Dyrring vs Mitchells Flat

Dyrring is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 43 in Mitchells Flat. 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, Dyrring tends to suit 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

Dyrring

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 33/100)

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

First-home buyers

Mitchells Flat

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 30%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mitchells Flat

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 18%)
  • has cheaper rent ($360/wk vs $400/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Mitchells Flat

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (196 km vs 211.8 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (140 min vs 151 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Dyrring

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 33/100)

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

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

Dyrring Mitchells Flat
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.

Dyrring Mitchells Flat
Walkability 0 / 5
Dyrring — Walkability: 0/100 Mitchells Flat — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 100 / 67
Dyrring — Safety: 100/100 Mitchells Flat — Safety: 67/100
Low fire risk 100 / 80
Dyrring — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mitchells Flat — Low fire risk: 80/100

Demographics

Mitchells Flat has more residents (242 vs 102); Mitchells Flat has higher household incomes ($151,060 vs $117,000).

Dyrring Mitchells Flat
Population 102 242
+137% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.1% +15.8%
Median age 37 43
Median household income $117,000/yr $151,060/yr
+29% vs other
Median weekly rent $400/wk
+10% vs other
 $360/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dyrring Mitchells Flat
0-4 7.8% / 2.9%
Dyrring — 0-4: 7.8% Mitchells Flat — 0-4: 2.9%
5-14 25.5% / 12.8%
Dyrring — 5-14: 25.5% Mitchells Flat — 5-14: 12.8%
15-19 9.8% / 11.2%
Dyrring — 15-19: 9.8% Mitchells Flat — 15-19: 11.2%
20-24 — / 4.5%
Dyrring — 20-24: not among its largest Mitchells Flat — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 6.9% / 5.8%
Dyrring — 25-34: 6.9% Mitchells Flat — 25-34: 5.8%
35-44 21.6% / 15.3%
Dyrring — 35-44: 21.6% Mitchells Flat — 35-44: 15.3%
45-54 16.7% / 24.4%
Dyrring — 45-54: 16.7% Mitchells Flat — 45-54: 24.4%
55-64 10.8% / 11.2%
Dyrring — 55-64: 10.8% Mitchells Flat — 55-64: 11.2%
65-74 3.9% / 8.7%
Dyrring — 65-74: 3.9% Mitchells Flat — 65-74: 8.7%
75-84 4.9% / 3.3%
Dyrring — 75-84: 4.9% Mitchells Flat — 75-84: 3.3%
85+ — / —
Dyrring — 85+: not among its largest Mitchells Flat — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.5%).

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.

Dyrring Mitchells Flat
New Zealand 3.9% / 2.9%
Dyrring — New Zealand: 3.9% Mitchells Flat — New Zealand: 2.9%
England — / 1.2%
Dyrring — England: not among its largest Mitchells Flat — England: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dyrring 70.8% couple families
Dyrring — Couple Families: 70.8% Dyrring — Lone Person: 16.7% Dyrring — One Parent Families: 12.5%
Mitchells Flat 69.2% couple families
Mitchells Flat — Couple Families: 69.2% Mitchells Flat — Lone Person: 15.4% Mitchells Flat — One Parent Families: 15.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dyrring 100.0% houses
Dyrring — Houses: 100.0% Dyrring — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Mitchells Flat 91.7% houses
Mitchells Flat — Houses: 91.7% Mitchells Flat — Flats / Apartments: 8.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Dyrring Mitchells Flat
Certificate III & IV 11.8% / 26.4%
Dyrring — Certificate III & IV: 11.8% Mitchells Flat — Certificate III & IV: 26.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.9% / 6.2%
Dyrring — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9% Mitchells Flat — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2%
Bachelor Degree 3.9% / 3.7%
Dyrring — Bachelor Degree: 3.9% Mitchells Flat — Bachelor Degree: 3.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.4%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dyrring 0.0% renting
Dyrring — Owned Outright: 40.7% Dyrring — Mortgage: 59.3% Dyrring — Renting: 0.0%
Mitchells Flat 4.5% renting
Mitchells Flat — Owned Outright: 40.3% Mitchells Flat — Mortgage: 55.2% Mitchells Flat — Renting: 4.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Dyrring Mitchells Flat
Median house price $1,650,000 $1,590,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Dyrring Mitchells Flat
Rural and farming 100%
same for both
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

Dyrring Mitchells Flat
New dwellings approved 121
across Singleton
same for both
Approvals change year on year +46%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Dyrring Mitchells Flat
House price Higher than 79% of NSW Higher than 77% of NSW
Income Higher than 81% of NSW Higher than 95% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 12% of NSW Higher than 46% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 38% of NSW Higher than 60% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 26% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 41% of NSW Higher than 52% of NSW

Liveability

Dyrring Mitchells Flat
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Mitchells Flat carries more crime risk (33 vs 0); Mitchells Flat carries more bushfire risk (20 vs 0).

Dyrring Mitchells Flat
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
20/100
Crime None
0/100
 Low
33/100
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

Dyrring Mitchells Flat
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

Dyrring Mitchells Flat
Childcare 0 1
Waterways 6 4

Mobility

Dyrring sits further from the CBD (211.8 km vs 196 km).

Dyrring Mitchells Flat
Walkability score 0/100 5/100
Distance to Sydney 211.8 km
+7% vs other
 196 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 151 min 140 min
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.

Dyrring Mitchells Flat
Car (driver) 82.8% / 73.6%
Dyrring — Car (driver): 82.8% Mitchells Flat — Car (driver): 73.6%
Worked from Home 17.2% / 23.6%
Dyrring — Worked from Home: 17.2% Mitchells Flat — Worked from Home: 23.6%
Car (passenger) — / 2.7%
Dyrring — Car (passenger): not among its largest Mitchells Flat — Car (passenger): 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.8%).

Setting

Dyrring Mitchells Flat
Elevation 117 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 34 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Dyrring Mitchells Flat
Connectivity score 28/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
42 premises
 0%
75 premises

Climate

Dyrring Mitchells Flat
Annual rainfall 1,026 mm 804 mm
Summer max (Jan) 29.9°C 30.0°C
Winter min (Jul) 6.8°C 5.1°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Dyrring Mitchells Flat
PM2.5 6.7 µg/m³ —
PM10 19.2 µg/m³ 19.5 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.64 pphm —

Council rates

Dyrring Mitchells Flat
Average residential rate $1,287/yr
same for both
Council Singleton
same for both

Federal electorate

Dyrring Mitchells Flat
Division Hunter
same for both
Member Dan Repacholi
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Dyrring Mitchells Flat
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Dyrring

Family Rural

Mitchells Flat

Rural

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