Cobbadah vs Dinoga

Cobbadah is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 52 in Dinoga. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cobbadah, most households are couple families. In Dinoga, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Cobbadah tends to suit couples, while Dinoga suits people living alone and older residents.

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

  • Cobbadah is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 46%)
  • Dinoga carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 62/100)

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

First-home buyers

Cobbadah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (9% vs 21%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Cobbadah

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($75/wk vs $225/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 17%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Cobbadah

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (518.2 km vs 538 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (380 min vs 394 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Dinoga

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 62/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 20%)

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

Investors

Cobbadah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (5.6% vs -16.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Cobbadah Dinoga
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.

Cobbadah Dinoga
Walkability 0 / 0
Cobbadah — Walkability: 0/100 Dinoga — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 38 / 83
Cobbadah — Safety: 38/100 Dinoga — Safety: 83/100
Low fire risk 63 / 59
Cobbadah — Low fire risk: 63/100 Dinoga — Low fire risk: 59/100

Demographics

Dinoga rents higher ($225/wk vs $75/wk); Cobbadah has more residents (95 vs 51).

Cobbadah Dinoga
Population 95
+46% vs other
 51
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.6% -16.4%
Median age 43 52
Median household income $58,500/yr $68,224/yr
+17% vs other
Median weekly rent $75/wk $225/wk
+200% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cobbadah Dinoga
0-4 3.2% / —
Cobbadah — 0-4: 3.2% Dinoga — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 14.7% / 21.6%
Cobbadah — 5-14: 14.7% Dinoga — 5-14: 21.6%
15-19 — / —
Cobbadah — 15-19: not among its largest Dinoga — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 — / —
Cobbadah — 20-24: not among its largest Dinoga — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 9.5% / —
Cobbadah — 25-34: 9.5% Dinoga — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 21.1% / 9.8%
Cobbadah — 35-44: 21.1% Dinoga — 35-44: 9.8%
45-54 7.4% / 15.7%
Cobbadah — 45-54: 7.4% Dinoga — 45-54: 15.7%
55-64 9.5% / 5.9%
Cobbadah — 55-64: 9.5% Dinoga — 55-64: 5.9%
65-74 13.7% / 11.8%
Cobbadah — 65-74: 13.7% Dinoga — 65-74: 11.8%
75-84 6.3% / 19.6%
Cobbadah — 75-84: 6.3% Dinoga — 75-84: 19.6%
85+ — / —
Cobbadah — 85+: not among its largest Dinoga — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cobbadah 68.4% couple families
Cobbadah — Couple Families: 68.4% Cobbadah — Lone Person: 31.6%
Dinoga 46.2% couple families
Dinoga — Couple Families: 46.2% Dinoga — Lone Person: 53.8%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cobbadah 0.0% renting
Cobbadah — Owned Outright: 65.4% Cobbadah — Mortgage: 34.6% Cobbadah — Renting: 0.0%
Dinoga 40.0% renting
Dinoga — Owned Outright: 30.0% Dinoga — Mortgage: 30.0% Dinoga — Renting: 40.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cobbadah 100.0% houses
Cobbadah — Houses: 100.0%
Dinoga 100.0% houses
Dinoga — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Cobbadah Dinoga
Certificate III & IV 13.7% / 21.6%
Cobbadah — Certificate III & IV: 13.7% Dinoga — Certificate III & IV: 21.6%
Bachelor Degree 8.4% / —
Cobbadah — Bachelor Degree: 8.4% Dinoga — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.3% / —
Cobbadah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3% Dinoga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.2% / —
Cobbadah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2% Dinoga — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).

Property market

Cobbadah Dinoga
Median house price — $1,515,250
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $9,500

Zoning mix

Cobbadah Dinoga
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

Cobbadah Dinoga
New dwellings approved 15
across Gwydir
same for both
Approvals change year on year -50%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Cobbadah Dinoga
House price — Higher than 75% of NSW
Income Higher than 18% of NSW Higher than 31% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 3% of NSW Higher than 13% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 13% of NSW
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 2% of NSW Higher than 7% of NSW

Liveability

Cobbadah Dinoga
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Cobbadah carries more crime risk (62 vs 17).

Cobbadah Dinoga
Bushfire Low
37/100
 Moderate
41/100
Crime Moderate
62/100
 Low
17/100
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

Cobbadah Dinoga
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

Cobbadah Dinoga
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 13 5

Mobility

Dinoga sits further from the CBD (538 km vs 518.2 km).

Cobbadah Dinoga
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 518.2 km 538 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 380 min 394 min
Public transport score 22/100
Bus
 19/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 4.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 2.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 2 min
scheduled, not actual
 4 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2347
 0.0%
postcode 2404
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 43
postcode 2347
 57
postcode 2404

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.

Cobbadah Dinoga
Worked from Home 59.5% / 62.5%
Cobbadah — Worked from Home: 59.5% Dinoga — Worked from Home: 62.5%
Car (driver) 40.5% / 37.5%
Cobbadah — Car (driver): 40.5% Dinoga — Car (driver): 37.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.5%).

Setting

Cobbadah Dinoga
Elevation 568 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 469 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Cobbadah Dinoga
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
28 premises
 0%
16 premises

Climate

Cobbadah Dinoga
Annual rainfall 679 mm 653 mm
Summer max (Jan) 32.0°C —
Winter min (Jul) 0.9°C —

Council rates

Cobbadah Dinoga
Average residential rate $825/yr
same for both
Council Gwydir
same for both

Federal electorate

Cobbadah Dinoga
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cobbadah Dinoga
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cobbadah

Rural

Dinoga

Retirees Rural

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