Brocklehurst vs Dubbo

Dubbo is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 44 in Brocklehurst. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Brocklehurst, most households are couple families. On these figures, Brocklehurst tends to suit couples, while Dubbo 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

Dubbo

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (88 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (24 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (32 vs 2)
  • But Brocklehurst is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 58%)

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

First-home buyers

Dubbo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($558,000 vs $1,150,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Dubbo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (35% vs 10%)

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

Commuting to the city

Dubbo

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (34/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (402.8 km vs 408.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Dubbo

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (34/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (17 vs 0)

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

Investors

Dubbo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (11.7% vs -14.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Brocklehurst Dubbo
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.

Brocklehurst Dubbo
Walkability 0 / 34
Brocklehurst — Walkability: 0/100 Dubbo — Walkability: 34/100
Safety 8 / 9
Brocklehurst — Safety: 8/100 Dubbo — Safety: 9/100
Low fire risk 71 / 74
Brocklehurst — Low fire risk: 71/100 Dubbo — Low fire risk: 74/100

Demographics

Dubbo has more residents (43,516 vs 308); Brocklehurst skews older (44 vs 35).

Brocklehurst Dubbo
Population 308 43,516
+14029% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -14.7% +11.7%
Median age 44 35
Median household income $98,280/yr
+11% vs other
 $87,880/yr
Median weekly rent $320/wk
+3% vs other
 $310/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Brocklehurst Dubbo
0-4 3.9% / 7.4%
Brocklehurst — 0-4: 3.9% Dubbo — 0-4: 7.4%
5-14 14.0% / 14.1%
Brocklehurst — 5-14: 14.0% Dubbo — 5-14: 14.1%
15-19 6.2% / 5.8%
Brocklehurst — 15-19: 6.2% Dubbo — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 3.9% / 5.8%
Brocklehurst — 20-24: 3.9% Dubbo — 20-24: 5.8%
25-34 8.4% / 15.7%
Brocklehurst — 25-34: 8.4% Dubbo — 25-34: 15.7%
35-44 10.1% / 12.3%
Brocklehurst — 35-44: 10.1% Dubbo — 35-44: 12.3%
45-54 16.2% / 11.2%
Brocklehurst — 45-54: 16.2% Dubbo — 45-54: 11.2%
55-64 15.3% / 11.1%
Brocklehurst — 55-64: 15.3% Dubbo — 55-64: 11.1%
65-74 12.0% / 8.8%
Brocklehurst — 65-74: 12.0% Dubbo — 65-74: 8.8%
75-84 6.2% / 5.6%
Brocklehurst — 75-84: 6.2% Dubbo — 75-84: 5.6%
85+ — / 2.2%
Brocklehurst — 85+: not among its largest Dubbo — 85+: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Brocklehurst 55.4% couple families
Brocklehurst — Couple Families: 55.4% Brocklehurst — Lone Person: 24.6% Brocklehurst — One Parent Families: 20.0% Brocklehurst — Group Household: 0.0% Brocklehurst — Other Families: 0.0%
Dubbo 39.6% couple families
Dubbo — Couple Families: 39.6% Dubbo — Lone Person: 36.2% Dubbo — One Parent Families: 18.0% Dubbo — Group Household: 4.7% Dubbo — Other Families: 1.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Brocklehurst 10.5% renting
Brocklehurst — Owned Outright: 45.3% Brocklehurst — Mortgage: 44.2% Brocklehurst — Renting: 10.5%
Dubbo 35.1% renting
Dubbo — Owned Outright: 29.3% Dubbo — Mortgage: 35.7% Dubbo — Renting: 35.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Brocklehurst Dubbo
Certificate III & IV 23.1% / 15.7%
Brocklehurst — Certificate III & IV: 23.1% Dubbo — Certificate III & IV: 15.7%
Bachelor Degree 3.9% / 10.1%
Brocklehurst — Bachelor Degree: 3.9% Dubbo — Bachelor Degree: 10.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.8% / 6.1%
Brocklehurst — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8% Dubbo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1%
Postgraduate Degree 1.0% / 3.2%
Brocklehurst — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0% Dubbo — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.5%
Brocklehurst — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Dubbo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.1%).

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.

