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Dubbo vs Penrith

State Electorate comparison ≈ 224 km apart · Dubbo profile · Penrith profile

Dubbo Penrith

Dubbo and Penrith are both large residential areas in New South Wales, but they offer very different lifestyles. Penrith is very walkable, with 85.7% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 28.5% of people working from home. Dubbo is more car-reliant and has a higher share of detached houses at 87.2%. Dubbo also has a much larger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population at 14.3%, and a higher share of recent overseas arrivals at 19.8%.

Daily life shares many similarities in both places, such as the typical weekly personal income, which is $803 in Dubbo and $858 in Penrith. Both areas have the same average of 2.5 people per home. Since 2011, some of the gaps between them have narrowed, including the difference in the share of people born overseas and the percentage of adults with a bachelor degree or higher.

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Where they differ most

Work from home: 19.1 pts higher in Penrith Separate houses: 18.0 pts higher in Dubbo Mortgage: $540 higher in Penrith Recent arrivals: 10.1 pts higher in Dubbo Born overseas: 10.9 pts higher in Penrith

Demographics & Identity

Population in Dubboin Penrith +2,053 larger in Penrith gap narrowing
82,525 85th pct 84,578 86th pct
Median age in Dubboin Penrith +2 yrs older in Dubbo gap narrowing
38 yrs 43rd pct 36 yrs 29th pct
First Nations in Dubboin Penrith +9.1 pts higher in Dubbo gap narrowing
14.3% 89th pct 5.2% 75th pct
Aged 65+ in Dubboin Penrith +2.2 pts higher in Dubbo gap narrowing
18.1% 59th pct 16.0% 41st pct
Under 15 in Dubboin Penrith +1.7 pts higher in Dubbo gap narrowing
20.9% 81st pct 19.2% 66th pct
De facto in Dubboin Penrith +0.8 pts higher in Dubbo gap narrowing
12.8% 62nd pct 11.9% 47th pct

Age structure

26.1% Young adults (25–44) +2.8 pts ▸ 29.0%
23.8% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +0.8 pts 23.0%
20.9% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.7 pts 19.2%
18.1% Seniors (65+) ◂ +2.2 pts 16.0%
11.0% Youth (15–24) +1.9 pts ▸ 12.8%

Marital status

45.5% Married ◂ +2.9 pts 42.6%
36.1% Never married +2.6 pts ▸ 38.7%
8.7% Divorced +0.8 pts ▸ 9.5%
6.1% Widowed ◂ +0.8 pts 5.3%
3.7% Separated +0.2 pts ▸ 3.9%

Age & sex structure

Dubbo Penrith

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Dubboin Penrith +10.9 pts higher in Penrith gap narrowing
8.8% 5th pct 19.7% 39th pct

Country of birth

82.4% Australia ◂ +7.9 pts 74.5%
1.3% England +2.1 pts ▸ 3.5%
1.0% India +1.1 pts ▸ 2.1%
0.8% New Zealand +0.8 pts ▸ 1.6%
0.6% Philippines +0.7 pts ▸ 1.3%
0.9% Nepal ◂ +0.6 pts 0.4%
0.3% China +0.6 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.2% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.1% Italy +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.1% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Ancestry

41.3% Australian ◂ +4.5 pts 36.8%
37.9% English ◂ +2.6 pts 35.3%
11.0% Irish ◂ +0.2 pts 10.8%
8.7% Scottish ◂ +0.3 pts 8.4%
3.4% German +0.1 pts ▸ 3.4%
1.4% Italian +1.8 pts ▸ 3.2%
1.0% Indian +1.6 pts ▸ 2.6%
0.8% Chinese +1.4 pts ▸ 2.3%
0.8% Filipino +1.4 pts ▸ 2.1%
1.0% Dutch +0.7 pts ▸ 1.8%
0.3% Greek +0.7 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.1% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

Language

Other language in Dubboin Penrith +7.4 pts higher in Penrith gap narrowing
6.1% 23rd pct 13.4% 47th pct
Limited English in Dubboin Penrith +1.0 pts higher in Penrith gap steady
0.6% 18th pct 1.6% 49th pct

