Dean Park vs Doonside

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

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

Doonside

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (12 vs 2)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 1)
  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 2)
  • But Dean Park carries lower crime risk (51/100 vs 77/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Doonside

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (47% vs 30%)
  • has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $400/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Doonside

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (9% vs 3%)
  • sits closer to the CBD (40.6 km vs 45.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Dean Park carries lower crime risk (51/100 vs 77/100)
  • Doonside has more GPs (3 vs 0)

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

Investors

Too close to call

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

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Dean Park Doonside
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.

Dean Park Doonside
Walkability 70 / 77
Dean Park — Walkability: 70/100 Doonside — Walkability: 77/100
Safety 49 / 23
Dean Park — Safety: 49/100 Doonside — Safety: 23/100
Low fire risk 71 / 72
Dean Park — Low fire risk: 71/100 Doonside — Low fire risk: 72/100

Demographics

Doonside has more residents (13,614 vs 3,180); Dean Park has higher household incomes ($95,992 vs $82,264).

Dean Park Doonside
Population 3,180 13,614
+328% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.5% +1.2%
Median age 35 36
Median household income $95,992/yr
+14% vs other
 $82,264/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk
+12% vs other
 $350/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dean Park Doonside
0-4 6.9% / 6.0%
Dean Park — 0-4: 6.9% Doonside — 0-4: 6.0%
5-14 13.4% / 13.2%
Dean Park — 5-14: 13.4% Doonside — 5-14: 13.2%
15-19 5.7% / 6.3%
Dean Park — 15-19: 5.7% Doonside — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 6.6% / 6.9%
Dean Park — 20-24: 6.6% Doonside — 20-24: 6.9%
25-34 16.1% / 14.8%
Dean Park — 25-34: 16.1% Doonside — 25-34: 14.8%
35-44 14.3% / 13.9%
Dean Park — 35-44: 14.3% Doonside — 35-44: 13.9%
45-54 10.6% / 12.9%
Dean Park — 45-54: 10.6% Doonside — 45-54: 12.9%
55-64 11.8% / 11.8%
Dean Park — 55-64: 11.8% Doonside — 55-64: 11.8%
65-74 8.4% / 9.1%
Dean Park — 65-74: 8.4% Doonside — 65-74: 9.1%
75-84 3.9% / 3.9%
Dean Park — 75-84: 3.9% Doonside — 75-84: 3.9%
85+ 2.7% / 1.2%
Dean Park — 85+: 2.7% Doonside — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dean Park 54.9% couple families
Dean Park — Couple Families: 54.9% Dean Park — Lone Person: 21.7% Dean Park — One Parent Families: 19.1% Dean Park — Group Household: 2.3% Dean Park — Other Families: 2.1%
Doonside 45.4% couple families
Doonside — Couple Families: 45.4% Doonside — Lone Person: 23.4% Doonside — One Parent Families: 24.4% Doonside — Group Household: 3.9% Doonside — Other Families: 2.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dean Park 29.9% renting
Dean Park — Owned Outright: 26.3% Dean Park — Mortgage: 43.8% Dean Park — Renting: 29.9%
Doonside 46.8% renting
Doonside — Owned Outright: 22.8% Doonside — Mortgage: 30.4% Doonside — Renting: 46.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Dean Park Doonside
Certificate III & IV 14.3% / 10.6%
Dean Park — Certificate III & IV: 14.3% Doonside — Certificate III & IV: 10.6%
Bachelor Degree 10.0% / 12.1%
Dean Park — Bachelor Degree: 10.0% Doonside — Bachelor Degree: 12.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.6% / 6.6%
Dean Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6% Doonside — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6%
Postgraduate Degree 2.6% / 3.6%
Dean Park — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6% Doonside — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / 0.7%
Dean Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Doonside — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.3%).

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.

