Dooralong vs Durren Durren
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Dooralong: a median of $2.3 million, against $1.62 million in Durren Durren, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Durren Durren tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget.
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
- Dooralong is already more of a family suburb (82% vs 73%)
- Durren Durren carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 84/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Durren Durren
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($1,625,000 vs $2,300,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Durren Durren
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $500/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Durren Durren
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (104.1 km vs 106.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Durren Durren
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 84/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 13%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Durren Durren
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (21.5% vs -3.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Dooralong and Durren Durren 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
Dooralong rents higher ($500/wk vs $0/wk); Dooralong has more residents (350 vs 96).
| Dooralong | Durren Durren | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 350 +73% vs other | 96 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -3.3% | +21.5% |
| Median age | 42 | 44 |
| Median household income | $147,316/yr +21% vs other | $117,000/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $500/wk (not reported on the other side) | — |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (7.3%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Dooralong | Durren Durren | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $2,300,000 | $1,625,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Dooralong has more rural and farming land (76% vs 28%); Durren Durren has more land zoned for conservation (70% vs 24%).
| Dooralong | Durren Durren | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 76% | 28% |
| Environmental | 24% | 70% |
| Parks and recreation | 0% | 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
| Dooralong | Durren Durren | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,441 across Central Coast (NSW) same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +67% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Dooralong | Durren Durren | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 97% of NSW | Higher than 78% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 94% of NSW | Higher than 82% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 46% of NSW | Higher than 58% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 7% of NSW | Higher than 39% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 65% of NSW | Higher than 66% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 32% of NSW | Higher than 31% of NSW |
Liveability
| Dooralong | Durren Durren | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Dooralong carries more crime risk (84 vs 43); Durren Durren carries more bushfire risk (70 vs 58).
| Dooralong | Durren Durren | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 58/100 | High 70/100 |
| Crime | High 84/100 | 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 | 0 within 5 km | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Dooralong | Durren Durren | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Dooralong | Durren Durren | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 3 | 0 |
Mobility
Dooralong sits further from the CBD (106.6 km vs 104.1 km).
| Dooralong | Durren Durren | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 5/100 | 10/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 106.6 km +2% vs other | 104.1 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 89 min same for both | |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 2259 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 56 postcode 2259 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 (88.6%).
Setting
| Dooralong | Durren Durren | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 60 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 99 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 20.0 km | 17.4 km |
NBN connectivity
| Dooralong | Durren Durren | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 23/100 | 21/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 45 premises | 0% 17 premises |
Climate
| Dooralong | Durren Durren | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,272 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 26.4°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 10.6°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Dooralong | Durren Durren | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.1 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 14.8 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.36 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Dooralong | Durren Durren | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,409/yr same for both | |
| Council | Central Coast (NSW) same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Dooralong | Durren Durren | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Dobell same for both | |
| Member | Emma Mcbride same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Dooralong | Durren Durren | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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