Dubbo vs Tomingley

Dubbo is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 50 in Tomingley. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Tomingley, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Tomingley: a median of $925,000, against $663,000 in Dubbo, though rent is higher in Dubbo. On these figures, Dubbo tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget, while Tomingley suits couples.

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

Dubbo

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (88 vs 2)
  • has more childcare (32 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (24 vs 0)
  • But Tomingley has more separate houses rather than flats (101% vs 83%)

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

First-home buyers

Dubbo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($663,000 vs $925,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Dubbo has a bigger rental market to choose from (35% vs 12%)
  • Tomingley has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $310/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Tomingley

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (316 min vs 324 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (399.1 km vs 402.8 km)
  • But Dubbo is more walkable (34/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Dubbo

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (34/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (17 vs 0)
  • But Tomingley has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 17%)

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

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

Dubbo Tomingley
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.

Dubbo Tomingley
Walkability 34 / 0
Dubbo — Walkability: 34/100 Tomingley — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 9 / 14
Dubbo — Safety: 9/100 Tomingley — Safety: 14/100
Low fire risk 74 / 44
Dubbo — Low fire risk: 74/100 Tomingley — Low fire risk: 44/100

Demographics

Dubbo has more residents (43,516 vs 342); Tomingley skews older (50 vs 35).

Dubbo Tomingley
Population 43,516
+99% vs other
 342
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.7% +11.8%
Median age 35 50
Median household income $87,880/yr
+19% vs other
 $71,500/yr
Median weekly rent $310/wk
+19% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dubbo Tomingley
0-4 7.4% / 2.9%
Dubbo — 0-4: 7.4% Tomingley — 0-4: 2.9%
5-14 14.1% / 12.3%
Dubbo — 5-14: 14.1% Tomingley — 5-14: 12.3%
15-19 5.8% / 6.4%
Dubbo — 15-19: 5.8% Tomingley — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 5.8% / 1.8%
Dubbo — 20-24: 5.8% Tomingley — 20-24: 1.8%
25-34 15.7% / 9.1%
Dubbo — 25-34: 15.7% Tomingley — 25-34: 9.1%
35-44 12.3% / 9.1%
Dubbo — 35-44: 12.3% Tomingley — 35-44: 9.1%
45-54 11.2% / 16.1%
Dubbo — 45-54: 11.2% Tomingley — 45-54: 16.1%
55-64 11.1% / 16.4%
Dubbo — 55-64: 11.1% Tomingley — 55-64: 16.4%
65-74 8.8% / 14.0%
Dubbo — 65-74: 8.8% Tomingley — 65-74: 14.0%
75-84 5.6% / 8.2%
Dubbo — 75-84: 5.6% Tomingley — 75-84: 8.2%
85+ 2.2% / 1.5%
Dubbo — 85+: 2.2% Tomingley — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dubbo 39.6% couple families
Dubbo — Couple Families: 39.6% Dubbo — Lone Person: 36.2% Dubbo — One Parent Families: 18.0% Dubbo — Group Household: 4.7% Dubbo — Other Families: 1.5%
Tomingley 54.8% couple families
Tomingley — Couple Families: 54.8% Tomingley — Lone Person: 35.5% Tomingley — One Parent Families: 9.7% Tomingley — Group Household: 0.0% Tomingley — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dubbo 35.1% renting
Dubbo — Owned Outright: 29.3% Dubbo — Mortgage: 35.7% Dubbo — Renting: 35.1%
Tomingley 12.0% renting
Tomingley — Owned Outright: 61.0% Tomingley — Mortgage: 27.0% Tomingley — Renting: 12.0%
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.

Dubbo Tomingley
England 1.0% / 0.9%
Dubbo — England: 1.0% Tomingley — England: 0.9%
India 1.7% / —
Dubbo — India: 1.7% Tomingley — India: not among its largest
Nepal 1.6% / —
Dubbo — Nepal: 1.6% Tomingley — Nepal: not among its largest
Philippines 0.8% / —
Dubbo — Philippines: 0.8% Tomingley — Philippines: not among its largest
New Zealand 0.7% / —
Dubbo — New Zealand: 0.7% Tomingley — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.7%).

