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Dunbogan NSW 2443

944 addresses · 29 streets

Lyne Electorate › Port Macquarie-Hastings LGA › Dunbogan · 289 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Dunbogan is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 1,020 people, with a median age of 63. The typical household earns around $947 a week, with median rent near $370 a week. Most homes are houses. About 88% of households own their home and 11% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

1,020Population
63Median age
$947Median household income / wk
$370Median rent / wk
2.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Laurieton - Bonny Hills statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Dunbogan itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Kendall, 10.6 km west · Airport: Port Macquarie Airport, 24.6 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
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: 56.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Dunbogan

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

Tree cover measures, Dunbogan NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202056.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202165.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.7% · Labour-force participation 36.8%

Population by age in Dunbogan
Population by age, Dunbogan NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-419
5-1464
15-1938
20-2428
25-3442
35-4460
45-5493
55-64223
65-74282
75-84145
85+31
Dwelling types in Dunbogan
Dwelling types, Dunbogan NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House436
Townhouse0
Apartment21
Other9
Households by weekly income in Dunbogan
Households by weekly income, Dunbogan NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650133
$650-1,499200
$1,500-2,99979
$3,000+31
Top ancestries in Dunbogan
Top ancestries, Dunbogan NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English554
Australian383
Scottish140
Irish132
German56
Other52
Housing tenure in Dunbogan
Housing tenure, Dunbogan NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned303
Mortgage89
Rented47
Other4
Cars per household in Dunbogan
Cars per household, Dunbogan NSW (ABS Census 2021)
010
1193
2172
355
4+17
Commute to work in Dunbogan
Commute to work, Dunbogan NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car206
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked6
Bicycle0
Home59
Top countries of birth in Dunbogan
Top countries of birth, Dunbogan NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England56
New Zealand12
Papua New Guinea9
United States8
Sri Lanka6
Germany5
Languages used at home in Dunbogan
Languages used at home, Dunbogan NSW (ABS Census 2021)
German8
French3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

46,988 bird observations recorded near Dunbogan — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Dunbogan

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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