Dum Dum vs Dunbible
Dunbible is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 59 in Dum Dum. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Dum Dum, most households are couple families. In Dunbible, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Dum Dum tends to suit couples and older residents, while Dunbible 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
- Dum Dum is already more of a family suburb (82% vs 74%)
- Dunbible carries lower crime risk (50/100 vs 68/100)
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
Dunbible
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $380/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Dunbible
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (14/100 vs 5/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (792.3 km vs 803.6 km)
- has a shorter drive in (520 min vs 527 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Dunbible
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (14/100 vs 5/100)
- carries lower crime risk (50/100 vs 68/100)
- But Dum Dum has more residents already 65 and over (36% vs 23%)
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
Dum Dum and Dunbible 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
Dunbible has more residents (380 vs 125); Dum Dum skews older (59 vs 47).
| Dum Dum | Dunbible | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 125 | 380 +204% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +6.8% | +7.3% |
| Median age | 59 | 47 |
| Median household income | $92,092/yr | $101,348/yr +10% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $380/wk +8% vs other | $350/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.2%).
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 (8.0%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Dum Dum | Dunbible | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,625,000 | $1,512,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Dunbible has more rural and farming land (84% vs 23%).
| Dum Dum | Dunbible | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 23% | 84% |
| Other and special use | 69% | 5% |
| Residential | 0% | 9% |
| Environmental | 8% | 2% |
| 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
| Dum Dum | Dunbible | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 331 across Tweed same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -50% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Dum Dum | Dunbible | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 78% of NSW | Higher than 75% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 59% of NSW | Higher than 69% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 47% of NSW | Higher than 62% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 23% of NSW | Higher than 34% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 64% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 41% of NSW | Higher than 66% of NSW |
Liveability
Dunbible is more walkable (14 vs 5).
| Dum Dum | Dunbible | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
Dum Dum carries more crime risk (68 vs 50); Dum Dum carries more bushfire risk (62 vs 52).
| Dum Dum | Dunbible | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 62/100 | Moderate 52/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 68/100 | Moderate 50/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Dum Dum | Dunbible | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Dum Dum | Dunbible | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 0 | 6 |
Mobility
Dum Dum sits further from the CBD (803.6 km vs 792.3 km).
| Dum Dum | Dunbible | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 5/100 | 14/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 803.6 km +1% vs other | 792.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 527 min | 520 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 2484 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 76 postcode 2484 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 (67.5%).
Setting
| Dum Dum | Dunbible | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 378 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 25 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 20.5 km | 17.1 km |
NBN connectivity
| Dum Dum | Dunbible | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 46/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 55 premises | 18% 137 premises |
Climate
| Dum Dum | Dunbible | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,569 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.1°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 9.1°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Dum Dum | Dunbible | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,745/yr same for both | |
| Council | Tweed same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Dum Dum | Dunbible | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Richmond same for both | |
| Member | Justine Elliot same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Dum Dum | Dunbible | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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