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Dorrigo NSW 2453

992 addresses · 54 streets

Cowper Electorate › Bellingen LGA › Dorrigo · 417 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Dorrigo is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 1,214 people, with a median age of 56. The typical household earns around $925 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 78% of households own their home and 22% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

1,214Population
56Median age
$925Median household income / wk
$300Median rent / wk
2.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Coffs Harbour Regional Airport, 39 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs3/10

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: 14.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Dorrigo

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

Tree cover measures, Dorrigo NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202014.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202123.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.7% · Labour-force participation 44.1%

Population by age in Dorrigo
Population by age, Dorrigo NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-455
5-14121
15-1952
20-2430
25-3487
35-4490
45-54141
55-64205
65-74202
75-84159
85+61
Dwelling types in Dorrigo
Dwelling types, Dorrigo NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House509
Townhouse16
Apartment8
Other7
Households by weekly income in Dorrigo
Households by weekly income, Dorrigo NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650167
$650-1,499198
$1,500-2,999113
$3,000+19
Top ancestries in Dorrigo
Top ancestries, Dorrigo NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English583
Australian503
Irish155
Scottish135
Ancestry NS63
German62
Housing tenure in Dorrigo
Housing tenure, Dorrigo NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned300
Mortgage112
Rented115
Other3
Cars per household in Dorrigo
Cars per household, Dorrigo NSW (ABS Census 2021)
036
1235
2181
356
4+28
Commute to work in Dorrigo
Commute to work, Dorrigo NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car282
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked31
Bicycle6
Home65
Top countries of birth in Dorrigo
Top countries of birth, Dorrigo NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England57
New Zealand16
Germany14
South Africa8
Wales8
Malaysia6
Languages used at home in Dorrigo
Languages used at home, Dorrigo NSW (ABS Census 2021)
German7
Russian3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

20,510 bird observations recorded near Dorrigo — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Dorrigo

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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