Dooralong vs Wyee

Dooralong is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 49 in Wyee. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Dooralong, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Dooralong: a median of $2.3 million, against $1.03 million in Wyee, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Dooralong tends to suit couples, while Wyee suits people living alone, older residents, 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

Dooralong

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (82% vs 62%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 78%)
  • But Wyee has more childcare (3 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Dooralong leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 32%)
  • Wyee has cheaper houses ($1,030,250 vs $2,300,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Dooralong leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 26%)
  • Wyee has cheaper rent ($360/wk vs $500/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wyee

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 13%)

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

Investors

Wyee

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (20.9% vs -3.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Dooralong and Wyee 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 Wyee
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 Wyee
Walkability 5 / 8
Dooralong — Walkability: 5/100 Wyee — Walkability: 8/100
Safety 16 / 22
Dooralong — Safety: 16/100 Wyee — Safety: 22/100
Low fire risk 42 / 46
Dooralong — Low fire risk: 42/100 Wyee — Low fire risk: 46/100

Demographics

Wyee has more residents (2,909 vs 350); Dooralong has higher household incomes ($147,316 vs $71,968).

Dooralong Wyee
Population 350 2,909
+731% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.3% +20.9%
Median age 42 49
Median household income $147,316/yr
+51% vs other
 $71,968/yr
Median weekly rent $500/wk
+28% vs other
 $360/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dooralong Wyee
0-4 2.9% / 4.4%
Dooralong — 0-4: 2.9% Wyee — 0-4: 4.4%
5-14 15.1% / 9.9%
Dooralong — 5-14: 15.1% Wyee — 5-14: 9.9%
15-19 7.1% / 5.2%
Dooralong — 15-19: 7.1% Wyee — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 4.6% / 6.5%
Dooralong — 20-24: 4.6% Wyee — 20-24: 6.5%
25-34 10.0% / 8.8%
Dooralong — 25-34: 10.0% Wyee — 25-34: 8.8%
35-44 12.6% / 10.2%
Dooralong — 35-44: 12.6% Wyee — 35-44: 10.2%
45-54 18.0% / 12.1%
Dooralong — 45-54: 18.0% Wyee — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 16.9% / 13.4%
Dooralong — 55-64: 16.9% Wyee — 55-64: 13.4%
65-74 8.9% / 13.2%
Dooralong — 65-74: 8.9% Wyee — 65-74: 13.2%
75-84 3.7% / 10.8%
Dooralong — 75-84: 3.7% Wyee — 75-84: 10.8%
85+ — / 5.5%
Dooralong — 85+: not among its largest Wyee — 85+: 5.5%

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 — Lone Person: 18.3% Dooralong — One Parent Families: 14.1% Dooralong — Group Household: 0.0% Dooralong — Other Families: 0.0%
Wyee 43.8% couple families
Wyee — Couple Families: 43.8% Wyee — Lone Person: 32.2% Wyee — One Parent Families: 17.7% Wyee — Group Household: 4.1% Wyee — Other Families: 2.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

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%
Wyee 15.4% renting
Wyee — Owned Outright: 43.0% Wyee — Mortgage: 41.6% Wyee — Renting: 15.4%
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.

Dooralong Wyee
England 6.0% / 3.6%
Dooralong — England: 6.0% Wyee — England: 3.6%
South Africa 3.1% / 0.3%
Dooralong — South Africa: 3.1% Wyee — South Africa: 0.3%
New Zealand 0.9% / 1.2%
Dooralong — New Zealand: 0.9% Wyee — New Zealand: 1.2%
Ireland 0.9% / 0.3%
Dooralong — Ireland: 0.9% Wyee — Ireland: 0.3%
Philippines — / 0.3%
Dooralong — Philippines: not among its largest Wyee — Philippines: 0.3%

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

Qualifications

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

Dooralong Wyee
Certificate III & IV 14.0% / 21.1%
Dooralong — Certificate III & IV: 14.0% Wyee — Certificate III & IV: 21.1%
Bachelor Degree 14.0% / 5.3%
Dooralong — Bachelor Degree: 14.0% Wyee — Bachelor Degree: 5.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.1% / 6.6%
Dooralong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.1% Wyee — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6%
Postgraduate Degree 2.6% / 1.2%
Dooralong — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6% Wyee — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 1.1%
Dooralong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Wyee — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dooralong 100.0% houses
Dooralong — Houses: 100.0% Dooralong — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Dooralong — Townhouses: 0.0%
Wyee 77.8% houses
Wyee — Houses: 77.8% Wyee — Flats / Apartments: 11.3% Wyee — Townhouses: 10.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Dooralong Wyee
Median house price $2,300,000 $1,030,250
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $347,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 48 days
from 41 sales

Zoning mix

Dooralong has more rural and farming land (76% vs 30%); Wyee has more land zoned for conservation (49% vs 24%).

Dooralong Wyee
Rural and farming 76% 30%
Environmental 24% 49%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 17%
Residential 0% 4%
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 Wyee
New dwellings approved 1,441
across Central Coast (NSW)
 1,212
across Lake Macquarie
Approvals change year on year +67% +2%

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.

Dooralong Wyee
Houses — 3.9%
$820/wk on $1.1M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Dooralong Wyee
House price Higher than 97% of NSW Higher than 44% of NSW
Income Higher than 94% of NSW Higher than 39% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 46% of NSW Higher than 53% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 7% of NSW Higher than 46% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 65% of NSW Higher than 66% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 32% of NSW Higher than 78% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 67% of NSW

Liveability

Dooralong Wyee
Grade — D
Score — 26/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Dooralong Wyee
Bushfire Moderate
58/100
 Moderate
54/100
Crime High
84/100
 High
78/100
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
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Dooralong Wyee
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 Wyee

  • Wyee Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Dooralong Wyee
Parks & reserves 1 2
Childcare 0 3
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 3 8

Mobility

Dooralong Wyee
Walkability score 5/100 8/100
Distance to Sydney 106.6 km 105.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 89 min 86 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 Wyee
Car (driver) 54.7% / 69.4%
Dooralong — Car (driver): 54.7% Wyee — Car (driver): 69.4%
Worked from Home 39.2% / 22.5%
Dooralong — Worked from Home: 39.2% Wyee — Worked from Home: 22.5%
Car (passenger) 3.4% / 3.8%
Dooralong — Car (passenger): 3.4% Wyee — Car (passenger): 3.8%
Walked Only 2.7% / 2.8%
Dooralong — Walked Only: 2.7% Wyee — Walked Only: 2.8%
Train — / 0.8%
Dooralong — Train: not among its largest Wyee — Train: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.4%).

Setting

Dooralong Wyee
Elevation 60 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 29 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 20.0 km 12.1 km

NBN connectivity

Dooralong Wyee
Connectivity score 23/100 71/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
45 premises
 52%
1,605 premises

Climate

Dooralong Wyee
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 Wyee
PM2.5 5.1 µg/m³ 5.0 µg/m³
PM10 14.8 µg/m³ 11.6 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.36 pphm 0.27 pphm

Council rates

Dooralong Wyee
Average residential rate $1,409/yr $1,708/yr
Council Central Coast (NSW) Lake Macquarie

Federal electorate

Dooralong Wyee
Division Dobell Hunter
Member Emma Mcbride Dan Repacholi
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Dooralong

Rural

Wyee

Retirees Rural Trains

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