Daroobalgie vs Forbes

Daroobalgie is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 42 in Forbes. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Daroobalgie 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

Forbes

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (36 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (7 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 0)
  • But Daroobalgie has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 89%)

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

Daroobalgie

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 19%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $230/wk)
  • But Forbes has a bigger rental market to choose from (29% vs 19%)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Daroobalgie sits closer to the CBD (373.3 km vs 385.4 km)
  • Forbes is more walkable (18/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Forbes

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (18/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 18%)

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

Where they sit

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

Daroobalgie Forbes
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.

Daroobalgie Forbes
Walkability 0 / 18
Daroobalgie — Walkability: 0/100 Forbes — Walkability: 18/100
Safety 9 / 10
Daroobalgie — Safety: 9/100 Forbes — Safety: 10/100
Low fire risk 81 / 77
Daroobalgie — Low fire risk: 81/100 Forbes — Low fire risk: 77/100

Demographics

Forbes has more residents (8,157 vs 88); Daroobalgie has higher household incomes ($106,548 vs $63,492).

Daroobalgie Forbes
Population 88 8,157
+9169% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) — -3.3%
Median age 36 42
Median household income $106,548/yr
+40% vs other
 $63,492/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk $230/wk
+15% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Daroobalgie Forbes
0-4 8.0% / 5.7%
Daroobalgie — 0-4: 8.0% Forbes — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 17.0% / 13.7%
Daroobalgie — 5-14: 17.0% Forbes — 5-14: 13.7%
15-19 11.4% / 5.7%
Daroobalgie — 15-19: 11.4% Forbes — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 — / 5.4%
Daroobalgie — 20-24: not among its largest Forbes — 20-24: 5.4%
25-34 11.4% / 10.8%
Daroobalgie — 25-34: 11.4% Forbes — 25-34: 10.8%
35-44 11.4% / 10.6%
Daroobalgie — 35-44: 11.4% Forbes — 35-44: 10.6%
45-54 6.8% / 11.1%
Daroobalgie — 45-54: 6.8% Forbes — 45-54: 11.1%
55-64 20.5% / 12.8%
Daroobalgie — 55-64: 20.5% Forbes — 55-64: 12.8%
65-74 12.5% / 12.2%
Daroobalgie — 65-74: 12.5% Forbes — 65-74: 12.2%
75-84 5.7% / 8.7%
Daroobalgie — 75-84: 5.7% Forbes — 75-84: 8.7%
85+ — / 3.3%
Daroobalgie — 85+: not among its largest Forbes — 85+: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Daroobalgie 45.8% lone person
Daroobalgie — Lone Person: 45.8% Daroobalgie — Couple Families: 54.2% Daroobalgie — One Parent Families: 0.0% Daroobalgie — Group Household: 0.0% Daroobalgie — Other Families: 0.0%
Forbes 45.2% lone person
Forbes — Lone Person: 45.2% Forbes — Couple Families: 32.0% Forbes — One Parent Families: 18.1% Forbes — Group Household: 3.3% Forbes — Other Families: 1.3%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Daroobalgie 19.4% renting
Daroobalgie — Owned Outright: 38.7% Daroobalgie — Mortgage: 41.9% Daroobalgie — Renting: 19.4%
Forbes 29.4% renting
Forbes — Owned Outright: 39.0% Forbes — Mortgage: 31.6% Forbes — Renting: 29.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Daroobalgie 100.0% houses
Daroobalgie — Houses: 100.0% Daroobalgie — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Daroobalgie — Townhouses: 0.0%
Forbes 88.6% houses
Forbes — Houses: 88.6% Forbes — Flats / Apartments: 6.6% Forbes — Townhouses: 4.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Daroobalgie Forbes
Certificate III & IV 21.6% / 16.3%
Daroobalgie — Certificate III & IV: 21.6% Forbes — Certificate III & IV: 16.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.0% / 5.3%
Daroobalgie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0% Forbes — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3%
Bachelor Degree — / 7.1%
Daroobalgie — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Forbes — Bachelor Degree: 7.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.4% / 1.0%
Daroobalgie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4% Forbes — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.4%
Daroobalgie — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Forbes — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).

Property market

Daroobalgie Forbes
Median house price — $475,000
Median unit price — $395,000
Median land price — $212,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 62 days
from 58 sales

Zoning mix

Daroobalgie Forbes
Rural and farming 97% 96%
Residential 0% 3%
Industrial 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

Daroobalgie Forbes
New dwellings approved 31
across Forbes
same for both
Approvals change year on year +125%
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.

Daroobalgie Forbes
Houses — 3.9%
$440/wk on $580K
Units — 4.0%
$380/wk on $500K

Ranking within NSW

Daroobalgie Forbes
House price — Higher than 13% of NSW
Income Higher than 72% of NSW Higher than 26% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 47% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 18% of NSW Higher than 69% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 85% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 12% of NSW Higher than 3% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 72% of NSW Higher than 68% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 70% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 22% of NSW

Liveability

Forbes is more walkable (18 vs 0).

Daroobalgie Forbes
Grade — D
Score — 29/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Daroobalgie Forbes
Bushfire Low
19/100
 Low
23/100
Crime High
91/100
 High
90/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Daroobalgie Forbes
Inside the suburb 0 5
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0 2

Schools in Daroobalgie

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

Schools in Forbes

  • Red Bend Catholic College Independent · Secondary above peers
  • Forbes Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Laurence's Parish School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Forbes High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • Forbes North Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Daroobalgie Forbes
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 8
Parks & reserves 0 36
Childcare 0 7
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 2
Hospitals 0 2
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 4
Fuel stations 0 5
Waterways 1 36

Mobility

Forbes sits further from the CBD (385.4 km vs 373.3 km).

Daroobalgie Forbes
Walkability score 0/100 18/100
Distance to Sydney 373.3 km 385.4 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 311 min 310 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2870
 0.1%
postcode 2871
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 53
postcode 2870
 48
postcode 2871

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.

Daroobalgie Forbes
Car (driver) 63.4% / 79.4%
Daroobalgie — Car (driver): 63.4% Forbes — Car (driver): 79.4%
Worked from Home 24.4% / 9.2%
Daroobalgie — Worked from Home: 24.4% Forbes — Worked from Home: 9.2%
Walked Only 12.2% / 4.2%
Daroobalgie — Walked Only: 12.2% Forbes — Walked Only: 4.2%
Car (passenger) — / 6.2%
Daroobalgie — Car (passenger): not among its largest Forbes — Car (passenger): 6.2%
Bus — / 0.5%
Daroobalgie — Bus: not among its largest Forbes — Bus: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.4%).

Setting

Daroobalgie Forbes
Elevation 270 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 235 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Daroobalgie Forbes
Connectivity score 64/100 55/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 48%
87 premises
 24%
4,208 premises

Council rates

Daroobalgie Forbes
Average residential rate $957/yr
same for both
Council Forbes
same for both

Federal electorate

Daroobalgie Forbes
Division Parkes
same for both
Member Jamie Chaffey
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Daroobalgie Forbes
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Daroobalgie

Family Rural

Forbes

Affordable Rural

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