Dyraaba vs Piora

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Piora, about half of households are couple families.

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

Dyraaba

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 94/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (110% vs 96%)
  • But Piora is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 52%)

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

First-home buyers

Dyraaba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 27%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Piora

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 24%)
  • has cheaper rent ($235/wk vs $313/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Piora

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (487 min vs 504 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (727 km vs 739.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Dyraaba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 94/100)

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

Investors

Dyraaba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (15.3% vs -17.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Dyraaba Piora
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.

Dyraaba Piora
Walkability 0 / 6
Dyraaba — Walkability: 0/100 Piora — Walkability: 6/100
Safety 87 / 6
Dyraaba — Safety: 87/100 Piora — Safety: 6/100
Low fire risk 81 / 44
Dyraaba — Low fire risk: 81/100 Piora — Low fire risk: 44/100

Demographics

Dyraaba has more residents (113 vs 71); Dyraaba rents higher ($313/wk vs $235/wk).

Dyraaba Piora
Population 113
+37% vs other
 71
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +15.3% -17.4%
Median age 53 55
Median household income $67,600/yr $71,500/yr
+6% vs other
Median weekly rent $313/wk
+25% vs other
 $235/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dyraaba Piora
0-4 2.7% / —
Dyraaba — 0-4: 2.7% Piora — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 11.5% / 16.9%
Dyraaba — 5-14: 11.5% Piora — 5-14: 16.9%
15-19 — / 4.2%
Dyraaba — 15-19: not among its largest Piora — 15-19: 4.2%
20-24 6.2% / 5.6%
Dyraaba — 20-24: 6.2% Piora — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 5.3% / —
Dyraaba — 25-34: 5.3% Piora — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 7.1% / 9.9%
Dyraaba — 35-44: 7.1% Piora — 35-44: 9.9%
45-54 18.6% / 19.7%
Dyraaba — 45-54: 18.6% Piora — 45-54: 19.7%
55-64 22.1% / 18.3%
Dyraaba — 55-64: 22.1% Piora — 55-64: 18.3%
65-74 23.0% / 15.5%
Dyraaba — 65-74: 23.0% Piora — 65-74: 15.5%
75-84 — / 7.0%
Dyraaba — 75-84: not among its largest Piora — 75-84: 7.0%
85+ — / —
Dyraaba — 85+: not among its largest Piora — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.0%).

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.

Dyraaba Piora
France — / 5.6%
Dyraaba — France: not among its largest Piora — France: 5.6%
England 2.7% / —
Dyraaba — England: 2.7% Piora — England: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dyraaba 38.1% couple families
Dyraaba — Couple Families: 38.1% Dyraaba — Lone Person: 23.8% Dyraaba — One Parent Families: 14.3% Dyraaba — Group Household: 23.8%
Piora 46.7% couple families
Piora — Couple Families: 46.7% Piora — Lone Person: 26.7% Piora — One Parent Families: 26.7% Piora — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dyraaba 110.3% houses
Dyraaba — Houses: 110.3% Dyraaba — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Piora 96.4% houses
Piora — Houses: 96.4% Piora — Flats / Apartments: 3.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Dyraaba Piora
Certificate III & IV 24.8% / 8.5%
Dyraaba — Certificate III & IV: 24.8% Piora — Certificate III & IV: 8.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.6% / 5.6%
Dyraaba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.6% Piora — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6%
Bachelor Degree 4.4% / 4.2%
Dyraaba — Bachelor Degree: 4.4% Piora — Bachelor Degree: 4.2%
Postgraduate Degree — / 5.6%
Dyraaba — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Piora — Postgraduate Degree: 5.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.8%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dyraaba 13.9% renting
Dyraaba — Owned Outright: 63.9% Dyraaba — Mortgage: 22.2% Dyraaba — Renting: 13.9%
Piora 0.0% renting
Piora — Owned Outright: 52.0% Piora — Mortgage: 48.0% Piora — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Dyraaba Piora
Median house price $870,000 $905,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Dyraaba Piora
Rural and farming 100% 98%
Environmental 0% 2%
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

Dyraaba Piora
New dwellings approved 25
across Kyogle
 24
across Richmond Valley
Approvals change year on year +0% -78%

Ranking within NSW

Dyraaba Piora
House price Higher than 41% of NSW Higher than 44% of NSW
Income Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 38% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 51% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 45% of NSW Higher than 46% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 16% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 36% of NSW Higher than 32% of NSW

Liveability

Dyraaba Piora
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Piora carries more crime risk (94 vs 13); Piora carries more bushfire risk (56 vs 19).

Dyraaba Piora
Bushfire Low
19/100
 Moderate
56/100
Crime Low
13/100
 High
94/100
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

Dyraaba Piora
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

Dyraaba Piora
Waterways 4 3

Mobility

Dyraaba sits further from the CBD (739.2 km vs 727 km).

Dyraaba Piora
Walkability score 0/100 6/100
Distance to Sydney 739.2 km
+2% vs other
 727 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 504 min 487 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2470
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 67
postcode 2470
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.

Dyraaba Piora
Car (driver) 79.4% / 76.7%
Dyraaba — Car (driver): 79.4% Piora — Car (driver): 76.7%
Worked from Home 11.8% / 23.3%
Dyraaba — Worked from Home: 11.8% Piora — Worked from Home: 23.3%
Car (passenger) 8.8% / —
Dyraaba — Car (passenger): 8.8% Piora — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.4%).

Setting

Dyraaba Piora
Elevation 121 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 108 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Dyraaba Piora
Connectivity score 25/100 22/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
46 premises
 0%
16 premises

Climate

Dyraaba Piora
Annual rainfall 1,374 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.2°C
same for both

Council rates

Dyraaba Piora
Average residential rate $1,264/yr $1,282/yr
Council Kyogle Richmond Valley

Federal electorate

Dyraaba Piora
Division Page
same for both
Member Kevin Hogan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Dyraaba Piora
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Dyraaba

Rural

Piora

Rural

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