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Dungog NSW 2420

1,535 addresses · 43 streets

Lyne Electorate › Dungog LGA › Dungog · 171 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Dungog is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 1,983 people, with a median age of 52. The typical household earns around $1,045 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 73% of households own their home and 24% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

1,983Population
52Median age
$1,045Median household income / wk
$300Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Dungog, 600 m east · Railway halt: Wirragulla, 6.6 km south · Airport: Maitland Airport, 41 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs1/10

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: 12% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Dungog

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

Tree cover measures, Dungog NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202012.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202130.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.5% · Labour-force participation 47.7%

Population by age in Dungog
Population by age, Dungog NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-476
5-14222
15-19107
20-2486
25-34152
35-44173
45-54220
55-64303
65-74306
75-84246
85+95
Dwelling types in Dungog
Dwelling types, Dungog NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House807
Townhouse37
Apartment4
Other5
Households by weekly income in Dungog
Households by weekly income, Dungog NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650210
$650-1,499336
$1,500-2,999176
$3,000+71
Top ancestries in Dungog
Top ancestries, Dungog NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian940
English902
Irish251
Scottish183
Aboriginal181
Ancestry NS94
Housing tenure in Dungog
Housing tenure, Dungog NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned384
Mortgage237
Rented205
Other19
Cars per household in Dungog
Cars per household, Dungog NSW (ABS Census 2021)
048
1363
2300
388
4+56
Commute to work in Dungog
Commute to work, Dungog NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car512
Train4
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked23
Bicycle5
Home90
Top countries of birth in Dungog
Top countries of birth, Dungog NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England31
Germany9
Scotland7
New Zealand6
United States6
Philippines5
Languages used at home in Dungog
Languages used at home, Dungog NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Afrikaans3
Mandarin3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

2,046 bird observations recorded near Dungog — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Dungog

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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