Dandry vs Rocky Glen

Dandry is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 56 in Rocky Glen. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Dandry, about half of households are people living alone. In Rocky Glen, most households are couple families. On these figures, Dandry tends to suit people living alone and families with children, while Rocky Glen suits couples and older residents.

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

Rocky Glen

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (83% vs 21%)
  • carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 48/100)

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

First-home buyers

Dandry

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (28% vs 86%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Rocky Glen

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (505.6 km vs 516.9 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (361 min vs 368 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Rocky Glen

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 48/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (37% vs 28%)

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

Where they sit

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

Dandry Rocky Glen
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.

Dandry Rocky Glen
Walkability 0 / 0
Dandry — Walkability: 0/100 Rocky Glen — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 52 / 85
Dandry — Safety: 52/100 Rocky Glen — Safety: 85/100
Low fire risk 25 / 27
Dandry — Low fire risk: 25/100 Rocky Glen — Low fire risk: 27/100

Demographics

Rocky Glen skews older (56 vs 41).

Dandry Rocky Glen
Population 65
same for both
Population trend (2016 → 2021) — -18.8%
Median age 41 56
Median household income $46,800/yr $48,516/yr
+4% vs other
Median weekly rent —
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dandry Rocky Glen
0-4 6.2% / —
Dandry — 0-4: 6.2% Rocky Glen — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 13.8% / 9.2%
Dandry — 5-14: 13.8% Rocky Glen — 5-14: 9.2%
15-19 4.6% / 4.6%
Dandry — 15-19: 4.6% Rocky Glen — 15-19: 4.6%
20-24 — / 4.6%
Dandry — 20-24: not among its largest Rocky Glen — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 9.2% / —
Dandry — 25-34: 9.2% Rocky Glen — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 12.3% / 6.2%
Dandry — 35-44: 12.3% Rocky Glen — 35-44: 6.2%
45-54 9.2% / 18.5%
Dandry — 45-54: 9.2% Rocky Glen — 45-54: 18.5%
55-64 — / 16.9%
Dandry — 55-64: not among its largest Rocky Glen — 55-64: 16.9%
65-74 23.1% / 20.0%
Dandry — 65-74: 23.1% Rocky Glen — 65-74: 20.0%
75-84 4.6% / 10.8%
Dandry — 75-84: 4.6% Rocky Glen — 75-84: 10.8%
85+ — / 6.2%
Dandry — 85+: not among its largest Rocky Glen — 85+: 6.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.1%).

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.

Dandry Rocky Glen
France — / 9.2%
Dandry — France: not among its largest Rocky Glen — France: 9.2%
Germany 4.6% / —
Dandry — Germany: 4.6% Rocky Glen — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dandry 21.4% couple families
Dandry — Couple Families: 21.4% Dandry — Lone Person: 50.0% Dandry — Group Household: 28.6% Dandry — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Rocky Glen 55.6% couple families
Rocky Glen — Couple Families: 55.6% Rocky Glen — Lone Person: 16.7% Rocky Glen — Group Household: 0.0% Rocky Glen — One Parent Families: 27.8%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dandry 105.6% houses
Dandry — Houses: 105.6%
Rocky Glen 100.0% houses
Rocky Glen — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Dandry Rocky Glen
Certificate III & IV 16.9% / 20.0%
Dandry — Certificate III & IV: 16.9% Rocky Glen — Certificate III & IV: 20.0%
Bachelor Degree 12.3% / —
Dandry — Bachelor Degree: 12.3% Rocky Glen — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.6% / 6.2%
Dandry — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6% Rocky Glen — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dandry 0.0% renting
Dandry — Owned Outright: 100.0% Dandry — Mortgage: 0.0% Dandry — Renting: 0.0%
Rocky Glen 0.0% renting
Rocky Glen — Owned Outright: 84.2% Rocky Glen — Mortgage: 15.8% Rocky Glen — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Dandry Rocky Glen
Median house price $285,000 $272,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $120,000 —

Zoning mix

Dandry has more land zoned for conservation (74% vs 4%); Rocky Glen has more rural and farming land (96% vs 25%).

Dandry Rocky Glen
Rural and farming 25% 96%
Environmental 74% 4%
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

Dandry Rocky Glen
New dwellings approved 10
across Warrumbungle
same for both
Approvals change year on year -75%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Dandry Rocky Glen
House price Higher than 7% of NSW Higher than 6% of NSW
Income Higher than 8% of NSW Higher than 10% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 7% of NSW Higher than 12% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 89% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 1% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 4% of NSW Higher than 7% of NSW

Liveability

Dandry Rocky Glen
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Dandry carries more crime risk (48 vs 15).

Dandry Rocky Glen
Bushfire High
75/100
 High
73/100
Crime Moderate
48/100
 Low
15/100
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

Dandry Rocky Glen
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

Dandry Rocky Glen
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 0 2
Waterways 8 7

Mobility

Dandry sits further from the CBD (516.9 km vs 505.6 km).

Dandry Rocky Glen
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 516.9 km
+2% vs other
 505.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 368 min 361 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2357
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 88
postcode 2357
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.

Dandry Rocky Glen
Worked from Home 30.8% / 61.5%
Dandry — Worked from Home: 30.8% Rocky Glen — Worked from Home: 61.5%
Car (driver) 38.5% / 38.5%
Dandry — Car (driver): 38.5% Rocky Glen — Car (driver): 38.5%
Walked Only 30.8% / —
Dandry — Walked Only: 30.8% Rocky Glen — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (61.5%).

Setting

Dandry Rocky Glen
Elevation 477 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 465 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Dandry Rocky Glen
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
20 premises
 0%
24 premises

Climate

Dandry Rocky Glen
Annual rainfall 761 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 1.2°C
same for both

Council rates

Dandry Rocky Glen
Average residential rate $671/yr
same for both
Council Warrumbungle
same for both

Federal electorate

Dandry Rocky Glen
Division Parkes
same for both
Member Jamie Chaffey
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Dandry Rocky Glen
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Dandry

Affordable Professionals Retirees Rural

Rocky Glen

Affordable Retirees Rural

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