Dunedoo vs Leadville

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Dunedoo, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Leadville: a median of $875,000, against $412,000 in Dunedoo, though rent is higher in Dunedoo. On these figures, Dunedoo tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Leadville 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

  • Dunedoo has more parks and reserves (8 vs 1)
  • Leadville carries lower crime risk (55/100 vs 84/100)

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

First-home buyers

Dunedoo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($412,500 vs $875,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Leadville

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $200/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Dunedoo

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (43/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (290 min vs 299 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (354.9 km vs 358.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Dunedoo

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (43/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 25%)
  • But Leadville carries lower crime risk (55/100 vs 84/100)

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

Investors

Dunedoo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-10.2% vs -17.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Dunedoo Leadville
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.

Dunedoo Leadville
Walkability 43 / 0
Dunedoo — Walkability: 43/100 Leadville — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 16 / 45
Dunedoo — Safety: 16/100 Leadville — Safety: 45/100
Low fire risk 68 / 33
Dunedoo — Low fire risk: 68/100 Leadville — Low fire risk: 33/100

Demographics

Dunedoo has more residents (1,097 vs 140); Dunedoo rents higher ($200/wk vs $150/wk).

Dunedoo Leadville
Population 1,097
+87% vs other
 140
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -10.2% -17.2%
Median age 51 50
Median household income $51,220/yr $66,300/yr
+29% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk
+25% vs other
 $150/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dunedoo Leadville
0-4 5.0% / 5.0%
Dunedoo — 0-4: 5.0% Leadville — 0-4: 5.0%
5-14 10.8% / 15.7%
Dunedoo — 5-14: 10.8% Leadville — 5-14: 15.7%
15-19 5.6% / 2.1%
Dunedoo — 15-19: 5.6% Leadville — 15-19: 2.1%
20-24 3.2% / —
Dunedoo — 20-24: 3.2% Leadville — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 10.4% / 7.1%
Dunedoo — 25-34: 10.4% Leadville — 25-34: 7.1%
35-44 8.6% / 10.0%
Dunedoo — 35-44: 8.6% Leadville — 35-44: 10.0%
45-54 10.9% / 8.6%
Dunedoo — 45-54: 10.9% Leadville — 45-54: 8.6%
55-64 14.4% / 21.4%
Dunedoo — 55-64: 14.4% Leadville — 55-64: 21.4%
65-74 14.9% / 10.7%
Dunedoo — 65-74: 14.9% Leadville — 65-74: 10.7%
75-84 12.6% / 10.7%
Dunedoo — 75-84: 12.6% Leadville — 75-84: 10.7%
85+ 4.2% / 3.6%
Dunedoo — 85+: 4.2% Leadville — 85+: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dunedoo 52.4% lone person
Dunedoo — Lone Person: 52.4% Dunedoo — Couple Families: 30.3% Dunedoo — One Parent Families: 15.0% Dunedoo — Group Household: 2.3%
Leadville 44.1% lone person
Leadville — Lone Person: 44.1% Leadville — Couple Families: 29.4% Leadville — One Parent Families: 26.5% Leadville — Group Household: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dunedoo 26.8% renting
Dunedoo — Owned Outright: 51.7% Dunedoo — Mortgage: 21.6% Dunedoo — Renting: 26.8%
Leadville 18.2% renting
Leadville — Owned Outright: 50.0% Leadville — Mortgage: 31.8% Leadville — Renting: 18.2%
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.

Dunedoo Leadville
England 1.4% / 2.1%
Dunedoo — England: 1.4% Leadville — England: 2.1%
New Zealand 1.0% / —
Dunedoo — New Zealand: 1.0% Leadville — New Zealand: not among its largest
India 0.7% / —
Dunedoo — India: 0.7% Leadville — India: not among its largest
Philippines 0.6% / —
Dunedoo — Philippines: 0.6% Leadville — Philippines: not among its largest
Greece 0.5% / —
Dunedoo — Greece: 0.5% Leadville — Greece: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.1%).

