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Doonbah NSW 2473

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Page Electorate › Richmond Valley LGA › Doonbah · 570 km from Sydney

Living Here

Doonbah is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 298 people, with a median age of 68. The typical household earns around $876 a week, with median rent near $216 a week. Most homes are houses. About 90% of households own their home and 4% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

298Population
68Median age
$876Median household income / wk
$216Median rent / wk
2.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Evans Head statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Doonbah itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Lismore Airport, 32.1 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
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: 55.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Doonbah

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

Tree cover measures, Doonbah NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202055.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202160.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.6% · Labour-force participation 31%

Population by age in Doonbah
Population by age, Doonbah NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-49
5-1420
15-193
20-245
25-347
35-4410
45-5436
55-6437
65-74101
75-8454
85+17
Dwelling types in Doonbah
Dwelling types, Doonbah NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House141
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Doonbah
Households by weekly income, Doonbah NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65040
$650-1,49959
$1,500-2,99928
$3,000+13
Top ancestries in Doonbah
Top ancestries, Doonbah NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English140
Australian129
Irish39
Scottish35
Aboriginal27
German13
Housing tenure in Doonbah
Housing tenure, Doonbah NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned102
Mortgage22
Rented6
Other8
Cars per household in Doonbah
Cars per household, Doonbah NSW (ABS Census 2021)
04
180
235
313
4+6
Commute to work in Doonbah
Commute to work, Doonbah NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car49
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked9
Bicycle0
Home12
Top countries of birth in Doonbah
Top countries of birth, Doonbah NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England20
New Zealand11
Philippines3
Languages used at home in Doonbah
Languages used at home, Doonbah NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Hindi3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

11,448 bird observations recorded near Doonbah — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Doonbah

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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