Dapto vs Yallah

Dapto is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 48 in Yallah. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Yallah, most households are couple families. On these figures, Dapto tends to suit people living alone, while Yallah 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

Dapto

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (15 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)
  • But Yallah is already more of a family suburb (85% vs 61%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Yallah

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 27%)
  • has cheaper rent ($165/wk vs $400/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Dapto

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (59/100 vs 8/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (88 min vs 94 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (97.3 km vs 100.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Dapto

ahead on 4 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (59/100 vs 8/100)
  • has more GPs (6 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 13%)

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

Investors

Dapto

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (2.1% vs -11.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Dapto Yallah
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.

Dapto Yallah
Walkability 59 / 8
Dapto — Walkability: 59/100 Yallah — Walkability: 8/100
Safety 25 / 8
Dapto — Safety: 25/100 Yallah — Safety: 8/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Dapto — Low fire risk: 100/100 Yallah — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Dapto has more residents (10,954 vs 122); Dapto rents higher ($400/wk vs $165/wk).

Dapto Yallah
Population 10,954
+99% vs other
 122
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.1% -11.6%
Median age 39 48
Median household income $76,700/yr $126,724/yr
+65% vs other
Median weekly rent $400/wk
+59% vs other
 $165/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dapto Yallah
0-4 6.1% / 5.7%
Dapto — 0-4: 6.1% Yallah — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 12.1% / 11.5%
Dapto — 5-14: 12.1% Yallah — 5-14: 11.5%
15-19 6.4% / 7.4%
Dapto — 15-19: 6.4% Yallah — 15-19: 7.4%
20-24 6.5% / 9.0%
Dapto — 20-24: 6.5% Yallah — 20-24: 9.0%
25-34 13.4% / 5.7%
Dapto — 25-34: 13.4% Yallah — 25-34: 5.7%
35-44 12.1% / 5.7%
Dapto — 35-44: 12.1% Yallah — 35-44: 5.7%
45-54 12.2% / 19.7%
Dapto — 45-54: 12.2% Yallah — 45-54: 19.7%
55-64 11.1% / 23.0%
Dapto — 55-64: 11.1% Yallah — 55-64: 23.0%
65-74 10.0% / 8.2%
Dapto — 65-74: 10.0% Yallah — 65-74: 8.2%
75-84 7.3% / 4.9%
Dapto — 75-84: 7.3% Yallah — 75-84: 4.9%
85+ 2.8% / —
Dapto — 85+: 2.8% Yallah — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dapto 40.9% couple families
Dapto — Couple Families: 40.9% Dapto — Lone Person: 33.6% Dapto — One Parent Families: 20.4% Dapto — Group Household: 3.3% Dapto — Other Families: 1.7%
Yallah 69.2% couple families
Yallah — Couple Families: 69.2% Yallah — Lone Person: 15.4% Yallah — One Parent Families: 15.4% Yallah — Group Household: 0.0% Yallah — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dapto 25.4% renting
Dapto — Owned Outright: 35.6% Dapto — Mortgage: 39.0% Dapto — Renting: 25.4%
Yallah 15.8% renting
Yallah — Owned Outright: 39.5% Yallah — Mortgage: 44.7% Yallah — Renting: 15.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Dapto Yallah
Certificate III & IV 21.1% / 22.1%
Dapto — Certificate III & IV: 21.1% Yallah — Certificate III & IV: 22.1%
Bachelor Degree 6.3% / 10.7%
Dapto — Bachelor Degree: 6.3% Yallah — Bachelor Degree: 10.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.1% / 4.9%
Dapto — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1% Yallah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.9%
Postgraduate Degree 1.8% / —
Dapto — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8% Yallah — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / —
Dapto — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Yallah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.1%).

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.

