Corndale vs Dorroughby
Corndale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 53 in Dorroughby. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Corndale, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Dorroughby: a median of $1.13 million, against $975,000 in Corndale, though rent is higher in Corndale. On these figures, Dorroughby tends to suit 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
Corndale
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 45/100)
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- is already more of a family suburb (64% vs 55%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Corndale
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 28%)
- has cheaper houses ($975,000 vs $1,134,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Dorroughby
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($260/wk vs $380/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Corndale
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (493 min vs 505 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (742.1 km vs 752.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Corndale carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 45/100)
- Dorroughby has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 19%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Corndale and Dorroughby 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
Corndale has more residents (358 vs 158); Corndale rents higher ($380/wk vs $260/wk).
| Corndale | Dorroughby | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 358 +56% vs other | 158 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +11.9% | +15.3% |
| Median age | 49 | 53 |
| Median household income | $94,692/yr +11% vs other | $84,500/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $380/wk +32% vs other | $260/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.7%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Corndale | Dorroughby | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $975,000 | $1,134,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 42 days from 3 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| Corndale | Dorroughby | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 98% same for both | |
| Environmental | 2% 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
| Corndale | Dorroughby | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 138 across Lismore same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Corndale | Dorroughby | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 56% of NSW | Higher than 59% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 62% of NSW | Higher than 54% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 74% of NSW | Higher than 72% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 54% of NSW | Higher than 42% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 58% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 47% of NSW | Higher than 43% of NSW |
Liveability
| Corndale | Dorroughby | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
Dorroughby carries more crime risk (45 vs 18).
| Corndale | Dorroughby | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 18/100 | Moderate 45/100 |
| 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
| Corndale | Dorroughby | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Corndale
- Corndale Public School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Dorroughby
- Dorroughby Environmental Education Centre Government · Combined
Amenities in the suburb
| Corndale | Dorroughby | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 6 | 4 |
Mobility
Dorroughby sits further from the CBD (752.2 km vs 742.1 km).
| Corndale | Dorroughby | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 27/100 | 23/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 742.1 km | 752.2 km +1% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 493 min | 505 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 2480 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 69 postcode 2480 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 (63.7%).
Setting
| Corndale | Dorroughby | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 24 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 125 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 23.7 km | 21.8 km |
NBN connectivity
| Corndale | Dorroughby | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 143 premises | 0% 77 premises |
Climate
| Corndale | Dorroughby | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,569 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.1°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 9.1°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Corndale | Dorroughby | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,487/yr same for both | |
| Council | Lismore same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Corndale | Dorroughby | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Page same for both | |
| Member | Kevin Hogan same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Corndale | Dorroughby | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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