Dunbogan Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Dunbogan (2443) is a suburb of North Coast, Mid North Coast, New South Wales. It is about 288 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Dunbogan is in the federal electorate of Lyne.

In the 2011 census the population of Dunbogan was 962 and is comprised of approximately 50.3% females and 49.7% males.

The median/average age of the population of Dunbogan is 54 years of age.

83.0% of people living in the suburb of Dunbogan were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 6.5% England, 1.6% New Zealand, 0.6% Malaysia, 0.6% South Africa, 0.6% India, 0.5% Scotland, 0.5% Germany, 0.5% Ireland.

94.6% of people living in Dunbogan speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.5% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.6% Other, 0.6% German, 0.3% Polish, 0.3% Italian.

The religious makeup of Dunbogan is 34.5% Anglican, 21.4% Catholic, 19.4% No religion, 6.7% Uniting Church, 6.4% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.6% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.7% Christian, nfd, 1.1% Jehovah's Witnesses, 0.9% Buddhism, 0.9% Baptist.

57.4% of people are married, 19.1% have never married and 11.3% are divorced and 4.4% are separated. There are 66 widowed people living in Dunbogan.

43.7% of the people living in Dunbogan over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 41.8% are working on a part time basis. Dunbogan has an unemployment rate of 6.9%.

The main occupations of people living in Dunbogan are 18.2% Professionals, 15.8% Sales workers, 13.7% Labourers, 12.7% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.0% Community & personal service workers, 11.0% Technicians & trades workers, 8.9% Managers, 5.8% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.1% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Dunbogan work in are 13.4% Health care and social assistance, 13.1% Construction, 11.7% Retail trade, 9.1% Accommodation and food services, 9.1% Education and training, 7.0% Professional, scientific and technical services, 6.0% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 6.0% Public administration and safety, 5.0% Rental, hiring and real estate services.

58.9% of homes are fully owned, and 20.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 19.1% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $394 per week and the median household income is $685 per week.

The median rent in Dunbogan is $230 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1517 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Dunbogan postcode 2443