Montefiores vs Wellington

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wellington, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Montefiores: a median of $492,000, against $350,000 in Wellington, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Wellington tends to suit people living alone and 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

Wellington

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (5 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 1)
  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 3)
  • But Montefiores carries lower crime risk (64/100 vs 93/100)

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

First-home buyers

Wellington

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($350,000 vs $491,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Wellington

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (38% vs 16%)
  • has cheaper rent ($230/wk vs $303/wk)
  • But Montefiores leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 24%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Wellington

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (357.1 km vs 363.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Montefiores carries lower crime risk (64/100 vs 93/100)
  • Wellington has more GPs (4 vs 0)

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

Investors

Montefiores

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.4% vs 0.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Montefiores Wellington
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.

Montefiores Wellington
Walkability 20 / 20
Montefiores — Walkability: 20/100 Wellington — Walkability: 20/100
Safety 36 / 7
Montefiores — Safety: 36/100 Wellington — Safety: 7/100
Low fire risk 100 / 68
Montefiores — Low fire risk: 100/100 Wellington — Low fire risk: 68/100

Demographics

Wellington has more residents (4,096 vs 630); Montefiores has higher household incomes ($85,280 vs $50,700).

Montefiores Wellington
Population 630 4,096
+550% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.4% +0.5%
Median age 39 41
Median household income $85,280/yr
+41% vs other
 $50,700/yr
Median weekly rent $303/wk
+24% vs other
 $230/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Montefiores Wellington
0-4 7.8% / 6.4%
Montefiores — 0-4: 7.8% Wellington — 0-4: 6.4%
5-14 14.6% / 13.8%
Montefiores — 5-14: 14.6% Wellington — 5-14: 13.8%
15-19 6.0% / 5.4%
Montefiores — 15-19: 6.0% Wellington — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 3.0% / 5.7%
Montefiores — 20-24: 3.0% Wellington — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 13.3% / 12.5%
Montefiores — 25-34: 13.3% Wellington — 25-34: 12.5%
35-44 11.3% / 9.1%
Montefiores — 35-44: 11.3% Wellington — 35-44: 9.1%
45-54 8.4% / 10.9%
Montefiores — 45-54: 8.4% Wellington — 45-54: 10.9%
55-64 12.2% / 13.7%
Montefiores — 55-64: 12.2% Wellington — 55-64: 13.7%
65-74 10.5% / 11.7%
Montefiores — 65-74: 10.5% Wellington — 65-74: 11.7%
75-84 9.7% / 7.3%
Montefiores — 75-84: 9.7% Wellington — 75-84: 7.3%
85+ 2.2% / 3.4%
Montefiores — 85+: 2.2% Wellington — 85+: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Montefiores 36.4% lone person
Montefiores — Lone Person: 36.4% Montefiores — Couple Families: 38.3% Montefiores — One Parent Families: 14.8% Montefiores — Group Household: 7.4% Montefiores — Other Families: 3.1%
Wellington 47.2% lone person
Wellington — Lone Person: 47.2% Wellington — Couple Families: 21.2% Wellington — One Parent Families: 24.8% Wellington — Group Household: 4.4% Wellington — Other Families: 2.4%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Montefiores 15.5% renting
Montefiores — Owned Outright: 43.7% Montefiores — Mortgage: 40.8% Montefiores — Renting: 15.5%
Wellington 38.1% renting
Wellington — Owned Outright: 36.9% Wellington — Mortgage: 25.0% Wellington — Renting: 38.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Montefiores Wellington
England 2.4% / 1.1%
Montefiores — England: 2.4% Wellington — England: 1.1%
Philippines 1.7% / 0.8%
Montefiores — Philippines: 1.7% Wellington — Philippines: 0.8%
New Zealand — / 0.8%
Montefiores — New Zealand: not among its largest Wellington — New Zealand: 0.8%
Malaysia — / 0.3%
Montefiores — Malaysia: not among its largest Wellington — Malaysia: 0.3%
Scotland — / 0.3%
Montefiores — Scotland: not among its largest Wellington — Scotland: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.4%).

