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Dubbo Regional vs Narromine

Name: Dubbo Regional vs Narromine — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 79 km apart · Dubbo Regional profile · Narromine profile

Dubbo Regional Narromine

Dubbo Regional and Narromine are two New South Wales areas with very different scales of infrastructure and demographics. Dubbo Regional is a much larger hub with far more public transport stops and a higher proportion of recent arrivals from overseas (23.1% compared to 6.8% in Narromine). It is also younger, with a typical resident aged 36, while the typical person in Narromine is 41. In contrast, Narromine has a much higher share of homes owned outright at 42.2%, compared to 30.3% in Dubbo Regional.

Daily life in both areas shares many similarities, such as the number of people per home and the share of children under 15. They also have very similar rates of people providing unpaid care and those who served in the Defence Force. However, Narromine remains more reliant on agriculture, while Dubbo Regional has seen more people move in over the last five years, with 38.7% arriving compared to 27.8% in Narromine.

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Where they differ most

Population: 48,562 larger in Dubbo Regional Recent arrivals: 16.3 pts higher in Dubbo Regional Other language: 5.8 pts higher in Dubbo Regional Recent movers: 11.0 pts higher in Dubbo Regional Owned outright: 11.9 pts higher in Narromine

Demographics & Identity

Population in Dubbo Regional in Narromine +48,562 larger in Dubbo Regional

54,922 75th pct 6,360 38th pct

Median age in Dubbo Regional in Narromine +5 yrs older in Narromine

36 yrs 19th pct 41 yrs 43rd pct

Age structure

27.3% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +5.2 pts 22.1%

23.1% Older adults (45–64) +1.3 pts ▸ 24.4%

17.3% Seniors (65+) +4.5 pts ▸ 21.7%

21.0% Children (0–14) +0.2 pts ▸ 21.2%

11.4% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.8 pts 10.6%

Marital status

44.5% Married +1.9 pts ▸ 46.5%

37.4% Never married ◂ +3.5 pts 33.9%

8.5% Divorced even 8.5%

5.9% Widowed +1.9 pts ▸ 7.8%

3.7% Separated ◂ +0.2 pts 3.5%

Age & sex structure

Dubbo Regional Narromine

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

81.5% Australia +0.1 pts ▸ 81.6%

1.4% India ◂ +1.1 pts 0.3%

1.3% Nepal ◂ +1.3 pts 0.0%

1.0% England ◂ +0.2 pts 0.8%

0.7% New Zealand ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%

0.7% Philippines ◂ +0.5 pts 0.2%

0.3% China ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

0.2% South Africa even 0.3%

0.1% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Italy even 0.1%

Ancestry

40.1% Australian +2.1 pts ▸ 42.2%

35.9% English +1.1 pts ▸ 36.9%

10.6% Irish ◂ +0.5 pts 10.1%

8.2% Scottish +0.9 pts ▸ 9.1%

3.1% German +0.3 pts ▸ 3.4%

1.4% Italian ◂ +0.6 pts 0.8%

1.3% Indian ◂ +1.1 pts 0.3%

1.0% Chinese ◂ +0.8 pts 0.3%

1.0% Dutch ◂ +0.5 pts 0.4%

0.9% Filipino ◂ +0.5 pts 0.4%

0.3% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

82.3% English only +2.2 pts ▸ 84.5%

0.7% Punjabi ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%

0.3% Mandarin ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.3% Tagalog ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.3% Hindi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.2% Cantonese even 0.2%

0.2% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

56.7% Christianity +5.2 pts ▸ 61.9%

27.3% No religion ◂ +4.9 pts 22.4%

11.2% Not stated +3.6 pts ▸ 14.9%

2.3% Hinduism ◂ +2.0 pts 0.3%

1.0% Islam ◂ +1.0 pts 0.0%

0.8% Other religions ◂ +0.5 pts 0.3%

0.7% Buddhism ◂ +0.6 pts 0.1%

0.1% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Dubbo Regional in Narromine +27 more in Dubbo Regional

