Dyraaba vs Stratheden

Stratheden is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 53 in Dyraaba. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Dyraaba tends to suit share households, while Stratheden suits people living alone.

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 43/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (110% vs 100%)

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 26%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

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

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

Commuting to the city

Stratheden

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (492 min vs 504 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (731.2 km vs 739.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Dyraaba carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 43/100)
  • Stratheden is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)

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 1.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Dyraaba and Stratheden 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 Stratheden
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 Stratheden
Walkability 0 / 14
Dyraaba — Walkability: 0/100 Stratheden — Walkability: 14/100
Safety 87 / 57
Dyraaba — Safety: 87/100 Stratheden — Safety: 57/100
Low fire risk 81 / 85
Dyraaba — Low fire risk: 81/100 Stratheden — Low fire risk: 85/100

Demographics

Stratheden has more residents (220 vs 113); Dyraaba skews older (53 vs 47).

Dyraaba Stratheden
Population 113 220
+95% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +15.3% +1.4%
Median age 53 47
Median household income $67,600/yr
+5% vs other
 $64,220/yr
Median weekly rent $313/wk
+4% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dyraaba Stratheden
0-4 2.7% / 3.6%
Dyraaba — 0-4: 2.7% Stratheden — 0-4: 3.6%
5-14 11.5% / 14.5%
Dyraaba — 5-14: 11.5% Stratheden — 5-14: 14.5%
15-19 — / 6.4%
Dyraaba — 15-19: not among its largest Stratheden — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 6.2% / 5.5%
Dyraaba — 20-24: 6.2% Stratheden — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 5.3% / 5.5%
Dyraaba — 25-34: 5.3% Stratheden — 25-34: 5.5%
35-44 7.1% / 9.1%
Dyraaba — 35-44: 7.1% Stratheden — 35-44: 9.1%
45-54 18.6% / 17.3%
Dyraaba — 45-54: 18.6% Stratheden — 45-54: 17.3%
55-64 22.1% / 18.6%
Dyraaba — 55-64: 22.1% Stratheden — 55-64: 18.6%
65-74 23.0% / 15.9%
Dyraaba — 65-74: 23.0% Stratheden — 65-74: 15.9%
75-84 — / 3.6%
Dyraaba — 75-84: not among its largest Stratheden — 75-84: 3.6%
85+ — / 2.7%
Dyraaba — 85+: not among its largest Stratheden — 85+: 2.7%

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 Stratheden
England 2.7% / 1.4%
Dyraaba — England: 2.7% Stratheden — England: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dyraaba 38.1% couple families
Dyraaba — Couple Families: 38.1% Dyraaba — Lone Person: 23.8% Dyraaba — Group Household: 23.8% Dyraaba — One Parent Families: 14.3%
Stratheden 43.1% couple families
Stratheden — Couple Families: 43.1% Stratheden — Lone Person: 39.2% Stratheden — Group Household: 9.8% Stratheden — One Parent Families: 7.8%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dyraaba 110.3% houses
Dyraaba — Houses: 110.3%
Stratheden 100.0% houses
Stratheden — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Dyraaba Stratheden
Certificate III & IV 24.8% / 18.2%
Dyraaba — Certificate III & IV: 24.8% Stratheden — Certificate III & IV: 18.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.6% / 4.1%
Dyraaba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.6% Stratheden — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.1%
Bachelor Degree 4.4% / 5.9%
Dyraaba — Bachelor Degree: 4.4% Stratheden — Bachelor Degree: 5.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.8%
Dyraaba — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Stratheden — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

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%
Stratheden 19.3% renting
Stratheden — Owned Outright: 41.0% Stratheden — Mortgage: 39.8% Stratheden — Renting: 19.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Dyraaba Stratheden
Median house price $870,000 $839,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Dyraaba Stratheden
Rural and farming 100% 97%
Environmental 0% 3%
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 Stratheden
New dwellings approved 25
across Kyogle
 24
across Richmond Valley
Approvals change year on year +0% -78%

Ranking within NSW

Dyraaba Stratheden
House price Higher than 41% of NSW Higher than 37% of NSW
Income Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 26% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 45% of NSW Higher than 44% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 16% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 36% of NSW Higher than 45% of NSW

Liveability

Stratheden is more walkable (14 vs 0).

Dyraaba Stratheden
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Stratheden carries more crime risk (43 vs 13).

Dyraaba Stratheden
Bushfire Low
19/100
 Low
15/100
Crime Low
13/100
 Moderate
43/100
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 Stratheden
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Dyraaba

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

Schools in Stratheden

  • Stratheden Public School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Dyraaba Stratheden
Waterways 4 0

Mobility

Dyraaba sits further from the CBD (739.2 km vs 731.2 km).

Dyraaba Stratheden
Walkability score 0/100 14/100
Distance to Sydney 739.2 km
+1% vs other
 731.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 504 min 492 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 Stratheden
Car (driver) 79.4% / 69.3%
Dyraaba — Car (driver): 79.4% Stratheden — Car (driver): 69.3%
Worked from Home 11.8% / 27.3%
Dyraaba — Worked from Home: 11.8% Stratheden — Worked from Home: 27.3%
Car (passenger) 8.8% / 3.4%
Dyraaba — Car (passenger): 8.8% Stratheden — Car (passenger): 3.4%

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

Setting

Dyraaba Stratheden
Elevation 121 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 40 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Dyraaba Stratheden
Connectivity score 25/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
46 premises
 0%
94 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Dyraaba

Rural

Stratheden

Rural

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