Dunolly vs Hunterview

Hunterview is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 42 in Dunolly. In Dunolly, most households rent, about half of homes are flats or apartments, and most households are people living alone. In Hunterview, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Dunolly tends to suit renters and people living alone, while Hunterview suits families with children and couples.

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

Hunterview

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 92/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 32%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (86% vs 54%)

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

First-home buyers

Hunterview

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 41%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Dunolly

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (58% vs 27%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $398/wk)
  • But Hunterview leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 32%)

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

Commuting to the city

Dunolly

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (62/100 vs 43/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (202.9 km vs 205.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Dunolly

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (46% vs 14%)
  • is more walkable (62/100 vs 43/100)
  • But Hunterview carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 92/100)

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

Investors

Dunolly

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (52.8% vs 3.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Dunolly Hunterview
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.

Dunolly Hunterview
Walkability 62 / 43
Dunolly — Walkability: 62/100 Hunterview — Walkability: 43/100
Safety 8 / 79
Dunolly — Safety: 8/100 Hunterview — Safety: 79/100
Low fire risk 69 / 56
Dunolly — Low fire risk: 69/100 Hunterview — Low fire risk: 56/100

Demographics

Hunterview has more residents (3,113 vs 136); Hunterview has higher household incomes ($123,708 vs $48,516).

Dunolly Hunterview
Population 136 3,113
+2189% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +52.8% +3.5%
Median age 42 31
Median household income $48,516/yr $123,708/yr
+155% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk $398/wk
+33% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dunolly Hunterview
0-4 2.2% / 9.0%
Dunolly — 0-4: 2.2% Hunterview — 0-4: 9.0%
5-14 10.3% / 17.2%
Dunolly — 5-14: 10.3% Hunterview — 5-14: 17.2%
15-19 8.8% / 6.5%
Dunolly — 15-19: 8.8% Hunterview — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 3.7% / 5.8%
Dunolly — 20-24: 3.7% Hunterview — 20-24: 5.8%
25-34 11.0% / 17.3%
Dunolly — 25-34: 11.0% Hunterview — 25-34: 17.3%
35-44 13.2% / 13.6%
Dunolly — 35-44: 13.2% Hunterview — 35-44: 13.6%
45-54 14.7% / 12.2%
Dunolly — 45-54: 14.7% Hunterview — 45-54: 12.2%
55-64 14.7% / 9.0%
Dunolly — 55-64: 14.7% Hunterview — 55-64: 9.0%
65-74 5.9% / 6.3%
Dunolly — 65-74: 5.9% Hunterview — 65-74: 6.3%
75-84 4.4% / 2.4%
Dunolly — 75-84: 4.4% Hunterview — 75-84: 2.4%
85+ — / 0.5%
Dunolly — 85+: not among its largest Hunterview — 85+: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dunolly 60.5% lone person
Dunolly — Lone Person: 60.5% Dunolly — Couple Families: 15.8% Dunolly — One Parent Families: 15.8% Dunolly — Other Families: 7.9% Dunolly — Group Household: 0.0%
Hunterview 23.2% lone person
Hunterview — Lone Person: 23.2% Hunterview — Couple Families: 58.7% Hunterview — One Parent Families: 14.0% Hunterview — Other Families: 1.6% Hunterview — Group Household: 2.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dunolly 57.7% renting
Dunolly — Owned Outright: 21.2% Dunolly — Mortgage: 21.2% Dunolly — Renting: 57.7%
Hunterview 27.4% renting
Hunterview — Owned Outright: 24.2% Hunterview — Mortgage: 48.4% Hunterview — Renting: 27.4%
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.

Dunolly Hunterview
New Zealand 3.7% / 2.7%
Dunolly — New Zealand: 3.7% Hunterview — New Zealand: 2.7%
Philippines — / 2.1%
Dunolly — Philippines: not among its largest Hunterview — Philippines: 2.1%
South Africa — / 1.6%
Dunolly — South Africa: not among its largest Hunterview — South Africa: 1.6%
England — / 1.4%
Dunolly — England: not among its largest Hunterview — England: 1.4%
India — / 0.4%
Dunolly — India: not among its largest Hunterview — India: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.7%).

