Dubbo
57,384 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 7,535 km², 47 suburbs. Council website: dubbo.nsw.gov.au.
Council series run to July 2026.
Population
57,384
ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +0.6% in a year
Density
7.6/km²
7,535 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary
Council-wide house median
$541k
Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)
Federal grants per resident
$263
Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025
Dwelling approvals
6.8 per 1,000
Residents, 12 months to July 2026 (ABS Building Approvals)
Advantage decile
6 of 10
SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)
Suburbs
47
Where it holds most residents (ABS mesh-block allocation)
Trends
Council-level series. Each chart names its source and period.
People and housing
Council-wide figures from the ABS Census of 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (national deciles, 10 = most advantaged).
- Median age
- 36
- Median household income
- $1,597/week
- Median rent
- $300/week
- Median mortgage repayment
- $1,517/month
- Households renting
- 31.5%
- Average household
- 2.5 people
- Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
- decile 6 of 10
- Disadvantage (IRSD)
- decile 6 of 10
Suburbs
47 suburbs where Dubbo holds most residents, plus 3 it shares with a neighbouring council (share of residents shown). Population is Census 2021 for the whole suburb. A median here is the suburb’s own Valuer-General median — suburbs without one are blank, never filled with the council figure.
| Suburb | Population | In this council | Median house (VG) | Flood / bushfire | IRSAD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubbo | 43,516 | All | $619kDec 2025 | – / 94% | 4 |
| Wellington (NSW) | 4,096 | All | $330kDec 2025 | – / 69% | 1 |
| Wuuluman | 859 | All | – / 99% | 9 | |
| Wongarbon | 814 | All | $545kDec 2025 | – / 99% | 4 |
| Geurie | 706 | All | $623kDec 2025 | – / 99% | 4 |
| Montefiores | 630 | All | $460kDec 2025 | – / 88% | 5 |
| Eumungerie | 384 | All | $208kDec 2025 | – / 100% | 4 |
| Terramungamine | 315 | All | $1.1MDec 2025 | – / 100% | 9 |
| Brocklehurst | 308 | All | $554kDec 2025 | – / 98% | 4 |
| Mumbil | 298 | All | $215kDec 2025 | – / 99% | 1 |
| Stuart Town | 241 | All | $317kDec 2024 | – / 100% | 2 |
| Ballimore | 240 | All | $456kDec 2025 | – / 100% | 5 |
| Minore | 194 | All | – / 100% | 6 | |
| Maryvale (NSW) | 190 | All | $625kDec 2025 | – / 100% | 7 |
| Euchareena | 170 | All | – / 100% | 2 | |
| Elong Elong | 142 | All | $413kDec 2025 | – / 100% | 5 |
| Neurea | 129 | All | – / 100% | 8 | |
| Mogriguy | 122 | All | – / 100% | 4 | |
| Apsley (NSW) | 116 | All | – / 100% | 6 | |
| Gollan | 109 | All | – / 100% | 5 | |
| Mount Arthur | 109 | All | – / 100% | 9 | |
| Yarrabin | 96 | 15% | 0% / 100% | 5 | |
| Goolma | 95 | 15% | $498kDec 2025 | 0% / 100% | 6 |
| North Yeoval | 95 | All | – / 100% | 2 | |
| Benolong | 76 | All | – / 100% | 8 | |
| Bodangora | 74 | All | – / 100% | 9 | |
| Dripstone | 68 | All | – / 100% | 2 | |
| Wambangalang | 68 | All | – / 100% | 8 | |
| Rawsonville | 66 | All | – / 100% | 10 | |
| Comobella | 65 | All | – / 100% | 10 | |
| Toongi | 62 | All | – / 100% | 8 | |
| Suntop | 61 | All | – / 100% | 9 | |
| Bakers Swamp | 60 | All | – / 100% | 8 | |
| Bournewood | 60 | All | – / 100% | 9 | |
| Kerrs Creek | 58 | 53% | – / 100% | 8 | |
| Spicers Creek | 55 | All | – / 100% | 9 | |
| Ponto | 53 | All | – / 100% | 9 | |
| Walmer (NSW) | 52 | All | – / 100% | 9 | |
| Arthurville | 47 | All | – / 100% | 9 | |
| Cundumbul | 44 | All | – / 100% | 8 | |
| Eurimbla | 44 | 51% | – / 100% | 8 | |
| Curra Creek | 43 | All | – / 100% | 9 | |
| Twelve Mile | 25 | 26% | – / 99% | 7 | |
| Mookerawa | 24 | All | – / 96% | 2 | |
| Farnham | 21 | All | – / 100% | 2 | |
| Terrabella | 14 | All | – / 100% | 8 | |
| Yarragal | 14 | All | – / 100% | 9 | |
| Goonoo Forest | 13 | All | – / 100% | 7 | |
| Mount Aquila | 6 | All | – / 100% | 2 | |
| Lake Burrendong | All | – / 26% |
Hazards
Share of each member suburb's land inside the mapped layer, averaged across the council weighted by the residents each suburb contributes. Only suburbs a source covers count; the rest are left out, not counted as zero.
Flood planning land
0%
Over 2 of 50 member suburbs (the rest are not mapped)
Show the layer on the map →Suburb prices
Across the 13 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2024 to Dec 2025).
- Lowest suburb median
- $208k
- Median of suburb medians
- $460k
- Highest suburb median
- $1.1M
Recorded crime
Offences per 100,000 residents over the 2 member suburbs the source covers, financial year ending 2025. Small suburbs and unreliable rates are excluded.
- Break and enter
- 1,798
- per 100k · NSW 2025
- Motor vehicle theft
- 459
- per 100k · NSW 2025
- property_damage
- 3,814
- per 100k · NSW 2025
- Violent crime
- 6,814
- per 100k · NSW 2025
Representation
Federal electorates and state districts covering the council, by share of the residents its suburbs contribute (each suburb counts once, for the seat containing a representative interior point).
Federal electorates
- Parkes · Jamie CHAFFEY (NP)84%
- Calare · Andrew GEE (IND)16%
State districts
- Dubbo · Dugald Saunders (NAT)100%
Neighbouring councils
Councils in the same state whose suburbs share a boundary with this one's, and councils it splits a suburb with.
Compare it with every New South Wales council on the council map or the New South Wales council list.
Boundaries: ABS ASGS Edition 3, LGA 2024 boundaries; suburbs allocated by 2021 mesh block, weighted by Census 2021 residents. Population: ABS estimated resident population 2025. Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021: ABS. Council-wide medians: ABS Data by Region. Approvals: ABS Building Approvals. Grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. Suburb prices: state Valuer-General. Flood and bushfire: state planning layers. Observed water: Geoscience Australia DEA Water Observations. Crime: state police statistics. Website and identity: Wikidata (CC0). ABS, Dept of Infrastructure and state government data CC BY 4.0. Council facts loaded 2026-09-24.