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Dareton NSW 2717

398 addresses · 20 streets

Farrer Electorate › Wentworth LGA › Dareton · 845 km from Sydney

Living Here

Dareton is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 456 people, with a median age of 49. The typical household earns around $823 a week, with median rent near $178 a week. Most homes are houses. About 54% of households own their home and 46% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Aboriginal. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

456Population
49Median age
$823Median household income / wk
$178Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Mildura Airport, 15.5 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs1/10

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: 24.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Dareton

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

Tree cover measures, Dareton NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202024.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202142.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 15.4% · Labour-force participation 30.3%

Population by age in Dareton
Population by age, Dareton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-418
5-1452
15-1929
20-2411
25-3450
35-4445
45-5459
55-6474
65-7461
75-8450
85+10
Dwelling types in Dareton
Dwelling types, Dareton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House134
Townhouse27
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Dareton
Households by weekly income, Dareton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65055
$650-1,49967
$1,500-2,9997
$3,000+9
Top ancestries in Dareton
Top ancestries, Dareton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian133
English123
Aboriginal107
Ancestry NS107
Irish40
Scottish22
Housing tenure in Dareton
Housing tenure, Dareton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned61
Mortgage16
Rented65
Other0
Cars per household in Dareton
Cars per household, Dareton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
029
152
245
311
4+13
Commute to work in Dareton
Commute to work, Dareton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car69
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked21
Bicycle0
Home9
Top countries of birth in Dareton
Top countries of birth, Dareton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England7
Philippines7
New Zealand3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

8,898 bird observations recorded near Dareton — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Dareton

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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