Dalwood vs Lambs Valley
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Lambs Valley: a median of $1.48 million, against $1.35 million in Dalwood. On these figures, Dalwood tends to suit families with children and 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
Dalwood
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (90% vs 73%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Dalwood
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (134 min vs 140 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (187.9 km vs 193.1 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Dalwood
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (4.7% vs -5.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Dalwood and Lambs Valley 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
Lambs Valley has more residents (347 vs 111); Dalwood has higher household incomes ($136,500 vs $119,548).
| Dalwood | Lambs Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 111 | 347 +213% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +4.7% | -5.4% |
| Median age | 39 | 41 |
| Median household income | $136,500/yr +12% vs other | $119,548/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $380/wk | $400/wk +5% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).
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 (2.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Dalwood | Lambs Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,350,000 | $1,480,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $950,000 |
Zoning mix
| Dalwood | Lambs Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% same for both | |
| Environmental | 2% | 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
| Dalwood | Lambs Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 121 across Singleton same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +46% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Dalwood | Lambs Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 69% of NSW | Higher than 71% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 91% of NSW | Higher than 83% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 58% of NSW | Higher than 63% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 65% of NSW | Higher than 52% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 30% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 48% of NSW | Higher than 34% of NSW |
Liveability
| Dalwood | Lambs Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
Lambs Valley carries more bushfire risk (21 vs 0).
| Dalwood | Lambs Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 21/100 |
| Crime | — same for both | |
| 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
| Dalwood | Lambs Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Dalwood | Lambs Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 0 | 7 |
Mobility
Lambs Valley sits further from the CBD (193.1 km vs 187.9 km).
| Dalwood | Lambs Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 | 14/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 187.9 km | 193.1 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 134 min | 140 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 2335 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 82 postcode 2335 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 (71.7%).
Setting
| Dalwood | Lambs Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 65 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 75 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 40.9 km | 41.2 km |
NBN connectivity
| Dalwood | Lambs Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 24/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 40 premises | 0% 107 premises |
Climate
| Dalwood | Lambs Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 996 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 7.1°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Dalwood | Lambs Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | — same for both | |
| PM10 | 19.5 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Dalwood | Lambs Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,287/yr same for both | |
| Council | Singleton same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Dalwood | Lambs Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Hunter same for both | |
| Member | Dan Repacholi same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Dalwood | Lambs Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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