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Dum Dum NSW 2484

69 addresses · 3 streets

Richmond Electorate › Tweed LGA › Dum Dum · 642 km from Sydney

Living Here

Dum Dum is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 125 people, with a median age of 59. The typical household earns around $1,771 a week, with median rent near $380 a week. Most homes are houses. About 88% of households own their home and 12% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

125Population
59Median age
$1,771Median household income / wk
$380Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Gold Coast Airport, 29.3 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs9/10

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: 90.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Dum Dum

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

Tree cover measures, Dum Dum NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202090.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202196.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 12.5% · Labour-force participation 48.3%

Population by age in Dum Dum
Population by age, Dum Dum NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-46
5-1413
15-197
20-245
25-340
35-4410
45-5424
55-6434
65-7428
75-8413
85+4
Dwelling types in Dum Dum
Dwelling types, Dum Dum NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House44
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Dum Dum
Households by weekly income, Dum Dum NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$6503
$650-1,49910
$1,500-2,99920
$3,000+5
Top ancestries in Dum Dum
Top ancestries, Dum Dum NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English50
Australian32
Irish18
Scottish18
Ancestry NS18
German9
Housing tenure in Dum Dum
Housing tenure, Dum Dum NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned26
Mortgage10
Rented5
Other0
Cars per household in Dum Dum
Cars per household, Dum Dum NSW (ABS Census 2021)
00
17
224
310
4+4
Commute to work in Dum Dum
Commute to work, Dum Dum NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car27
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home13
Top countries of birth in Dum Dum
Top countries of birth, Dum Dum NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England10
New Zealand3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

4,674 bird observations recorded near Dum Dum — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Dum Dum

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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