Dooralong vs Jilliby

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 $1.85 million in Jilliby, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Jilliby tends to suit 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

Jilliby

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (68/100 vs 84/100)

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

First-home buyers

Jilliby

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,850,000 vs $2,300,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Jilliby

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($445/wk vs $500/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Jilliby

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (102.9 km vs 106.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Jilliby

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (68/100 vs 84/100)

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

Investors

Jilliby

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (2.9% vs -3.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Dooralong Jilliby
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.

Dooralong Jilliby
Walkability 5 / 5
Dooralong — Walkability: 5/100 Jilliby — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 16 / 32
Dooralong — Safety: 16/100 Jilliby — Safety: 32/100
Low fire risk 42 / 44
Dooralong — Low fire risk: 42/100 Jilliby — Low fire risk: 44/100

Demographics

Jilliby has more residents (1,694 vs 350); Dooralong rents higher ($500/wk vs $445/wk).

Dooralong Jilliby
Population 350 1,694
+384% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.3% +2.9%
Median age 42 43
Median household income $147,316/yr
+4% vs other
 $141,076/yr
Median weekly rent $500/wk
+11% vs other
 $445/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dooralong Jilliby
0-4 2.9% / 4.4%
Dooralong — 0-4: 2.9% Jilliby — 0-4: 4.4%
5-14 15.1% / 14.0%
Dooralong — 5-14: 15.1% Jilliby — 5-14: 14.0%
15-19 7.1% / 8.8%
Dooralong — 15-19: 7.1% Jilliby — 15-19: 8.8%
20-24 4.6% / 7.6%
Dooralong — 20-24: 4.6% Jilliby — 20-24: 7.6%
25-34 10.0% / 6.6%
Dooralong — 25-34: 10.0% Jilliby — 25-34: 6.6%
35-44 12.6% / 10.4%
Dooralong — 35-44: 12.6% Jilliby — 35-44: 10.4%
45-54 18.0% / 17.5%
Dooralong — 45-54: 18.0% Jilliby — 45-54: 17.5%
55-64 16.9% / 14.6%
Dooralong — 55-64: 16.9% Jilliby — 55-64: 14.6%
65-74 8.9% / 11.1%
Dooralong — 65-74: 8.9% Jilliby — 65-74: 11.1%
75-84 3.7% / 4.1%
Dooralong — 75-84: 3.7% Jilliby — 75-84: 4.1%
85+ — / 0.8%
Dooralong — 85+: not among its largest Jilliby — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dooralong 67.6% couple families
Dooralong — Couple Families: 67.6% Dooralong — One Parent Families: 14.1% Dooralong — Lone Person: 18.3% Dooralong — Group Household: 0.0%
Jilliby 71.9% couple families
Jilliby — Couple Families: 71.9% Jilliby — One Parent Families: 15.1% Jilliby — Lone Person: 10.1% Jilliby — Group Household: 2.9%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dooralong 9.8% renting
Dooralong — Owned Outright: 39.1% Dooralong — Mortgage: 51.1% Dooralong — Renting: 9.8%
Jilliby 9.6% renting
Jilliby — Owned Outright: 41.5% Jilliby — Mortgage: 48.9% Jilliby — Renting: 9.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Dooralong Jilliby
Certificate III & IV 14.0% / 18.7%
Dooralong — Certificate III & IV: 14.0% Jilliby — Certificate III & IV: 18.7%
Bachelor Degree 14.0% / 11.0%
Dooralong — Bachelor Degree: 14.0% Jilliby — Bachelor Degree: 11.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.1% / 8.7%
Dooralong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.1% Jilliby — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7%
Postgraduate Degree 2.6% / 3.2%
Dooralong — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6% Jilliby — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 1.5%
Dooralong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Jilliby — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

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.

Dooralong Jilliby
England 6.0% / 3.6%
Dooralong — England: 6.0% Jilliby — England: 3.6%
South Africa 3.1% / 0.3%
Dooralong — South Africa: 3.1% Jilliby — South Africa: 0.3%
New Zealand 0.9% / 1.3%
Dooralong — New Zealand: 0.9% Jilliby — New Zealand: 1.3%
Ireland 0.9% / 0.4%
Dooralong — Ireland: 0.9% Jilliby — Ireland: 0.4%
Scotland — / 0.4%
Dooralong — Scotland: not among its largest Jilliby — Scotland: 0.4%
Netherlands — / 0.4%
Dooralong — Netherlands: not among its largest Jilliby — Netherlands: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dooralong 100.0% houses
Dooralong — Houses: 100.0% Dooralong — Townhouses: 0.0% Dooralong — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Jilliby 98.8% houses
Jilliby — Houses: 98.8% Jilliby — Townhouses: 0.8% Jilliby — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Dooralong Jilliby
Median house price $2,300,000 $1,850,000
Median unit price — $715,000
Median land price — $2,000,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 98 days
from 5 sales

Zoning mix

Dooralong has more rural and farming land (76% vs 34%); Jilliby has more land zoned for conservation (56% vs 24%).

Dooralong Jilliby
Rural and farming 76% 34%
Environmental 24% 56%
Residential 0% 5%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 4%
Industrial 0% 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

Dooralong Jilliby
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 Jilliby
House price Higher than 97% of NSW Higher than 81% of NSW
Income Higher than 94% of NSW —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 46% of NSW Higher than 48% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 7% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 65% of NSW Higher than 66% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 32% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW

Liveability

Dooralong Jilliby
Grade — C
Score — 38/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Dooralong carries more crime risk (84 vs 68).

Dooralong Jilliby
Bushfire Moderate
58/100
 Moderate
56/100
Crime High
84/100
 Moderate
68/100
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

Dooralong Jilliby
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Dooralong

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

Schools in Jilliby

  • Jilliby Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Dooralong Jilliby
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Childcare 0 3
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 3 18

Mobility

Dooralong sits further from the CBD (106.6 km vs 102.9 km).

Dooralong Jilliby
Walkability score 5/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 106.6 km
+3% vs other
 102.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 89 min 91 min
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.

Dooralong Jilliby
Car (driver) 54.7% / 62.4%
Dooralong — Car (driver): 54.7% Jilliby — Car (driver): 62.4%
Worked from Home 39.2% / 32.7%
Dooralong — Worked from Home: 39.2% Jilliby — Worked from Home: 32.7%
Car (passenger) 3.4% / 3.3%
Dooralong — Car (passenger): 3.4% Jilliby — Car (passenger): 3.3%
Walked Only 2.7% / 1.5%
Dooralong — Walked Only: 2.7% Jilliby — Walked Only: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.4%).

Setting

Dooralong Jilliby
Elevation 60 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 111 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 20.0 km 18.7 km

NBN connectivity

Dooralong Jilliby
Connectivity score 23/100 35/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
45 premises
 7%
579 premises

Climate

Dooralong Jilliby
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 Jilliby
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 Jilliby
Average residential rate $1,409/yr
same for both
Council Central Coast (NSW)
same for both

Federal electorate

Dooralong Jilliby
Division Dobell
same for both
Member Emma Mcbride
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Dooralong Jilliby
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Dooralong

Rural

Jilliby

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