Qualifications

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

Montefiores Wellington
Certificate III & IV 18.9% / 14.0%
Montefiores — Certificate III & IV: 18.9% Wellington — Certificate III & IV: 14.0%
Bachelor Degree 6.7% / 4.9%
Montefiores — Bachelor Degree: 6.7% Wellington — Bachelor Degree: 4.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.7% / 4.4%
Montefiores — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7% Wellington — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / 0.6%
Montefiores — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Wellington — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6%
Postgraduate Degree 1.3% / 1.0%
Montefiores — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3% Wellington — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Montefiores 97.7% houses
Montefiores — Houses: 97.7% Montefiores — Townhouses: 1.8% Montefiores — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Wellington 89.1% houses
Wellington — Houses: 89.1% Wellington — Townhouses: 6.4% Wellington — Flats / Apartments: 4.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Montefiores Wellington
Median house price $491,500 $350,000
Median unit price — $395,000
Median land price — $87,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 35 days
from 37 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Montefiores Wellington
3 bed $430K / $344K
Montefiores — 3 bed: $430K (5 sales) Wellington — 3 bed: $344K (82 sales)

5 vs 82 sales

4 bed $550K / $422K
Montefiores — 4 bed: $550K (9 sales) Wellington — 4 bed: $422K (38 sales)

9 vs 38 sales

Zoning mix

Wellington has more land zoned for conservation (17% vs 4%).

Montefiores Wellington
Residential 53% 23%
Rural and farming 38% 48%
Environmental 4% 17%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 5%
Industrial 1% 4%
Commercial 0% 1%
Parks and recreation 1%
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

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

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Montefiores Wellington
Houses — 6.7%
$480/wk on $375K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Montefiores Wellington
House price Higher than 13% of NSW Higher than 8% of NSW
Income Higher than 55% of NSW Higher than 12% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 69% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 70% of NSW
same for both
Affordability Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 87% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 8% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 78% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 100% of NSW

Liveability

Montefiores scores higher overall (44 vs 29).

Montefiores Wellington
Grade C D
Score 44/100 29/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Wellington carries more bushfire risk (32 vs 0); Wellington carries more crime risk (93 vs 64).

Montefiores Wellington
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
32/100
Crime Moderate
64/100
 High
93/100
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

Montefiores Wellington
Inside the suburb 1 3
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Montefiores

  • Wellington Christian School Independent · Primary above peers

Schools in Wellington

  • Wellington High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • St Mary's Catholic School Wellington Catholic · Combined at peers
  • Wellington Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Montefiores Wellington
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 7
Parks & reserves 3 8
Childcare 1 5
GPs 0 4
Pharmacies 0 2
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 3
Fuel stations 1 2
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Montefiores sits further from the CBD (363.9 km vs 357.1 km).

Montefiores Wellington
Walkability score 20/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 363.9 km
+2% vs other
 357.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 293 min
same for both
Public transport score 25/100
Bus
 59/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 5.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 30.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 2 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
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.

Montefiores Wellington
Car (driver) 82.9% / 72.2%
Montefiores — Car (driver): 82.9% Wellington — Car (driver): 72.2%
Car (passenger) 8.2% / 10.6%
Montefiores — Car (passenger): 8.2% Wellington — Car (passenger): 10.6%
Worked from Home 7.8% / 7.0%
Montefiores — Worked from Home: 7.8% Wellington — Worked from Home: 7.0%
Walked Only 1.2% / 6.8%
Montefiores — Walked Only: 1.2% Wellington — Walked Only: 6.8%
Bus — / 2.8%
Montefiores — Bus: not among its largest Wellington — Bus: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.9%).

Setting

Montefiores Wellington
Elevation 320 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 362 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Montefiores Wellington
Connectivity score 69/100 71/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 47%
309 premises
 48%
2,347 premises

Climate

Montefiores Wellington
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

Montefiores Wellington
Average residential rate $1,233/yr
same for both
Council Dubbo
same for both

Federal electorate

Montefiores Wellington
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Montefiores Wellington
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Montefiores

Acreage Affordable Family

Wellington

Acreage Affordable

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