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Dapto NSW 2530

5,944 addresses · 121 streets

Whitlam Electorate › Wollongong LGA › Dapto · 80 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Dapto is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 10,954 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $1,475 a week, with median rent near $400 a week. Most homes are houses. About 74% of households own their home and 25% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

10,954Population
39Median age
$1,475Median household income / wk
$400Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Dapto - Avondale statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Dapto itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Dapto, 1 km north · Railway halt: Kembla Grange, 4.2 km north-east · Airport: Shellharbour Airport, 6.4 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs2/10

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: 16.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Dapto

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

Tree cover measures, Dapto NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202016.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202134.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.1% · Labour-force participation 57.4%

Population by age in Dapto
Population by age, Dapto NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4663
5-141,330
15-19704
20-24708
25-341,468
35-441,326
45-541,334
55-641,221
65-741,093
75-84798
85+303
Dwelling types in Dapto
Dwelling types, Dapto NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House3,542
Townhouse535
Apartment95
Other0
Households by weekly income in Dapto
Households by weekly income, Dapto NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650728
$650-1,4991,286
$1,500-2,9991,356
$3,000+588
Top ancestries in Dapto
Top ancestries, Dapto NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English4,609
Australian4,491
Scottish1,150
Irish1,055
Other806
Aboriginal519
Housing tenure in Dapto
Housing tenure, Dapto NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,449
Mortgage1,586
Rented1,032
Other59
Cars per household in Dapto
Cars per household, Dapto NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0280
11,446
21,541
3558
4+306
Commute to work in Dapto
Commute to work, Dapto NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car3,071
Train30
Bus23
Tram/ferry0
Walked62
Bicycle13
Home753
Top countries of birth in Dapto
Top countries of birth, Dapto NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England582
New Zealand111
Scotland93
Philippines73
North Macedonia54
Germany51
Languages used at home in Dapto
Languages used at home, Dapto NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Macedonian79
Spanish66
Arabic41
Italian40
Serbian39
Mandarin33

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

136,466 bird observations recorded near Dapto — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Dapto

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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