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Dripstone NSW 2820

45 addresses · 8 streets

Calare Electorate › Dubbo Regional LGA › Dripstone · 246 km from Sydney

Living Here

Dripstone is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 68 people, with a median age of 52. The typical household earns around $1,125 a week, with median rent near $240 a week. Most homes are houses. About 75% of households own their home and 25% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Aboriginal. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

68Population
52Median age
$1,125Median household income / wk
$240Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Wellington Station, 11.9 km north-west · Airport: Mudgee Airport, 57.5 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources2/10
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: 7.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Dripstone

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

Tree cover measures, Dripstone NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20207.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202122.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.7% · Labour-force participation 52.6%

Population by age in Dripstone
Population by age, Dripstone NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-44
5-144
15-197
20-240
25-343
35-446
45-546
55-6411
65-7416
75-843
85+0
Dwelling types in Dripstone
Dwelling types, Dripstone NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House26
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Dripstone
Households by weekly income, Dripstone NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$6503
$650-1,4998
$1,500-2,9997
$3,000+0
Top ancestries in Dripstone
Top ancestries, Dripstone NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English29
Australian20
Aboriginal10
German9
Irish9
Italian4
Housing tenure in Dripstone
Housing tenure, Dripstone NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned15
Mortgage3
Rented6
Other0
Cars per household in Dripstone
Cars per household, Dripstone NSW (ABS Census 2021)
00
19
210
34
4+5
Commute to work in Dripstone
Commute to work, Dripstone NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car19
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked6
Bicycle0
Home6

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

329 bird observations recorded near Dripstone — most often seen:

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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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Streets

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