Dunbogan vs North Haven

Comparing Dunbogan and North Haven, NSW: North Haven is more walkable (30 vs 10); Dunbogan carries more bushfire risk (87 vs 32); and North Haven has more residents (1,619 vs 1,020).

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

Dunbogan

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 69/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (93% vs 61%)

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

First-home buyers

Dunbogan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($517,500 vs $660,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

North Haven

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (30% vs 11%)
  • has cheaper rent ($310/wk vs $370/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

North Haven

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (30/100 vs 10/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

North Haven

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (39% vs 7%)
  • is more walkable (30/100 vs 10/100)
  • But Dunbogan carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 69/100)

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

Investors

North Haven

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.6% vs 2.9%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Dunbogan North Haven
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.

Dunbogan North Haven
Walkability 10 / 30
Dunbogan — Walkability: 10/100 North Haven — Walkability: 30/100
Safety 66 / 31
Dunbogan — Safety: 66/100 North Haven — Safety: 31/100
Low fire risk 13 / 68
Dunbogan — Low fire risk: 13/100 North Haven — Low fire risk: 68/100

Demographics

North Haven has more residents (1,619 vs 1,020); Dunbogan rents higher ($370/wk vs $310/wk).

Dunbogan North Haven
Population 1,020 1,619
+59% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.8% -3.1%
Median age 63 61
Median household income $49,244/yr
+12% vs other
 $43,264/yr
Median weekly rent $370/wk
+16% vs other
 $310/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dunbogan North Haven
0-4 1.9% / 2.4%
Dunbogan — 0-4: 1.9% North Haven — 0-4: 2.4%
5-14 6.3% / 7.5%
Dunbogan — 5-14: 6.3% North Haven — 5-14: 7.5%
15-19 3.7% / 3.7%
Dunbogan — 15-19: 3.7% North Haven — 15-19: 3.7%
20-24 2.7% / 3.2%
Dunbogan — 20-24: 2.7% North Haven — 20-24: 3.2%
25-34 4.1% / 5.2%
Dunbogan — 25-34: 4.1% North Haven — 25-34: 5.2%
35-44 5.9% / 6.3%
Dunbogan — 35-44: 5.9% North Haven — 35-44: 6.3%
45-54 9.1% / 11.1%
Dunbogan — 45-54: 9.1% North Haven — 45-54: 11.1%
55-64 21.9% / 18.0%
Dunbogan — 55-64: 21.9% North Haven — 55-64: 18.0%
65-74 27.6% / 23.3%
Dunbogan — 65-74: 27.6% North Haven — 65-74: 23.3%
75-84 14.2% / 13.6%
Dunbogan — 75-84: 14.2% North Haven — 75-84: 13.6%
85+ 3.0% / 5.4%
Dunbogan — 85+: 3.0% North Haven — 85+: 5.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dunbogan 55.1% lone person
Dunbogan — Lone Person: 55.1% Dunbogan — Couple Families: 22.6% Dunbogan — One Parent Families: 15.6% Dunbogan — Group Household: 6.6% Dunbogan — Other Families: 0.0%
North Haven 61.5% lone person
North Haven — Lone Person: 61.5% North Haven — Couple Families: 18.5% North Haven — One Parent Families: 14.9% North Haven — Group Household: 3.6% North Haven — Other Families: 1.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dunbogan 10.7% renting
Dunbogan — Owned Outright: 69.0% Dunbogan — Mortgage: 20.3% Dunbogan — Renting: 10.7%
North Haven 30.2% renting
North Haven — Owned Outright: 55.8% North Haven — Mortgage: 14.0% North Haven — Renting: 30.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Dunbogan North Haven
Certificate III & IV 22.8% / 23.0%
Dunbogan — Certificate III & IV: 22.8% North Haven — Certificate III & IV: 23.0%
Bachelor Degree 8.9% / 6.7%
Dunbogan — Bachelor Degree: 8.9% North Haven — Bachelor Degree: 6.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.1% / 5.1%
Dunbogan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1% North Haven — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.1%
Postgraduate Degree 2.9% / 0.4%
Dunbogan — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9% North Haven — Postgraduate Degree: 0.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / 0.8%
Dunbogan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% North Haven — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.0%).

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.