Qualifications

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

Dubbo Tomingley
Certificate III & IV 15.7% / 14.0%
Dubbo — Certificate III & IV: 15.7% Tomingley — Certificate III & IV: 14.0%
Bachelor Degree 10.1% / 6.4%
Dubbo — Bachelor Degree: 10.1% Tomingley — Bachelor Degree: 6.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.1% / 7.6%
Dubbo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1% Tomingley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6%
Postgraduate Degree 3.2% / 0.9%
Dubbo — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2% Tomingley — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 0.9%
Dubbo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Tomingley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dubbo 83.2% houses
Dubbo — Houses: 83.2% Dubbo — Townhouses: 9.0% Dubbo — Flats / Apartments: 7.8%
Tomingley 100.9% houses
Tomingley — Houses: 100.9% Tomingley — Townhouses: 0.0% Tomingley — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Dubbo Tomingley
Median house price $663,000 $925,000
Median unit price $405,000 —
Median land price $558,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 419 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Tomingley has more rural and farming land (91% vs 76%).

Dubbo Tomingley
Rural and farming 76% 91%
Residential 15% 0%
Environmental 3% 9%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 1%
Industrial 2% 0%
Parks and recreation 1% 0%
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

Dubbo Tomingley
New dwellings approved 405
across Dubbo
 14
across Narromine
Approvals change year on year -12% +50%

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.

Dubbo Tomingley
Houses 4.2%
$580/wk on $715K
 —
Units 4.9%
$365/wk on $384K
 —

Ranking within NSW

Dubbo Tomingley
House price Higher than 22% of NSW Higher than 57% of NSW
Income Higher than 57% of NSW Higher than 36% of NSW
Schools Higher than 72% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 13% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 84% of NSW Higher than 32% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 22% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 24% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 83% of NSW —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 64% of NSW —

Liveability

Dubbo is more walkable (34 vs 0).

Dubbo Tomingley
Grade C —
Score 40/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Tomingley carries more bushfire risk (56 vs 26).

Dubbo Tomingley
Bushfire Low
26/100
 Moderate
56/100
Crime High
91/100
 High
86/100
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 3
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Dubbo Tomingley
Inside the suburb 24 0
Rated above peers 8 0
Rated at peers 8 0
Rated below peers 2 0

Schools in Dubbo

  • Buninyong Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Burrabadine Christian Community School Independent · Combined above peers
  • Central West Leadership Academy Independent · Combined above peers
  • Dubbo Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Dubbo School of Distance Education Government · Combined above peers
  • St John's Catholic Primary School Dubbo Catholic · Primary above peers

Schools in Tomingley

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

Amenities in the suburb

Dubbo Tomingley
Supermarkets 6 0
Cafes & restaurants 21 1
Parks & reserves 88 2
Childcare 32 0
GPs 17 0
Pharmacies 11 0
Hospitals 4 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 13 0
Fuel stations 12 2
EV chargers 2 0
Waterways 125 56

Mobility

Dubbo sits further from the CBD (402.8 km vs 399.1 km).

Dubbo Tomingley
Walkability score 34/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 402.8 km 399.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 324 min 316 min
Public transport score 75/100
Bus
 23/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 693.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 5.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 2 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 2830
 0.2%
postcode 2869
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 72
postcode 2830
 63
postcode 2869

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.

Dubbo Tomingley
Car (driver) 80.5% / 54.1%
Dubbo — Car (driver): 80.5% Tomingley — Car (driver): 54.1%
Worked from Home 8.9% / 33.6%
Dubbo — Worked from Home: 8.9% Tomingley — Worked from Home: 33.6%
Walked Only 2.4% / 9.8%
Dubbo — Walked Only: 2.4% Tomingley — Walked Only: 9.8%
Car (passenger) 7.3% / 2.5%
Dubbo — Car (passenger): 7.3% Tomingley — Car (passenger): 2.5%
Bus 0.5% / —
Dubbo — Bus: 0.5% Tomingley — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.5%).

Setting

Dubbo Tomingley
Elevation 260 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 280 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Dubbo Tomingley
Connectivity score 84/100 16/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 71%
22,678 premises
 0%
58 premises

Climate

Dubbo Tomingley
Annual rainfall 603 mm 587 mm
Summer max (Jan) 32.9°C 33.4°C
Winter min (Jul) 3.5°C 5.5°C

Council rates

Dubbo Tomingley
Average residential rate $1,233/yr $860/yr
Council Dubbo Narromine

Federal electorate

Dubbo Tomingley
Division Parkes
same for both
Member Jamie Chaffey
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Dubbo Tomingley
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Dubbo

Affordable Rural

Tomingley

Rural

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