Dungowan vs Loomberah
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Loomberah: a median of $818,000, against $700,000 in Dungowan, and rent is higher there too.
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
- Dungowan has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- Loomberah carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 38/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Dungowan
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($700,000 vs $817,500)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Dungowan
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($260/wk vs $300/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Loomberah
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (292 min vs 302 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (404.7 km vs 416.1 km)
- But Dungowan is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Dungowan is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- Loomberah carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 38/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Loomberah
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (8.4% vs -8.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Dungowan and Loomberah 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
Loomberah has more residents (552 vs 366); Loomberah has higher household incomes ($108,472 vs $93,860).
| Dungowan | Loomberah | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 366 | 552 +51% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -8.0% | +8.4% |
| Median age | 41 | 40 |
| Median household income | $93,860/yr | $108,472/yr +16% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $260/wk | $300/wk +15% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).
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 (1.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Dungowan | Loomberah | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $700,000 | $817,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Dungowan | Loomberah | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% same for both | |
| 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
| Dungowan | Loomberah | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 390 across Tamworth same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -35% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Dungowan | Loomberah | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 26% of NSW | Higher than 35% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 61% of NSW | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 58% of NSW | Higher than 35% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 82% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 31% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 34% of NSW | Higher than 48% of NSW |
Liveability
Dungowan is more walkable (10 vs 0).
| Dungowan | Loomberah | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | B |
| Score | — | 57/100 |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
Dungowan carries more bushfire risk (40 vs 11); Dungowan carries more crime risk (38 vs 12).
| Dungowan | Loomberah | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 40/100 | Low 11/100 |
| Crime | Low 38/100 | Low 12/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Dungowan | Loomberah | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Dungowan
- Dungowan Public School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Loomberah
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Dungowan | Loomberah | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 3 | 1 |
Mobility
Dungowan sits further from the CBD (416.1 km vs 404.7 km).
| Dungowan | Loomberah | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 416.1 km +3% vs other | 404.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 302 min | 292 min |
| Public transport score | 28/100 Bus | 33/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 10.5 7-9am + 5-7pm | 14.0 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 1 min scheduled, not actual same for both | |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 2340 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 47 postcode 2340 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 (64.2%).
Setting
| Dungowan | Loomberah | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 516 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 642 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Dungowan | Loomberah | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 24/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 97 premises | 0% 206 premises |
Climate
| Dungowan | Loomberah | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 784 mm | 650 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 27.5°C | 32.6°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | 0.1°C | 2.6°C |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Dungowan | Loomberah | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.8 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 13.6 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.35 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Dungowan | Loomberah | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,397/yr same for both | |
| Council | Tamworth same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Dungowan | Loomberah | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | New England same for both | |
| Member | Barnaby Joyce same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Dungowan | Loomberah | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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