Huonbrook vs Doon Doon
Huonbrook is the younger of the two, with a median age of 52 against 55 in Doon Doon. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Huonbrook, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Huonbrook: a median of $1.36 million, against $728,000 in Doon Doon, though rent is higher in Doon Doon. On these figures, Huonbrook tends to suit people living alone, while Doon Doon suits buyers on a tighter budget.
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
Doon Doon
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (60% vs 35%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (97% vs 85%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Doon Doon
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 41%)
- has cheaper houses ($727,500 vs $1,365,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Huonbrook
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($255/wk vs $360/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Huonbrook
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (525 min vs 540 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (781.3 km vs 790.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Huonbrook
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more units and townhouses to downsize into (15% vs 3%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Doon Doon
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-5.2% vs -34.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Huonbrook and Doon Doon 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
Doon Doon has higher household incomes ($55,224 vs $37,700); Doon Doon rents higher ($360/wk vs $255/wk).
| Huonbrook | Doon Doon | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 99 +7% vs other | 92 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -34.0% | -5.2% |
| Median age | 52 | 55 |
| Median household income | $37,700/yr | $55,224/yr +46% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $255/wk | $360/wk +41% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.2%).
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 (5.1%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Huonbrook | Doon Doon | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,365,000 | $727,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Huonbrook has more land zoned for conservation (81% vs 20%); Doon Doon has more rural and farming land (68% vs 19%).
| Huonbrook | Doon Doon | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental | 81% | 20% |
| Rural and farming | 19% | 68% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 0% | 11% |
| 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
| Huonbrook | Doon Doon | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 129 across Byron | 331 across Tweed |
| Approvals change year on year | -65% | -50% |
Ranking within NSW
| Huonbrook | Doon Doon | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 70% of NSW | Higher than 28% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 3% of NSW | Higher than 15% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 51% of NSW | Higher than 47% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 4% of NSW | Higher than 43% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 90% of NSW | Higher than 64% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 22% of NSW | Higher than 34% of NSW |
Liveability
| Huonbrook | Doon Doon | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
| Huonbrook | Doon Doon | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 76/100 | High 72/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 55/100 | Moderate 50/100 |
| 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
| Huonbrook | Doon Doon | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Huonbrook | Doon Doon | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 2 | 10 |
Mobility
Doon Doon sits further from the CBD (790.4 km vs 781.3 km).
| Huonbrook | Doon Doon | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 6/100 | 5/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 781.3 km | 790.4 km +1% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 525 min | 540 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.5% postcode 2482 | 0.6% postcode 2484 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 89 postcode 2482 | 76 postcode 2484 |
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 (78.9%).
Setting
| Huonbrook | Doon Doon | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 430 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 97 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 18.5 km | 24.1 km |
NBN connectivity
| Huonbrook | Doon Doon | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 | 24/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 37 premises | 0% 33 premises |
Climate
| Huonbrook | Doon Doon | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,569 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.1°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 9.1°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Huonbrook | Doon Doon | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,577/yr | $1,745/yr |
| Council | Byron | Tweed |
Federal electorate
| Huonbrook | Doon Doon | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Richmond same for both | |
| Member | Justine Elliot same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Huonbrook | Doon Doon | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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