Dobies Bight vs Stratheden

Dobies Bight is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 47 in Stratheden. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Dobies Bight, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Dobies Bight tends to suit people living alone and 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

Dobies Bight

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 43/100)

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

Dobies Bight

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 24%)
  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Dobies Bight

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (486 min vs 492 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (724.5 km vs 731.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Dobies Bight

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 43/100)

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

Investors

Stratheden

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (1.4% vs -12.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Dobies Bight Stratheden
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.

Dobies Bight Stratheden
Walkability 8 / 14
Dobies Bight — Walkability: 8/100 Stratheden — Walkability: 14/100
Safety 100 / 57
Dobies Bight — Safety: 100/100 Stratheden — Safety: 57/100
Low fire risk 66 / 85
Dobies Bight — Low fire risk: 66/100 Stratheden — Low fire risk: 85/100

Demographics

Stratheden has more residents (220 vs 117); Dobies Bight has higher household incomes ($82,316 vs $64,220).

Dobies Bight Stratheden
Population 117 220
+88% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -12.0% +1.4%
Median age 42 47
Median household income $82,316/yr
+22% vs other
 $64,220/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk $300/wk
+20% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dobies Bight Stratheden
0-4 5.1% / 3.6%
Dobies Bight — 0-4: 5.1% Stratheden — 0-4: 3.6%
5-14 20.5% / 14.5%
Dobies Bight — 5-14: 20.5% Stratheden — 5-14: 14.5%
15-19 6.8% / 6.4%
Dobies Bight — 15-19: 6.8% Stratheden — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 — / 5.5%
Dobies Bight — 20-24: not among its largest Stratheden — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 10.3% / 5.5%
Dobies Bight — 25-34: 10.3% Stratheden — 25-34: 5.5%
35-44 14.5% / 9.1%
Dobies Bight — 35-44: 14.5% Stratheden — 35-44: 9.1%
45-54 5.1% / 17.3%
Dobies Bight — 45-54: 5.1% Stratheden — 45-54: 17.3%
55-64 17.1% / 18.6%
Dobies Bight — 55-64: 17.1% Stratheden — 55-64: 18.6%
65-74 6.0% / 15.9%
Dobies Bight — 65-74: 6.0% Stratheden — 65-74: 15.9%
75-84 12.8% / 3.6%
Dobies Bight — 75-84: 12.8% Stratheden — 75-84: 3.6%
85+ — / 2.7%
Dobies Bight — 85+: not among its largest Stratheden — 85+: 2.7%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dobies Bight 52.0% couple families
Dobies Bight — Couple Families: 52.0% Dobies Bight — Lone Person: 48.0% Dobies Bight — Group Household: 0.0% Dobies Bight — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Stratheden 43.1% couple families
Stratheden — Couple Families: 43.1% Stratheden — Lone Person: 39.2% Stratheden — Group Household: 9.8% Stratheden — One Parent Families: 7.8%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dobies Bight 22.5% renting
Dobies Bight — Owned Outright: 47.5% Dobies Bight — Mortgage: 30.0% Dobies Bight — Renting: 22.5%
Stratheden 19.3% renting
Stratheden — Owned Outright: 41.0% Stratheden — Mortgage: 39.8% Stratheden — Renting: 19.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dobies Bight 100.0% houses
Dobies Bight — Houses: 100.0%
Stratheden 100.0% houses
Stratheden — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Dobies Bight Stratheden
Certificate III & IV 13.7% / 18.2%
Dobies Bight — Certificate III & IV: 13.7% Stratheden — Certificate III & IV: 18.2%
Bachelor Degree 12.0% / 5.9%
Dobies Bight — Bachelor Degree: 12.0% Stratheden — Bachelor Degree: 5.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.3% / 4.1%
Dobies Bight — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.3% Stratheden — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.3% / 1.8%
Dobies Bight — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.3% Stratheden — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%
Postgraduate Degree 2.6% / —
Dobies Bight — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6% Stratheden — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

Property market

Dobies Bight Stratheden
Median house price $860,000 $839,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Dobies Bight Stratheden
Rural and farming 98% 97%
Environmental 2% 3%
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

Dobies Bight Stratheden
New dwellings approved 25
across Kyogle
 24
across Richmond Valley
Approvals change year on year +0% -78%

Ranking within NSW

Dobies Bight Stratheden
House price Higher than 39% of NSW Higher than 37% of NSW
Income Higher than 50% of NSW Higher than 26% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 52% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 61% of NSW Higher than 44% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 16% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 44% of NSW Higher than 45% of NSW

Liveability

Dobies Bight Stratheden
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Stratheden carries more crime risk (43 vs 0); Dobies Bight carries more bushfire risk (34 vs 15).

Dobies Bight Stratheden
Bushfire Low
34/100
 Low
15/100
Crime None
0/100
 Moderate
43/100
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 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Dobies Bight Stratheden
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Dobies Bight

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

Schools in Stratheden

  • Stratheden Public School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Dobies Bight Stratheden
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Stratheden sits further from the CBD (731.2 km vs 724.5 km).

Dobies Bight Stratheden
Walkability score 8/100 14/100
Distance to Sydney 724.5 km 731.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 486 min 492 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2470
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 67
postcode 2470
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.

Dobies Bight Stratheden
Car (driver) 75.5% / 69.3%
Dobies Bight — Car (driver): 75.5% Stratheden — Car (driver): 69.3%
Worked from Home 24.5% / 27.3%
Dobies Bight — Worked from Home: 24.5% Stratheden — Worked from Home: 27.3%
Car (passenger) — / 3.4%
Dobies Bight — Car (passenger): not among its largest Stratheden — Car (passenger): 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.5%).

Setting

Dobies Bight Stratheden
Elevation 36 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 40 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Dobies Bight Stratheden
Connectivity score 29/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
46 premises
 0%
94 premises

Climate

Dobies Bight Stratheden
Annual rainfall 1,374 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.2°C
same for both

Council rates

Dobies Bight Stratheden
Average residential rate $1,264/yr $1,282/yr
Council Kyogle Richmond Valley

Federal electorate

Dobies Bight Stratheden
Division Page
same for both
Member Kevin Hogan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Dobies Bight Stratheden
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Dobies Bight

Family River Rural

Stratheden

Rural

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