Dapto Yallah
England 5.3% / 3.3%
Dapto — England: 5.3% Yallah — England: 3.3%
Italy 0.4% / 2.5%
Dapto — Italy: 0.4% Yallah — Italy: 2.5%
New Zealand 1.0% / —
Dapto — New Zealand: 1.0% Yallah — New Zealand: not among its largest
Scotland 0.8% / —
Dapto — Scotland: 0.8% Yallah — Scotland: not among its largest
Philippines 0.7% / —
Dapto — Philippines: 0.7% Yallah — Philippines: not among its largest
Germany 0.5% / —
Dapto — Germany: 0.5% Yallah — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dapto 84.7% houses
Dapto — Houses: 84.7% Dapto — Townhouses: 12.8% Dapto — Flats / Apartments: 2.5%
Yallah 100.0% houses
Yallah — Houses: 100.0% Yallah — Townhouses: 0.0% Yallah — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Dapto Yallah
Median house price $858,500 —
Median unit price $690,000 —
Median land price — $1,900,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 20 days
from 90 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Yallah has more land zoned for conservation (57% vs 15%); Yallah has more industrially zoned land (16% vs 5%).

Dapto Yallah
Environmental 15% 57%
Residential 56% 6%
Industrial 5% 16%
Infrastructure and transport 11% 14%
Parks and recreation 8% 3%
Rural and farming 2% 3%
Commercial 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

Dapto Yallah
New dwellings approved 1,476
across Wollongong
same for both
Approvals change year on year -31%
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.

Dapto Yallah
Houses 3.9%
$655/wk on $882K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Dapto Yallah
House price Higher than 36% of NSW Higher than 57% of NSW
Income Higher than 44% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW
Schools Higher than 57% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 84% of NSW Higher than 53% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 58% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 67% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 100% of NSW Higher than 69% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 66% of NSW —

Liveability

Dapto is more walkable (59 vs 8).

Dapto Yallah
Grade C —
Score 48/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Yallah carries more crime risk (92 vs 75).

Dapto Yallah
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
75/100
 High
92/100
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 6
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Dapto Yallah
Inside the suburb 4 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 3 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Dapto

  • Lakelands Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Dapto High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Mount Brown Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • St John's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers

Schools in Yallah

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

Amenities in the suburb

Dapto Yallah
Supermarkets 5 0
Cafes & restaurants 4 1
Parks & reserves 6 0
Childcare 15 0
GPs 6 0
Pharmacies 3 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 5 0
Fuel stations 2 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 1 2

Mobility

Yallah sits further from the CBD (100.4 km vs 97.3 km).

Dapto Yallah
Walkability score 59/100 8/100
Distance to Sydney 97.3 km 100.4 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 88 min 94 min
Public transport score 79/100
Rail · Bus
 33/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 219.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 5.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 4 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 2530
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 2530
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.

Dapto Yallah
Car (driver) 72.8% / 69.2%
Dapto — Car (driver): 72.8% Yallah — Car (driver): 69.2%
Worked from Home 18.9% / 21.2%
Dapto — Worked from Home: 18.9% Yallah — Worked from Home: 21.2%
Car (passenger) 4.4% / 9.6%
Dapto — Car (passenger): 4.4% Yallah — Car (passenger): 9.6%
Walked Only 1.6% / —
Dapto — Walked Only: 1.6% Yallah — Walked Only: not among its largest
Train 1.3% / —
Dapto — Train: 1.3% Yallah — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.8%).

Setting

Dapto Yallah
Elevation 38 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 3 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 7.6 km 6.6 km

NBN connectivity

Dapto Yallah
Connectivity score 100/100 58/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 100%
5,237 premises
 37%
115 premises

Climate

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

Air quality (annual mean)

Dapto Yallah
PM2.5 5.9 µg/m³ 5.1 µg/m³
PM10 19.8 µg/m³ 14.3 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.45 pphm 0.37 pphm

Council rates

Dapto Yallah
Average residential rate $1,751/yr
same for both
Council Wollongong
same for both

Federal electorate

Dapto Yallah
Division Whitlam
same for both
Member Carol Berry
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Dapto Yallah
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Dapto

Regional Centre

Yallah

Quiet River Rural

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