Darawank vs Hallidays Point

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Darawank, about half of households are couple families. In Hallidays Point, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Hallidays Point: a median of $1.26 million, against $1.15 million in Darawank, though rent is higher in Darawank. On these figures, Darawank tends to suit people living alone.

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

Hallidays Point

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 56%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (90% vs 80%)

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

First-home buyers

Hallidays Point

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($575,000 vs $1,469,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (33% vs 43%)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Hallidays Point

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (21% vs 26%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $335/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Hallidays Point

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (207 min vs 214 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (298 km vs 302.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Darawank has more units and townhouses to downsize into (20% vs 10%)
  • Hallidays Point is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Hallidays Point

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (26.6% vs 14.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Darawank Hallidays Point
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.

Darawank Hallidays Point
Walkability 0 / 8
Darawank — Walkability: 0/100 Hallidays Point — Walkability: 8/100
Safety 57 / 65
Darawank — Safety: 57/100 Hallidays Point — Safety: 65/100
Low fire risk 16 / 10
Darawank — Low fire risk: 16/100 Hallidays Point — Low fire risk: 10/100

Demographics

Hallidays Point has more residents (656 vs 451); Hallidays Point has higher household incomes ($75,608 vs $66,820).

Darawank Hallidays Point
Population 451 656
+45% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +14.2% +26.6%
Median age 52 51
Median household income $66,820/yr $75,608/yr
+13% vs other
Median weekly rent $335/wk
+10% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Darawank Hallidays Point
0-4 2.9% / 4.7%
Darawank — 0-4: 2.9% Hallidays Point — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 11.3% / 12.2%
Darawank — 5-14: 11.3% Hallidays Point — 5-14: 12.2%
15-19 5.3% / 5.6%
Darawank — 15-19: 5.3% Hallidays Point — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 4.4% / 4.4%
Darawank — 20-24: 4.4% Hallidays Point — 20-24: 4.4%
25-34 4.4% / 5.5%
Darawank — 25-34: 4.4% Hallidays Point — 25-34: 5.5%
35-44 10.4% / 8.5%
Darawank — 35-44: 10.4% Hallidays Point — 35-44: 8.5%
45-54 13.7% / 16.8%
Darawank — 45-54: 13.7% Hallidays Point — 45-54: 16.8%
55-64 20.0% / 16.5%
Darawank — 55-64: 20.0% Hallidays Point — 55-64: 16.5%
65-74 15.7% / 16.8%
Darawank — 65-74: 15.7% Hallidays Point — 65-74: 16.8%
75-84 10.0% / 9.8%
Darawank — 75-84: 10.0% Hallidays Point — 75-84: 9.8%
85+ 1.8% / 0.9%
Darawank — 85+: 1.8% Hallidays Point — 85+: 0.9%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Darawank 46.7% couple families
Darawank — Couple Families: 46.7% Darawank — Lone Person: 36.2% Darawank — One Parent Families: 9.5% Darawank — Group Household: 7.6%
Hallidays Point 56.4% couple families
Hallidays Point — Couple Families: 56.4% Hallidays Point — Lone Person: 24.8% Hallidays Point — One Parent Families: 16.5% Hallidays Point — Group Household: 2.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Darawank 13.5% renting
Darawank — Owned Outright: 54.1% Darawank — Mortgage: 32.4% Darawank — Renting: 13.5%
Hallidays Point 8.5% renting
Hallidays Point — Owned Outright: 55.6% Hallidays Point — Mortgage: 35.9% Hallidays Point — Renting: 8.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Darawank Hallidays Point
Certificate III & IV 20.4% / 21.8%
Darawank — Certificate III & IV: 20.4% Hallidays Point — Certificate III & IV: 21.8%
Bachelor Degree 8.4% / 11.9%
Darawank — Bachelor Degree: 8.4% Hallidays Point — Bachelor Degree: 11.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.3% / 12.0%
Darawank — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3% Hallidays Point — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.0%
Postgraduate Degree 1.6% / 2.6%
Darawank — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6% Hallidays Point — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / 1.1%
Darawank — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Hallidays Point — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).

