Croom vs Dunmore

Croom is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 41 in Dunmore. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Croom 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

Dunmore

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 61%)
  • But Croom has more separate houses rather than flats (109% vs 95%)

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

First-home buyers

Dunmore

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 36%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Croom

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($365/wk vs $420/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Croom

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (111.6 km vs 115.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Dunmore

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (52.9% vs -0.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Croom Dunmore
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.

Croom Dunmore
Walkability 4 / 6
Croom — Walkability: 4/100 Dunmore — Walkability: 6/100
Safety 13 / 7
Croom — Safety: 13/100 Dunmore — Safety: 7/100
Low fire risk 84 / 100
Croom — Low fire risk: 84/100 Dunmore — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Dunmore has more residents (318 vs 112); Dunmore has higher household incomes ($115,128 vs $89,336).

Croom Dunmore
Population 112 318
+184% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.9% +52.9%
Median age 38 41
Median household income $89,336/yr $115,128/yr
+29% vs other
Median weekly rent $365/wk $420/wk
+15% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Croom Dunmore
0-4 6.2% / 5.3%
Croom — 0-4: 6.2% Dunmore — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 18.8% / 16.0%
Croom — 5-14: 18.8% Dunmore — 5-14: 16.0%
15-19 2.7% / 5.0%
Croom — 15-19: 2.7% Dunmore — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 — / 3.5%
Croom — 20-24: not among its largest Dunmore — 20-24: 3.5%
25-34 11.6% / 12.9%
Croom — 25-34: 11.6% Dunmore — 25-34: 12.9%
35-44 14.3% / 13.2%
Croom — 35-44: 14.3% Dunmore — 35-44: 13.2%
45-54 5.4% / 10.1%
Croom — 45-54: 5.4% Dunmore — 45-54: 10.1%
55-64 13.4% / 16.7%
Croom — 55-64: 13.4% Dunmore — 55-64: 16.7%
65-74 12.5% / 12.6%
Croom — 65-74: 12.5% Dunmore — 65-74: 12.6%
75-84 2.7% / 4.4%
Croom — 75-84: 2.7% Dunmore — 75-84: 4.4%
85+ — / 2.8%
Croom — 85+: not among its largest Dunmore — 85+: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Croom 60.7% couple families
Croom — Couple Families: 60.7% Croom — Lone Person: 39.3% Croom — Group Household: 0.0% Croom — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Dunmore 61.5% couple families
Dunmore — Couple Families: 61.5% Dunmore — Lone Person: 20.0% Dunmore — Group Household: 9.2% Dunmore — One Parent Families: 9.2%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Croom 16.7% renting
Croom — Owned Outright: 53.3% Croom — Mortgage: 30.0% Croom — Renting: 16.7%
Dunmore 10.8% renting
Dunmore — Owned Outright: 48.0% Dunmore — Mortgage: 41.2% Dunmore — Renting: 10.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Croom Dunmore
Certificate III & IV 18.8% / 16.0%
Croom — Certificate III & IV: 18.8% Dunmore — Certificate III & IV: 16.0%
Bachelor Degree 9.8% / 12.9%
Croom — Bachelor Degree: 9.8% Dunmore — Bachelor Degree: 12.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.9% / 8.8%
Croom — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9% Dunmore — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.5% / 0.9%
Croom — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.5% Dunmore — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.1%
Croom — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Dunmore — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

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.

Croom Dunmore
New Zealand 4.5% / —
Croom — New Zealand: 4.5% Dunmore — New Zealand: not among its largest
Italy 4.5% / —
Croom — Italy: 4.5% Dunmore — Italy: not among its largest
England — / 3.5%
Croom — England: not among its largest Dunmore — England: 3.5%
Netherlands — / 1.3%
Croom — Netherlands: not among its largest Dunmore — Netherlands: 1.3%
Pakistan — / 0.9%
Croom — Pakistan: not among its largest Dunmore — Pakistan: 0.9%
Indonesia — / 0.9%
Croom — Indonesia: not among its largest Dunmore — Indonesia: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Croom 109.4% houses
Croom — Houses: 109.4% Croom — Townhouses: 0.0% Croom — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Dunmore 94.6% houses
Dunmore — Houses: 94.6% Dunmore — Townhouses: 4.5% Dunmore — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Croom Dunmore
Median house price — $1,060,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $692,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 50 days
from 14 sales

Zoning mix

Dunmore has more land zoned for conservation (37% vs 20%); Croom has more rural and farming land (69% vs 56%).

Croom Dunmore
Rural and farming 69% 56%
Environmental 20% 37%
Parks and recreation 6% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 5% 4%
Residential 0% 2%
Other and special use 1% 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

Croom Dunmore
New dwellings approved 883
across Shellharbour
same for both
Approvals change year on year +25%
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.

Croom Dunmore
Houses — 3.6%
$860/wk on $1.25M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Croom Dunmore
House price — Higher than 57% of NSW
Income Higher than 57% of NSW Higher than 79% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 45% of NSW Higher than 51% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 68% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 71% of NSW Higher than 78% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 64% of NSW Higher than 93% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 50% of NSW

Liveability

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

Risk profile

Croom carries more bushfire risk (16 vs 0).

Croom Dunmore
Bushfire Low
16/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
87/100
 High
93/100
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 7
within 5 km
 8
within 5 km

Schools

Croom Dunmore
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Croom

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

Schools in Dunmore

  • Shellharbour Anglican College Independent · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Croom Dunmore
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Childcare 0 3
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Dunmore sits further from the CBD (115.3 km vs 111.6 km).

Croom Dunmore
Walkability score 4/100 6/100
Distance to Sydney 111.6 km 115.3 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 102 min 100 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 2527
 0.9%
postcode 2529
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 60
postcode 2527
 45
postcode 2529

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.

Croom Dunmore
Car (driver) 50.0% / 61.6%
Croom — Car (driver): 50.0% Dunmore — Car (driver): 61.6%
Worked from Home 50.0% / 32.8%
Croom — Worked from Home: 50.0% Dunmore — Worked from Home: 32.8%
Car (passenger) — / 3.2%
Croom — Car (passenger): not among its largest Dunmore — Car (passenger): 3.2%
Train — / 2.4%
Croom — Train: not among its largest Dunmore — Train: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (61.6%).

Setting

Croom Dunmore
Elevation 118 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 36 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.9 km 2.9 km
3.2 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Croom Dunmore
Connectivity score 42/100 86/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 17%
54 premises
 80%
333 premises

Climate

Croom Dunmore
Annual rainfall 974 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Croom Dunmore
PM2.5 5.1 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.37 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Croom Dunmore
Average residential rate $1,788/yr
same for both
Council Shellharbour
same for both

Federal electorate

Croom Dunmore
Division Whitlam
same for both
Member Carol Berry
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Croom Dunmore
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Croom

Family Rural

Dunmore

Coastal Rural Trains

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