Stuart Town vs Euchareena
Euchareena is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 51 in Stuart Town. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Euchareena, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Stuart Town: a median of $265,000, against $97,000 in Euchareena, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Stuart Town tends to suit older residents, while Euchareena suits couples 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
Euchareena
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 87/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (60% vs 51%)
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
- Stuart Town leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 28%)
- Euchareena has cheaper houses ($97,000 vs $265,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Euchareena
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($168/wk vs $200/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Euchareena
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (307.8 km vs 327.3 km)
- has a shorter drive in (255 min vs 269 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Stuart Town has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 16%)
- Euchareena carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 87/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Stuart Town
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (2.6% vs -13.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Stuart Town and Euchareena 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
Stuart Town has more residents (241 vs 170); Stuart Town skews older (51 vs 40).
| Stuart Town | Euchareena | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 241 +29% vs other | 170 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +2.6% | -13.7% |
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Median household income | $47,268/yr | $46,800/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk +16% vs other | $168/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.4%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 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 (14.1%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Stuart Town | Euchareena | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $265,000 | $97,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $120,000 | — |
Zoning mix
| Stuart Town | Euchareena | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 93% | 99% |
| Environmental | 6% | 1% |
| 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
| Stuart Town | Euchareena | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 405 across Dubbo same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -12% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Stuart Town | Euchareena | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 1% of NSW same for both | |
| Income | — | Higher than 9% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 43% of NSW | Higher than 26% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 98% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 8% of NSW | Higher than 14% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 49% of NSW | Higher than 30% of NSW |
Liveability
| Stuart Town | Euchareena | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Stuart Town carries more crime risk (87 vs 23).
| Stuart Town | Euchareena | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 24/100 | Low 17/100 |
| Crime | High 87/100 | Low 23/100 |
| 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
| Stuart Town | Euchareena | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Stuart Town
- Stuart Town Public School Government · Primary
Schools in Euchareena
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Stuart Town | Euchareena | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 39 | 49 |
Mobility
Stuart Town sits further from the CBD (327.3 km vs 307.8 km).
| Stuart Town | Euchareena | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 327.3 km +6% vs other | 307.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 269 min | 255 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 2820 | 0.2% postcode 2866 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 50 postcode 2820 | 52 postcode 2866 |
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 (77.9%).
Setting
| Stuart Town | Euchareena | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 479 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 642 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Stuart Town | Euchareena | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 20/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 153 premises | 0% 64 premises |
Climate
| Stuart Town | Euchareena | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 641 mm | 692 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 32.5°C | — |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.0°C | — |
Council rates
| Stuart Town | Euchareena | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,233/yr same for both | |
| Council | Dubbo same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Stuart Town | Euchareena | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Calare same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Gee same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Stuart Town | Euchareena | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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