Dean Park Doonside
Philippines 8.5% / 10.5%
Dean Park — Philippines: 8.5% Doonside — Philippines: 10.5%
India 6.0% / 6.5%
Dean Park — India: 6.0% Doonside — India: 6.5%
New Zealand 2.5% / 2.3%
Dean Park — New Zealand: 2.5% Doonside — New Zealand: 2.3%
Fiji 1.1% / 3.3%
Dean Park — Fiji: 1.1% Doonside — Fiji: 3.3%
England 1.2% / 1.1%
Dean Park — England: 1.2% Doonside — England: 1.1%
Nepal — / 1.4%
Dean Park — Nepal: not among its largest Doonside — Nepal: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dean Park 95.4% houses
Dean Park — Houses: 95.4% Dean Park — Townhouses: 3.7% Dean Park — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Doonside 89.3% houses
Doonside — Houses: 89.3% Doonside — Townhouses: 8.3% Doonside — Flats / Apartments: 2.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Dean Park Doonside
Median house price $1,031,000 $1,090,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 17 sales
 23 days
from 55 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Dean Park Doonside
3 bed $1.02M / $1.02M
Dean Park — 3 bed: $1.02M (24 sales) Doonside — 3 bed: $1.02M (75 sales)

24 vs 75 sales

4 bed $1.07M / $1.14M
Dean Park — 4 bed: $1.07M (14 sales) Doonside — 4 bed: $1.14M (39 sales)

14 vs 39 sales

Zoning mix

Dean Park Doonside
Residential 51% 61%
Infrastructure and transport 17% 8%
Parks and recreation 7% 6%
Environmental 1%
same for both
Planning zones cover 76% of Dean Park and 76% of Doonside. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve.
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

Dean Park Doonside
New dwellings approved 2,325
across Blacktown
same for both
Approvals change year on year -18%
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.

Dean Park Doonside
Houses — 3.5%
$700/wk on $1.04M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Dean Park Doonside
House price Higher than 53% of NSW
same for both
Income Higher than 63% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 80% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 91% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 59% of NSW Higher than 47% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 84% of NSW Higher than 94% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 45% of NSW

Liveability

Dean Park Doonside
Grade B
same for both
Score 52/100 51/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Doonside carries more crime risk (77 vs 51).

Dean Park Doonside
Bushfire Low
29/100
 Low
28/100
Crime Moderate
51/100
 High
77/100
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 8
within 5 km
 12
within 5 km

Schools

Dean Park Doonside
Inside the suburb 1 5
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 1 2

Schools in Dean Park

  • William Dean Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Doonside

  • Doonside High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • St John Vianney's Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Crawford Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Doonside Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • Mountain View Adventist College Independent · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Dean Park Doonside
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 4
Parks & reserves 2 6
Childcare 2 12
GPs 0 3
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Dean Park sits further from the CBD (45.1 km vs 40.6 km).

Dean Park Doonside
Walkability score 70/100 77/100
Distance to Sydney 45.1 km
+10% vs other
 40.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 40 min 42 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 93/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 108.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 192.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 2761
 0.9%
postcode 2767
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 64
postcode 2761
 61
postcode 2767

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.

Dean Park Doonside
Car (driver) 62.3% / 55.8%
Dean Park — Car (driver): 62.3% Doonside — Car (driver): 55.8%
Worked from Home 26.8% / 26.7%
Dean Park — Worked from Home: 26.8% Doonside — Worked from Home: 26.7%
Train 3.2% / 9.1%
Dean Park — Train: 3.2% Doonside — Train: 9.1%
Car (passenger) 5.3% / 6.2%
Dean Park — Car (passenger): 5.3% Doonside — Car (passenger): 6.2%
Bus 1.5% / 1.3%
Dean Park — Bus: 1.5% Doonside — Bus: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.3%).

Setting

Dean Park Doonside
Elevation 37 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 44 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 36.8 km 34.3 km

NBN connectivity

Dean Park Doonside
Connectivity score 75/100 88/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
1,192 premises
 53%
4,933 premises

Climate

Dean Park Doonside
Annual rainfall 932 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Dean Park Doonside
PM2.5 6.1 µg/m³ 6.7 µg/m³
PM10 15.5 µg/m³ 17.6 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.53 pphm 0.88 pphm

Council rates

Dean Park Doonside
Average residential rate $1,157/yr
same for both
Council Blacktown
same for both

Federal electorate

Dean Park Doonside
Division Chifley
same for both
Member Ed Husic
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Dean Park Doonside
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Dean Park

Multicultural Outer Parks

Doonside

Easy Commute Multicultural Outer Transport Hub

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