Dirnaseer vs Junee Reefs

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Dirnaseer tends to suit couples, while Junee Reefs suits families with children.

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

Dirnaseer

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 42/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 81%)

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

Junee Reefs

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($110/wk vs $140/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Dirnaseer

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (413.3 km vs 420 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Dirnaseer carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 42/100)
  • Junee Reefs has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 17%)

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

Investors

Dirnaseer

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.1% vs 2.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Dirnaseer Junee Reefs
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.

Dirnaseer Junee Reefs
Walkability 0 / 0
Dirnaseer — Walkability: 0/100 Junee Reefs — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 100 / 58
Dirnaseer — Safety: 100/100 Junee Reefs — Safety: 58/100
Low fire risk 57 / 100
Dirnaseer — Low fire risk: 57/100 Junee Reefs — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Dirnaseer rents higher ($140/wk vs $110/wk).

Dirnaseer Junee Reefs
Population 89
+3% vs other
 86
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +17.1% +2.4%
Median age 48 47
Median household income $87,724/yr
same for both
Median weekly rent $140/wk
+21% vs other
 $110/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dirnaseer Junee Reefs
0-4 4.5% / 5.8%
Dirnaseer — 0-4: 4.5% Junee Reefs — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 14.6% / 18.6%
Dirnaseer — 5-14: 14.6% Junee Reefs — 5-14: 18.6%
15-19 — / 3.5%
Dirnaseer — 15-19: not among its largest Junee Reefs — 15-19: 3.5%
20-24 4.5% / 3.5%
Dirnaseer — 20-24: 4.5% Junee Reefs — 20-24: 3.5%
25-34 — / 3.5%
Dirnaseer — 25-34: not among its largest Junee Reefs — 25-34: 3.5%
35-44 11.2% / 14.0%
Dirnaseer — 35-44: 11.2% Junee Reefs — 35-44: 14.0%
45-54 18.0% / 17.4%
Dirnaseer — 45-54: 18.0% Junee Reefs — 45-54: 17.4%
55-64 23.6% / 14.0%
Dirnaseer — 55-64: 23.6% Junee Reefs — 55-64: 14.0%
65-74 12.4% / 12.8%
Dirnaseer — 65-74: 12.4% Junee Reefs — 65-74: 12.8%
75-84 4.5% / 8.1%
Dirnaseer — 75-84: 4.5% Junee Reefs — 75-84: 8.1%
85+ — / 3.5%
Dirnaseer — 85+: not among its largest Junee Reefs — 85+: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dirnaseer 100.0% couple families
Dirnaseer — Couple Families: 100.0% Dirnaseer — Lone Person: 0.0% Dirnaseer — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Junee Reefs 62.5% couple families
Junee Reefs — Couple Families: 62.5% Junee Reefs — Lone Person: 18.8% Junee Reefs — One Parent Families: 18.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dirnaseer 0.0% renting
Dirnaseer — Owned Outright: 45.5% Dirnaseer — Mortgage: 54.5% Dirnaseer — Renting: 0.0%
Junee Reefs 0.0% renting
Junee Reefs — Owned Outright: 70.0% Junee Reefs — Mortgage: 30.0% Junee Reefs — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dirnaseer 100.0% houses
Dirnaseer — Houses: 100.0%
Junee Reefs 100.0% houses
Junee Reefs — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Dirnaseer Junee Reefs
Certificate III & IV 10.1% / 15.1%
Dirnaseer — Certificate III & IV: 10.1% Junee Reefs — Certificate III & IV: 15.1%
Bachelor Degree 5.6% / 16.3%
Dirnaseer — Bachelor Degree: 5.6% Junee Reefs — Bachelor Degree: 16.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.5% / 4.7%
Dirnaseer — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5% Junee Reefs — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.7%
Postgraduate Degree 4.5% / —
Dirnaseer — Postgraduate Degree: 4.5% Junee Reefs — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.5% / —
Dirnaseer — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.5% Junee Reefs — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.3%).

Property market

Dirnaseer Junee Reefs
Median house price —
same for both
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $17,392

Zoning mix

Dirnaseer Junee Reefs
Rural and farming 100%
same for both
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

Dirnaseer Junee Reefs
New dwellings approved 12
across Junee
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Dirnaseer Junee Reefs
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 56% of NSW
same for both
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 38% of NSW Higher than 25% of NSW
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 15% of NSW Higher than 14% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 25% of NSW Higher than 35% of NSW

Liveability

Dirnaseer Junee Reefs
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Dirnaseer carries more bushfire risk (43 vs 0); Junee Reefs carries more crime risk (42 vs 0).

Dirnaseer Junee Reefs
Bushfire Moderate
43/100
 None
0/100
Crime None
0/100
 Moderate
42/100
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

Dirnaseer Junee Reefs
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

Dirnaseer Junee Reefs
Waterways 4 11

Mobility

Junee Reefs sits further from the CBD (420 km vs 413.3 km).

Dirnaseer Junee Reefs
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 413.3 km 420 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 279 min 283 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2666
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 2666
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.

Dirnaseer Junee Reefs
Worked from Home 42.4% / 61.5%
Dirnaseer — Worked from Home: 42.4% Junee Reefs — Worked from Home: 61.5%
Car (driver) 57.6% / 38.5%
Dirnaseer — Car (driver): 57.6% Junee Reefs — Car (driver): 38.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (61.5%).

Setting

Dirnaseer Junee Reefs
Elevation 362 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 296 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Dirnaseer Junee Reefs
Connectivity score 16/100 25/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
11 premises
 0%
27 premises

Climate

Dirnaseer Junee Reefs
Annual rainfall 559 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Dirnaseer Junee Reefs
Average residential rate $997/yr
same for both
Council Junee
same for both

Federal electorate

Dirnaseer Junee Reefs
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Dirnaseer Junee Reefs
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Dirnaseer

Rural

Junee Reefs

Affordable Family Rural

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