Maryvale vs Suntop

Maryvale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 47 in Suntop. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Suntop: a median of $680,000, against $438,000 in Maryvale, though rent is higher in Maryvale. On these figures, Maryvale tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget, while Suntop suits 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

Suntop

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (60/100 vs 70/100)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Maryvale has cheaper houses ($437,500 vs $680,000)
  • Suntop leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 25%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Suntop

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 18%)
  • has cheaper rent ($270/wk vs $300/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Maryvale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (299 min vs 307 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (370.9 km vs 374 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Suntop

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (60/100 vs 70/100)

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

Investors

Maryvale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-0.5% vs -12.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Maryvale Suntop
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.

Maryvale Suntop
Walkability 0 / 6
Maryvale — Walkability: 0/100 Suntop — Walkability: 6/100
Safety 30 / 40
Maryvale — Safety: 30/100 Suntop — Safety: 40/100
Low fire risk 72 / 89
Maryvale — Low fire risk: 72/100 Suntop — Low fire risk: 89/100

Demographics

Maryvale has more residents (190 vs 61); Suntop has higher household incomes ($117,000 vs $87,724).

Maryvale Suntop
Population 190
+68% vs other
 61
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.5% -12.9%
Median age 37 47
Median household income $87,724/yr $117,000/yr
+33% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+10% vs other
 $270/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Maryvale Suntop
0-4 7.9% / 4.9%
Maryvale — 0-4: 7.9% Suntop — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 16.8% / 9.8%
Maryvale — 5-14: 16.8% Suntop — 5-14: 9.8%
15-19 6.3% / 6.6%
Maryvale — 15-19: 6.3% Suntop — 15-19: 6.6%
20-24 6.3% / —
Maryvale — 20-24: 6.3% Suntop — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 6.8% / 13.1%
Maryvale — 25-34: 6.8% Suntop — 25-34: 13.1%
35-44 12.1% / 4.9%
Maryvale — 35-44: 12.1% Suntop — 35-44: 4.9%
45-54 8.9% / 24.6%
Maryvale — 45-54: 8.9% Suntop — 45-54: 24.6%
55-64 16.3% / 6.6%
Maryvale — 55-64: 16.3% Suntop — 55-64: 6.6%
65-74 10.0% / 9.8%
Maryvale — 65-74: 10.0% Suntop — 65-74: 9.8%
75-84 5.3% / 8.2%
Maryvale — 75-84: 5.3% Suntop — 75-84: 8.2%
85+ 1.6% / —
Maryvale — 85+: 1.6% Suntop — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Maryvale 56.4% couple families
Maryvale — Couple Families: 56.4% Maryvale — Lone Person: 25.6% Maryvale — One Parent Families: 17.9%
Suntop 80.0% couple families
Suntop — Couple Families: 80.0% Suntop — Lone Person: 20.0% Suntop — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Maryvale 8.1% renting
Maryvale — Owned Outright: 38.7% Maryvale — Mortgage: 53.2% Maryvale — Renting: 8.1%
Suntop 0.0% renting
Suntop — Owned Outright: 73.3% Suntop — Mortgage: 26.7% Suntop — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Maryvale 89.4% houses
Maryvale — Houses: 89.4% Maryvale — Flats / Apartments: 10.6%
Suntop 80.8% houses
Suntop — Houses: 80.8% Suntop — Flats / Apartments: 19.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Maryvale Suntop
Certificate III & IV 21.1% / 24.6%
Maryvale — Certificate III & IV: 21.1% Suntop — Certificate III & IV: 24.6%
Bachelor Degree 7.4% / 13.1%
Maryvale — Bachelor Degree: 7.4% Suntop — Bachelor Degree: 13.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.8% / 4.9%
Maryvale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8% Suntop — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.9%
Postgraduate Degree 2.1% / —
Maryvale — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1% Suntop — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.6%).

Property market

Maryvale Suntop
Median house price $437,500 $680,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $44,514 —

Zoning mix

Maryvale Suntop
Rural and farming 94% 100%
Residential 2% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 0%
Environmental 2% 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

Maryvale Suntop
New dwellings approved 405
across Dubbo
same for both
Approvals change year on year -12%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Maryvale Suntop
House price Higher than 13% of NSW Higher than 25% of NSW
Income Higher than 56% of NSW —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 10% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 92% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 8% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 41% of NSW Higher than 34% of NSW

Liveability

Maryvale Suntop
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Maryvale carries more bushfire risk (28 vs 11); Maryvale carries more crime risk (70 vs 60).

Maryvale Suntop
Bushfire Low
28/100
 Low
11/100
Crime High
70/100
 Moderate
60/100
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

Maryvale Suntop
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

Maryvale Suntop
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 18 5

Mobility

Suntop sits further from the CBD (374 km vs 370.9 km).

Maryvale Suntop
Walkability score 0/100 6/100
Distance to Sydney 370.9 km 374 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 299 min 307 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2820
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 2820
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.

Maryvale Suntop
Car (driver) 81.8% / 74.3%
Maryvale — Car (driver): 81.8% Suntop — Car (driver): 74.3%
Worked from Home 18.2% / 14.3%
Maryvale — Worked from Home: 18.2% Suntop — Worked from Home: 14.3%
Car (passenger) — / 11.4%
Maryvale — Car (passenger): not among its largest Suntop — Car (passenger): 11.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.8%).

Setting

Maryvale Suntop
Elevation 334 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 380 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Maryvale Suntop
Connectivity score 28/100 24/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
60 premises
 0%
22 premises

Climate

Maryvale Suntop
Annual rainfall 641 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Maryvale Suntop
Average residential rate $1,233/yr
same for both
Council Dubbo
same for both

Federal electorate

Maryvale Suntop
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Maryvale Suntop
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Maryvale

Affordable Family Rural

Suntop

Affordable Rural

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