Bobin vs Marlee

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bobin, about half of households are people living alone. In Marlee, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Bobin: a median of $988,000, against $795,000 in Marlee, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Bobin tends to suit people living alone, while Marlee suits 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Bobin carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 19/100)
  • Marlee is already more of a family suburb (70% vs 53%)

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

First-home buyers

Marlee

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 31%)
  • has cheaper houses ($795,000 vs $987,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Marlee

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($180/wk vs $216/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Marlee

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (244 min vs 265 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (338.5 km vs 349.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bobin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 19/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bobin Marlee
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.

Bobin Marlee
Walkability 12 / 14
Bobin — Walkability: 12/100 Marlee — Walkability: 14/100
Safety 100 / 81
Bobin — Safety: 100/100 Marlee — Safety: 81/100
Low fire risk 45 / 48
Bobin — Low fire risk: 45/100 Marlee — Low fire risk: 48/100

Demographics

Marlee has more residents (199 vs 141); Marlee has higher household incomes ($70,824 vs $56,316).

Bobin Marlee
Population 141 199
+41% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -9.0% -9.1%
Median age 55 53
Median household income $56,316/yr $70,824/yr
+26% vs other
Median weekly rent $216/wk
+17% vs other
 $180/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bobin Marlee
0-4 2.8% / —
Bobin — 0-4: 2.8% Marlee — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 14.9% / 10.6%
Bobin — 5-14: 14.9% Marlee — 5-14: 10.6%
15-19 6.4% / 7.5%
Bobin — 15-19: 6.4% Marlee — 15-19: 7.5%
20-24 3.5% / 7.0%
Bobin — 20-24: 3.5% Marlee — 20-24: 7.0%
25-34 5.0% / 9.0%
Bobin — 25-34: 5.0% Marlee — 25-34: 9.0%
35-44 12.1% / 8.5%
Bobin — 35-44: 12.1% Marlee — 35-44: 8.5%
45-54 14.2% / 16.1%
Bobin — 45-54: 14.2% Marlee — 45-54: 16.1%
55-64 24.8% / 24.6%
Bobin — 55-64: 24.8% Marlee — 55-64: 24.6%
65-74 19.1% / 17.6%
Bobin — 65-74: 19.1% Marlee — 65-74: 17.6%
75-84 5.0% / 4.0%
Bobin — 75-84: 5.0% Marlee — 75-84: 4.0%
85+ 2.1% / —
Bobin — 85+: 2.1% Marlee — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bobin 52.9% couple families
Bobin — Couple Families: 52.9% Bobin — Lone Person: 47.1% Bobin — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Marlee 52.9% couple families
Marlee — Couple Families: 52.9% Marlee — Lone Person: 29.4% Marlee — One Parent Families: 17.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bobin 11.3% renting
Bobin — Owned Outright: 60.4% Bobin — Mortgage: 28.3% Bobin — Renting: 11.3%
Marlee 7.4% renting
Marlee — Owned Outright: 55.9% Marlee — Mortgage: 36.8% Marlee — Renting: 7.4%
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.

Bobin Marlee
England 5.0% / 3.0%
Bobin — England: 5.0% Marlee — England: 3.0%
New Zealand 2.1% / —
Bobin — New Zealand: 2.1% Marlee — New Zealand: not among its largest
Germany — / 2.0%
Bobin — Germany: not among its largest Marlee — Germany: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.0%).

Qualifications

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

Bobin Marlee
Certificate III & IV 19.1% / 22.1%
Bobin — Certificate III & IV: 19.1% Marlee — Certificate III & IV: 22.1%
Bachelor Degree 15.6% / 11.1%
Bobin — Bachelor Degree: 15.6% Marlee — Bachelor Degree: 11.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.9% / 10.6%
Bobin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.9% Marlee — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.6%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.5%
Bobin — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Marlee — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bobin 100.0% houses
Bobin — Houses: 100.0%
Marlee 100.0% houses
Marlee — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Bobin Marlee
Median house price $987,500 $795,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 91 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Bobin Marlee
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

Bobin Marlee
New dwellings approved 743
across Mid-Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year +327%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Bobin Marlee
House price Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 78% of NSW
Income Higher than 16% of NSW Higher than 34% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 35% of NSW Higher than 12% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 25% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 14% of NSW Higher than 24% of NSW

Liveability

Bobin Marlee
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Marlee carries more crime risk (19 vs 0).

Bobin Marlee
Bushfire Moderate
55/100
 Moderate
52/100
Crime None
0/100
 Low
19/100
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

Bobin Marlee
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Bobin

  • Bobin Public School Government · Primary

Schools in Marlee

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

Amenities in the suburb

Bobin Marlee
Waterways 4 3

Mobility

Bobin sits further from the CBD (349.7 km vs 338.5 km).

Bobin Marlee
Walkability score 12/100 14/100
Distance to Sydney 349.7 km
+3% vs other
 338.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 265 min 244 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2429
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 62
postcode 2429
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.

Bobin Marlee
Car (driver) 69.5% / 70.0%
Bobin — Car (driver): 69.5% Marlee — Car (driver): 70.0%
Worked from Home 30.5% / 21.2%
Bobin — Worked from Home: 30.5% Marlee — Worked from Home: 21.2%
Car (passenger) — / 8.8%
Bobin — Car (passenger): not among its largest Marlee — Car (passenger): 8.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.0%).

Setting

Bobin Marlee
Elevation 137 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 72 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 40.5 km 33.0 km

NBN connectivity

Bobin Marlee
Connectivity score 15/100 16/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
71 premises
 0%
54 premises

Climate

Bobin Marlee
Annual rainfall 1,331 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Bobin Marlee
Average residential rate $1,560/yr
same for both
Council Mid-Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Bobin Marlee
Division Lyne
same for both
Member Alison Penfold
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bobin Marlee
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bobin

Professionals Retirees Rural

Marlee

Rural

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