Brocklehurst Dubbo
England 1.0% / 1.0%
Brocklehurst — England: 1.0% Dubbo — England: 1.0%
India — / 1.7%
Brocklehurst — India: not among its largest Dubbo — India: 1.7%
Nepal — / 1.6%
Brocklehurst — Nepal: not among its largest Dubbo — Nepal: 1.6%
Netherlands 1.0% / —
Brocklehurst — Netherlands: 1.0% Dubbo — Netherlands: not among its largest
Philippines — / 0.8%
Brocklehurst — Philippines: not among its largest Dubbo — Philippines: 0.8%
New Zealand — / 0.7%
Brocklehurst — New Zealand: not among its largest Dubbo — New Zealand: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Brocklehurst 104.4% houses
Brocklehurst — Houses: 104.4% Brocklehurst — Townhouses: 0.0% Brocklehurst — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Dubbo 83.2% houses
Dubbo — Houses: 83.2% Dubbo — Townhouses: 9.0% Dubbo — Flats / Apartments: 7.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Brocklehurst Dubbo
Median house price $615,000 $663,000
Median unit price — $405,000
Median land price $1,150,000 $558,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 24 days
from 419 sales

Zoning mix

Brocklehurst Dubbo
Rural and farming 84% 76%
Residential 7% 15%
Industrial 5% 2%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 3%
Environmental 2% 3%
Parks and recreation 1%
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

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

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Brocklehurst Dubbo
Houses — 4.2%
$580/wk on $715K
Units — 4.9%
$365/wk on $384K

Ranking within NSW

Brocklehurst Dubbo
House price Higher than 21% of NSW Higher than 22% of NSW
Income Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 57% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 72% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 40% of NSW Higher than 76% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 84% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 30% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 48% of NSW Higher than 91% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 83% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 64% of NSW

Liveability

Dubbo is more walkable (34 vs 0).

Brocklehurst Dubbo
Grade — C
Score — 40/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
same for both

Risk profile

Brocklehurst Dubbo
Bushfire Low
29/100
 Low
26/100
Crime High
92/100
 High
91/100
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
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Brocklehurst Dubbo
Inside the suburb 0 24
Rated above peers 0 8
Rated at peers 0 8
Rated below peers 0 2

Schools in Brocklehurst

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

Schools in Dubbo

  • Buninyong Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Burrabadine Christian Community School Independent · Combined above peers
  • Central West Leadership Academy Independent · Combined above peers
  • Dubbo Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Dubbo School of Distance Education Government · Combined above peers
  • St John's Catholic Primary School Dubbo Catholic · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Brocklehurst Dubbo
Supermarkets 0 6
Cafes & restaurants 0 21
Parks & reserves 0 88
Childcare 2 32
GPs 0 17
Pharmacies 0 11
Hospitals 0 4
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 13
Fuel stations 1 12
EV chargers 0 2
Waterways 8 125

Mobility

Brocklehurst sits further from the CBD (408.9 km vs 402.8 km).

Brocklehurst Dubbo
Walkability score 0/100 34/100
Distance to Sydney 408.9 km
+1% vs other
 402.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 327 min 324 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 2830
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 72
postcode 2830
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.

Brocklehurst Dubbo
Car (driver) 83.2% / 80.5%
Brocklehurst — Car (driver): 83.2% Dubbo — Car (driver): 80.5%
Worked from Home 9.2% / 8.9%
Brocklehurst — Worked from Home: 9.2% Dubbo — Worked from Home: 8.9%
Car (passenger) 7.6% / 7.3%
Brocklehurst — Car (passenger): 7.6% Dubbo — Car (passenger): 7.3%
Walked Only — / 2.4%
Brocklehurst — Walked Only: not among its largest Dubbo — Walked Only: 2.4%
Bus — / 0.5%
Brocklehurst — Bus: not among its largest Dubbo — Bus: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.2%).

Setting

Brocklehurst Dubbo
Elevation 300 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 260 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Brocklehurst Dubbo
Connectivity score 29/100 84/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
131 premises
 71%
22,678 premises

Climate

Brocklehurst Dubbo
Annual rainfall 603 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.5°C
same for both

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Brocklehurst Dubbo
Division Parkes
same for both
Member Jamie Chaffey
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Brocklehurst Dubbo
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Brocklehurst

Affordable Rural

Dubbo

Affordable Rural

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