Dunbogan North Haven
England 5.5% / 4.2%
Dunbogan — England: 5.5% North Haven — England: 4.2%
New Zealand 1.2% / 1.1%
Dunbogan — New Zealand: 1.2% North Haven — New Zealand: 1.1%
Scotland — / 0.9%
Dunbogan — Scotland: not among its largest North Haven — Scotland: 0.9%
Philippines 0.5% / 0.3%
Dunbogan — Philippines: 0.5% North Haven — Philippines: 0.3%
Netherlands 0.4% / 0.4%
Dunbogan — Netherlands: 0.4% North Haven — Netherlands: 0.4%
Sri Lanka 0.6% / —
Dunbogan — Sri Lanka: 0.6% North Haven — Sri Lanka: not among its largest
Germany 0.5% / —
Dunbogan — Germany: 0.5% North Haven — Germany: not among its largest
Indonesia — / 0.5%
Dunbogan — Indonesia: not among its largest North Haven — Indonesia: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dunbogan 92.6% houses
Dunbogan — Houses: 92.6% Dunbogan — Flats / Apartments: 7.4% Dunbogan — Townhouses: 0.0%
North Haven 61.1% houses
North Haven — Houses: 61.1% North Haven — Flats / Apartments: 23.1% North Haven — Townhouses: 15.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Dunbogan North Haven
Median house price $840,000 $870,000
Median unit price $517,500 $660,000
Median land price $585,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 48 days
from 17 sales
 32 days
from 13 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Dunbogan North Haven
3 bed $765K / $949K
Dunbogan — 3 bed: $765K (9 sales) North Haven — 3 bed: $949K (16 sales)

9 vs 16 sales

4 bed $920K / $882K
Dunbogan — 4 bed: $920K (13 sales) North Haven — 4 bed: $882K (10 sales)

13 vs 10 sales

Zoning mix

Dunbogan North Haven
Environmental 57% 47%
Rural and farming 31% 33%
Residential 10% 15%
Parks and recreation 0% 4%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 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

Dunbogan North Haven
New dwellings approved 546
across Port Macquarie-Hastings
same for both
Approvals change year on year +33%
same for both

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.

Dunbogan North Haven
Houses 2.9%
$670/wk on $1.2M
 3.6%
$515/wk on $749K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Dunbogan North Haven
House price Higher than 41% of NSW Higher than 35% of NSW
Income Higher than 10% of NSW Higher than 6% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 57% of NSW Higher than 75% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 23% of NSW Higher than 19% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 37% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 70% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 18% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW

Liveability

North Haven is more walkable (30 vs 10).

Dunbogan North Haven
Grade D
same for both
Score 21/100 24/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Dunbogan carries more bushfire risk (87 vs 32); North Haven carries more crime risk (69 vs 34).

Dunbogan North Haven
Bushfire High
87/100
 Low
32/100
Crime Low
34/100
 Moderate
69/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Moderate
44/100
 Low
36/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Dunbogan North Haven
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Dunbogan

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

Schools in North Haven

  • North Haven Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Dunbogan North Haven
Cafes & restaurants 1 6
Parks & reserves 3 5
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 4 0

Mobility

Dunbogan North Haven
Walkability score 10/100 30/100
Distance to Sydney 364 km 362.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 252 min 249 min
Public transport score 23/100
Bus
 29/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 5.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
same for both
Median peak wait 2 min
scheduled, not actual
 3 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2443
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 64
postcode 2443
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.

Dunbogan North Haven
Car (driver) 72.3% / 78.7%
Dunbogan — Car (driver): 72.3% North Haven — Car (driver): 78.7%
Worked from Home 21.8% / 10.4%
Dunbogan — Worked from Home: 21.8% North Haven — Worked from Home: 10.4%
Walked Only 2.2% / 5.6%
Dunbogan — Walked Only: 2.2% North Haven — Walked Only: 5.6%
Car (passenger) 3.7% / 3.6%
Dunbogan — Car (passenger): 3.7% North Haven — Car (passenger): 3.6%
Bicycle — / 1.7%
Dunbogan — Bicycle: not among its largest North Haven — Bicycle: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.7%).

Setting

Dunbogan North Haven
Elevation 7 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 5 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 855 m
2.8 km to a named beach
 1.8 km
2.1 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Dunbogan North Haven
Connectivity score 66/100 61/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 39%
755 premises
 30%
1,108 premises

Climate

Dunbogan North Haven
Annual rainfall 1,331 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Dunbogan North Haven
PM2.5 5.1 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 11.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.92 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Dunbogan North Haven
Average residential rate $1,325/yr
same for both
Council Port Macquarie-Hastings
same for both

Federal electorate

Dunbogan North Haven
Division Lyne
same for both
Member Alison Penfold
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Dunbogan

Acreage Coastal Retirees

North Haven

Coastal Quiet Retirees

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