Dyrring vs Westbrook

Dyrring is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 50 in Westbrook. 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 14/100)

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

First-home buyers

Westbrook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

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

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Westbrook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $400/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Dyrring

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (151 min vs 171 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (211.8 km vs 220.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Dyrring carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 14/100)
  • Westbrook has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 9%)

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

Investors

Dyrring

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.1% vs 0.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Dyrring and Westbrook 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 Westbrook
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 Westbrook
Walkability 0 / 0
Dyrring — Walkability: 0/100 Westbrook — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 100 / 86
Dyrring — Safety: 100/100 Westbrook — Safety: 86/100
Low fire risk 100 / 65
Dyrring — Low fire risk: 100/100 Westbrook — Low fire risk: 65/100

Demographics

Westbrook has more residents (151 vs 102); Westbrook skews older (50 vs 37).

Dyrring Westbrook
Population 102 151
+48% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.1% +0.0%
Median age 37 50
Median household income $117,000/yr $134,888/yr
+15% vs other
Median weekly rent $400/wk
+12% vs other
 $350/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dyrring Westbrook
0-4 7.8% / 2.6%
Dyrring — 0-4: 7.8% Westbrook — 0-4: 2.6%
5-14 25.5% / 15.9%
Dyrring — 5-14: 25.5% Westbrook — 5-14: 15.9%
15-19 9.8% / 5.3%
Dyrring — 15-19: 9.8% Westbrook — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 — / 2.6%
Dyrring — 20-24: not among its largest Westbrook — 20-24: 2.6%
25-34 6.9% / 8.6%
Dyrring — 25-34: 6.9% Westbrook — 25-34: 8.6%
35-44 21.6% / 9.3%
Dyrring — 35-44: 21.6% Westbrook — 35-44: 9.3%
45-54 16.7% / 14.6%
Dyrring — 45-54: 16.7% Westbrook — 45-54: 14.6%
55-64 10.8% / 18.5%
Dyrring — 55-64: 10.8% Westbrook — 55-64: 18.5%
65-74 3.9% / 13.9%
Dyrring — 65-74: 3.9% Westbrook — 65-74: 13.9%
75-84 4.9% / 2.6%
Dyrring — 75-84: 4.9% Westbrook — 75-84: 2.6%
85+ — / 2.0%
Dyrring — 85+: not among its largest Westbrook — 85+: 2.0%

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 Westbrook
New Zealand 3.9% / 2.0%
Dyrring — New Zealand: 3.9% Westbrook — New Zealand: 2.0%
England — / 4.0%
Dyrring — England: not among its largest Westbrook — England: 4.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.0%).

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%
Westbrook 68.0% couple families
Westbrook — Couple Families: 68.0% Westbrook — Lone Person: 20.0% Westbrook — One Parent Families: 12.0%
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%
Westbrook 100.0% houses
Westbrook — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Dyrring Westbrook
Certificate III & IV 11.8% / 29.1%
Dyrring — Certificate III & IV: 11.8% Westbrook — Certificate III & IV: 29.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.9% / 6.6%
Dyrring — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9% Westbrook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6%
Bachelor Degree 3.9% / 2.6%
Dyrring — Bachelor Degree: 3.9% Westbrook — Bachelor Degree: 2.6%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.6%
Dyrring — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Westbrook — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.1%).

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%
Westbrook 0.0% renting
Westbrook — Owned Outright: 62.8% Westbrook — Mortgage: 37.2% Westbrook — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Dyrring Westbrook
Median house price $1,650,000 $1,600,000
Median unit price — $1,050,000
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

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

Ranking within NSW

Dyrring Westbrook
House price Higher than 79% of NSW Higher than 77% of NSW
Income Higher than 81% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 12% of NSW Higher than 4% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 38% of NSW Higher than 51% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 26% of NSW Higher than 25% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 41% of NSW Higher than 38% of NSW

Liveability

Dyrring Westbrook
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Westbrook carries more bushfire risk (35 vs 0); Westbrook carries more crime risk (14 vs 0).

Dyrring Westbrook
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
35/100
Crime None
0/100
 Low
14/100
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 Westbrook
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 Westbrook
Waterways 6 10

Mobility

Westbrook sits further from the CBD (220.7 km vs 211.8 km).

Dyrring Westbrook
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 211.8 km 220.7 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 151 min 171 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 Westbrook
Car (driver) 82.8% / 71.2%
Dyrring — Car (driver): 82.8% Westbrook — Car (driver): 71.2%
Worked from Home 17.2% / 21.2%
Dyrring — Worked from Home: 17.2% Westbrook — Worked from Home: 21.2%
Car (passenger) — / 7.6%
Dyrring — Car (passenger): not among its largest Westbrook — Car (passenger): 7.6%

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

Setting

Dyrring Westbrook
Elevation 117 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 128 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Dyrring Westbrook
Connectivity score 28/100 27/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
42 premises
 0%
51 premises

Climate

Dyrring Westbrook
Annual rainfall 1,026 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.8°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Dyrring Westbrook
PM2.5 6.7 µg/m³ —
PM10 19.2 µg/m³ 20.2 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.64 pphm —

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Dyrring

Family Rural

Westbrook

Rural

More comparisons

Other comparisons with Dyrring

Dyrring vs Wattle Ponds Dyrring vs Sedgefield Dyrring vs Mitchells Flat Dyrring vs Bridgman Dyrring vs Mount Olive

Other comparisons with Westbrook

Westbrook vs Mitchells Flat Westbrook vs Reedy Creek Westbrook vs Mount Olive Westbrook vs Mirannie
Full data on Dyrring Full data on Westbrook
Unlock full address-level data — $29/month

Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.

Save this page for later

We'll email you a link to this page so you can finish reading it on any device. We use your address once to send it and don't keep it.

or