Bodangora vs Maryvale

Maryvale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 52 in Bodangora. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bodangora, about half of households are people living alone. In Maryvale, most households are couple families. On these figures, Bodangora tends to suit people living alone, while Maryvale suits 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

They split

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

  • Bodangora has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 89%)
  • Maryvale is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 53%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Bodangora leaves households under less mortgage stress (10% vs 25%)
  • Maryvale has cheaper land ($44,514 vs $260,000)

Weighs land prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Bodangora

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (21% vs 8%)
  • has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Bodangora

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (279 min vs 299 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (347.7 km vs 370.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bodangora

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 17%)

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

Investors

Maryvale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-0.5% vs -6.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bodangora Maryvale
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.

Bodangora Maryvale
Walkability 10 / 0
Bodangora — Walkability: 10/100 Maryvale — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 31 / 30
Bodangora — Safety: 31/100 Maryvale — Safety: 30/100
Low fire risk 78 / 72
Bodangora — Low fire risk: 78/100 Maryvale — Low fire risk: 72/100

Demographics

Maryvale has more residents (190 vs 74); Maryvale has higher household incomes ($87,724 vs $61,724).

Bodangora Maryvale
Population 74 190
+157% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -6.3% -0.5%
Median age 52 37
Median household income $61,724/yr $87,724/yr
+42% vs other
Median weekly rent $220/wk $300/wk
+36% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bodangora Maryvale
0-4 5.4% / 7.9%
Bodangora — 0-4: 5.4% Maryvale — 0-4: 7.9%
5-14 13.5% / 16.8%
Bodangora — 5-14: 13.5% Maryvale — 5-14: 16.8%
15-19 5.4% / 6.3%
Bodangora — 15-19: 5.4% Maryvale — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 — / 6.3%
Bodangora — 20-24: not among its largest Maryvale — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 18.9% / 6.8%
Bodangora — 25-34: 18.9% Maryvale — 25-34: 6.8%
35-44 5.4% / 12.1%
Bodangora — 35-44: 5.4% Maryvale — 35-44: 12.1%
45-54 8.1% / 8.9%
Bodangora — 45-54: 8.1% Maryvale — 45-54: 8.9%
55-64 23.0% / 16.3%
Bodangora — 55-64: 23.0% Maryvale — 55-64: 16.3%
65-74 10.8% / 10.0%
Bodangora — 65-74: 10.8% Maryvale — 65-74: 10.0%
75-84 9.5% / 5.3%
Bodangora — 75-84: 9.5% Maryvale — 75-84: 5.3%
85+ 4.1% / 1.6%
Bodangora — 85+: 4.1% Maryvale — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bodangora 52.6% couple families
Bodangora — Couple Families: 52.6% Bodangora — Lone Person: 47.4% Bodangora — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Maryvale 56.4% couple families
Maryvale — Couple Families: 56.4% Maryvale — Lone Person: 25.6% Maryvale — One Parent Families: 17.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bodangora 21.4% renting
Bodangora — Owned Outright: 60.7% Bodangora — Mortgage: 17.9% Bodangora — Renting: 21.4%
Maryvale 8.1% renting
Maryvale — Owned Outright: 38.7% Maryvale — Mortgage: 53.2% Maryvale — Renting: 8.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bodangora 100.0% houses
Bodangora — Houses: 100.0% Bodangora — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Maryvale 89.4% houses
Maryvale — Houses: 89.4% Maryvale — Flats / Apartments: 10.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Bodangora Maryvale
Certificate III & IV 8.1% / 21.1%
Bodangora — Certificate III & IV: 8.1% Maryvale — Certificate III & IV: 21.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12.2% / 5.8%
Bodangora — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.2% Maryvale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8%
Bachelor Degree 4.1% / 7.4%
Bodangora — Bachelor Degree: 4.1% Maryvale — Bachelor Degree: 7.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.1%
Bodangora — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Maryvale — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

Property market

Bodangora Maryvale
Median house price — $437,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $260,000 $44,514

Zoning mix

Bodangora Maryvale
Rural and farming 99% 94%
Residential 0% 2%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 2%
Environmental 0% 2%
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

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

Ranking within NSW

Bodangora Maryvale
House price — Higher than 13% of NSW
Income Higher than 23% of NSW Higher than 56% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 55% of NSW Higher than 10% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 92% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 8% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 33% of NSW Higher than 41% of NSW

Liveability

Bodangora is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Bodangora Maryvale
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Bodangora Maryvale
Bushfire Low
22/100
 Low
28/100
Crime Moderate
69/100
 High
70/100
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

Bodangora Maryvale
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

Bodangora Maryvale
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Waterways 9 18

Mobility

Maryvale sits further from the CBD (370.9 km vs 347.7 km).

Bodangora Maryvale
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 347.7 km 370.9 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 279 min 299 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2820
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 2820
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.

Bodangora Maryvale
Car (driver) 47.1% / 81.8%
Bodangora — Car (driver): 47.1% Maryvale — Car (driver): 81.8%
Worked from Home 44.1% / 18.2%
Bodangora — Worked from Home: 44.1% Maryvale — Worked from Home: 18.2%
Walked Only 8.8% / —
Bodangora — Walked Only: 8.8% Maryvale — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.8%).

Setting

Bodangora Maryvale
Elevation 463 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 334 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bodangora Maryvale
Connectivity score 24/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
37 premises
 0%
60 premises

Climate

Bodangora Maryvale
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

Bodangora Maryvale
Average residential rate $1,233/yr
same for both
Council Dubbo
same for both

Federal electorate

Bodangora Maryvale
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bodangora Maryvale
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bodangora

Rural

Maryvale

Affordable Family Rural

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