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Dora Creek NSW 2264

1,219 addresses · 32 streets

Hunter Electorate › Lake Macquarie LGA › Dora Creek · 92 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Dora Creek is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 1,739 people, with a median age of 51. The typical household earns around $1,401 a week, with median rent near $380 a week. Most homes are houses. About 78% of households own their home and 21% 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.

1,739Population
51Median age
$1,401Median household income / wk
$380Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Morisset - Cooranbong statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Dora Creek itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Dora Creek, 250 m south-west · Bus interchange: Morisset Bus Interchange, 3.3 km south-west · Airport: Lake Macquarie Airport, 13.7 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources4/10
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: 50% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Dora Creek

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

Tree cover measures, Dora Creek NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202050.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202164.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.5% · Labour-force participation 51.3%

Population by age in Dora Creek
Population by age, Dora Creek NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-460
5-14178
15-1983
20-2499
25-34188
35-44161
45-54192
55-64298
65-74263
75-84180
85+48
Dwelling types in Dora Creek
Dwelling types, Dora Creek NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House681
Townhouse3
Apartment15
Other0
Households by weekly income in Dora Creek
Households by weekly income, Dora Creek NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650127
$650-1,499217
$1,500-2,999200
$3,000+104
Top ancestries in Dora Creek
Top ancestries, Dora Creek NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English772
Australian715
Scottish245
Irish182
Other106
Ancestry NS102
Housing tenure in Dora Creek
Housing tenure, Dora Creek NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned322
Mortgage219
Rented144
Other5
Cars per household in Dora Creek
Cars per household, Dora Creek NSW (ABS Census 2021)
017
1228
2264
3104
4+71
Commute to work in Dora Creek
Commute to work, Dora Creek NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car409
Train3
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked5
Bicycle0
Home140
Top countries of birth in Dora Creek
Top countries of birth, Dora Creek NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England53
New Zealand27
Scotland13
Netherlands11
Philippines11
Fiji5
Languages used at home in Dora Creek
Languages used at home, Dora Creek NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Thai14
Polish7
Mandarin6
Spanish5
Cantonese4
Filipino4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

60,712 bird observations recorded near Dora Creek — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Dora Creek

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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