Dalswinton vs Jerrys Plains

In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Dalswinton, most households are people living alone. In Jerrys Plains, most households are couple families. On these figures, Dalswinton tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Jerrys Plains suits 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

Jerrys Plains

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 33%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (96% vs 68%)
  • But Dalswinton carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 33/100)

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

First-home buyers

Jerrys Plains

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 34%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Dalswinton

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $350/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 17%)

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

Commuting to the city

Jerrys Plains

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (236.2 km vs 255.8 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (168 min vs 181 min)
  • But Dalswinton is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Dalswinton

ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 33/100)
  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (32% vs 4%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

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

Dalswinton Jerrys Plains
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.

Dalswinton Jerrys Plains
Walkability 17 / 0
Dalswinton — Walkability: 17/100 Jerrys Plains — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 100 / 67
Dalswinton — Safety: 100/100 Jerrys Plains — Safety: 67/100
Low fire risk 54 / 34
Dalswinton — Low fire risk: 54/100 Jerrys Plains — Low fire risk: 34/100

Demographics

Jerrys Plains has more residents (447 vs 57); Jerrys Plains rents higher ($350/wk vs $200/wk).

Dalswinton Jerrys Plains
Population 57 447
+684% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.8% +16.1%
Median age 36 34
Median household income $94,224/yr $105,040/yr
+11% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk $350/wk
+75% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dalswinton Jerrys Plains
0-4 8.8% / 6.3%
Dalswinton — 0-4: 8.8% Jerrys Plains — 0-4: 6.3%
5-14 12.3% / 16.8%
Dalswinton — 5-14: 12.3% Jerrys Plains — 5-14: 16.8%
15-19 7.0% / 4.9%
Dalswinton — 15-19: 7.0% Jerrys Plains — 15-19: 4.9%
20-24 7.0% / 2.9%
Dalswinton — 20-24: 7.0% Jerrys Plains — 20-24: 2.9%
25-34 14.0% / 20.1%
Dalswinton — 25-34: 14.0% Jerrys Plains — 25-34: 20.1%
35-44 17.5% / 14.5%
Dalswinton — 35-44: 17.5% Jerrys Plains — 35-44: 14.5%
45-54 5.3% / 12.3%
Dalswinton — 45-54: 5.3% Jerrys Plains — 45-54: 12.3%
55-64 5.3% / 13.4%
Dalswinton — 55-64: 5.3% Jerrys Plains — 55-64: 13.4%
65-74 14.0% / 5.4%
Dalswinton — 65-74: 14.0% Jerrys Plains — 65-74: 5.4%
75-84 10.5% / 3.6%
Dalswinton — 75-84: 10.5% Jerrys Plains — 75-84: 3.6%
85+ — / 1.1%
Dalswinton — 85+: not among its largest Jerrys Plains — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dalswinton 66.7% lone person
Dalswinton — Lone Person: 66.7% Dalswinton — Couple Families: 33.3% Dalswinton — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Jerrys Plains 28.9% lone person
Jerrys Plains — Lone Person: 28.9% Jerrys Plains — Couple Families: 61.8% Jerrys Plains — One Parent Families: 9.2%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dalswinton 26.7% renting
Dalswinton — Owned Outright: 20.0% Dalswinton — Mortgage: 53.3% Dalswinton — Renting: 26.7%
Jerrys Plains 24.5% renting
Jerrys Plains — Owned Outright: 28.4% Jerrys Plains — Mortgage: 47.1% Jerrys Plains — Renting: 24.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dalswinton 68.0% houses
Dalswinton — Houses: 68.0% Dalswinton — Flats / Apartments: 32.0%
Jerrys Plains 95.6% houses
Jerrys Plains — Houses: 95.6% Jerrys Plains — Flats / Apartments: 4.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Dalswinton Jerrys Plains
Certificate III & IV 10.5% / 21.5%
Dalswinton — Certificate III & IV: 10.5% Jerrys Plains — Certificate III & IV: 21.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12.3% / 9.4%
Dalswinton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.3% Jerrys Plains — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4%
Bachelor Degree 5.3% / 10.3%
Dalswinton — Bachelor Degree: 5.3% Jerrys Plains — Bachelor Degree: 10.3%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.9%
Dalswinton — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Jerrys Plains — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.7%
Dalswinton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Jerrys Plains — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7%

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

Property market

Dalswinton Jerrys Plains
Median house price — $665,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Dalswinton has more rural and farming land (98% vs 78%); Jerrys Plains has more land zoned for conservation (21% vs 2%).

Dalswinton Jerrys Plains
Rural and farming 98% 78%
Environmental 2% 21%
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

Dalswinton Jerrys Plains
New dwellings approved 71
across Muswellbrook
 121
across Singleton
Approvals change year on year +13% +46%

Ranking within NSW

Dalswinton Jerrys Plains
House price — Higher than 25% of NSW
Income Higher than 61% of NSW Higher than 71% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 44% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 87% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 33% of NSW Higher than 27% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 7% of NSW Higher than 49% of NSW

Liveability

Dalswinton is more walkable (17 vs 0).

Dalswinton Jerrys Plains
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Jerrys Plains carries more crime risk (33 vs 0); Jerrys Plains carries more bushfire risk (66 vs 46).

Dalswinton Jerrys Plains
Bushfire Moderate
46/100
 Moderate
66/100
Crime None
0/100
 Low
33/100
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

Dalswinton Jerrys Plains
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Dalswinton

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

Schools in Jerrys Plains

  • Jerrys Plains Public School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Dalswinton Jerrys Plains
Parks & reserves 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 0 38

Mobility

Dalswinton sits further from the CBD (255.8 km vs 236.2 km).

Dalswinton Jerrys Plains
Walkability score 17/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 255.8 km
+8% vs other
 236.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 181 min 168 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 2328
 0.2%
postcode 2330
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 2328
 54
postcode 2330

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.

Dalswinton Jerrys Plains
Car (driver) 42.4% / 79.0%
Dalswinton — Car (driver): 42.4% Jerrys Plains — Car (driver): 79.0%
Worked from Home 45.5% / 12.7%
Dalswinton — Worked from Home: 45.5% Jerrys Plains — Worked from Home: 12.7%
Walked Only 12.1% / 2.9%
Dalswinton — Walked Only: 12.1% Jerrys Plains — Walked Only: 2.9%
Car (passenger) — / 5.4%
Dalswinton — Car (passenger): not among its largest Jerrys Plains — Car (passenger): 5.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.0%).

Setting

Dalswinton Jerrys Plains
Elevation 118 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 110 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Dalswinton Jerrys Plains
Connectivity score 15/100 29/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
6 premises
 0%
164 premises

Climate

Dalswinton Jerrys Plains
Annual rainfall 631 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.6°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Dalswinton Jerrys Plains
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 17.7 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Dalswinton Jerrys Plains
Average residential rate $936/yr $1,287/yr
Council Muswellbrook Singleton

Federal electorate

Dalswinton Jerrys Plains
Division New England Hunter
Member Barnaby Joyce Dan Repacholi
Party The Nationals Australian Labor Party

First Home Owner Grant

Dalswinton Jerrys Plains
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Dalswinton

Rural Young Families

Jerrys Plains

Affordable Family Rural

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