Language used at home

84.4% English only ◂ +3.9 pts 80.5%
0.3% Mandarin +0.7 pts ▸ 1.0%
0.5% Punjabi +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.1% Arabic +0.6 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.2% Hindi +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.3% Tagalog +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.1% Greek +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.2% Cantonese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.1% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.1% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Religion

No religion in Dubboin Penrith +5.7 pts higher in Penrith gap steady
29.0% 13th pct 34.8% 24th pct

Religious affiliation

56.7% Christianity ◂ +4.9 pts 51.8%
29.0% No religion +5.7 pts ▸ 34.8%
10.7% Not stated ◂ +3.3 pts 7.4%
1.6% Hinduism +0.5 pts ▸ 2.1%
0.7% Islam +1.0 pts ▸ 1.7%
0.7% Other religions +0.4 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.6% Buddhism +0.5 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.0% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Dubboin Penrith +8.4 pts higher in Penrith gap narrowing
42.0% 18th pct 50.4% 37th pct
Bachelor+ in Dubboin Penrith +3.2 pts higher in Penrith gap narrowing
15.9% 31st pct 19.0% 44th pct
Schools/1k kids in Dubboin Penrith +1.05 more in Dubbo
2.89 75th pct 1.84 46th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Dubboin Penrith +20 more in Dubbo
50 89th pct 30 77th pct
Students in Dubboin Penrith +878 more in Dubbo
14,442 86th pct 13,564 81st pct
Avg size in Dubboin Penrith +167 larger in Penrith
301 21st pct 468 46th pct
ICSEA in Dubboin Penrith +73 higher in Penrith
932 11th pct 1,005 40th pct

Highest year of school

42.0% Year 12 +8.4 pts ▸ 50.4%
29.1% Year 10 ◂ +2.9 pts 26.2%
11.4% Year 9 or below ◂ +1.5 pts 9.9%
6.3% Year 11 ◂ +0.2 pts 6.2%

Highest qualification level

34.8% Certificate III / IV ◂ +1.7 pts 33.1%
18.4% Bachelor degree +2.4 pts ▸ 20.9%
12.3% Advanced diploma / diploma +2.6 pts ▸ 15.0%
4.9% Postgraduate degree +2.8 pts ▸ 7.8%
2.6% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.3 pts ▸ 2.8%
2.4% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.1 pts 2.3%

Field of qualification

15.9% Management & commerce +3.7 pts ▸ 19.6%
14.2% Engineering & related +0.1 pts ▸ 14.3%
9.9% Society & culture +1.9 pts ▸ 11.8%
10.7% Health ◂ +1.4 pts 9.3%
8.8% Education ◂ +0.2 pts 8.5%
5.5% Architecture & building +0.5 pts ▸ 5.9%
5.1% Food, hospitality & personal services even 5.2%
4.5% Agriculture & environment ◂ +3.0 pts 1.5%
1.6% Creative arts +2.2 pts ▸ 3.8%
1.2% Information technology +1.8 pts ▸ 3.0%
1.4% Natural & physical sciences +0.7 pts ▸ 2.1%

Income

Personal income in Dubboin Penrith +$55 higher in Penrith gap narrowing
$803 52nd pct $858 65th pct
Household income in Dubboin Penrith +$155 higher in Penrith gap narrowing
$1,583 38th pct $1,738 52nd pct
Family income in Dubboin Penrith +$172 higher in Penrith gap narrowing
$1,982 43rd pct $2,154 58th pct
High earners in Dubboin Penrith +1.1 pts higher in Penrith gap steady
9.7% 44th pct 10.9% 52nd pct
High-income homes in Dubboin Penrith +3.4 pts higher in Penrith gap narrowing
17.4% 37th pct 20.9% 54th pct

Household income distribution

30.0% $1,500–$2,999 +2.3 pts ▸ 32.3%
27.2% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.0 pts 26.2%
16.6% Under $650 ◂ +1.5 pts 15.1%
9.0% $3,000–$3,999 +1.8 pts ▸ 10.8%
8.4% $4,000 or more +1.6 pts ▸ 10.0%

