Dombarton vs Wongawilli

Wongawilli is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 54 in Dombarton. 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, Dombarton tends to suit share households and older residents, while Wongawilli suits families with children and 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

  • Dombarton carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 34/100)
  • Wongawilli is already more of a family suburb (89% vs 79%)

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

First-home buyers

Wongawilli

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 29%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Dombarton

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $600/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 21%)

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

Commuting to the city

Wongawilli

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Dombarton

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 4%)
  • carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 34/100)
  • But Wongawilli is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Wongawilli

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (760.3% vs -11.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Dombarton Wongawilli
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.

Dombarton Wongawilli
Walkability 0 / 17
Dombarton — Walkability: 0/100 Wongawilli — Walkability: 17/100
Safety 85 / 66
Dombarton — Safety: 85/100 Wongawilli — Safety: 66/100
Low fire risk 9 / 8
Dombarton — Low fire risk: 9/100 Wongawilli — Low fire risk: 8/100

Demographics

Wongawilli has more residents (1,213 vs 130); Wongawilli rents higher ($600/wk vs $300/wk).

Dombarton Wongawilli
Population 130 1,213
+833% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -11.0% +760.3%
Median age 54 31
Median household income $108,888/yr $147,732/yr
+36% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk $600/wk
+100% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dombarton Wongawilli
0-4 — / 11.2%
Dombarton — 0-4: not among its largest Wongawilli — 0-4: 11.2%
5-14 7.7% / 18.1%
Dombarton — 5-14: 7.7% Wongawilli — 5-14: 18.1%
15-19 6.9% / 5.5%
Dombarton — 15-19: 6.9% Wongawilli — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 5.4% / 4.2%
Dombarton — 20-24: 5.4% Wongawilli — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 7.7% / 19.5%
Dombarton — 25-34: 7.7% Wongawilli — 25-34: 19.5%
35-44 11.5% / 18.9%
Dombarton — 35-44: 11.5% Wongawilli — 35-44: 18.9%
45-54 10.0% / 10.3%
Dombarton — 45-54: 10.0% Wongawilli — 45-54: 10.3%
55-64 25.4% / 8.3%
Dombarton — 55-64: 25.4% Wongawilli — 55-64: 8.3%
65-74 20.0% / 2.6%
Dombarton — 65-74: 20.0% Wongawilli — 65-74: 2.6%
75-84 4.6% / 1.0%
Dombarton — 75-84: 4.6% Wongawilli — 75-84: 1.0%
85+ — / 0.4%
Dombarton — 85+: not among its largest Wongawilli — 85+: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dombarton 62.1% couple families
Dombarton — Couple Families: 62.1% Dombarton — One Parent Families: 17.2% Dombarton — Lone Person: 10.3% Dombarton — Group Household: 10.3%
Wongawilli 80.2% couple families
Wongawilli — Couple Families: 80.2% Wongawilli — One Parent Families: 8.4% Wongawilli — Lone Person: 9.5% Wongawilli — Group Household: 1.8%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dombarton 12.8% renting
Dombarton — Owned Outright: 69.2% Dombarton — Mortgage: 17.9% Dombarton — Renting: 12.8%
Wongawilli 9.4% renting
Wongawilli — Owned Outright: 13.2% Wongawilli — Mortgage: 77.5% Wongawilli — Renting: 9.4%
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.

Dombarton Wongawilli
England 9.2% / 2.5%
Dombarton — England: 9.2% Wongawilli — England: 2.5%
India — / 4.2%
Dombarton — India: not among its largest Wongawilli — India: 4.2%
New Zealand 2.3% / 0.9%
Dombarton — New Zealand: 2.3% Wongawilli — New Zealand: 0.9%
Italy — / 0.6%
Dombarton — Italy: not among its largest Wongawilli — Italy: 0.6%
Philippines — / 0.5%
Dombarton — Philippines: not among its largest Wongawilli — Philippines: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.2%).

Qualifications

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

Dombarton Wongawilli
Certificate III & IV 20.0% / 18.0%
Dombarton — Certificate III & IV: 20.0% Wongawilli — Certificate III & IV: 18.0%
Bachelor Degree 11.5% / 12.6%
Dombarton — Bachelor Degree: 11.5% Wongawilli — Bachelor Degree: 12.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.2% / 7.5%
Dombarton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2% Wongawilli — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5%
Postgraduate Degree 8.5% / 4.0%
Dombarton — Postgraduate Degree: 8.5% Wongawilli — Postgraduate Degree: 4.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.1%
Dombarton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Wongawilli — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dombarton 100.0% houses
Dombarton — Houses: 100.0% Dombarton — Townhouses: 0.0%
Wongawilli 99.4% houses
Wongawilli — Houses: 99.4% Wongawilli — Townhouses: 0.9%
Houses Townhouses

Property market

Dombarton Wongawilli
Median house price — $1,195,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $670,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 77 days
from 22 sales

Zoning mix

Dombarton has more land zoned for conservation (91% vs 68%); Wongawilli has more rural and farming land (16% vs 0%).

Dombarton Wongawilli
Environmental 91% 68%
Rural and farming 0% 16%
Residential 3% 15%
Infrastructure and transport 6% 1%
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

Dombarton Wongawilli
New dwellings approved 1,476
across Wollongong
same for both
Approvals change year on year -31%
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.

Dombarton Wongawilli
Houses — 3.9%
$830/wk on $1.11M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Dombarton Wongawilli
House price — Higher than 62% of NSW
Income Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 94% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 6% of NSW Higher than 68% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 78% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 67% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 63% of NSW Higher than 97% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 68% of NSW

Liveability

Wongawilli is more walkable (17 vs 0).

Dombarton Wongawilli
Grade — C
Score — 45/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Wongawilli carries more crime risk (34 vs 15).

Dombarton Wongawilli
Bushfire High
91/100
 High
92/100
Crime Low
15/100
 Low
34/100
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 5
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Dombarton Wongawilli
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

Dombarton Wongawilli
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 1
Childcare 1
same for both

Mobility

Dombarton Wongawilli
Walkability score 0/100 17/100
Distance to Sydney 99.2 km 99.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 95 min 96 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 2530
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 2530
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.

Dombarton Wongawilli
Car (driver) 66.7% / 64.7%
Dombarton — Car (driver): 66.7% Wongawilli — Car (driver): 64.7%
Worked from Home 33.3% / 32.9%
Dombarton — Worked from Home: 33.3% Wongawilli — Worked from Home: 32.9%
Car (passenger) — / 1.8%
Dombarton — Car (passenger): not among its largest Wongawilli — Car (passenger): 1.8%
Walked Only — / 0.5%
Dombarton — Walked Only: not among its largest Wongawilli — Walked Only: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.7%).

Setting

Dombarton Wongawilli
Elevation 193 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 100 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.3 km 12.6 km

NBN connectivity

Dombarton Wongawilli
Connectivity score 32/100 97/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 2%
41 premises
 96%
490 premises

Climate

Dombarton Wongawilli
Annual rainfall 974 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Dombarton Wongawilli
PM2.5 5.9 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 19.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.45 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Dombarton Wongawilli
Average residential rate $1,751/yr
same for both
Council Wollongong
same for both

Federal electorate

Dombarton Wongawilli
Division Whitlam
same for both
Member Carol Berry
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Dombarton Wongawilli
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Dombarton

Rural

Wongawilli

Acreage Family Young Families

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