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North Dorrigo NSW 2453

142 addresses · 10 streets

Cowper Electorate › Bellingen LGA › North Dorrigo · 422 km from Sydney

Living Here

North Dorrigo is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 186 people, with a median age of 58. The typical household earns around $933 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 84% of households own their home and 11% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

186Population
58Median age
$933Median household income / wk
$300Median rent / wk
2.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Coffs Harbour Regional Airport, 42.2 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs4/10

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: 19% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in North Dorrigo

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

Tree cover measures, North Dorrigo NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202019.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202132.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.4% · Labour-force participation 50.3%

Population by age in North Dorrigo
Population by age, North Dorrigo NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-44
5-1423
15-195
20-247
25-3410
35-4419
45-5420
55-6436
65-7447
75-8417
85+3
Dwelling types in North Dorrigo
Dwelling types, North Dorrigo NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House83
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in North Dorrigo
Households by weekly income, North Dorrigo NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65020
$650-1,49937
$1,500-2,99912
$3,000+8
Top ancestries in North Dorrigo
Top ancestries, North Dorrigo NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian84
English79
Scottish38
Irish33
German12
Ancestry NS10
Housing tenure in North Dorrigo
Housing tenure, North Dorrigo NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned45
Mortgage17
Rented8
Other4
Cars per household in North Dorrigo
Cars per household, North Dorrigo NSW (ABS Census 2021)
03
127
229
311
4+3
Commute to work in North Dorrigo
Commute to work, North Dorrigo NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car34
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked3
Bicycle0
Home27
Top countries of birth in North Dorrigo
Top countries of birth, North Dorrigo NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

499 bird observations recorded near North Dorrigo — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near North Dorrigo

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.