Suburb in Port Macquarie-Hastings

Dunbogan, NSW

Dunbogan had a population of 1,020 at the 2021 Census (+1.8% since 2016). Median age 62.0. Median weekly household income $936. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Dunbogan at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with New South Wales.

In Mid North Coast

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Dunbogan's population grew by 1.8% to 1,020, slower than New South Wales as a whole (+7.9%). With a median age of 62.0, it is older than the NSW average (38.4). Children under 10 make up 4.9% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 30.1%.

10.5% of households rent, a smaller share than the NSW average of 33.1%. 67.9% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 4.5% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 471 households.

The median household earns $936 a week, below the NSW average of $1,829. Renters pay a median $379 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,808 a month.

13.4% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NSW average of 31.0%. 1.9% use a language other than English at home. 40.9% report no religion, higher than the NSW average (35.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Dunbogan beside NSW and Australia.

MeasureDunboganNSWAustralia
Population1,0208,072,17125,422,828
Growth since 2016+1.8%+7.9%+8.6%
Median age62.038.438.2
Households4712,900,4569,275,123
Flats and apartments4.5%21.8%14.3%
Renting10.5%33.1%31.1%
Owned outright67.9%32.0%31.4%
Median household income a week$936$1,829$1,747
Median rent a week$379$423$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,808$2,142$1,866
Born overseas13.4%31.0%29.3%
Other language at home1.9%28.2%23.6%
No religion40.9%35.7%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

+1.8% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 9622011
  2. 1,0022016
  3. 1,0202021

Age

Median age 62.0, against 38.4 for New South Wales.

Dunbogan New South Wales
Share of people by age, Dunbogan and New South Wales
0–94.9%
10–196.8%
20–295.0%
30–394.6%
40–497.5%
50–5915.4%
60–6925.7%
70–7921.6%
80+8.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Dunbogan at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English56.2%
  2. Australian38.9%
  3. Scottish14.2%
  4. Irish13.4%
  5. German5.7%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. German0.8%
  2. French0.3%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England5.9%
  2. New Zealand1.3%
  3. Papua New Guinea0.9%
  4. the United States0.8%
  5. Sri Lanka0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Dunbogan

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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