Dalton vs Jerrawa

Dalton is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 52 in Jerrawa. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Jerrawa: a median of $638,000, against $410,000 in Dalton, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Dalton tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Dalton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 46/100)

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

First-home buyers

Dalton

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($410,000 vs $638,500)
  • has cheaper land ($420,000 vs $535,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Dalton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $350/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Dalton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (252.8 km vs 262.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Dalton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 46/100)

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

Investors

Jerrawa

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (45.2% vs 17.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Dalton Jerrawa
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.

Dalton Jerrawa
Walkability 12 / 5
Dalton — Walkability: 12/100 Jerrawa — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 76 / 54
Dalton — Safety: 76/100 Jerrawa — Safety: 54/100
Low fire risk 100 / 48
Dalton — Low fire risk: 100/100 Jerrawa — Low fire risk: 48/100

Demographics

Dalton has more residents (230 vs 106); Jerrawa has higher household incomes ($97,500 vs $79,612).

Dalton Jerrawa
Population 230
+54% vs other
 106
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +17.9% +45.2%
Median age 48 52
Median household income $79,612/yr $97,500/yr
+22% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk $350/wk
+17% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dalton Jerrawa
0-4 3.5% / 8.5%
Dalton — 0-4: 3.5% Jerrawa — 0-4: 8.5%
5-14 13.5% / 2.8%
Dalton — 5-14: 13.5% Jerrawa — 5-14: 2.8%
15-19 3.9% / 7.5%
Dalton — 15-19: 3.9% Jerrawa — 15-19: 7.5%
20-24 6.5% / 3.8%
Dalton — 20-24: 6.5% Jerrawa — 20-24: 3.8%
25-34 5.2% / 11.3%
Dalton — 25-34: 5.2% Jerrawa — 25-34: 11.3%
35-44 10.4% / 6.6%
Dalton — 35-44: 10.4% Jerrawa — 35-44: 6.6%
45-54 15.2% / 16.0%
Dalton — 45-54: 15.2% Jerrawa — 45-54: 16.0%
55-64 14.8% / 18.9%
Dalton — 55-64: 14.8% Jerrawa — 55-64: 18.9%
65-74 13.5% / 12.3%
Dalton — 65-74: 13.5% Jerrawa — 65-74: 12.3%
75-84 8.3% / 15.1%
Dalton — 75-84: 8.3% Jerrawa — 75-84: 15.1%
85+ 2.2% / —
Dalton — 85+: 2.2% Jerrawa — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dalton 48.0% couple families
Dalton — Couple Families: 48.0% Dalton — Lone Person: 36.0% Dalton — One Parent Families: 16.0%
Jerrawa 50.0% couple families
Jerrawa — Couple Families: 50.0% Jerrawa — Lone Person: 32.1% Jerrawa — One Parent Families: 17.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dalton 0.0% renting
Dalton — Owned Outright: 56.8% Dalton — Mortgage: 43.2% Dalton — Renting: 0.0%
Jerrawa 0.0% renting
Jerrawa — Owned Outright: 50.0% Jerrawa — Mortgage: 50.0% Jerrawa — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dalton 96.2% houses
Dalton — Houses: 96.2% Dalton — Flats / Apartments: 3.8%
Jerrawa 100.0% houses
Jerrawa — Houses: 100.0% Jerrawa — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Dalton Jerrawa
Certificate III & IV 18.3% / 16.0%
Dalton — Certificate III & IV: 18.3% Jerrawa — Certificate III & IV: 16.0%
Bachelor Degree 9.6% / 9.4%
Dalton — Bachelor Degree: 9.6% Jerrawa — Bachelor Degree: 9.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.5% / 2.8%
Dalton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5% Jerrawa — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.8%
Postgraduate Degree 2.6% / 3.8%
Dalton — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6% Jerrawa — Postgraduate Degree: 3.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / —
Dalton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Jerrawa — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

Property market

Dalton Jerrawa
Median house price $410,000 $638,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $420,000 $535,000

Zoning mix

Dalton Jerrawa
Rural and farming 100% 98%
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

Dalton Jerrawa
New dwellings approved 44
across Upper Lachlan
same for both
Approvals change year on year +175%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Dalton Jerrawa
House price Higher than 11% of NSW Higher than 22% of NSW
Income Higher than 47% of NSW —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 47% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 92% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 81% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 14% of NSW Higher than 13% of NSW

Liveability

Dalton Jerrawa
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Jerrawa carries more bushfire risk (52 vs 0); Jerrawa carries more crime risk (46 vs 24).

Dalton Jerrawa
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
52/100
Crime Low
24/100
 Moderate
46/100
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

Dalton Jerrawa
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km None 1
The University of Notre Dame Australia - Broadway, 8.0 km

Schools in Dalton

  • Dalton Public School Government · Primary

Schools in Jerrawa

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

Amenities in the suburb

Dalton Jerrawa
Parks & reserves 1 0
Childcare 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 13 25

Mobility

Jerrawa sits further from the CBD (262.4 km vs 252.8 km).

Dalton Jerrawa
Walkability score 12/100 5/100
Distance to Sydney 252.8 km 262.4 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 166 min 169 min
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 2581
 1.4%
postcode 2582
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 67
postcode 2581
 66
postcode 2582

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.

Dalton Jerrawa
Car (driver) 67.9% / 83.8%
Dalton — Car (driver): 67.9% Jerrawa — Car (driver): 83.8%
Worked from Home 21.4% / 16.2%
Dalton — Worked from Home: 21.4% Jerrawa — Worked from Home: 16.2%
Car (passenger) 7.1% / —
Dalton — Car (passenger): 7.1% Jerrawa — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 3.6% / —
Dalton — Walked Only: 3.6% Jerrawa — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.8%).

Setting

Dalton Jerrawa
Elevation 567 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 602 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Dalton Jerrawa
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
45 premises
 0%
22 premises

Climate

Dalton Jerrawa
Annual rainfall 840 mm 889 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 30.7°C
Winter min (Jul) — 3.9°C

Council rates

Dalton Jerrawa
Average residential rate $636/yr
same for both
Council Upper Lachlan
same for both

Federal electorate

Dalton Jerrawa
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Dalton Jerrawa
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Dalton

Rural

Jerrawa

Affordable Retirees River Rural

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