33 83rd pct 6 36th pct

Schools/1k kids in Dubbo Regional in Narromine +1.59 more in Narromine

2.87 38th pct 4.45 57th pct

Students in Dubbo Regional in Narromine +8,829 more in Dubbo Regional

9,750 76th pct 921 36th pct

Avg size in Dubbo Regional in Narromine +151 larger in Dubbo Regional

305 61st pct 154 36th pct

ICSEA in Dubbo Regional in Narromine +68 higher in Dubbo Regional

929 26th pct 862 13th pct

Highest year of school

43.1% Year 12 ◂ +7.5 pts 35.6%

27.8% Year 10 +1.9 pts ▸ 29.7%

11.0% Year 9 or below +3.0 pts ▸ 14.1%

6.2% Year 11 ◂ +0.5 pts 5.7%

Highest qualification level

32.4% Certificate III / IV +1.3 pts ▸ 33.8%

19.2% Bachelor degree ◂ +3.2 pts 16.0%

12.2% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.9 pts 11.3%

5.7% Postgraduate degree ◂ +3.7 pts 2.0%

2.3% Certificate I / II +0.5 pts ▸ 2.8%

2.7% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.8 pts 1.9%

Field of qualification

16.7% Management & commerce ◂ +5.3 pts 11.4%

11.9% Engineering & related +1.4 pts ▸ 13.2%

11.3% Health ◂ +1.8 pts 9.5%

10.5% Society & culture ◂ +3.0 pts 7.4%

8.6% Education +1.1 pts ▸ 9.7%

4.2% Agriculture & environment +4.9 pts ▸ 9.0%

5.2% Architecture & building ◂ +0.9 pts 4.4%

5.0% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.5 pts 3.5%

1.5% Creative arts ◂ +0.7 pts 0.9%

1.4% Information technology ◂ +0.9 pts 0.5%

1.3% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.4 pts 0.9%

Income

Personal income in Dubbo Regional in Narromine +$120 higher in Dubbo Regional

$837 71st pct $717 43rd pct

Household income in Dubbo Regional in Narromine +$289 higher in Dubbo Regional

$1,597 65th pct $1,308 40th pct

Family income in Dubbo Regional in Narromine +$248 higher in Dubbo Regional

$1,969 64th pct $1,721 44th pct

Household income distribution

30.8% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.1 pts 26.8%

27.6% $650–$1,499 +0.9 pts ▸ 28.5%

15.8% Under $650 +5.5 pts ▸ 21.3%

9.1% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +2.5 pts 6.6%

7.9% $4,000 or more ◂ +1.6 pts 6.3%

Personal income distribution

35.0% Under $650 +4.4 pts ▸ 39.4%

34.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.5 pts 30.4%

16.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.3 pts 12.9%

2.5% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 2.3%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

9.9% Arthritis +0.5 pts ▸ 10.4%

10.1% Asthma ◂ +0.5 pts 9.7%

9.7% Mental health ◂ +2.3 pts 7.4%

7.5% Other condition ◂ +1.8 pts 5.7%

5.4% Diabetes ◂ +0.2 pts 5.2%

4.6% Heart disease +0.4 pts ▸ 5.0%

2.9% Cancer +0.4 pts ▸ 3.3%

2.2% Lung condition +0.5 pts ▸ 2.7%

1.0% Stroke ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

0.8% Dementia ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%

Number of long-term health conditions

56.3% None ◂ +2.9 pts 53.5%

19.7% One condition ◂ +0.3 pts 19.4%

6.9% Two conditions ◂ +0.1 pts 6.8%

4.0% Three or more ◂ +0.2 pts 3.8%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Dubbo Regional in Narromine +7,801 larger in Dubbo Regional

9,101 90th pct 1,300 69th pct

Median age in Dubbo Regional in Narromine +1 yrs older in Narromine

23 yrs 29th pct 24 yrs 43rd pct

Median income in Dubbo Regional in Narromine +$10 higher in Dubbo Regional

$635 72nd pct $625 70th pct

Household income in Dubbo Regional in Narromine +$107 higher in Dubbo Regional

$1,514 63rd pct $1,407 54th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Dubbo Regional in Narromine even

2.5 71st pct 2.5 71st pct

Family composition

54.0% Couples with children ◂ +2.4 pts 51.6%

27.3% Couples without children +1.7 pts ▸ 28.9%

17.6% One-parent families +0.7 pts ▸ 18.3%

1.2% Other families +0.2 pts ▸ 1.4%

Household size

33.3% 2 people +0.8 pts ▸ 34.2%

27.3% 1 person +2.0 pts ▸ 29.2%

15.3% 3 people ◂ +1.8 pts 13.6%

13.4% 4 people ◂ +1.1 pts 12.4%

6.9% 5 people +0.1 pts ▸ 7.0%

3.7% 6 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 3.6%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Dubbo Regional in Narromine +$60 higher in Dubbo Regional

