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Dalton NSW 2581

310 addresses · 26 streets

Hume Electorate › Upper Lachlan Shire LGA › Dalton · 209 km from Sydney

Living Here

Dalton is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 230 people, with a median age of 48. The typical household earns around $1,531 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 100% of households own their home and 0% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

230Population
48Median age
$1,531Median household income / wk
$300Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Yass Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Dalton itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Gunning, 9.6 km south-east · Airport: Goulburn Airport, 51 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources8/10
Education & jobs7/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 16.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Dalton

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Dalton NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202016.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202123.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 2% · Labour-force participation 52.7%

Population by age in Dalton
Population by age, Dalton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-48
5-1431
15-199
20-2415
25-3412
35-4424
45-5435
55-6434
65-7431
75-8419
85+5
Dwelling types in Dalton
Dwelling types, Dalton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House76
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Dalton
Households by weekly income, Dalton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$6507
$650-1,49915
$1,500-2,99927
$3,000+11
Top ancestries in Dalton
Top ancestries, Dalton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian107
English97
Irish36
Ancestry NS26
Scottish10
Other8
Housing tenure in Dalton
Housing tenure, Dalton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned42
Mortgage32
Rented0
Other0
Cars per household in Dalton
Cars per household, Dalton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
00
115
230
322
4+14
Commute to work in Dalton
Commute to work, Dalton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car63
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked3
Bicycle0
Home18
Top countries of birth in Dalton
Top countries of birth, Dalton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England5
Ireland5
Languages used at home in Dalton
Languages used at home, Dalton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Italian3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,729 bird observations recorded near Dalton — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Dalton

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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