Comobella vs Maryvale

In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Comobella tends to suit couples 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

Comobella

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 74%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 89%)
  • But Maryvale carries lower crime risk (70/100 vs 83/100)

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

First-home buyers

Maryvale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 54%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Comobella

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (41% vs 8%)
  • has cheaper rent ($125/wk vs $300/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 18%)

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

Commuting to the city

Comobella

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (363 km vs 370.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Comobella

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 17%)
  • But Maryvale carries lower crime risk (70/100 vs 83/100)

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

Investors

Comobella

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.2% vs -0.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Comobella 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.

Comobella 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.

Comobella Maryvale
Walkability 12 / 0
Comobella — Walkability: 12/100 Maryvale — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 17 / 30
Comobella — Safety: 17/100 Maryvale — Safety: 30/100
Low fire risk 76 / 72
Comobella — Low fire risk: 76/100 Maryvale — Low fire risk: 72/100

Demographics

Maryvale has more residents (190 vs 65); Maryvale rents higher ($300/wk vs $125/wk).

Comobella Maryvale
Population 65 190
+192% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.2% -0.5%
Median age 38 37
Median household income $67,184/yr $87,724/yr
+31% vs other
Median weekly rent $125/wk $300/wk
+140% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Comobella Maryvale
0-4 6.2% / 7.9%
Comobella — 0-4: 6.2% Maryvale — 0-4: 7.9%
5-14 21.5% / 16.8%
Comobella — 5-14: 21.5% Maryvale — 5-14: 16.8%
15-19 7.7% / 6.3%
Comobella — 15-19: 7.7% Maryvale — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 — / 6.3%
Comobella — 20-24: not among its largest Maryvale — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 9.2% / 6.8%
Comobella — 25-34: 9.2% Maryvale — 25-34: 6.8%
35-44 12.3% / 12.1%
Comobella — 35-44: 12.3% Maryvale — 35-44: 12.1%
45-54 13.8% / 8.9%
Comobella — 45-54: 13.8% Maryvale — 45-54: 8.9%
55-64 6.2% / 16.3%
Comobella — 55-64: 6.2% Maryvale — 55-64: 16.3%
65-74 9.2% / 10.0%
Comobella — 65-74: 9.2% Maryvale — 65-74: 10.0%
75-84 18.5% / 5.3%
Comobella — 75-84: 18.5% Maryvale — 75-84: 5.3%
85+ — / 1.6%
Comobella — 85+: not among its largest Maryvale — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Comobella 100.0% couple families
Comobella — Couple Families: 100.0% Comobella — Lone Person: 0.0% Comobella — 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.

Comobella 41.2% renting
Comobella — Owned Outright: 35.3% Comobella — Mortgage: 23.5% Comobella — Renting: 41.2%
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.

Comobella 100.0% houses
Comobella — Houses: 100.0% Comobella — 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.

Comobella Maryvale
Certificate III & IV 12.3% / 21.1%
Comobella — Certificate III & IV: 12.3% Maryvale — Certificate III & IV: 21.1%
Bachelor Degree 12.3% / 7.4%
Comobella — Bachelor Degree: 12.3% Maryvale — Bachelor Degree: 7.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.6% / 5.8%
Comobella — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6% Maryvale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.1%
Comobella — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Maryvale — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1%

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

Property market

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

Zoning mix

Comobella 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

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

Ranking within NSW

Comobella Maryvale
House price — Higher than 13% of NSW
Income Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 56% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 59% 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 23% of NSW Higher than 41% of NSW

Liveability

Comobella is more walkable (12 vs 0).

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

Risk profile

Comobella carries more crime risk (83 vs 70).

Comobella Maryvale
Bushfire Low
24/100
 Low
28/100
Crime High
83/100
 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

Comobella 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

Comobella Maryvale
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 2 18

Mobility

Maryvale sits further from the CBD (370.9 km vs 363 km).

Comobella Maryvale
Walkability score 12/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 363 km 370.9 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 298 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.

Comobella Maryvale
Car (driver) 36.0% / 81.8%
Comobella — Car (driver): 36.0% Maryvale — Car (driver): 81.8%
Worked from Home 64.0% / 18.2%
Comobella — Worked from Home: 64.0% Maryvale — Worked from Home: 18.2%

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

Setting

Comobella Maryvale
Elevation 381 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 334 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Comobella Maryvale
Connectivity score 16/100 28/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
13 premises
 0%
60 premises

Climate

Comobella 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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Comobella

Family Retirees Rural

Maryvale

Affordable Family Rural

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