Ponto vs Maryvale

Maryvale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 49 in Ponto. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Ponto, about half of households are people living alone. In Maryvale, most households are couple families. On these figures, Ponto tends to suit people living alone, while Maryvale suits families with children.

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

Ponto

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 70/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 89%)
  • But Maryvale is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 54%)

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

Ponto

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (24% vs 8%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 18%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Maryvale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (299 min vs 318 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (370.9 km vs 391.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Ponto

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 70/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

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

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Ponto Maryvale
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.

Ponto Maryvale
Walkability 0 / 0
Ponto — Walkability: 0/100 Maryvale — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 70 / 30
Ponto — Safety: 70/100 Maryvale — Safety: 30/100
Low fire risk 76 / 72
Ponto — Low fire risk: 76/100 Maryvale — Low fire risk: 72/100

Demographics

Maryvale has more residents (190 vs 53); Maryvale rents higher ($300/wk vs $200/wk).

Ponto Maryvale
Population 53 190
+258% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.9% -0.5%
Median age 49 37
Median household income $116,948/yr
+25% vs other
 $87,724/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk $300/wk
+50% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ponto Maryvale
0-4 7.5% / 7.9%
Ponto — 0-4: 7.5% Maryvale — 0-4: 7.9%
5-14 13.2% / 16.8%
Ponto — 5-14: 13.2% Maryvale — 5-14: 16.8%
15-19 — / 6.3%
Ponto — 15-19: not among its largest Maryvale — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 — / 6.3%
Ponto — 20-24: not among its largest Maryvale — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 — / 6.8%
Ponto — 25-34: not among its largest Maryvale — 25-34: 6.8%
35-44 7.5% / 12.1%
Ponto — 35-44: 7.5% Maryvale — 35-44: 12.1%
45-54 — / 8.9%
Ponto — 45-54: not among its largest Maryvale — 45-54: 8.9%
55-64 15.1% / 16.3%
Ponto — 55-64: 15.1% Maryvale — 55-64: 16.3%
65-74 13.2% / 10.0%
Ponto — 65-74: 13.2% Maryvale — 65-74: 10.0%
75-84 5.7% / 5.3%
Ponto — 75-84: 5.7% Maryvale — 75-84: 5.3%
85+ — / 1.6%
Ponto — 85+: not among its largest Maryvale — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ponto 53.8% couple families
Ponto — Couple Families: 53.8% Ponto — Lone Person: 46.2% Ponto — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Maryvale 56.4% couple families
Maryvale — Couple Families: 56.4% Maryvale — Lone Person: 25.6% Maryvale — One Parent Families: 17.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Ponto 23.5% renting
Ponto — Owned Outright: 52.9% Ponto — Mortgage: 23.5% Ponto — Renting: 23.5%
Maryvale 8.1% renting
Maryvale — Owned Outright: 38.7% Maryvale — Mortgage: 53.2% Maryvale — Renting: 8.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ponto 100.0% houses
Ponto — Houses: 100.0% Ponto — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Maryvale 89.4% houses
Maryvale — Houses: 89.4% Maryvale — Flats / Apartments: 10.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Ponto Maryvale
Certificate III & IV 17.0% / 21.1%
Ponto — Certificate III & IV: 17.0% Maryvale — Certificate III & IV: 21.1%
Bachelor Degree 15.1% / 7.4%
Ponto — Bachelor Degree: 15.1% Maryvale — Bachelor Degree: 7.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.4% / 5.8%
Ponto — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4% Maryvale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.1%
Ponto — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Maryvale — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

Property market

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

Zoning mix

Ponto Maryvale
Rural and farming 99% 94%
Residential 0% 2%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 2%
Environmental 1% 2%
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

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

Ranking within NSW

Ponto Maryvale
House price — Higher than 13% of NSW
Income Higher than 80% of NSW Higher than 56% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 35% of NSW Higher than 10% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 92% of NSW
EV adoption — Higher than 8% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 43% of NSW Higher than 41% of NSW

Liveability

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

Risk profile

Maryvale carries more crime risk (70 vs 30).

Ponto Maryvale
Bushfire Low
24/100
 Low
28/100
Crime Low
30/100
 High
70/100
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

Ponto Maryvale
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

Ponto Maryvale
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 1 18

Mobility

Ponto sits further from the CBD (391.7 km vs 370.9 km).

Ponto Maryvale
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 391.7 km
+5% vs other
 370.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 318 min 299 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2818
 0.1%
postcode 2820
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 2818
 50
postcode 2820

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.

Ponto Maryvale
Car (driver) 50.0% / 81.8%
Ponto — Car (driver): 50.0% Maryvale — Car (driver): 81.8%
Worked from Home 50.0% / 18.2%
Ponto — Worked from Home: 50.0% Maryvale — Worked from Home: 18.2%

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

Setting

Ponto Maryvale
Elevation 316 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 334 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Ponto Maryvale
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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Ponto

Rural

Maryvale

Affordable Family Rural

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