Durren Durren vs Wyee

Durren Durren is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 49 in Wyee. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Durren Durren, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Durren Durren: a median of $1.62 million, against $1.03 million in Wyee, though rent is higher in Wyee. On these figures, Durren Durren tends to suit families with children and couples, while Wyee suits older residents and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Durren Durren

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 78/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 78%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 62%)
  • But Wyee has more childcare (3 vs 0)

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

  • Durren Durren leaves households under less mortgage stress (27% vs 32%)
  • Wyee has cheaper houses ($1,030,250 vs $1,625,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Durren Durren

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $360/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Durren Durren carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 78/100)
  • Wyee has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 20%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Durren Durren Wyee
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.

Durren Durren Wyee
Walkability 10 / 8
Durren Durren — Walkability: 10/100 Wyee — Walkability: 8/100
Safety 57 / 22
Durren Durren — Safety: 57/100 Wyee — Safety: 22/100
Low fire risk 30 / 46
Durren Durren — Low fire risk: 30/100 Wyee — Low fire risk: 46/100

Demographics

Wyee rents higher ($360/wk vs $0/wk); Wyee has more residents (2,909 vs 96).

Durren Durren Wyee
Population 96 2,909
+2930% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +21.5% +20.9%
Median age 44 49
Median household income $117,000/yr
+38% vs other
 $71,968/yr
Median weekly rent — $360/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Durren Durren Wyee
0-4 9.4% / 4.4%
Durren Durren — 0-4: 9.4% Wyee — 0-4: 4.4%
5-14 15.6% / 9.9%
Durren Durren — 5-14: 15.6% Wyee — 5-14: 9.9%
15-19 8.3% / 5.2%
Durren Durren — 15-19: 8.3% Wyee — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 3.1% / 6.5%
Durren Durren — 20-24: 3.1% Wyee — 20-24: 6.5%
25-34 6.2% / 8.8%
Durren Durren — 25-34: 6.2% Wyee — 25-34: 8.8%
35-44 13.5% / 10.2%
Durren Durren — 35-44: 13.5% Wyee — 35-44: 10.2%
45-54 10.4% / 12.1%
Durren Durren — 45-54: 10.4% Wyee — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 17.7% / 13.4%
Durren Durren — 55-64: 17.7% Wyee — 55-64: 13.4%
65-74 16.7% / 13.2%
Durren Durren — 65-74: 16.7% Wyee — 65-74: 13.2%
75-84 3.1% / 10.8%
Durren Durren — 75-84: 3.1% Wyee — 75-84: 10.8%
85+ — / 5.5%
Durren Durren — 85+: not among its largest Wyee — 85+: 5.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Durren Durren 73.3% couple families
Durren Durren — Couple Families: 73.3% Durren Durren — Lone Person: 26.7% Durren Durren — One Parent Families: 0.0% Durren Durren — Group Household: 0.0% Durren Durren — Other Families: 0.0%
Wyee 43.8% couple families
Wyee — Couple Families: 43.8% Wyee — Lone Person: 32.2% Wyee — One Parent Families: 17.7% Wyee — Group Household: 4.1% Wyee — Other Families: 2.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Durren Durren 0.0% renting
Durren Durren — Owned Outright: 41.4% Durren Durren — Mortgage: 58.6% Durren Durren — Renting: 0.0%
Wyee 15.4% renting
Wyee — Owned Outright: 43.0% Wyee — Mortgage: 41.6% Wyee — Renting: 15.4%
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.

Durren Durren Wyee
England 7.3% / 3.6%
Durren Durren — England: 7.3% Wyee — England: 3.6%
New Zealand 5.2% / 1.2%
Durren Durren — New Zealand: 5.2% Wyee — New Zealand: 1.2%
Philippines — / 0.3%
Durren Durren — Philippines: not among its largest Wyee — Philippines: 0.3%
South Africa — / 0.3%
Durren Durren — South Africa: not among its largest Wyee — South Africa: 0.3%
Ireland — / 0.3%
Durren Durren — Ireland: not among its largest Wyee — Ireland: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.3%).