$300 63rd pct $240 43rd pct

Mortgage in Dubbo Regional in Narromine +$317 higher in Dubbo Regional

$1,517 57th pct $1,200 36th pct

People / bedroom in Dubbo Regional in Narromine +0.10 higher in Dubbo Regional

0.80 43rd pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

30.3% Owned outright +11.9 pts ▸ 42.2%

33.9% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +5.1 pts 28.8%

31.5% Rented ◂ +7.5 pts 24.0%

2.3% Other tenure +1.0 pts ▸ 3.4%

1.9% Not stated +0.1 pts ▸ 2.0%

Types of homes

85.3% Separate house +8.0 pts ▸ 93.3%

7.8% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +4.0 pts 3.8%

6.0% Flat or apartment ◂ +4.1 pts 1.9%

0.5% Other dwelling ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

Bedrooms per home

37.2% 3 bedrooms +5.5 pts ▸ 42.7%

35.1% 4 bedrooms ◂ +4.0 pts 31.1%

15.1% 2 bedrooms ◂ +2.2 pts 12.9%

7.2% 5 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 7.5%

3.2% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.1 pts 3.1%

0.4% Studio / none even 0.4%

Weekly rent distribution

46.8% $200–$349 +5.6 pts ▸ 52.3%

16.4% Under $200 +15.0 pts ▸ 31.3%

31.1% $350–$549 ◂ +23.4 pts 7.7%

1.3% $550–$749 ◂ +1.3 pts 0.0%

0.5% $750 or more +0.6 pts ▸ 1.1%

Monthly mortgage distribution

42.1% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +6.8 pts 35.3%

18.8% Under $1,000 +16.5 pts ▸ 35.3%

25.7% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +10.6 pts 15.2%

7.0% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.9 pts 6.1%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Dubbo Regional in Narromine +352 more in Dubbo Regional

364 79th pct 12 41st pct

Stops/1k in Dubbo Regional in Narromine +4.74 more in Dubbo Regional

6.63 87th pct 1.89 36th pct

Departures/1k in Dubbo Regional in Narromine +437.8 more in Dubbo Regional

496.0 72nd pct 58.2 48th pct

PT routes in Dubbo Regional in Narromine +19 more in Dubbo Regional

30 77th pct 11 58th pct

Stop walk in Dubbo Regional in Narromine

31 63rd pct —

How people get to work

69.0% Car (driver) ◂ +4.0 pts 65.0%

8.8% Worked at home +4.2 pts ▸ 13.0%

6.2% Car (passenger) ◂ +2.2 pts 4.1%

2.4% Walked +3.4 pts ▸ 5.8%

0.4% Bus ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

0.4% Bicycle even 0.3%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

38.4% 2 vehicles ◂ +2.9 pts 35.5%

34.9% 1 vehicle ◂ +1.1 pts 33.8%

13.5% 3 vehicles +1.2 pts ▸ 14.6%

7.8% 4 or more +3.2 pts ▸ 11.0%

5.5% No vehicle ◂ +0.2 pts 5.3%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

4.7% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +18.6 pts ▸ 23.3%

18.9% Health care & social assistance ◂ +6.2 pts 12.7%

9.5% Education & training +0.4 pts ▸ 9.9%

9.5% Retail trade ◂ +2.8 pts 6.8%

9.1% Construction ◂ +2.2 pts 6.9%

8.1% Public administration & safety ◂ +3.4 pts 4.7%

6.9% Accommodation & food ◂ +2.5 pts 4.5%

3.6% Transport & warehousing +1.9 pts ▸ 5.5%

5.2% Manufacturing ◂ +2.4 pts 2.8%

3.8% Other services even 3.8%

3.8% Professional & technical ◂ +1.1 pts 2.7%

2.6% Wholesale trade +0.3 pts ▸ 2.9%

Occupations people work in

12.3% Managers +9.0 pts ▸ 21.3%

18.3% Professionals ◂ +5.4 pts 12.9%

15.1% Community & personal service ◂ +3.1 pts 12.0%

14.0% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.2 pts 12.8%

12.4% Clerical & administrative ◂ +2.9 pts 9.6%

10.6% Labourers +1.6 pts ▸ 12.2%

6.2% Machinery operators & drivers +5.0 pts ▸ 11.2%

9.1% Sales workers ◂ +2.8 pts 6.3%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Dubbo Regional in Narromine +2 higher in Dubbo Regional

