Casino vs Dobies Bight
In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Dobies Bight: a median of $860,000, against $519,000 in Casino, though rent is higher in Casino. On these figures, Casino tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Dobies Bight suits families with children and couples.
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
Casino
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (16 vs 0)
- has more childcare (10 vs 0)
- has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 0)
- But Dobies Bight carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 90/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Casino
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($519,000 vs $860,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Dobies Bight
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 27%)
- has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $280/wk)
- But Casino has a bigger rental market to choose from (33% vs 22%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Casino
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (32/100 vs 8/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (713.3 km vs 724.5 km)
- has a shorter drive in (480 min vs 486 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Casino
ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here
- has more GPs (6 vs 0)
- is more walkable (32/100 vs 8/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 19%)
- But Dobies Bight carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 90/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Casino
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (0.1% vs -12.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Casino and Dobies Bight drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Casino has more residents (10,930 vs 117); Dobies Bight has higher household incomes ($82,316 vs $54,288).
| Casino | Dobies Bight | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 10,930 +99% vs other | 117 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +0.1% | -12.0% |
| Median age | 43 | 42 |
| Median household income | $54,288/yr | $82,316/yr +52% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $280/wk +11% vs other | $250/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).
Property market
| Casino | Dobies Bight | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $519,000 | $860,000 |
| Median unit price | $315,000 | — |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 47 days from 75 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Dobies Bight has more rural and farming land (98% vs 80%).
| Casino | Dobies Bight | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 80% | 98% |
| Residential | 7% | 0% |
| Environmental | 5% | 2% |
| Industrial | 4% | 0% |
| Parks and recreation | 3% | 0% |
| 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
| Casino | Dobies Bight | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 24 across Richmond Valley | 25 across Kyogle |
| Approvals change year on year | -78% | +0% |
Gross rental yield
| Casino | Dobies Bight | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 5.0% $600/wk on $622K | — |
| Units | 3.7% $390/wk on $542K | — |
Ranking within NSW
| Casino | Dobies Bight | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 15% of NSW | Higher than 39% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 14% of NSW | Higher than 50% of NSW |
| Schools | Higher than 20% of NSW | — |
| Walkability | Higher than 76% of NSW | Higher than 52% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 73% of NSW | Higher than 61% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 16% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 75% of NSW | Higher than 44% of NSW |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 96% of NSW | — |
| Rental yield (units) | Higher than 16% of NSW | — |
Liveability
Casino is more walkable (32 vs 8).
| Casino | Dobies Bight | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 18/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Casino carries more crime risk (90 vs 0); Dobies Bight carries more bushfire risk (34 vs 24).
| Casino | Dobies Bight | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 24/100 | Low 34/100 |
| Crime | High 90/100 | 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 | 5 within 5 km | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Casino | Dobies Bight | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 5 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 4 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Casino
- Casino Public School Government · Primary at peers
- Casino West Public School Government · Primary at peers
- St Mary's Catholic College Catholic · Secondary at peers
- St Mary's Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
- Casino High School Government · Secondary below peers
Schools in Dobies Bight
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Casino | Dobies Bight | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 3 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 10 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 16 | 0 |
| Childcare | 10 | 0 |
| GPs | 6 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 4 | 0 |
| Hospitals | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 7 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 10 | 0 |
| EV chargers | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 6 | 2 |
Mobility
Dobies Bight sits further from the CBD (724.5 km vs 713.3 km).
| Casino | Dobies Bight | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 32/100 | 8/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 713.3 km | 724.5 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 480 min | 486 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 2470 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 67 postcode 2470 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.3%).
Setting
| Casino | Dobies Bight | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 25 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 36 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Casino | Dobies Bight | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 68/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 37% 5,707 premises | 0% 46 premises |
Council rates
| Casino | Dobies Bight | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,282/yr | $1,264/yr |
| Council | Richmond Valley | Kyogle |
Federal electorate
| Casino | Dobies Bight | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Page same for both | |
| Member | Kevin Hogan same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Casino | Dobies Bight | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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