Qualifications

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

Dunolly Hunterview
Certificate III & IV 17.6% / 23.9%
Dunolly — Certificate III & IV: 17.6% Hunterview — Certificate III & IV: 23.9%
Bachelor Degree 2.2% / 7.2%
Dunolly — Bachelor Degree: 2.2% Hunterview — Bachelor Degree: 7.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 6.7%
Dunolly — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Hunterview — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.7%
Dunolly — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Hunterview — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.0%
Dunolly — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Hunterview — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dunolly 54.2% houses
Dunolly — Houses: 54.2% Dunolly — Flats / Apartments: 45.8% Dunolly — Townhouses: 0.0%
Hunterview 85.9% houses
Hunterview — Houses: 85.9% Hunterview — Flats / Apartments: 2.1% Hunterview — Townhouses: 12.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Dunolly Hunterview
Median house price — $745,000
Median unit price — $610,000
Median land price — $400,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 22 days
from 7 sales

Zoning mix

Dunolly has more rural and farming land (88% vs 14%).

Dunolly Hunterview
Rural and farming 88% 14%
Residential 0% 68%
Parks and recreation 8% 16%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 1%
Commercial 0% 1%
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

Dunolly Hunterview
New dwellings approved 121
across Singleton
same for both
Approvals change year on year +46%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Dunolly Hunterview
House price — Higher than 29% of NSW
Income Higher than 10% of NSW Higher than 86% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 79% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 89% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 26% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 69% of NSW Higher than 83% of NSW

Liveability

Dunolly is more walkable (62 vs 43).

Dunolly Hunterview
Grade — B
Score — 50/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Dunolly carries more crime risk (92 vs 21); Hunterview carries more bushfire risk (44 vs 31).

Dunolly Hunterview
Bushfire Low
31/100
 Moderate
44/100
Crime High
92/100
 Low
21/100
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 2
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Dunolly Hunterview
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

Dunolly Hunterview
Parks & reserves 2 4
Childcare 0 2
Fuel stations 1 0

Mobility

Hunterview sits further from the CBD (205.1 km vs 202.9 km).

Dunolly Hunterview
Walkability score 62/100 43/100
Distance to Sydney 202.9 km 205.1 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 142 min 145 min
Public transport score 22/100
Bus
 47/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 1.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 18.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 44 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2330
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 2330
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.

Dunolly Hunterview
Car (driver) 83.8% / 79.8%
Dunolly — Car (driver): 83.8% Hunterview — Car (driver): 79.8%
Car (passenger) 16.2% / 5.0%
Dunolly — Car (passenger): 16.2% Hunterview — Car (passenger): 5.0%
Worked from Home — / 14.2%
Dunolly — Worked from Home: not among its largest Hunterview — Worked from Home: 14.2%
Walked Only — / 0.5%
Dunolly — Walked Only: not among its largest Hunterview — Walked Only: 0.5%
Bus — / 0.3%
Dunolly — Bus: not among its largest Hunterview — Bus: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.8%).

Setting

Dunolly Hunterview
Elevation 39 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 59 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Dunolly Hunterview
Connectivity score 59/100 75/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 27%
60 premises
 56%
1,290 premises

Climate

Dunolly Hunterview
Annual rainfall 804 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Dunolly Hunterview
PM2.5 6.7 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 19.2 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.64 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Dunolly Hunterview
Average residential rate $1,287/yr
same for both
Council Singleton
same for both

Federal electorate

Dunolly Hunterview
Division Hunter
same for both
Member Dan Repacholi
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Dunolly Hunterview
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Dunolly

Parks Quiet

Hunterview

Family Large Blocks Young Families

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