Eumungerie vs Breelong

Breelong is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 43 in Eumungerie. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Eumungerie, about half of households are couple families. In Breelong, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Eumungerie tends to suit people living alone, while Breelong suits families with children and couples.

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

Breelong

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 42/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (81% vs 56%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Breelong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $200/wk)

Weighs rent and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Breelong

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (339 min vs 355 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (426.3 km vs 439.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Breelong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 42/100)

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

Investors

Breelong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (44.1% vs 26.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Eumungerie Breelong
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.

Eumungerie Breelong
Walkability 0 / 0
Eumungerie — Walkability: 0/100 Breelong — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 58 / 100
Eumungerie — Safety: 58/100 Breelong — Safety: 100/100
Low fire risk 77 / 72
Eumungerie — Low fire risk: 77/100 Breelong — Low fire risk: 72/100

Demographics

Eumungerie rents higher ($200/wk vs $0/wk); Eumungerie has more residents (384 vs 85).

Eumungerie Breelong
Population 384
+78% vs other
 85
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +26.3% +44.1%
Median age 43 40
Median household income $66,976/yr $67,600/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Eumungerie Breelong
0-4 7.0% / 9.4%
Eumungerie — 0-4: 7.0% Breelong — 0-4: 9.4%
5-14 13.8% / 18.8%
Eumungerie — 5-14: 13.8% Breelong — 5-14: 18.8%
15-19 4.9% / —
Eumungerie — 15-19: 4.9% Breelong — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 4.7% / —
Eumungerie — 20-24: 4.7% Breelong — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 10.9% / 8.2%
Eumungerie — 25-34: 10.9% Breelong — 25-34: 8.2%
35-44 10.2% / 12.9%
Eumungerie — 35-44: 10.2% Breelong — 35-44: 12.9%
45-54 11.5% / 3.5%
Eumungerie — 45-54: 11.5% Breelong — 45-54: 3.5%
55-64 18.8% / 21.2%
Eumungerie — 55-64: 18.8% Breelong — 55-64: 21.2%
65-74 13.3% / 16.5%
Eumungerie — 65-74: 13.3% Breelong — 65-74: 16.5%
75-84 3.4% / —
Eumungerie — 75-84: 3.4% Breelong — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 1.6% / —
Eumungerie — 85+: 1.6% Breelong — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Eumungerie 45.5% couple families
Eumungerie — Couple Families: 45.5% Eumungerie — Lone Person: 40.9% Eumungerie — One Parent Families: 10.2% Eumungerie — Group Household: 3.4%
Breelong 81.2% couple families
Breelong — Couple Families: 81.2% Breelong — Lone Person: 18.8% Breelong — One Parent Families: 0.0% Breelong — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Eumungerie 10.7% renting
Eumungerie — Owned Outright: 43.8% Eumungerie — Mortgage: 45.5% Eumungerie — Renting: 10.7%
Breelong 12.0% renting
Breelong — Owned Outright: 60.0% Breelong — Mortgage: 28.0% Breelong — Renting: 12.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Eumungerie 96.9% houses
Eumungerie — Houses: 96.9% Eumungerie — Flats / Apartments: 3.1%
Breelong 100.0% houses
Breelong — Houses: 100.0% Breelong — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Eumungerie Breelong
Certificate III & IV 16.9% / 17.6%
Eumungerie — Certificate III & IV: 16.9% Breelong — Certificate III & IV: 17.6%
Bachelor Degree 8.1% / 9.4%
Eumungerie — Bachelor Degree: 8.1% Breelong — Bachelor Degree: 9.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.2% / —
Eumungerie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2% Breelong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 0.8% / —
Eumungerie — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8% Breelong — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).

Property market

Eumungerie Breelong
Median house price —
same for both
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $67,000 —

Zoning mix

Breelong has more land zoned for conservation (25% vs 3%); Eumungerie has more rural and farming land (96% vs 74%).

Eumungerie Breelong
Rural and farming 96% 74%
Environmental 3% 25%
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

Eumungerie Breelong
New dwellings approved 405
across Dubbo
 12
across Gilgandra
Approvals change year on year -12% —

Ranking within NSW

Eumungerie Breelong
House price Higher than 4% of NSW —
Income Higher than 29% of NSW Higher than 30% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 16% of NSW Higher than 13% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 96% of NSW —
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 8% of NSW Higher than 30% of NSW

Liveability

Eumungerie Breelong
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Eumungerie carries more crime risk (42 vs 0).

Eumungerie Breelong
Bushfire Low
23/100
 Low
28/100
Crime Moderate
42/100
 None
0/100
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

Eumungerie Breelong
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Eumungerie

  • Eumungerie Public School Government · Primary

Schools in Breelong

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

Amenities in the suburb

Eumungerie Breelong
Parks & reserves 2 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 17 2

Mobility

Eumungerie sits further from the CBD (439.3 km vs 426.3 km).

Eumungerie Breelong
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 439.3 km
+3% vs other
 426.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 355 min 339 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2822
 0.0%
postcode 2827
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 35
postcode 2822
 68
postcode 2827

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.

Eumungerie Breelong
Car (driver) 74.2% / 57.1%
Eumungerie — Car (driver): 74.2% Breelong — Car (driver): 57.1%
Worked from Home 23.8% / 42.9%
Eumungerie — Worked from Home: 23.8% Breelong — Worked from Home: 42.9%
Car (passenger) 2.0% / —
Eumungerie — Car (passenger): 2.0% Breelong — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.2%).

Setting

Eumungerie Breelong
Elevation 320 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 305 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Eumungerie Breelong
Connectivity score 15/100 21/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
70 premises
 0%
18 premises

Climate

Eumungerie Breelong
Annual rainfall 605 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Eumungerie Breelong
Average residential rate $1,233/yr $800/yr
Council Dubbo Gilgandra

Federal electorate

Eumungerie Breelong
Division Parkes
same for both
Member Jamie Chaffey
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Eumungerie Breelong
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Eumungerie

Rural

Breelong

Family Rural Young Families

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