Gowrie vs Maison Dieu
Maison Dieu is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 42 in Gowrie. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Gowrie tends to suit 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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Gowrie
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 28%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Maison Dieu
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (32% vs 8%)
- has cheaper rent ($330/wk vs $478/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Gowrie
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (206.1 km vs 210.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Gowrie
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Gowrie
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (4.6% vs -3.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Gowrie and Maison Dieu drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Gowrie has more residents (338 vs 175); Gowrie rents higher ($478/wk vs $330/wk).
| Gowrie | Maison Dieu | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 338 +48% vs other | 175 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +4.6% | -3.3% |
| Median age | 42 | 35 |
| Median household income | $159,224/yr +28% vs other | $114,400/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $478/wk +31% vs other | $330/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.4%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Gowrie | Maison Dieu | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,025,000 same for both | |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Maison Dieu has more rural and farming land (98% vs 45%); Gowrie has more land zoned for conservation (21% vs 2%).
| Gowrie | Maison Dieu | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 45% | 98% |
| Environmental | 21% | 2% |
| Residential | 20% | 0% |
| Parks and recreation | 10% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 3% | 0% |
| 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
| Gowrie | Maison Dieu | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 121 across Singleton same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +46% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Gowrie | Maison Dieu | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 53% of NSW | Higher than 52% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 96% of NSW | Higher than 79% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 68% of NSW | Higher than 7% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 87% of NSW | Higher than 72% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 26% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 68% of NSW | Higher than 51% of NSW |
Liveability
Gowrie is more walkable (17 vs 0).
| Gowrie | Maison Dieu | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Gowrie carries more bushfire risk (36 vs 0).
| Gowrie | Maison Dieu | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 36/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | — | Moderate 52/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Gowrie | Maison Dieu | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Gowrie | Maison Dieu | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 0 | 2 |
Mobility
Maison Dieu sits further from the CBD (210.2 km vs 206.1 km).
| Gowrie | Maison Dieu | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 17/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 206.1 km | 210.2 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 146 min | 149 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.0%).
Setting
| Gowrie | Maison Dieu | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 67 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 99 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Gowrie | Maison Dieu | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 56/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 27% 119 premises | 0% 67 premises |
Climate
| Gowrie | Maison Dieu | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 804 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 5.1°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Gowrie | Maison Dieu | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 6.7 µg/m³ | — |
| PM10 | 19.2 µg/m³ | 19.9 µg/m³ |
| NO₂ | 0.64 pphm | — |
Council rates
| Gowrie | Maison Dieu | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,287/yr same for both | |
| Council | Singleton same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Gowrie | Maison Dieu | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Hunter same for both | |
| Member | Dan Repacholi same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Gowrie | Maison Dieu | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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