

Blakney Creek Dalton
Car (driver) 55.0% / 67.9%
Blakney Creek — Car (driver): 55.0% Dalton — Car (driver): 67.9%
Worked from Home 35.0% / 21.4%
Blakney Creek — Worked from Home: 35.0% Dalton — Worked from Home: 21.4%
Car (passenger) 10.0% / 7.1%
Blakney Creek — Car (passenger): 10.0% Dalton — Car (passenger): 7.1%
Walked Only — / 3.6%
Blakney Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest Dalton — Walked Only: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.9%).

Setting

Blakney Creek Dalton
Elevation 550 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 567 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Blakney Creek Dalton
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
25 premises
 0%
45 premises

Climate

Blakney Creek Dalton
Annual rainfall 840 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Blakney Creek Dalton
Average residential rate $636/yr
same for both
Council Upper Lachlan
same for both

Federal electorate

Blakney Creek Dalton
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Blakney Creek Dalton
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Blakney Creek

Family Rural

Dalton

Rural

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