Denman vs Martindale

Martindale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 43 in Denman. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Martindale, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Martindale: a median of $1.58 million, against $585,000 in Denman, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Denman tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Martindale 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

Martindale

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (49/100 vs 67/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 85%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (64% vs 54%)
  • But Denman has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Denman

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($585,000 vs $1,582,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Denman

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (25% vs 13%)
  • has cheaper rent ($280/wk vs $325/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Denman

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (184 min vs 215 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (260.2 km vs 276.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Denman has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • Martindale carries lower crime risk (49/100 vs 67/100)

Weighs 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

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

Denman Martindale
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.

Denman Martindale
Walkability 4 / 0
Denman — Walkability: 4/100 Martindale — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 33 / 51
Denman — Safety: 33/100 Martindale — Safety: 51/100
Low fire risk 64 / 16
Denman — Low fire risk: 64/100 Martindale — Low fire risk: 16/100

Demographics

Denman has more residents (1,821 vs 168); Martindale has higher household incomes ($94,224 vs $74,204).

Denman Martindale
Population 1,821
+91% vs other
 168
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.8% +5.0%
Median age 43 39
Median household income $74,204/yr $94,224/yr
+27% vs other
Median weekly rent $280/wk $325/wk
+16% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Denman Martindale
0-4 5.1% / 6.0%
Denman — 0-4: 5.1% Martindale — 0-4: 6.0%
5-14 12.9% / 11.9%
Denman — 5-14: 12.9% Martindale — 5-14: 11.9%
15-19 6.6% / 8.3%
Denman — 15-19: 6.6% Martindale — 15-19: 8.3%
20-24 4.4% / 10.7%
Denman — 20-24: 4.4% Martindale — 20-24: 10.7%
25-34 10.7% / 9.5%
Denman — 25-34: 10.7% Martindale — 25-34: 9.5%
35-44 11.3% / 11.9%
Denman — 35-44: 11.3% Martindale — 35-44: 11.9%
45-54 13.2% / 16.1%
Denman — 45-54: 13.2% Martindale — 45-54: 16.1%
55-64 13.6% / 8.9%
Denman — 55-64: 13.6% Martindale — 55-64: 8.9%
65-74 11.0% / 12.5%
Denman — 65-74: 11.0% Martindale — 65-74: 12.5%
75-84 6.9% / 6.0%
Denman — 75-84: 6.9% Martindale — 75-84: 6.0%
85+ 3.2% / —
Denman — 85+: 3.2% Martindale — 85+: not among its largest

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Denman 37.4% couple families
Denman — Couple Families: 37.4% Denman — Lone Person: 43.7% Denman — One Parent Families: 17.1% Denman — Group Household: 0.8% Denman — Other Families: 1.0%
Martindale 57.4% couple families
Martindale — Couple Families: 57.4% Martindale — Lone Person: 27.7% Martindale — One Parent Families: 6.4% Martindale — Group Household: 8.5% Martindale — 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.

Denman 25.3% renting
Denman — Owned Outright: 37.8% Denman — Mortgage: 36.9% Denman — Renting: 25.3%
Martindale 13.2% renting
Martindale — Owned Outright: 52.8% Martindale — Mortgage: 34.0% Martindale — Renting: 13.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Denman Martindale
New Zealand 1.3% / 2.4%
Denman — New Zealand: 1.3% Martindale — New Zealand: 2.4%
England 2.0% / —
Denman — England: 2.0% Martindale — England: not among its largest
Thailand 0.5% / —
Denman — Thailand: 0.5% Martindale — Thailand: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.4% / —
Denman — Netherlands: 0.4% Martindale — Netherlands: not among its largest
Philippines 0.3% / —
Denman — Philippines: 0.3% Martindale — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.4%).

Qualifications

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

Denman Martindale
Certificate III & IV 21.1% / 25.0%
Denman — Certificate III & IV: 21.1% Martindale — Certificate III & IV: 25.0%
Bachelor Degree 4.4% / 8.3%
Denman — Bachelor Degree: 4.4% Martindale — Bachelor Degree: 8.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.7% / 6.0%
Denman — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7% Martindale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0%
Postgraduate Degree 1.2% / —
Denman — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2% Martindale — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.4% / —
Denman — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.4% Martindale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Denman 85.0% houses
Denman — Houses: 85.0% Denman — Townhouses: 9.9% Denman — Flats / Apartments: 5.2%
Martindale 100.0% houses
Martindale — Houses: 100.0% Martindale — Townhouses: 0.0% Martindale — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Denman Martindale
Median house price $585,000 $1,582,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $290,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 35 days
from 29 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Martindale has more land zoned for conservation (82% vs 43%); Denman has more rural and farming land (52% vs 18%).

Denman Martindale
Environmental 43% 82%
Rural and farming 52% 18%
Residential 2% 0%
Parks and recreation 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

Denman Martindale
New dwellings approved 71
across Muswellbrook
same for both
Approvals change year on year +13%
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.

Denman Martindale
Houses 4.6%
$580/wk on $659K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Denman Martindale
House price Higher than 19% of NSW Higher than 77% of NSW
Income Higher than 41% of NSW Higher than 61% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 45% of NSW Higher than 10% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 81% of NSW Higher than 26% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 33% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 69% of NSW Higher than 5% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 92% of NSW —

Liveability

Denman Martindale
Grade D —
Score 26/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Martindale carries more bushfire risk (84 vs 36); Denman carries more crime risk (67 vs 49).

Denman Martindale
Bushfire Low
36/100
 High
84/100
Crime Moderate
67/100
 Moderate
49/100
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
same for both

Schools

Denman Martindale
Inside the suburb 2 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 2 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Denman

  • Denman Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Joseph's Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers

Schools in Martindale

  • Martindale Public School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Denman Martindale
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 5 0
Childcare 2 0
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 6 17

Mobility

Martindale sits further from the CBD (276.1 km vs 260.2 km).

Denman Martindale
Walkability score 4/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 260.2 km 276.1 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 184 min 215 min
Public transport score 36/100
Bus
 22/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 14.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 3.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 2.5 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 2328
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 2328
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.

Denman Martindale
Car (driver) 80.2% / 62.0%
Denman — Car (driver): 80.2% Martindale — Car (driver): 62.0%
Worked from Home 8.7% / 21.7%
Denman — Worked from Home: 8.7% Martindale — Worked from Home: 21.7%
Walked Only 6.2% / 10.9%
Denman — Walked Only: 6.2% Martindale — Walked Only: 10.9%
Car (passenger) 3.9% / 5.4%
Denman — Car (passenger): 3.9% Martindale — Car (passenger): 5.4%
Bus 0.4% / —
Denman — Bus: 0.4% Martindale — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.2%).

Setting

Denman Martindale
Elevation 111 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 296 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Denman Martindale
Connectivity score 58/100 15/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 26%
864 premises
 0%
38 premises

Climate

Denman Martindale
Annual rainfall 631 mm 965 mm
Summer max (Jan) 31.6°C 23.4°C
Winter min (Jul) 4.1°C 3.0°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Denman Martindale
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 17.7 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Denman Martindale
Average residential rate $936/yr
same for both
Council Muswellbrook
same for both

Federal electorate

Denman Martindale
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Denman Martindale
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Denman

Affordable Rural

Martindale

Rural

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