Dubbo

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 30,574 people were usually resident in Dubbo: of these 47.7% were male and 52.3% were female. Of the total population 12.1% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 23.6% of people usually resident in Dubbo were children aged 0-14 years, and 23.2% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 34 years.

In the 2006 Census, 90.1% of people usually resident in Dubbo were Australian citizens, 4.8% were born overseas and 0.2% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 46.1% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Dubbo were married, 11.9% were either separated or divorced, 7.3% were widowed and 34.7% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 87.0% of people usually resident in Dubbo, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 1.0%, New Zealand 0.7%, China 0.2%, India 0.2% and Sri Lanka 0.1%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Dubbo were Catholic 31.5%, Anglican 29.0%, No Religion 8.4%, Uniting Church 7.5% and Presbyterian and Reformed 4.7%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Dubbo were Arabic 0.3%, Cantonese 0.3%, Greek 0.2%, Italian 0.2% and Tamil 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 90.8%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 14,164 people aged 15 years and over in Dubbo were in the labour force. Of these 60.5% worked full-time, 26.5% worked part-time, 4.3% were away from work, 2.6% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 6.0% were unemployed. 7,342 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Dubbo were Professionals 16.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.5%, Labourers 13.0%, Sales Workers 12.3%, Managers 10.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.0% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 6.1%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Dubbo, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 6.3%, Hospitals 5.0%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.8%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.6% and Meat and Meat Product Manufacturing 2.5%.

In the 2006 Census in Dubbo, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $455, the median family income was $1,076 and the median household income was $906.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 7,783 families in Dubbo: of these 36.0% were couple families without children, 41.1% were couple families with children, 21.0% were one parent families and 1.9% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

In the 2006 Census 11,518 occupied private dwellings were counted in Dubbo.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Dubbo, 81.6% were separate houses, 7.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 9.6% were flats, units or apartments and 1.4% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Dubbo, 28.3% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 30.5% were owned with a mortgage and 31.8% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Dubbo, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 58.6% were rented from a real estate agent, 20.3% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 18.9% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Dubbo, the median weekly rent was $160. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,127. The average people per household was 2.6 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Dubbo, 66.2% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 23.9% were single (or lone) person households and 3.4% were group households.