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Dorroughby NSW 2480

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Page Electorate › Lismore LGA › Dorroughby · 614 km from Sydney

Living Here

Dorroughby is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 158 people, with a median age of 53. The typical household earns around $1,625 a week, with median rent near $260 a week. Most homes are houses. About 80% of households own their home and 14% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

158Population
53Median age
$1,625Median household income / wk
$260Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Lismore Airport, 21.1 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources5/10
Education & jobs8/10

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: 57.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Dorroughby

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

Tree cover measures, Dorroughby NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202057.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202184.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.7% · Labour-force participation 61.5%

Population by age in Dorroughby
Population by age, Dorroughby NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-411
5-149
15-1912
20-243
25-3414
35-4418
45-5424
55-6442
65-7432
75-843
85+4
Dwelling types in Dorroughby
Dwelling types, Dorroughby NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House61
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Dorroughby
Households by weekly income, Dorroughby NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$6509
$650-1,4994
$1,500-2,99919
$3,000+7
Top ancestries in Dorroughby
Top ancestries, Dorroughby NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English83
Australian47
Irish32
Scottish27
Ancestry NS16
German7
Housing tenure in Dorroughby
Housing tenure, Dorroughby NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned30
Mortgage22
Rented9
Other4
Cars per household in Dorroughby
Cars per household, Dorroughby NSW (ABS Census 2021)
00
112
225
313
4+7
Commute to work in Dorroughby
Commute to work, Dorroughby NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car42
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked3
Bicycle0
Home26
Top countries of birth in Dorroughby
Top countries of birth, Dorroughby NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England9
Languages used at home in Dorroughby
Languages used at home, Dorroughby NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Spanish3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

15,050 bird observations recorded near Dorroughby — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Dorroughby

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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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.