Dartbrook vs Scone

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Dartbrook, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Dartbrook tends to suit 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Dartbrook carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 79/100)
  • Scone has more parks and reserves (11 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Dartbrook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($16,406 vs $300,000)

Weighs land prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Dartbrook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% 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

  • Dartbrook sits closer to the CBD (266.4 km vs 274.6 km)
  • Scone is more walkable (71/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Dartbrook carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 79/100)
  • Scone is more walkable (71/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Scone

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (3.6% vs -2.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Dartbrook Scone
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.

Dartbrook Scone
Walkability 0 / 71
Dartbrook — Walkability: 0/100 Scone — Walkability: 71/100
Safety 100 / 21
Dartbrook — Safety: 100/100 Scone — Safety: 21/100
Low fire risk 69 / 60
Dartbrook — Low fire risk: 69/100 Scone — Low fire risk: 60/100

Demographics

Scone has more residents (5,824 vs 110); Dartbrook has higher household incomes ($127,348 vs $78,364).

Dartbrook Scone
Population 110 5,824
+5195% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.7% +3.6%
Median age 41 39
Median household income $127,348/yr
+38% vs other
 $78,364/yr
Median weekly rent $270/wk $290/wk
+7% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dartbrook Scone
0-4 2.7% / 5.4%
Dartbrook — 0-4: 2.7% Scone — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 19.1% / 14.3%
Dartbrook — 5-14: 19.1% Scone — 5-14: 14.3%
15-19 6.4% / 5.6%
Dartbrook — 15-19: 6.4% Scone — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 7.3% / 4.8%
Dartbrook — 20-24: 7.3% Scone — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 5.5% / 13.6%
Dartbrook — 25-34: 5.5% Scone — 25-34: 13.6%
35-44 10.9% / 12.9%
Dartbrook — 35-44: 10.9% Scone — 35-44: 12.9%
45-54 16.4% / 12.1%
Dartbrook — 45-54: 16.4% Scone — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 12.7% / 11.6%
Dartbrook — 55-64: 12.7% Scone — 55-64: 11.6%
65-74 10.9% / 9.6%
Dartbrook — 65-74: 10.9% Scone — 65-74: 9.6%
75-84 11.8% / 6.8%
Dartbrook — 75-84: 11.8% Scone — 75-84: 6.8%
85+ — / 3.3%
Dartbrook — 85+: not among its largest Scone — 85+: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dartbrook 50.0% couple families
Dartbrook — Couple Families: 50.0% Dartbrook — Lone Person: 33.3% Dartbrook — One Parent Families: 16.7% Dartbrook — Group Household: 0.0% Dartbrook — Other Families: 0.0%
Scone 38.6% couple families
Scone — Couple Families: 38.6% Scone — Lone Person: 40.0% Scone — One Parent Families: 15.5% Scone — Group Household: 4.5% Scone — Other Families: 1.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dartbrook 27.6% renting
Dartbrook — Owned Outright: 44.8% Dartbrook — Mortgage: 27.6% Dartbrook — Renting: 27.6%
Scone 31.8% renting
Scone — Owned Outright: 32.9% Scone — Mortgage: 35.3% Scone — Renting: 31.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dartbrook 100.0% houses
Dartbrook — Houses: 100.0% Dartbrook — Townhouses: 0.0% Dartbrook — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Scone 84.3% houses
Scone — Houses: 84.3% Scone — Townhouses: 13.3% Scone — Flats / Apartments: 2.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Dartbrook Scone
Certificate III & IV 15.5% / 18.3%
Dartbrook — Certificate III & IV: 15.5% Scone — Certificate III & IV: 18.3%
Bachelor Degree 8.2% / 8.2%
Dartbrook — Bachelor Degree: 8.2% Scone — Bachelor Degree: 8.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 6.1%
Dartbrook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Scone — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.7%
Dartbrook — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Scone — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.9%
Dartbrook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Scone — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

Property market

Dartbrook Scone
Median house price — $655,000
Median unit price — $357,500
Median land price $16,406 $300,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 32 days
from 73 sales

Zoning mix

Dartbrook has more rural and farming land (100% vs 73%); Scone has more land zoned for conservation (14% vs 0%).

Dartbrook Scone
Rural and farming 100% 73%
Environmental 0% 14%
Residential 0% 9%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 2%
Parks and recreation 0% 2%
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

Dartbrook Scone
New dwellings approved 41
across Upper Hunter
same for both
Approvals change year on year -20%
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.

Dartbrook Scone
Houses — 3.9%
$600/wk on $804K
Units — 5.7%
$450/wk on $408K

Ranking within NSW

Dartbrook Scone
House price — Higher than 21% of NSW
Income Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 46% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 56% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 8% of NSW Higher than 89% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 80% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 22% of NSW Higher than 14% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 41% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 67% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 91% of NSW

Liveability

Scone is more walkable (71 vs 0).

Dartbrook Scone
Grade — C
Score — 39/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Scone carries more crime risk (79 vs 0).

Dartbrook Scone
Bushfire Low
31/100
 Moderate
40/100
Crime None
0/100
 High
79/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
 High
83/100
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Dartbrook Scone
Inside the suburb 0 4
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Dartbrook

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

Schools in Scone

  • Scone High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Scone Grammar School Independent · Combined at peers
  • St Mary's Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Scone Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Dartbrook Scone
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 7
Parks & reserves 0 11
Childcare 0 4
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 4
Fuel stations 0 4
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 10 38

Mobility

Scone sits further from the CBD (274.6 km vs 266.4 km).

Dartbrook Scone
Walkability score 0/100 71/100
Distance to Sydney 266.4 km 274.6 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 193 min 197 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2336
 0.2%
postcode 2337
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 2336
 41
postcode 2337

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.

Dartbrook Scone
Car (driver) 64.4% / 78.4%
Dartbrook — Car (driver): 64.4% Scone — Car (driver): 78.4%
Worked from Home 26.7% / 9.8%
Dartbrook — Worked from Home: 26.7% Scone — Worked from Home: 9.8%
Walked Only 8.9% / 3.9%
Dartbrook — Walked Only: 8.9% Scone — Walked Only: 3.9%
Car (passenger) — / 6.5%
Dartbrook — Car (passenger): not among its largest Scone — Car (passenger): 6.5%
Bicycle — / 1.2%
Dartbrook — Bicycle: not among its largest Scone — Bicycle: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.4%).

Setting

Dartbrook Scone
Elevation 215 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 203 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Dartbrook Scone
Connectivity score 28/100 50/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
39 premises
 13%
3,010 premises

Climate

Dartbrook Scone
Annual rainfall 631 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.6°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Dartbrook Scone
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 14.9 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Dartbrook Scone
Average residential rate $968/yr
same for both
Council Upper Hunter
same for both

Federal electorate

Dartbrook Scone
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Dartbrook Scone
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Dartbrook

Affordable Rural

Scone

Affordable Parks River Rural

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