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Dolphin Point NSW 2539

378 addresses · 12 streets

Gilmore Electorate › Shoalhaven LGA › Dolphin Point · 184 km from Sydney

Living Here

Dolphin Point is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 354 people, with a median age of 47. The typical household earns around $1,488 a week, with median rent near $420 a week. Most homes are houses. About 85% of households own their home and 13% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

354Population
47Median age
$1,488Median household income / wk
$420Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Ulladulla statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Dolphin Point itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: HMAS Albatross, 51.2 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources7/10
Education & jobs6/10

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: 56.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Dolphin Point

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

Tree cover measures, Dolphin Point NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202056.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202171.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.4% · Labour-force participation 56.8%

Population by age in Dolphin Point
Population by age, Dolphin Point NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-420
5-1438
15-1914
20-2415
25-3437
35-4443
45-5437
55-6463
65-7452
75-8424
85+6
Dwelling types in Dolphin Point
Dwelling types, Dolphin Point NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House127
Townhouse3
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Dolphin Point
Households by weekly income, Dolphin Point NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65032
$650-1,49937
$1,500-2,99937
$3,000+23
Top ancestries in Dolphin Point
Top ancestries, Dolphin Point NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English167
Australian132
Irish54
Scottish41
Other16
Ancestry NS16
Housing tenure in Dolphin Point
Housing tenure, Dolphin Point NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned66
Mortgage46
Rented17
Other3
Cars per household in Dolphin Point
Cars per household, Dolphin Point NSW (ABS Census 2021)
00
143
262
314
4+5
Commute to work in Dolphin Point
Commute to work, Dolphin Point NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car102
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home31
Top countries of birth in Dolphin Point
Top countries of birth, Dolphin Point NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England10
South Africa9
New Zealand6
Italy4
Germany3
Languages used at home in Dolphin Point
Languages used at home, Dolphin Point NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Hindi5
Italian4
Spanish4
Australian Indigenous3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

17,516 bird observations recorded near Dolphin Point — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Dolphin Point

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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