Personal income distribution

36.9% Under $650 +0.1 pts ▸ 37.0%
32.5% $650–$1,499 +0.8 pts ▸ 33.3%
16.1% $1,500–$2,999 +3.1 pts ▸ 19.3%
3.1% $3,000 or more even 3.1%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Dubboin Penrith +0.3 pts higher in Penrith
30.4% 65th pct 30.7% 67th pct
Mental health in Dubboin Penrith +1.5 pts higher in Penrith
9.4% 57th pct 10.9% 79th pct
Needs assistance in Dubboin Penrith +0.4 pts higher in Penrith gap steady
5.8% 53rd pct 6.1% 61st pct

Long-term health conditions reported

9.4% Mental health +1.5 pts ▸ 10.9%
9.9% Asthma ◂ +0.2 pts 9.8%
9.8% Arthritis ◂ +0.8 pts 9.0%
7.3% Other condition +1.6 pts ▸ 8.8%
5.1% Diabetes +0.3 pts ▸ 5.4%
4.6% Heart disease ◂ +0.6 pts 4.1%
2.9% Cancer ◂ +0.2 pts 2.7%
2.3% Lung condition ◂ +0.4 pts 1.9%
1.0% Stroke ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%
0.7% Dementia ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

57.2% None +3.3 pts ▸ 60.4%
19.8% One condition +0.9 pts ▸ 20.6%
6.8% Two conditions ◂ +0.3 pts 6.5%
3.8% Three or more ◂ +0.2 pts 3.6%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Dubboin Penrith +4.8 pts higher in Dubbo gap narrowing
15.0% 54th pct 10.2% 16th pct
Unpaid carers in Dubboin Penrith +0.6 pts higher in Dubbo gap narrowing
11.7% 42nd pct 11.1% 32nd pct
Unpaid child care in Dubboin Penrith +1.3 pts higher in Dubbo gap narrowing
27.6% 60th pct 26.3% 46th pct
Defence service in Dubboin Penrith +0.2 pts higher in Penrith
2.5% 38th pct 2.7% 43rd pct
Housework 15h+ in Dubboin Penrith +0.2 pts higher in Penrith gap narrowing
21.1% 54th pct 21.2% 56th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Dubboin Penrith even gap narrowing
2.5 43rd pct 2.5 43rd pct
One-parent in Dubboin Penrith +1.3 pts higher in Penrith gap narrowing
16.5% 74th pct 17.8% 82nd pct
Living alone in Dubboin Penrith +0.6 pts higher in Penrith gap narrowing
27.2% 59th pct 27.8% 63rd pct

Family composition

54.4% Couples with children +2.7 pts ▸ 57.0%
28.0% Couples without children ◂ +4.1 pts 23.9%
16.5% One-parent families +1.3 pts ▸ 17.8%
1.1% Other families +0.1 pts ▸ 1.3%

Household size

33.9% 2 people ◂ +2.4 pts 31.5%
27.2% 1 person +0.6 pts ▸ 27.8%
14.9% 3 people +1.4 pts ▸ 16.3%
13.4% 4 people +1.4 pts ▸ 14.8%
7.0% 5 people ◂ +0.6 pts 6.4%
3.5% 6 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 3.2%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Dubboin Penrith +$85 higher in Penrith gap narrowing
$300 25th pct $385 61st pct
Mortgage in Dubboin Penrith +$540 higher in Penrith gap narrowing
$1,560 26th pct $2,100 76th pct
People / bedroom in Dubboin Penrith even gap steady
0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct
Renting in Dubboin Penrith +8.0 pts higher in Penrith gap narrowing
29.3% 54th pct 37.3% 75th pct
Owned outright in Dubboin Penrith +7.0 pts higher in Dubbo gap narrowing
32.9% 58th pct 25.9% 27th pct
Separate houses in Dubboin Penrith +18.0 pts higher in Dubbo gap narrowing
87.2% 68th pct 69.2% 29th pct
3+ bedrooms in Dubboin Penrith +5.1 pts higher in Dubbo gap narrowing
79.9% 57th pct 74.9% 38th pct