6 57th pct 4 36th pct

IRSD decile in Dubbo Regional in Narromine +2 higher in Dubbo Regional

6 57th pct 4 36th pct

IER decile in Dubbo Regional in Narromine +1 higher in Dubbo Regional

6 57th pct 5 43rd pct

IEO decile in Dubbo Regional in Narromine +1 higher in Dubbo Regional

6 57th pct 5 43rd pct

IRSAD score in Dubbo Regional in Narromine +24 higher in Dubbo Regional

958 54th pct 934 35th pct

ERP in Dubbo Regional in Narromine +50,964 higher in Dubbo Regional

57,384 74th pct 6,420 35th pct

Growth in Dubbo Regional in Narromine +3.8 pts higher in Dubbo Regional

3.3% 47th pct -0.4% 12th pct

Businesses in Dubbo Regional in Narromine +4,830 higher in Dubbo Regional

5,752 75th pct 922 41st pct

Approvals in Dubbo Regional in Narromine +453 higher in Dubbo Regional

480 80th pct 27 40th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Dubbo Regional in Narromine +107 higher in Dubbo Regional

697 57th pct 590 42nd pct

Max temp in Dubbo Regional in Narromine +1.1 higher in Narromine

24.8 57th pct 25.8 65th pct

Min temp in Dubbo Regional in Narromine +1.3 higher in Narromine

9.2 21st pct 10.6 40th pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Dubbo Regional in Narromine +3,571 higher in Dubbo Regional

15,458 83rd pct 11,887 72nd pct

Assault/100k in Dubbo Regional in Narromine +370 higher in Dubbo Regional

2,099 86th pct 1,730 78th pct

Sexual/100k in Dubbo Regional in Narromine +34 higher in Narromine

532 88th pct 566 89th pct

Robbery/100k in Dubbo Regional in Narromine

49 80th pct —

Burglary/100k in Dubbo Regional in Narromine +85 higher in Dubbo Regional

714 72nd pct 629 64th pct

Theft/100k in Dubbo Regional in Narromine +949 higher in Dubbo Regional

1,830 70th pct 881 31st pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Dubbo Regional in Narromine +133 higher in Narromine

763 86th pct 896 88th pct

Property damage/100k in Dubbo Regional in Narromine +108 higher in Narromine

1,480 85th pct 1,588 86th pct

Drugs/100k in Dubbo Regional in Narromine +602 higher in Dubbo Regional

790 68th pct 189 20th pct

5-yr change in Dubbo Regional in Narromine +8.7 pts higher in Narromine

-4.5% 27th pct 4.3% 43rd pct

Walkability

Walk score in Dubbo Regional in Narromine +0.6 higher in Dubbo Regional

4.8 72nd pct 4.2 61st pct

Types ≤15 min in Dubbo Regional in Narromine +0.1 more in Dubbo Regional

4.7 69th pct 4.6 66th pct

15-min city in Dubbo Regional in Narromine +1.6 pts higher in Dubbo Regional

56.2% 65th pct 54.6% 62nd pct

Walk to shops in Dubbo Regional in Narromine +0.1 pts higher in Narromine

49.3% 53rd pct 49.4% 53rd pct

Walk to transit in Dubbo Regional in Narromine +20.2 pts higher in Dubbo Regional

77.3% 74th pct 57.1% 59th pct

Walk to school in Dubbo Regional in Narromine +9.0 pts higher in Dubbo Regional

67.8% 71st pct 58.8% 57th pct

Walk to a park in Dubbo Regional in Narromine +14.7 pts higher in Dubbo Regional

81.2% 64th pct 66.5% 45th pct

Walk to health in Dubbo Regional in Narromine +22.8 pts higher in Narromine

35.9% 46th pct 58.7% 77th pct

Amenities/1k in Dubbo Regional in Narromine +2.1 more in Dubbo Regional

16.8 43rd pct 14.6 32nd pct

Intersections/km² in Dubbo Regional in Narromine +1 higher in Dubbo Regional

1 48th pct 0 22nd pct

Mean slope in Dubbo Regional in Narromine +1.5 pts higher in Dubbo Regional

3.7% 32nd pct 2.2% 0th pct

Compare Dubbo Regional with nearby areas

Cabonne Gilgandra Narromine Mid-Western Regional Orange Parkes Warrumbungle Shire Bathurst Regional

Compare Narromine with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Dubbo Regional vs Narromine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA12390/dubbo-regional/vs/LGA15850/narromine