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.

Darawank Hallidays Point
England 2.9% / 4.6%
Darawank — England: 2.9% Hallidays Point — England: 4.6%
New Zealand 1.1% / 1.5%
Darawank — New Zealand: 1.1% Hallidays Point — New Zealand: 1.5%
South Africa 1.1% / 0.5%
Darawank — South Africa: 1.1% Hallidays Point — South Africa: 0.5%
Fiji 1.1% / —
Darawank — Fiji: 1.1% Hallidays Point — Fiji: not among its largest
Scotland — / 0.8%
Darawank — Scotland: not among its largest Hallidays Point — Scotland: 0.8%
Germany — / 0.6%
Darawank — Germany: not among its largest Hallidays Point — Germany: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Darawank 79.7% houses
Darawank — Houses: 79.7% Darawank — Flats / Apartments: 20.3%
Hallidays Point 90.2% houses
Hallidays Point — Houses: 90.2% Hallidays Point — Flats / Apartments: 9.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Darawank Hallidays Point
Median house price $1,150,000 $1,262,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,469,000 $575,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 38 days
from 4 sales
 32 days
from 8 sales

Zoning mix

Darawank has more land zoned for conservation (60% vs 15%); Hallidays Point has more rural and farming land (63% vs 25%).

Darawank Hallidays Point
Rural and farming 25% 63%
Environmental 60% 15%
Residential 7% 22%
Infrastructure and transport 7% 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

Darawank Hallidays Point
New dwellings approved 743
across Mid-Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year +327%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Darawank Hallidays Point
House price Higher than 62% of NSW Higher than 60% of NSW
Income Higher than 29% of NSW Higher than 43% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 24% of NSW Higher than 53% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 23% of NSW Higher than 33% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 45% of NSW Higher than 36% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 63% of NSW Higher than 69% of NSW

Liveability

Hallidays Point is more walkable (8 vs 0).

Darawank Hallidays Point
Grade — D
Score — 29/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Darawank Hallidays Point
Bushfire High
84/100
 High
90/100
Crime Moderate
43/100
 Low
35/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Low
18/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Darawank Hallidays Point
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

Darawank Hallidays Point
Parks & reserves 2 0
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 7 1

Mobility

Darawank sits further from the CBD (302.2 km vs 298 km).

Darawank Hallidays Point
Walkability score 0/100 8/100
Distance to Sydney 302.2 km
+1% vs other
 298 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 214 min 207 min
Public transport score 30/100
Bus
 25/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 9.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 7.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2428
 0.4%
postcode 2430
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 41
postcode 2428
 54
postcode 2430

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.

Darawank Hallidays Point
Car (driver) 74.8% / 77.2%
Darawank — Car (driver): 74.8% Hallidays Point — Car (driver): 77.2%
Worked from Home 17.9% / 18.4%
Darawank — Worked from Home: 17.9% Hallidays Point — Worked from Home: 18.4%
Car (passenger) 5.3% / 3.1%
Darawank — Car (passenger): 5.3% Hallidays Point — Car (passenger): 3.1%
Walked Only 2.0% / 1.3%
Darawank — Walked Only: 2.0% Hallidays Point — Walked Only: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.2%).

Setting

Darawank Hallidays Point
Elevation 9 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 17 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.0 km
2.9 km to a named beach
 3.3 km
3.7 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Darawank Hallidays Point
Connectivity score 33/100 58/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
178 premises
 27%
299 premises

Climate

Darawank Hallidays Point
Annual rainfall 1,331 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Darawank Hallidays Point
Average residential rate $1,560/yr
same for both
Council Mid-Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Darawank Hallidays Point
Division Lyne
same for both
Member Alison Penfold
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Darawank Hallidays Point
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Darawank

Coastal Retirees Rural

Hallidays Point

Acreage Retirees

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