Suburb in Richmond Valley

Dobies Bight, NSW

Dobies Bight had a population of 117 at the 2021 Census (−12.0% since 2016). Median age 41.6. Median weekly household income $1,094. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Dobies Bight at a glance

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

In Richmond - Tweed

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Dobies Bight's population shrank by 12.0% to 117, slower than New South Wales as a whole (+7.9%). With a median age of 41.6, it is older than the NSW average (38.4). Children under 10 make up 11.1% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 12.8%.

27.3% of households rent, a smaller share than the NSW average of 33.1%. 57.6% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 37 households.

The median household earns $1,094 a week, below the NSW average of $1,829. Renters pay a median $257 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,898 a month.

0.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NSW average of 31.0%. 0.0% use a language other than English at home. 34.7% report no religion, close to the NSW average (35.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Dobies Bight beside NSW and Australia.

MeasureDobies BightNSWAustralia
Population1178,072,17125,422,828
Growth since 2016−12.0%+7.9%+8.6%
Median age41.638.438.2
Households372,900,4569,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%21.8%14.3%
Renting27.3%33.1%31.1%
Owned outright57.6%32.0%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,094$1,829$1,747
Median rent a week$257$423$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,898$2,142$1,866
Born overseas0.0%31.0%29.3%
Other language at home0.0%28.2%23.6%
No religion34.7%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

−12.0% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1162011
  2. 1332016
  3. 1172021

Age

Median age 41.6, against 38.4 for New South Wales.

Dobies Bight New South Wales
Share of people by age, Dobies Bight and New South Wales
0–911.1%
10–1917.1%
20–295.1%
30–399.4%
40–4912.0%
50–5913.7%
60–6911.1%
70–7910.3%
80+2.6%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Dobies Bight at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English53.2%
  2. Australian37.8%
  3. Irish27.9%
  4. Scottish14.4%
  5. German3.6%

Languages at home

Country of birth

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

Around Dobies Bight

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