Wellington vs Wuuluman

Wuuluman is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 41 in Wellington. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Wellington tends to suit families with children and older residents, while Wuuluman suits young adults 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

Wellington

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (5 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • But Wuuluman carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 93/100)

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

Wuuluman

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 24%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $230/wk)
  • But Wellington has a bigger rental market to choose from (38% vs 12%)

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

Commuting to the city

Wellington

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (20/100 vs 5/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (357.1 km vs 370 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (293 min vs 299 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wellington

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 5%)
  • is more walkable (20/100 vs 5/100)
  • But Wuuluman carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 93/100)

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

Investors

Wuuluman

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.7% vs 0.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Wellington Wuuluman
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.

Wellington Wuuluman
Walkability 20 / 5
Wellington — Walkability: 20/100 Wuuluman — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 7 / 89
Wellington — Safety: 7/100 Wuuluman — Safety: 89/100
Low fire risk 68 / 58
Wellington — Low fire risk: 68/100 Wuuluman — Low fire risk: 58/100

Demographics

Wellington has more residents (4,096 vs 859); Wuuluman has higher household incomes ($106,132 vs $50,700).

Wellington Wuuluman
Population 4,096
+79% vs other
 859
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.5% +10.7%
Median age 41 35
Median household income $50,700/yr $106,132/yr
+109% vs other
Median weekly rent $230/wk
+13% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wellington Wuuluman
0-4 6.4% / 0.6%
Wellington — 0-4: 6.4% Wuuluman — 0-4: 0.6%
5-14 13.8% / 0.9%
Wellington — 5-14: 13.8% Wuuluman — 5-14: 0.9%
15-19 5.4% / 2.4%
Wellington — 15-19: 5.4% Wuuluman — 15-19: 2.4%
20-24 5.7% / 8.6%
Wellington — 20-24: 5.7% Wuuluman — 20-24: 8.6%
25-34 12.5% / 35.5%
Wellington — 25-34: 12.5% Wuuluman — 25-34: 35.5%
35-44 9.1% / 26.9%
Wellington — 35-44: 9.1% Wuuluman — 35-44: 26.9%
45-54 10.9% / 15.1%
Wellington — 45-54: 10.9% Wuuluman — 45-54: 15.1%
55-64 13.7% / 5.9%
Wellington — 55-64: 13.7% Wuuluman — 55-64: 5.9%
65-74 11.7% / 3.5%
Wellington — 65-74: 11.7% Wuuluman — 65-74: 3.5%
75-84 7.3% / 0.9%
Wellington — 75-84: 7.3% Wuuluman — 75-84: 0.9%
85+ 3.4% / 0.6%
Wellington — 85+: 3.4% Wuuluman — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (35.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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%
Wuuluman 47.8% lone person
Wuuluman — Lone Person: 47.8% Wuuluman — Couple Families: 52.2% Wuuluman — One Parent Families: 0.0% Wuuluman — Group Household: 0.0% Wuuluman — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Wellington 38.1% renting
Wellington — Owned Outright: 36.9% Wellington — Mortgage: 25.0% Wellington — Renting: 38.1%
Wuuluman 12.1% renting
Wuuluman — Owned Outright: 45.5% Wuuluman — Mortgage: 42.4% Wuuluman — Renting: 12.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Wellington Wuuluman
Certificate III & IV 14.0% / 1.6%
Wellington — Certificate III & IV: 14.0% Wuuluman — Certificate III & IV: 1.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.4% / 1.3%
Wellington — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.4% Wuuluman — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 1.3%
Bachelor Degree 4.9% / 0.7%
Wellington — Bachelor Degree: 4.9% Wuuluman — Bachelor Degree: 0.7%
Postgraduate Degree 1.0% / —
Wellington — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0% Wuuluman — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.6% / —
Wellington — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6% Wuuluman — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.0%).

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.

Wellington Wuuluman
New Zealand 0.8% / 1.9%
Wellington — New Zealand: 0.8% Wuuluman — New Zealand: 1.9%
China 0.2% / 2.1%
Wellington — China: 0.2% Wuuluman — China: 2.1%
Vietnam — / 1.6%
Wellington — Vietnam: not among its largest Wuuluman — Vietnam: 1.6%
England 1.1% / 0.3%
Wellington — England: 1.1% Wuuluman — England: 0.3%
Fiji — / 1.0%
Wellington — Fiji: not among its largest Wuuluman — Fiji: 1.0%
Philippines 0.8% / —
Wellington — Philippines: 0.8% Wuuluman — Philippines: not among its largest
Iran — / 0.8%
Wellington — Iran: not among its largest Wuuluman — Iran: 0.8%
Malaysia 0.3% / —
Wellington — Malaysia: 0.3% Wuuluman — Malaysia: not among its largest
Scotland 0.3% / —
Wellington — Scotland: 0.3% Wuuluman — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wellington 89.1% houses
Wellington — Houses: 89.1% Wellington — Flats / Apartments: 4.5% Wellington — Townhouses: 6.4%
Wuuluman 97.1% houses
Wuuluman — Houses: 97.1% Wuuluman — Flats / Apartments: 2.9% Wuuluman — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

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

Zoning mix

Wuuluman has more rural and farming land (98% vs 48%); Wellington has more land zoned for conservation (17% vs 0%).

Wellington Wuuluman
Rural and farming 48% 98%
Residential 23% 1%
Environmental 17% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 5% 2%
Industrial 4% 0%
Commercial 1% 0%
Parks and recreation 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

Wellington Wuuluman
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.

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

Ranking within NSW

Wellington Wuuluman
House price Higher than 8% of NSW —
Income Higher than 12% of NSW Higher than 72% of NSW
Schools Higher than 69% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 46% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 87% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 8% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 78% of NSW Higher than 32% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 100% of NSW —

Liveability

Wellington is more walkable (20 vs 5); Wuuluman scores higher overall (53 vs 29).

Wellington Wuuluman
Grade D B
Score 29/100 53/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Wellington carries more crime risk (93 vs 11); Wuuluman carries more bushfire risk (42 vs 32).

Wellington Wuuluman
Bushfire Low
32/100
 Moderate
42/100
Crime High
93/100
 Low
11/100
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
 0
within 5 km

Schools

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

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

Schools in Wuuluman

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Wellington Wuuluman
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 7 0
Parks & reserves 8 0
Childcare 5 0
GPs 4 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 3 0
Fuel stations 2 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 1 40

Mobility

Wuuluman sits further from the CBD (370 km vs 357.1 km).

Wellington Wuuluman
Walkability score 20/100 5/100
Distance to Sydney 357.1 km 370 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 293 min 299 min
Public transport score 59/100
Bus
 19/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 30.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 2.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 2 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.

Wellington Wuuluman
Car (driver) 72.2% / 57.4%
Wellington — Car (driver): 72.2% Wuuluman — Car (driver): 57.4%
Worked from Home 7.0% / 27.8%
Wellington — Worked from Home: 7.0% Wuuluman — Worked from Home: 27.8%
Walked Only 6.8% / 14.8%
Wellington — Walked Only: 6.8% Wuuluman — Walked Only: 14.8%
Car (passenger) 10.6% / —
Wellington — Car (passenger): 10.6% Wuuluman — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bus 2.8% / —
Wellington — Bus: 2.8% Wuuluman — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.2%).

Setting

Wellington Wuuluman
Elevation 362 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 469 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Wellington Wuuluman
Connectivity score 71/100 23/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 48%
2,347 premises
 0%
38 premises

Climate

Wellington Wuuluman
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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Wellington

Acreage Affordable

Wuuluman

Multicultural River Rural

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