Neurea vs Bournewood

Bournewood is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 51 in Neurea. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Bournewood tends to suit families with children and 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

Bournewood

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 58%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 89%)
  • But Neurea carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 62/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Neurea has cheaper rent ($185/wk vs $213/wk)
  • Bournewood has a bigger rental market to choose from (29% vs 7%)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Neurea has a shorter drive in (282 min vs 287 min)
  • Bournewood sits closer to the CBD (345.5 km vs 349.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Neurea

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 62/100)

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

Investors

Bournewood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.2% vs -0.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Neurea Bournewood
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.

Neurea Bournewood
Walkability 0 / 0
Neurea — Walkability: 0/100 Bournewood — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 58 / 38
Neurea — Safety: 58/100 Bournewood — Safety: 38/100
Low fire risk 89 / 83
Neurea — Low fire risk: 89/100 Bournewood — Low fire risk: 83/100

Demographics

Neurea has more residents (129 vs 60); Neurea skews older (51 vs 33).

Neurea Bournewood
Population 129
+53% vs other
 60
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.8% +13.2%
Median age 51 33
Median household income $99,632/yr
+6% vs other
 $93,600/yr
Median weekly rent $185/wk $213/wk
+15% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Neurea Bournewood
0-4 2.3% / 8.3%
Neurea — 0-4: 2.3% Bournewood — 0-4: 8.3%
5-14 8.5% / 18.3%
Neurea — 5-14: 8.5% Bournewood — 5-14: 18.3%
15-19 7.8% / 8.3%
Neurea — 15-19: 7.8% Bournewood — 15-19: 8.3%
20-24 7.8% / —
Neurea — 20-24: 7.8% Bournewood — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 9.3% / 13.3%
Neurea — 25-34: 9.3% Bournewood — 25-34: 13.3%
35-44 12.4% / 15.0%
Neurea — 35-44: 12.4% Bournewood — 35-44: 15.0%
45-54 18.6% / 10.0%
Neurea — 45-54: 18.6% Bournewood — 45-54: 10.0%
55-64 24.0% / 11.7%
Neurea — 55-64: 24.0% Bournewood — 55-64: 11.7%
65-74 10.1% / 8.3%
Neurea — 65-74: 10.1% Bournewood — 65-74: 8.3%
75-84 4.7% / 5.0%
Neurea — 75-84: 4.7% Bournewood — 75-84: 5.0%
85+ 2.3% / —
Neurea — 85+: 2.3% Bournewood — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Neurea 58.3% couple families
Neurea — Couple Families: 58.3% Neurea — Lone Person: 41.7%
Bournewood 100.0% couple families
Bournewood — Couple Families: 100.0% Bournewood — Lone Person: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Neurea 7.1% renting
Neurea — Owned Outright: 47.6% Neurea — Mortgage: 45.2% Neurea — Renting: 7.1%
Bournewood 28.6% renting
Bournewood — Owned Outright: 50.0% Bournewood — Mortgage: 21.4% Bournewood — Renting: 28.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Neurea 89.4% houses
Neurea — Houses: 89.4% Neurea — Flats / Apartments: 10.6%
Bournewood 100.0% houses
Bournewood — Houses: 100.0% Bournewood — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Neurea Bournewood
Certificate III & IV 20.9% / 18.3%
Neurea — Certificate III & IV: 20.9% Bournewood — Certificate III & IV: 18.3%
Bachelor Degree 14.7% / 10.0%
Neurea — Bachelor Degree: 14.7% Bournewood — Bachelor Degree: 10.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.6% / 10.0%
Neurea — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.6% Bournewood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.3% / —
Neurea — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3% Bournewood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).

Property market

Neurea Bournewood
Median house price $530,250 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Neurea Bournewood
Rural and farming 99% 100%
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

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

Ranking within NSW

Neurea Bournewood
House price Higher than 17% of NSW —
Income Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 60% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 35% of NSW Higher than 23% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 91% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 8% of NSW Higher than 52% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 40% of NSW Higher than 46% of NSW

Liveability

Neurea Bournewood
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Bournewood carries more crime risk (62 vs 42).

Neurea Bournewood
Bushfire Low
11/100
 Low
17/100
Crime Moderate
42/100
 Moderate
62/100
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

Neurea Bournewood
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

Neurea Bournewood
Waterways 17 7

Mobility

Neurea sits further from the CBD (349.7 km vs 345.5 km).

Neurea Bournewood
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 349.7 km
+1% vs other
 345.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 282 min 287 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2820
 0.5%
postcode 2868
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 2820
 71
postcode 2868

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.

Neurea Bournewood
Car (driver) 69.7% / 37.9%
Neurea — Car (driver): 69.7% Bournewood — Car (driver): 37.9%
Worked from Home 16.7% / 44.8%
Neurea — Worked from Home: 16.7% Bournewood — Worked from Home: 44.8%
Walked Only 9.1% / 17.2%
Neurea — Walked Only: 9.1% Bournewood — Walked Only: 17.2%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / —
Neurea — Car (passenger): 4.5% Bournewood — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.7%).

Setting

Neurea Bournewood
Elevation 368 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 499 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Neurea Bournewood
Connectivity score 27/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
53 premises
 0%
31 premises

Climate

Neurea Bournewood
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

Neurea Bournewood
Average residential rate $1,233/yr
same for both
Council Dubbo
same for both

Federal electorate

Neurea Bournewood
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Neurea Bournewood
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Neurea

Affordable Rural

Bournewood

Family Rural

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