Doon Doon vs Midginbil
Midginbil is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 55 in Doon Doon. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Midginbil, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Midginbil: a median of $1.2 million, against $728,000 in Doon Doon. On these figures, Doon Doon tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Midginbil 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
Midginbil
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 50/100)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (122% vs 97%)
- is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 60%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Doon Doon
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper houses ($727,500 vs $1,200,000)
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 27%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Doon Doon has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 15%)
- Midginbil leaves renters under less rental stress (24% vs 34%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Midginbil
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (787.9 km vs 790.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Doon Doon has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 24%)
- Midginbil carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 50/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Midginbil
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (16.7% vs -5.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Doon Doon and Midginbil drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Midginbil has higher household incomes ($80,184 vs $55,224); Doon Doon skews older (55 vs 50).
| Doon Doon | Midginbil | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 92 +9% vs other | 84 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -5.2% | +16.7% |
| Median age | 55 | 50 |
| Median household income | $55,224/yr | $80,184/yr +45% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $360/wk | $375/wk +4% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Doon Doon | Midginbil | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $727,500 | $1,200,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Doon Doon | Midginbil | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 68% same for both | |
| Environmental | 20% | 25% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 11% | 0% |
| Other and special use | 0% | 7% |
| 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
| Doon Doon | Midginbil | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 331 across Tweed same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -50% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Doon Doon | Midginbil | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 28% of NSW | Higher than 63% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 15% of NSW | Higher than 48% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 47% of NSW | Higher than 44% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 43% of NSW | Higher than 34% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 64% of NSW | Higher than 65% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 34% of NSW | Higher than 49% of NSW |
Liveability
| Doon Doon | Midginbil | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Doon Doon carries more crime risk (50 vs 31); Doon Doon carries more bushfire risk (72 vs 54).
| Doon Doon | Midginbil | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 72/100 | Moderate 54/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 50/100 | Low 31/100 |
| 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
| Doon Doon | Midginbil | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Doon Doon | Midginbil | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 10 | 2 |
Mobility
Doon Doon sits further from the CBD (790.4 km vs 787.9 km).
| Doon Doon | Midginbil | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 5/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 790.4 km | 787.9 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 540 min | 539 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 2484 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 76 postcode 2484 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.6%).
Setting
| Doon Doon | Midginbil | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 97 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 111 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 24.1 km | 27.9 km |
NBN connectivity
| Doon Doon | Midginbil | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 24/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 33 premises | 0% 35 premises |
Climate
| Doon Doon | Midginbil | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,569 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.1°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 9.1°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Doon Doon | Midginbil | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,745/yr same for both | |
| Council | Tweed same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Doon Doon | Midginbil | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Richmond same for both | |
| Member | Justine Elliot same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Doon Doon | Midginbil | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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