Dum Dum vs Mount Warning

Mount Warning is the younger of the two, with a median age of 54 against 59 in Dum Dum. In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Dum Dum, most households are couple families. In Mount Warning, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Dum Dum: a median of $1.62 million, against $1.21 million in Mount Warning, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Dum Dum tends to suit couples and older residents, while Mount Warning suits people living alone 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

Dum Dum

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (82% vs 32%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (105% vs 65%)
  • But Mount Warning carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 68/100)

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

  • Dum Dum leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 55%)
  • Mount Warning has cheaper houses ($1,212,500 vs $1,625,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Dum Dum leaves renters under less rental stress (22% vs 28%)
  • Mount Warning has cheaper rent ($230/wk vs $380/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Dum Dum

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (527 min vs 541 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (803.6 km vs 809.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Dum Dum has more residents already 65 and over (36% vs 21%)
  • Mount Warning carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 68/100)

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

Investors

Mount Warning

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (48.0% vs 6.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Dum Dum Mount Warning
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.

Dum Dum Mount Warning
Walkability 5 / 0
Dum Dum — Walkability: 5/100 Mount Warning — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 32 / 77
Dum Dum — Safety: 32/100 Mount Warning — Safety: 77/100
Low fire risk 38 / 52
Dum Dum — Low fire risk: 38/100 Mount Warning — Low fire risk: 52/100

Demographics

Dum Dum has higher household incomes ($92,092 vs $43,316); Dum Dum rents higher ($380/wk vs $230/wk).

Dum Dum Mount Warning
Population 125 148
+18% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.8% +48.0%
Median age 59 54
Median household income $92,092/yr
+53% vs other
 $43,316/yr
Median weekly rent $380/wk
+39% vs other
 $230/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dum Dum Mount Warning
0-4 4.8% / 5.4%
Dum Dum — 0-4: 4.8% Mount Warning — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 10.4% / 10.8%
Dum Dum — 5-14: 10.4% Mount Warning — 5-14: 10.8%
15-19 5.6% / 3.4%
Dum Dum — 15-19: 5.6% Mount Warning — 15-19: 3.4%
20-24 4.0% / 7.4%
Dum Dum — 20-24: 4.0% Mount Warning — 20-24: 7.4%
25-34 — / 4.1%
Dum Dum — 25-34: not among its largest Mount Warning — 25-34: 4.1%
35-44 8.0% / 6.1%
Dum Dum — 35-44: 8.0% Mount Warning — 35-44: 6.1%
45-54 19.2% / 15.5%
Dum Dum — 45-54: 19.2% Mount Warning — 45-54: 15.5%
55-64 27.2% / 25.7%
Dum Dum — 55-64: 27.2% Mount Warning — 55-64: 25.7%
65-74 22.4% / 13.5%
Dum Dum — 65-74: 22.4% Mount Warning — 65-74: 13.5%
75-84 10.4% / 7.4%
Dum Dum — 75-84: 10.4% Mount Warning — 75-84: 7.4%
85+ 3.2% / —
Dum Dum — 85+: 3.2% Mount Warning — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dum Dum 64.7% couple families
Dum Dum — Couple Families: 64.7% Dum Dum — Lone Person: 17.6% Dum Dum — One Parent Families: 17.6%
Mount Warning 22.6% couple families
Mount Warning — Couple Families: 22.6% Mount Warning — Lone Person: 67.7% Mount Warning — One Parent Families: 9.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dum Dum 12.2% renting
Dum Dum — Owned Outright: 63.4% Dum Dum — Mortgage: 24.4% Dum Dum — Renting: 12.2%
Mount Warning 20.0% renting
Mount Warning — Owned Outright: 56.0% Mount Warning — Mortgage: 24.0% Mount Warning — Renting: 20.0%
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.

Dum Dum Mount Warning
England 8.0% / 2.0%
Dum Dum — England: 8.0% Mount Warning — England: 2.0%
New Zealand 2.4% / 2.7%
Dum Dum — New Zealand: 2.4% Mount Warning — New Zealand: 2.7%
Vietnam — / 2.0%
Dum Dum — Vietnam: not among its largest Mount Warning — Vietnam: 2.0%
South Africa — / 2.0%
Dum Dum — South Africa: not among its largest Mount Warning — South Africa: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.0%).

Qualifications

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

Dum Dum Mount Warning
Bachelor Degree 15.2% / 13.5%
Dum Dum — Bachelor Degree: 15.2% Mount Warning — Bachelor Degree: 13.5%
Certificate III & IV 16.0% / 6.8%
Dum Dum — Certificate III & IV: 16.0% Mount Warning — Certificate III & IV: 6.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12.0% / 7.4%
Dum Dum — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.0% Mount Warning — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4%
Postgraduate Degree 3.2% / 4.7%
Dum Dum — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2% Mount Warning — Postgraduate Degree: 4.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.0% / 2.0%
Dum Dum — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.0% Mount Warning — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dum Dum 104.8% houses
Dum Dum — Houses: 104.8% Dum Dum — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Mount Warning 65.2% houses
Mount Warning — Houses: 65.2% Mount Warning — Flats / Apartments: 34.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Dum Dum Mount Warning
Median house price $1,625,000 $1,212,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Mount Warning has more land zoned for conservation (66% vs 8%); Dum Dum has more rural and farming land (23% vs 12%).

Dum Dum Mount Warning
Other and special use 69% 21%
Environmental 8% 66%
Rural and farming 23% 12%
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 Mount Warning
New dwellings approved 331
across Tweed
same for both
Approvals change year on year -50%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Dum Dum Mount Warning
House price Higher than 78% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW
Income Higher than 59% of NSW Higher than 6% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 16% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 23% of NSW Higher than 6% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 64% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 41% of NSW Higher than 31% of NSW

Liveability

Dum Dum Mount Warning
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
same for both

Risk profile

Dum Dum carries more crime risk (68 vs 23); Dum Dum carries more bushfire risk (62 vs 48).

Dum Dum Mount Warning
Bushfire Moderate
62/100
 Moderate
48/100
Crime Moderate
68/100
 Low
23/100
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

Dum Dum Mount Warning
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 Mount Warning
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 1 2
Childcare 1 0
Waterways 0 17

Mobility

Mount Warning sits further from the CBD (809.4 km vs 803.6 km).

Dum Dum Mount Warning
Walkability score 5/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 803.6 km 809.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 527 min 541 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.

Dum Dum Mount Warning
Car (driver) 67.5% / 50.0%
Dum Dum — Car (driver): 67.5% Mount Warning — Car (driver): 50.0%
Worked from Home 32.5% / 50.0%
Dum Dum — Worked from Home: 32.5% Mount Warning — Worked from Home: 50.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.5%).

Setting

Dum Dum Mount Warning
Elevation 378 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 528 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 20.5 km 28.1 km

NBN connectivity

Dum Dum Mount Warning
Connectivity score 28/100 22/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
55 premises
 0%
39 premises

Climate

Dum Dum Mount Warning
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 Mount Warning
Average residential rate $1,745/yr
same for both
Council Tweed
same for both

Federal electorate

Dum Dum Mount Warning
Division Richmond
same for both
Member Justine Elliot
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Dum Dum Mount Warning
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Dum Dum

Retirees Rural

Mount Warning

Multicultural Professionals River Rural

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