Doyalson vs San Remo
San Remo is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 38 in Doyalson. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses.
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
San Remo
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
San Remo
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (35% vs 24%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
San Remo
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (66/100 vs 12/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
San Remo
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (66/100 vs 12/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
San Remo
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (1.9% vs -4.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Doyalson and San Remo 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
San Remo has more residents (4,434 vs 299); Doyalson skews older (38 vs 34).
| Doyalson | San Remo | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 299 | 4,434 +1383% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -4.5% | +1.9% |
| Median age | 38 | 34 |
| Median household income | $74,516/yr +4% vs other | $71,500/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $370/wk | $380/wk +3% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).
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 (4.3%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Doyalson | San Remo | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $751,500 | $800,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 23 days from 31 sales |
Zoning mix
Doyalson has more rural and farming land (51% vs 0%).
| Doyalson | San Remo | |
|---|---|---|
| Residential | 3% | 66% |
| Rural and farming | 51% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 30% | 14% |
| Parks and recreation | 3% | 15% |
| Environmental | 11% | 4% |
| Industrial | 1% | 0% |
| Commercial | 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 | San Remo | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,441 across Central Coast (NSW) same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +67% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Doyalson | San Remo | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | 4.1% $635/wk on $810K |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Doyalson | San Remo | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 30% of NSW | Higher than 31% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 42% of NSW | Higher than 38% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 61% of NSW | Higher than 87% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 63% of NSW | Higher than 58% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 28% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 76% of NSW | Higher than 84% of NSW |
| Rental yield (houses) | — | Higher than 76% of NSW |
Liveability
San Remo is more walkable (66 vs 12).
| Doyalson | San Remo | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | D |
| Score | — | 25/100 |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Doyalson carries more bushfire risk (63 vs 48).
| Doyalson | San Remo | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 63/100 | Moderate 48/100 |
| Crime | High 97/100 | High 88/100 |
| 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 | 7 within 5 km | 4 within 5 km |
Schools
| Doyalson | San Remo | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 2 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Doyalson
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in San Remo
- Northlakes High School Government · Secondary at peers
- Northlakes Public School Government · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Doyalson | San Remo | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 4 |
| Childcare | 0 | 2 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 2 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
| Doyalson | San Remo | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 12/100 | 66/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 108.2 km | 108 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 83 min | 84 min |
| Public transport score | 36/100 Bus | 79/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 9.5 7-9am + 5-7pm | 72.5 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 3 min scheduled, not actual | 0 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.0%).
Setting
| Doyalson | San Remo | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 35 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 14 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 7.0 km | 5.3 km |
NBN connectivity
| Doyalson | San Remo | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 69/100 | 75/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Fibre to the premises |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 45% 146 premises | 55% 1,823 premises |
Climate
| Doyalson | San Remo | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | San Remo | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.0 µg/m³ | 5.1 µg/m³ |
| PM10 | 11.6 µg/m³ | 14.8 µg/m³ |
| NO₂ | 0.27 pphm | 0.36 pphm |
Council rates
| Doyalson | San Remo | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,409/yr same for both | |
| Council | Central Coast (NSW) same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Doyalson | San Remo | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Dobell | Shortland |
| Member | Emma Mcbride | Pat Conroy |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Doyalson | San Remo | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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