Doubtful Creek vs Dyraaba

Doubtful Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 53 in Dyraaba. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Dyraaba: a median of $870,000, against $579,000 in Doubtful Creek, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Doubtful Creek tends to suit people living alone, 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

Dyraaba

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 48/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (110% vs 100%)

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

  • Doubtful Creek has cheaper houses ($579,000 vs $870,000)
  • Dyraaba leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 30%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

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

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

Commuting to the city

Doubtful Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Doubtful Creek is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • Dyraaba carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 48/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Doubtful Creek Dyraaba
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.

Doubtful Creek Dyraaba
Walkability 8 / 0
Doubtful Creek — Walkability: 8/100 Dyraaba — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 52 / 87
Doubtful Creek — Safety: 52/100 Dyraaba — Safety: 87/100
Low fire risk 65 / 81
Doubtful Creek — Low fire risk: 65/100 Dyraaba — Low fire risk: 81/100

Demographics

Doubtful Creek has more residents (162 vs 113); Dyraaba skews older (53 vs 43).

Doubtful Creek Dyraaba
Population 162
+30% vs other
 113
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +15.7% +15.3%
Median age 43 53
Median household income $60,320/yr $67,600/yr
+12% vs other
Median weekly rent $290/wk $313/wk
+8% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Doubtful Creek Dyraaba
0-4 4.3% / 2.7%
Doubtful Creek — 0-4: 4.3% Dyraaba — 0-4: 2.7%
5-14 17.3% / 11.5%
Doubtful Creek — 5-14: 17.3% Dyraaba — 5-14: 11.5%
15-19 3.7% / —
Doubtful Creek — 15-19: 3.7% Dyraaba — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 4.9% / 6.2%
Doubtful Creek — 20-24: 4.9% Dyraaba — 20-24: 6.2%
25-34 10.5% / 5.3%
Doubtful Creek — 25-34: 10.5% Dyraaba — 25-34: 5.3%
35-44 18.5% / 7.1%
Doubtful Creek — 35-44: 18.5% Dyraaba — 35-44: 7.1%
45-54 9.9% / 18.6%
Doubtful Creek — 45-54: 9.9% Dyraaba — 45-54: 18.6%
55-64 15.4% / 22.1%
Doubtful Creek — 55-64: 15.4% Dyraaba — 55-64: 22.1%
65-74 19.1% / 23.0%
Doubtful Creek — 65-74: 19.1% Dyraaba — 65-74: 23.0%
75-84 1.9% / —
Doubtful Creek — 75-84: 1.9% Dyraaba — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 3.1% / —
Doubtful Creek — 85+: 3.1% Dyraaba — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.0%).

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.

Doubtful Creek Dyraaba
England — / 2.7%
Doubtful Creek — England: not among its largest Dyraaba — England: 2.7%
New Zealand 2.5% / —
Doubtful Creek — New Zealand: 2.5% Dyraaba — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Doubtful Creek 31.7% couple families
Doubtful Creek — Couple Families: 31.7% Doubtful Creek — Lone Person: 36.6% Doubtful Creek — One Parent Families: 24.4% Doubtful Creek — Group Household: 0.0% Doubtful Creek — Other Families: 7.3%
Dyraaba 38.1% couple families
Dyraaba — Couple Families: 38.1% Dyraaba — Lone Person: 23.8% Dyraaba — One Parent Families: 14.3% Dyraaba — Group Household: 23.8% Dyraaba — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Doubtful Creek 100.0% houses
Doubtful Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Dyraaba 110.3% houses
Dyraaba — Houses: 110.3%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Doubtful Creek Dyraaba
Certificate III & IV 13.6% / 24.8%
Doubtful Creek — Certificate III & IV: 13.6% Dyraaba — Certificate III & IV: 24.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.3% / 10.6%
Doubtful Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.3% Dyraaba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.6%
Bachelor Degree 1.9% / 4.4%
Doubtful Creek — Bachelor Degree: 1.9% Dyraaba — Bachelor Degree: 4.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.8%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Doubtful Creek 7.4% renting
Doubtful Creek — Owned Outright: 57.4% Doubtful Creek — Mortgage: 35.2% Doubtful Creek — Renting: 7.4%
Dyraaba 13.9% renting
Dyraaba — Owned Outright: 63.9% Dyraaba — Mortgage: 22.2% Dyraaba — Renting: 13.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Doubtful Creek Dyraaba
Median house price $579,000 $870,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Doubtful Creek Dyraaba
Rural and farming 99% 100%
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

Doubtful Creek Dyraaba
New dwellings approved 25
across Kyogle
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Doubtful Creek Dyraaba
House price Higher than 19% of NSW Higher than 41% of NSW
Income Higher than 22% of NSW Higher than 30% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 52% of NSW Higher than 30% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 45% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 16% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 31% of NSW Higher than 36% of NSW

Liveability

Doubtful Creek is more walkable (8 vs 0).

Doubtful Creek Dyraaba
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Doubtful Creek carries more crime risk (48 vs 13); Doubtful Creek carries more bushfire risk (35 vs 19).

Doubtful Creek Dyraaba
Bushfire Low
35/100
 Low
19/100
Crime Moderate
48/100
 Low
13/100
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

Doubtful Creek Dyraaba
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

Doubtful Creek Dyraaba
Waterways 3 4

Mobility

Doubtful Creek Dyraaba
Walkability score 8/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 740.1 km 739.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 503 min 504 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2470
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 67
postcode 2470
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.

Doubtful Creek Dyraaba
Car (driver) 67.7% / 79.4%
Doubtful Creek — Car (driver): 67.7% Dyraaba — Car (driver): 79.4%
Worked from Home 32.3% / 11.8%
Doubtful Creek — Worked from Home: 32.3% Dyraaba — Worked from Home: 11.8%
Car (passenger) — / 8.8%
Doubtful Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest Dyraaba — Car (passenger): 8.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.4%).

Setting

Doubtful Creek Dyraaba
Elevation 116 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 121 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Doubtful Creek Dyraaba
Connectivity score 22/100 25/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
53 premises
 0%
46 premises

Climate

Doubtful Creek Dyraaba
Annual rainfall 1,374 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.2°C
same for both

Council rates

Doubtful Creek Dyraaba
Average residential rate $1,264/yr
same for both
Council Kyogle
same for both

Federal electorate

Doubtful Creek Dyraaba
Division Page
same for both
Member Kevin Hogan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Doubtful Creek Dyraaba
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Doubtful Creek

Affordable Rural

Dyraaba

Rural

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