Qualifications

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

Dunedoo Leadville
Certificate III & IV 15.2% / 17.9%
Dunedoo — Certificate III & IV: 15.2% Leadville — Certificate III & IV: 17.9%
Bachelor Degree 6.5% / 9.3%
Dunedoo — Bachelor Degree: 6.5% Leadville — Bachelor Degree: 9.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.3% / 5.0%
Dunedoo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3% Leadville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0%
Postgraduate Degree 1.3% / —
Dunedoo — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3% Leadville — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / —
Dunedoo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Leadville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dunedoo 96.0% houses
Dunedoo — Houses: 96.0% Dunedoo — Townhouses: 2.7% Dunedoo — Flats / Apartments: 1.3%
Leadville 100.0% houses
Leadville — Houses: 100.0% Leadville — Townhouses: 0.0% Leadville — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Dunedoo Leadville
Median house price $412,500 $875,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $32,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 55 days
from 5 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Dunedoo Leadville
Rural and farming 93% 100%
Environmental 7% 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

Dunedoo Leadville
New dwellings approved 10
across Warrumbungle
same for both
Approvals change year on year -75%
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.

Dunedoo Leadville
Houses 7.0%
$470/wk on $350K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Dunedoo Leadville
House price Higher than 10% of NSW Higher than 41% of NSW
Income Higher than 12% of NSW Higher than 28% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 79% of NSW Higher than 21% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 43% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 27% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 42% of NSW Higher than 39% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 100% of NSW —

Liveability

Dunedoo is more walkable (43 vs 0).

Dunedoo Leadville
Grade D —
Score 27/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Leadville carries more bushfire risk (67 vs 32); Dunedoo carries more crime risk (84 vs 55).

Dunedoo Leadville
Bushfire Low
32/100
 Moderate
67/100
Crime High
84/100
 Moderate
55/100
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

Dunedoo Leadville
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Dunedoo

  • Dunedoo Central School Government · Combined above peers
  • St Michael's Catholic Primary School Dunedoo Catholic · Primary below peers

Schools in Leadville

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

Amenities in the suburb

Dunedoo Leadville
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 3 0
Parks & reserves 8 1
Childcare 1 0
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Hospitals 2 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 3 0
Waterways 96 17

Mobility

Leadville sits further from the CBD (358.6 km vs 354.9 km).

Dunedoo Leadville
Walkability score 43/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 354.9 km 358.6 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 290 min 299 min
Public transport score 40/100
Bus
 19/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 16.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 2.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 1.5 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2844
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 64
postcode 2844
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.

Dunedoo Leadville
Car (driver) 66.4% / 65.9%
Dunedoo — Car (driver): 66.4% Leadville — Car (driver): 65.9%
Worked from Home 17.3% / 34.1%
Dunedoo — Worked from Home: 17.3% Leadville — Worked from Home: 34.1%
Walked Only 11.2% / —
Dunedoo — Walked Only: 11.2% Leadville — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 5.1% / —
Dunedoo — Car (passenger): 5.1% Leadville — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.4%).

Setting

Dunedoo Leadville
Elevation 381 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 511 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Dunedoo Leadville
Connectivity score 28/100 27/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
556 premises
 0%
71 premises

Climate

Dunedoo Leadville
Annual rainfall 640 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.2°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Dunedoo Leadville
Average residential rate $671/yr
same for both
Council Warrumbungle
same for both

Federal electorate

Dunedoo Leadville
Division Parkes
same for both
Member Jamie Chaffey
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Dunedoo Leadville
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Dunedoo

Affordable Retirees Rural

Leadville

Retirees Rural

More comparisons

Other comparisons with Dunedoo

Dunedoo vs Coolah Dunedoo vs Mendooran Dunedoo vs Tallawang Dunedoo vs Goolma Dunedoo vs Neilrex Dunedoo vs Merrygoen

Other comparisons with Leadville

Leadville vs Coolah Leadville vs Bungaba
Full data on Dunedoo Full data on Leadville
Unlock full address-level data — $29/month

Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.

Save this page for later

We'll email you a link to this page so you can finish reading it on any device. We use your address once to send it and don't keep it.

or