Qualifications

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

Durren Durren Wyee
Certificate III & IV 20.8% / 21.1%
Durren Durren — Certificate III & IV: 20.8% Wyee — Certificate III & IV: 21.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.4% / 6.6%
Durren Durren — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.4% Wyee — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6%
Bachelor Degree 5.2% / 5.3%
Durren Durren — Bachelor Degree: 5.2% Wyee — Bachelor Degree: 5.3%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.2%
Durren Durren — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Wyee — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.1%
Durren Durren — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Wyee — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Durren Durren 100.0% houses
Durren Durren — Houses: 100.0% Durren Durren — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Durren Durren — Townhouses: 0.0%
Wyee 77.8% houses
Wyee — Houses: 77.8% Wyee — Flats / Apartments: 11.3% Wyee — Townhouses: 10.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Durren Durren Wyee
Median house price $1,625,000 $1,030,250
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $347,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 48 days
from 41 sales

Zoning mix

Durren Durren has more land zoned for conservation (70% vs 49%).

Durren Durren Wyee
Environmental 70% 49%
Rural and farming 28% 30%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 17%
Residential 0% 4%
Parks and recreation 3% 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

Durren Durren Wyee
New dwellings approved 1,441
across Central Coast (NSW)
 1,212
across Lake Macquarie
Approvals change year on year +67% +2%

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.

Durren Durren Wyee
Houses — 3.9%
$820/wk on $1.1M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Durren Durren Wyee
House price Higher than 78% of NSW Higher than 44% of NSW
Income Higher than 82% of NSW Higher than 39% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 58% of NSW Higher than 53% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 39% of NSW Higher than 46% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 66% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 31% of NSW Higher than 78% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 67% of NSW

Liveability

Durren Durren Wyee
Grade — D
Score — 26/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Wyee carries more crime risk (78 vs 43); Durren Durren carries more bushfire risk (70 vs 54).

Durren Durren Wyee
Bushfire High
70/100
 Moderate
54/100
Crime Moderate
43/100
 High
78/100
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
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Durren Durren Wyee
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 Durren Durren

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

Schools in Wyee

  • Wyee Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Durren Durren Wyee
Parks & reserves 0 2
Childcare 0 3
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 0 8

Mobility

Durren Durren Wyee
Walkability score 10/100 8/100
Distance to Sydney 104.1 km 105.9 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 89 min 86 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2259
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 2259
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.

Durren Durren Wyee
Car (driver) 88.6% / 69.4%
Durren Durren — Car (driver): 88.6% Wyee — Car (driver): 69.4%
Worked from Home 11.4% / 22.5%
Durren Durren — Worked from Home: 11.4% Wyee — Worked from Home: 22.5%
Car (passenger) — / 3.8%
Durren Durren — Car (passenger): not among its largest Wyee — Car (passenger): 3.8%
Walked Only — / 2.8%
Durren Durren — Walked Only: not among its largest Wyee — Walked Only: 2.8%
Train — / 0.8%
Durren Durren — Train: not among its largest Wyee — Train: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (88.6%).

Setting

Durren Durren Wyee
Elevation 99 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 29 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 17.4 km 12.1 km

NBN connectivity

Durren Durren Wyee
Connectivity score 21/100 71/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
17 premises
 52%
1,605 premises

Climate

Durren Durren Wyee
Annual rainfall 1,272 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 10.6°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Durren Durren Wyee
PM2.5 5.1 µg/m³ 5.0 µg/m³
PM10 14.8 µg/m³ 11.6 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.36 pphm 0.27 pphm

Council rates

Durren Durren Wyee
Average residential rate $1,409/yr $1,708/yr
Council Central Coast (NSW) Lake Macquarie

Federal electorate

Durren Durren Wyee
Division Dobell Hunter
Member Emma Mcbride Dan Repacholi
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Durren Durren Wyee
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Durren Durren

Family Rural Young Families

Wyee

Retirees Rural Trains

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