Dungowan vs Piallamore

Dungowan is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 46 in Piallamore. 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 Piallamore: a median of $915,000, against $700,000 in Dungowan, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Dungowan tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Piallamore 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

  • Dungowan has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • Piallamore carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 38/100)

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

  • Dungowan has cheaper houses ($700,000 vs $915,000)
  • Piallamore leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 24%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Dungowan

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (17% vs 7%)
  • has cheaper rent ($260/wk vs $450/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 22%)

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

Commuting to the city

Dungowan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • 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)
  • Piallamore carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 38/100)

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

Investors

Piallamore

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (5.7% vs -8.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Dungowan Piallamore
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.

Dungowan Piallamore
Walkability 10 / 0
Dungowan — Walkability: 10/100 Piallamore — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 62 / 85
Dungowan — Safety: 62/100 Piallamore — Safety: 85/100
Low fire risk 60 / 73
Dungowan — Low fire risk: 60/100 Piallamore — Low fire risk: 73/100

Demographics

Piallamore rents higher ($450/wk vs $260/wk); Dungowan has more residents (366 vs 276).

Dungowan Piallamore
Population 366
+25% vs other
 276
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -8.0% +5.7%
Median age 41 46
Median household income $93,860/yr $106,756/yr
+14% vs other
Median weekly rent $260/wk $450/wk
+73% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dungowan Piallamore
0-4 6.3% / 5.4%
Dungowan — 0-4: 6.3% Piallamore — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 13.4% / 20.3%
Dungowan — 5-14: 13.4% Piallamore — 5-14: 20.3%
15-19 9.6% / 5.1%
Dungowan — 15-19: 9.6% Piallamore — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 3.6% / 3.3%
Dungowan — 20-24: 3.6% Piallamore — 20-24: 3.3%
25-34 9.8% / 4.3%
Dungowan — 25-34: 9.8% Piallamore — 25-34: 4.3%
35-44 11.7% / 12.3%
Dungowan — 35-44: 11.7% Piallamore — 35-44: 12.3%
45-54 15.8% / 17.8%
Dungowan — 45-54: 15.8% Piallamore — 45-54: 17.8%
55-64 13.1% / 10.9%
Dungowan — 55-64: 13.1% Piallamore — 55-64: 10.9%
65-74 12.6% / 15.2%
Dungowan — 65-74: 12.6% Piallamore — 65-74: 15.2%
75-84 5.2% / 8.0%
Dungowan — 75-84: 5.2% Piallamore — 75-84: 8.0%
85+ 0.8% / —
Dungowan — 85+: 0.8% Piallamore — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dungowan 58.4% couple families
Dungowan — Couple Families: 58.4% Dungowan — Lone Person: 23.6% Dungowan — One Parent Families: 18.0%
Piallamore 66.7% couple families
Piallamore — Couple Families: 66.7% Piallamore — Lone Person: 20.6% Piallamore — One Parent Families: 12.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dungowan 17.2% renting
Dungowan — Owned Outright: 40.2% Dungowan — Mortgage: 42.6% Dungowan — Renting: 17.2%
Piallamore 7.0% renting
Piallamore — Owned Outright: 40.7% Piallamore — Mortgage: 52.3% Piallamore — Renting: 7.0%
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.

Dungowan Piallamore
England 0.8% / 3.3%
Dungowan — England: 0.8% Piallamore — England: 3.3%
Netherlands — / 2.2%
Dungowan — Netherlands: not among its largest Piallamore — Netherlands: 2.2%
New Zealand — / 1.8%
Dungowan — New Zealand: not among its largest Piallamore — New Zealand: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.3%).

Qualifications

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

Dungowan Piallamore
Certificate III & IV 18.6% / 18.1%
Dungowan — Certificate III & IV: 18.6% Piallamore — Certificate III & IV: 18.1%
Bachelor Degree 6.0% / 12.3%
Dungowan — Bachelor Degree: 6.0% Piallamore — Bachelor Degree: 12.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.1% / 9.4%
Dungowan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1% Piallamore — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4%
Postgraduate Degree 1.1% / 2.5%
Dungowan — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1% Piallamore — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / 1.1%
Dungowan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Piallamore — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dungowan 100.0% houses
Dungowan — Houses: 100.0%
Piallamore 100.0% houses
Piallamore — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Dungowan Piallamore
Median house price $700,000 $915,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Dungowan has more rural and farming land (100% vs 60%); Piallamore has more land zoned for conservation (14% vs 0%).

Dungowan Piallamore
Rural and farming 100% 60%
Residential 0% 26%
Environmental 0% 14%
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 Piallamore
New dwellings approved 390
across Tamworth
same for both
Approvals change year on year -35%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Dungowan Piallamore
House price Higher than 26% of NSW Higher than 44% of NSW
Income Higher than 61% of NSW Higher than 73% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 58% of NSW Higher than 21% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 82% of NSW Higher than 75% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 31% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 34% of NSW Higher than 56% of NSW

Liveability

Dungowan is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Dungowan Piallamore
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Dungowan carries more crime risk (38 vs 15); Dungowan carries more bushfire risk (40 vs 27).

Dungowan Piallamore
Bushfire Moderate
40/100
 Low
27/100
Crime Low
38/100
 Low
15/100
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
same for both

Schools

Dungowan Piallamore
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 Piallamore

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

Amenities in the suburb

Dungowan Piallamore
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Waterways 3 1

Mobility

Dungowan Piallamore
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 416.1 km 414.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 302 min
same for both
Public transport score 28/100
Bus
 25/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 10.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 7.2
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.

Dungowan Piallamore
Car (driver) 64.2% / 72.6%
Dungowan — Car (driver): 64.2% Piallamore — Car (driver): 72.6%
Worked from Home 24.5% / 24.8%
Dungowan — Worked from Home: 24.5% Piallamore — Worked from Home: 24.8%
Walked Only 8.8% / —
Dungowan — Walked Only: 8.8% Piallamore — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 2.5% / 2.6%
Dungowan — Car (passenger): 2.5% Piallamore — Car (passenger): 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.6%).

Setting

Dungowan Piallamore
Elevation 516 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 536 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Dungowan Piallamore
Connectivity score 24/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
97 premises
 0%
116 premises

Climate

Dungowan Piallamore
Annual rainfall 784 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 0.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Dungowan Piallamore
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 Piallamore
Average residential rate $1,397/yr
same for both
Council Tamworth
same for both

Federal electorate

Dungowan Piallamore
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Dungowan Piallamore
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Dungowan

Rural

Piallamore

Family Rural

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