Mount Arthur vs Suntop
Suntop is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 59 in Mount Arthur. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mount Arthur, most households are people living alone. In Suntop, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Mount Arthur tends to suit people living alone and older residents, 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
Mount Arthur
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 60/100)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 81%)
- But Suntop is already more of a family suburb (80% vs 35%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Suntop
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 34%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Suntop
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 18%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Mount Arthur sits closer to the CBD (366.7 km vs 374 km)
- Suntop has a shorter drive in (307 min vs 325 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Mount Arthur
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- has more residents already 65 and over (43% vs 18%)
- carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 60/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Suntop
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-12.9% vs -35.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Mount Arthur 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.
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
Mount Arthur has more residents (109 vs 61); Suntop has higher household incomes ($117,000 vs $74,724).
| Mount Arthur | Suntop | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 109 +44% vs other | 61 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -35.5% | -12.9% |
| Median age | 59 | 47 |
| Median household income | $74,724/yr | $117,000/yr +57% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $260/wk | $270/wk +4% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.6%).
Property market
| Mount Arthur | Suntop | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $675,000 | $680,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Suntop has more rural and farming land (100% vs 62%); Mount Arthur has more land zoned for conservation (34% vs 0%).
| Mount Arthur | Suntop | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 62% | 100% |
| Environmental | 34% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 2% | 0% |
| Residential | 1% | 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
| Mount Arthur | Suntop | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 405 across Dubbo same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -12% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Mount Arthur | Suntop | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 24% of NSW | Higher than 25% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 42% of NSW | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 45% of NSW | Higher than 50% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 72% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 8% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 42% of NSW | Higher than 34% of NSW |
Liveability
| Mount Arthur | Suntop | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Suntop carries more crime risk (60 vs 36).
| Mount Arthur | Suntop | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 15/100 | Low 11/100 |
| Crime | Low 36/100 | 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
| Mount Arthur | 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
| Mount Arthur | Suntop | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 0 |
| Waterways | 17 | 5 |
Mobility
Suntop sits further from the CBD (374 km vs 366.7 km).
| Mount Arthur | Suntop | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 4/100 | 6/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 366.7 km | 374 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 325 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.3%).
Setting
| Mount Arthur | Suntop | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 396 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 380 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Mount Arthur | Suntop | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 24/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 65 premises | 0% 22 premises |
Climate
| Mount Arthur | 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
| Mount Arthur | Suntop | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,233/yr same for both | |
| Council | Dubbo same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Mount Arthur | Suntop | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Calare same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Gee same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Mount Arthur | Suntop | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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