Doyalson North vs Doyalson

Doyalson is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 72 in Doyalson North. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Doyalson North, the large majority of households are people living alone. On these figures, Doyalson North tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Doyalson suits families with children.

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

  • Doyalson North carries lower crime risk (75/100 vs 97/100)
  • Doyalson is already more of a family suburb (60% vs 16%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Doyalson North has cheaper rent ($171/wk vs $370/wk)
  • Doyalson has a bigger rental market to choose from (24% vs 4%)

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

Commuting to the city

Doyalson

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (83 min vs 93 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (108.2 km vs 111.7 km)
  • But Doyalson North is more walkable (25/100 vs 12/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Doyalson North

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (73% vs 12%)
  • is more walkable (25/100 vs 12/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (75/100 vs 97/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

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

Doyalson North Doyalson
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.

Doyalson North Doyalson
Walkability 25 / 12
Doyalson North — Walkability: 25/100 Doyalson — Walkability: 12/100
Safety 25 / 3
Doyalson North — Safety: 25/100 Doyalson — Safety: 3/100
Low fire risk 20 / 37
Doyalson North — Low fire risk: 20/100 Doyalson — Low fire risk: 37/100

Demographics

Doyalson rents higher ($370/wk vs $171/wk); Doyalson has higher household incomes ($74,516 vs $35,932).

Doyalson North Doyalson
Population 383
+22% vs other
 299
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.3% -4.5%
Median age 72 38
Median household income $35,932/yr $74,516/yr
+107% vs other
Median weekly rent $171/wk $370/wk
+116% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Doyalson North Doyalson
0-4 0.8% / 4.7%
Doyalson North — 0-4: 0.8% Doyalson — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 3.9% / 13.4%
Doyalson North — 5-14: 3.9% Doyalson — 5-14: 13.4%
15-19 1.3% / 4.3%
Doyalson North — 15-19: 1.3% Doyalson — 15-19: 4.3%
20-24 2.3% / 7.0%
Doyalson North — 20-24: 2.3% Doyalson — 20-24: 7.0%
25-34 2.3% / 16.4%
Doyalson North — 25-34: 2.3% Doyalson — 25-34: 16.4%
35-44 2.6% / 9.7%
Doyalson North — 35-44: 2.6% Doyalson — 35-44: 9.7%
45-54 5.7% / 15.7%
Doyalson North — 45-54: 5.7% Doyalson — 45-54: 15.7%
55-64 10.7% / 17.1%
Doyalson North — 55-64: 10.7% Doyalson — 55-64: 17.1%
65-74 30.3% / 7.0%
Doyalson North — 65-74: 30.3% Doyalson — 65-74: 7.0%
75-84 31.6% / 2.3%
Doyalson North — 75-84: 31.6% Doyalson — 75-84: 2.3%
85+ 10.7% / 2.3%
Doyalson North — 85+: 10.7% Doyalson — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (31.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Doyalson North 80.9% lone person
Doyalson North — Lone Person: 80.9% Doyalson North — Couple Families: 7.8% Doyalson North — One Parent Families: 7.8% Doyalson North — Group Household: 3.5%
Doyalson 36.4% lone person
Doyalson — Lone Person: 36.4% Doyalson — Couple Families: 33.0% Doyalson — One Parent Families: 27.3% Doyalson — Group Household: 3.4%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Doyalson North 3.8% renting
Doyalson North — Owned Outright: 92.3% Doyalson North — Mortgage: 3.8% Doyalson North — Renting: 3.8%
Doyalson 24.5% renting
Doyalson — Owned Outright: 23.5% Doyalson — Mortgage: 52.0% Doyalson — Renting: 24.5%
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.

Doyalson North Doyalson
England 10.4% / 4.3%
Doyalson North — England: 10.4% Doyalson — England: 4.3%
New Zealand 3.1% / 1.3%
Doyalson North — New Zealand: 3.1% Doyalson — New Zealand: 1.3%
Scotland 1.8% / —
Doyalson North — Scotland: 1.8% Doyalson — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.4%).

Qualifications

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

Doyalson North Doyalson
Certificate III & IV 15.1% / 18.7%
Doyalson North — Certificate III & IV: 15.1% Doyalson — Certificate III & IV: 18.7%
Bachelor Degree 3.1% / 4.7%
Doyalson North — Bachelor Degree: 3.1% Doyalson — Bachelor Degree: 4.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.2% / 2.3%
Doyalson North — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2% Doyalson — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.3%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Doyalson North 90.8% houses
Doyalson North — Houses: 90.8% Doyalson North — Flats / Apartments: 5.5% Doyalson North — Townhouses: 3.7%
Doyalson 99.0% houses
Doyalson — Houses: 99.0% Doyalson — Flats / Apartments: 1.0% Doyalson — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Doyalson North Doyalson
Median house price — $751,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Doyalson North has more rural and farming land (75% vs 51%).

Doyalson North Doyalson
Rural and farming 75% 51%
Infrastructure and transport 9% 30%
Environmental 7% 11%
Parks and recreation 9% 3%
Residential 0% 3%
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

Doyalson North Doyalson
New dwellings approved 1,441
across Central Coast (NSW)
same for both
Approvals change year on year +67%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Doyalson North Doyalson
House price — Higher than 30% of NSW
Income Higher than 2% of NSW Higher than 42% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 72% of NSW Higher than 61% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 63% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 28% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 65% of NSW Higher than 76% of NSW

Liveability

Doyalson North is more walkable (25 vs 12).

Doyalson North Doyalson
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Doyalson carries more crime risk (97 vs 75); Doyalson North carries more bushfire risk (80 vs 63).

Doyalson North Doyalson
Bushfire High
80/100
 Moderate
63/100
Crime High
75/100
 High
97/100
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 5
within 5 km
 7
within 5 km

Schools

Doyalson North Doyalson
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

Doyalson North Doyalson
Parks & reserves 1 2
Fuel stations 2 1

Mobility

Doyalson North sits further from the CBD (111.7 km vs 108.2 km).

Doyalson North Doyalson
Walkability score 25/100 12/100
Distance to Sydney 111.7 km
+3% vs other
 108.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 93 min 83 min
Public transport score 63/100
Bus
 36/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 28.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 9.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 3 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 2262
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 43
postcode 2262
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.

Doyalson North Doyalson
Car (driver) 71.4% / 77.1%
Doyalson North — Car (driver): 71.4% Doyalson — Car (driver): 77.1%
Worked from Home 21.4% / 11.0%
Doyalson North — Worked from Home: 21.4% Doyalson — Worked from Home: 11.0%
Walked Only 7.1% / 3.7%
Doyalson North — Walked Only: 7.1% Doyalson — Walked Only: 3.7%
Car (passenger) — / 8.3%
Doyalson North — Car (passenger): not among its largest Doyalson — Car (passenger): 8.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.1%).

Setting

Doyalson North Doyalson
Elevation 30 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 35 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 5.6 km 7.0 km

NBN connectivity

Doyalson North Doyalson
Connectivity score 44/100 69/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 1%
272 premises
 45%
146 premises

Climate

Doyalson North Doyalson
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)

Doyalson North Doyalson
PM2.5 5.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 11.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.27 pphm
same for both

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Doyalson North Doyalson
Division Shortland Dobell
Member Pat Conroy Emma Mcbride
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Doyalson North Doyalson
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

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