Duramana vs Eglinton

Eglinton is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 47 in Duramana. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Duramana tends to suit older residents, while Eglinton 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

Duramana

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 32/100)

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

First-home buyers

Eglinton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($304,500 vs $700,000)

Weighs land prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Duramana has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $415/wk)
  • Eglinton has a bigger rental market to choose from (21% vs 4%)

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

Commuting to the city

Eglinton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (214.6 km vs 227.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Duramana

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 32/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 14%)

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

Investors

Eglinton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (33.5% vs 20.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Duramana Eglinton
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.

Duramana Eglinton
Walkability 0 / 0
Duramana — Walkability: 0/100 Eglinton — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 89 / 68
Duramana — Safety: 89/100 Eglinton — Safety: 68/100
Low fire risk 58 / 67
Duramana — Low fire risk: 58/100 Eglinton — Low fire risk: 67/100

Demographics

Eglinton has more residents (3,012 vs 248); Eglinton rents higher ($415/wk vs $300/wk).

Duramana Eglinton
Population 248 3,012
+1115% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +20.4% +33.5%
Median age 47 34
Median household income $101,348/yr $106,808/yr
+5% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk $415/wk
+38% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Duramana Eglinton
0-4 4.4% / 8.1%
Duramana — 0-4: 4.4% Eglinton — 0-4: 8.1%
5-14 13.7% / 17.1%
Duramana — 5-14: 13.7% Eglinton — 5-14: 17.1%
15-19 2.8% / 6.3%
Duramana — 15-19: 2.8% Eglinton — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 3.6% / 4.2%
Duramana — 20-24: 3.6% Eglinton — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 7.3% / 15.3%
Duramana — 25-34: 7.3% Eglinton — 25-34: 15.3%
35-44 10.1% / 13.8%
Duramana — 35-44: 10.1% Eglinton — 35-44: 13.8%
45-54 13.7% / 12.0%
Duramana — 45-54: 13.7% Eglinton — 45-54: 12.0%
55-64 16.9% / 9.5%
Duramana — 55-64: 16.9% Eglinton — 55-64: 9.5%
65-74 20.2% / 9.6%
Duramana — 65-74: 20.2% Eglinton — 65-74: 9.6%
75-84 3.6% / 3.0%
Duramana — 75-84: 3.6% Eglinton — 75-84: 3.0%
85+ 2.0% / 1.0%
Duramana — 85+: 2.0% Eglinton — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Duramana 64.0% couple families
Duramana — Couple Families: 64.0% Duramana — Lone Person: 24.0% Duramana — One Parent Families: 6.0% Duramana — Group Household: 6.0% Duramana — Other Families: 0.0%
Eglinton 57.4% couple families
Eglinton — Couple Families: 57.4% Eglinton — Lone Person: 20.6% Eglinton — One Parent Families: 17.5% Eglinton — Group Household: 2.8% Eglinton — Other Families: 1.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Duramana 3.9% renting
Duramana — Owned Outright: 64.9% Duramana — Mortgage: 31.2% Duramana — Renting: 3.9%
Eglinton 21.0% renting
Eglinton — Owned Outright: 31.4% Eglinton — Mortgage: 47.7% Eglinton — Renting: 21.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Duramana Eglinton
Certificate III & IV 18.5% / 20.7%
Duramana — Certificate III & IV: 18.5% Eglinton — Certificate III & IV: 20.7%
Bachelor Degree 15.7% / 9.7%
Duramana — Bachelor Degree: 15.7% Eglinton — Bachelor Degree: 9.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.3% / 6.6%
Duramana — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3% Eglinton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6%
Postgraduate Degree 1.2% / 2.2%
Duramana — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2% Eglinton — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / 1.1%
Duramana — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% Eglinton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).

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.

Duramana Eglinton
England 2.8% / 1.5%
Duramana — England: 2.8% Eglinton — England: 1.5%
Germany 1.6% / —
Duramana — Germany: 1.6% Eglinton — Germany: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 1.0%
Duramana — New Zealand: not among its largest Eglinton — New Zealand: 1.0%
India — / 0.9%
Duramana — India: not among its largest Eglinton — India: 0.9%
South Africa — / 0.8%
Duramana — South Africa: not among its largest Eglinton — South Africa: 0.8%
Nepal — / 0.4%
Duramana — Nepal: not among its largest Eglinton — Nepal: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Duramana 100.0% houses
Duramana — Houses: 100.0% Duramana — Townhouses: 0.0% Duramana — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Eglinton 97.5% houses
Eglinton — Houses: 97.5% Eglinton — Townhouses: 1.5% Eglinton — Flats / Apartments: 1.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Duramana Eglinton
Median house price — $746,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $700,000 $304,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 29 days
from 33 sales

Zoning mix

Duramana Eglinton
Rural and farming 100% 96%
Residential 0% 4%
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

Duramana Eglinton
New dwellings approved 177
across Bathurst
same for both
Approvals change year on year -23%
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.

Duramana Eglinton
Houses — 3.9%
$600/wk on $810K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Duramana Eglinton
House price — Higher than 28% of NSW
Income Higher than 69% of NSW Higher than 73% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 31% of NSW Higher than 1% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 85% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 44% of NSW Higher than 42% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 36% of NSW Higher than 91% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 65% of NSW

Liveability

Duramana Eglinton
Grade — C
Score — 42/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
same for both

Risk profile

Eglinton carries more crime risk (32 vs 11).

Duramana Eglinton
Bushfire Moderate
42/100
 Low
33/100
Crime Low
11/100
 Low
32/100
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

Duramana Eglinton
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 Duramana

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

Schools in Eglinton

  • Eglinton Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Duramana Eglinton
Parks & reserves 0 1
Childcare 0 2
Waterways 23 7

Mobility

Duramana sits further from the CBD (227.9 km vs 214.6 km).

Duramana Eglinton
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 227.9 km
+6% vs other
 214.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 194 min 196 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2795
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 2795
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.

Duramana Eglinton
Car (driver) 67.0% / 79.0%
Duramana — Car (driver): 67.0% Eglinton — Car (driver): 79.0%
Worked from Home 24.3% / 12.9%
Duramana — Worked from Home: 24.3% Eglinton — Worked from Home: 12.9%
Car (passenger) 6.1% / 6.0%
Duramana — Car (passenger): 6.1% Eglinton — Car (passenger): 6.0%
Walked Only 2.6% / 1.4%
Duramana — Walked Only: 2.6% Eglinton — Walked Only: 1.4%
Bus — / 0.6%
Duramana — Bus: not among its largest Eglinton — Bus: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.0%).

Setting

Duramana Eglinton
Elevation 794 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 702 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Duramana Eglinton
Connectivity score 25/100 83/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
84 premises
 71%
1,278 premises

Climate

Duramana Eglinton
Annual rainfall 666 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 1.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Duramana Eglinton
PM2.5 5.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Duramana Eglinton
Average residential rate $1,301/yr
same for both
Council Bathurst
same for both

Federal electorate

Duramana Eglinton
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Duramana Eglinton
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Duramana

Retirees Rural

Eglinton

Acreage Family

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