How homes are owned or rented

29.3% Rented +8.0 pts ▸ 37.3%
33.6% Owned with a mortgage +0.5 pts ▸ 34.1%
32.9% Owned outright ◂ +7.0 pts 25.9%
2.3% Other tenure ◂ +0.8 pts 1.4%
1.9% Not stated ◂ +0.7 pts 1.3%

Types of homes

87.2% Separate house ◂ +18.0 pts 69.2%
4.3% Flat or apartment +11.2 pts ▸ 15.6%
7.4% Townhouse / semi-detached +7.3 pts ▸ 14.7%
0.7% Other dwelling ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%

Bedrooms per home

38.2% 3 bedrooms +4.0 pts ▸ 42.2%
34.2% 4 bedrooms ◂ +9.2 pts 25.0%
14.5% 2 bedrooms +4.4 pts ▸ 19.0%
7.5% 5 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 7.7%
3.2% 1 bedroom +1.3 pts ▸ 4.5%
0.4% Studio / none even 0.4%

Weekly rent distribution

33.5% $350–$549 +23.4 pts ▸ 56.9%
44.1% $200–$349 ◂ +21.8 pts 22.3%
15.7% Under $200 ◂ +4.8 pts 10.9%
1.8% $550–$749 +4.5 pts ▸ 6.4%
0.5% $750 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

Monthly mortgage distribution

26.9% $1,800–$2,999 +14.1 pts ▸ 41.0%
39.6% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +14.8 pts 24.9%
19.2% Under $1,000 ◂ +7.9 pts 11.4%
8.3% $3,000 or more +9.0 pts ▸ 17.2%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Dubboin Penrith +3.8 pts higher in Penrith gap narrowing
5.2% 45th pct 9.0% 80th pct
Work from home in Dubboin Penrith +19.1 pts higher in Penrith gap widening
9.4% 31st pct 28.5% 81st pct
PT commute in Dubboin Penrith +1.7 pts higher in Penrith gap narrowing
0.4% 5th pct 2.1% 45th pct
PT stops in Dubboin Penrith +188 more in Penrith
423 83rd pct 611 93rd pct
Stops/1k in Dubboin Penrith +2.10 more in Penrith
5.13 61st pct 7.22 91st pct
Departures/1k in Dubboin Penrith +1,261.2 more in Penrith
349.4 23rd pct 1,610.6 73rd pct
PT routes in Dubboin Penrith +7 more in Dubbo
47 84th pct 40 76th pct

How people get to work

67.8% Car (driver) ◂ +22.5 pts 45.3%
9.4% Worked at home +19.1 pts ▸ 28.5%
5.8% Car (passenger) ◂ +2.6 pts 3.1%
3.0% Walked ◂ +1.3 pts 1.7%
0.0% Train +1.7 pts ▸ 1.7%
0.3% Bus even 0.4%
0.3% Bicycle ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

33.4% 1 vehicle +5.7 pts ▸ 39.1%
38.4% 2 vehicles ◂ +4.2 pts 34.2%
14.3% 3 vehicles ◂ +3.1 pts 11.2%
5.2% No vehicle +3.8 pts ▸ 9.0%
8.6% 4 or more ◂ +2.2 pts 6.4%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Dubboin Penrith +1.0 pts higher in Dubbo gap narrowing
38.7% 47th pct 37.7% 42nd pct
Recent arrivals in Dubboin Penrith +10.1 pts higher in Dubbo gap steady
19.8% 82nd pct 9.6% 34th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Dubboin Penrith +1.1 pts higher in Penrith gap steady
3.6% 13th pct 4.7% 46th pct
Participation in Dubboin Penrith +0.7 pts higher in Penrith gap steady
60.3% 43rd pct 61.0% 47th pct
Full-time in Dubboin Penrith +4.7 pts higher in Dubbo gap steady
63.4% 85th pct 58.7% 49th pct

Industries people work in

16.4% Health care & social assistance ◂ +2.5 pts 14.0%
8.7% Construction +2.9 pts ▸ 11.6%
9.3% Retail trade +0.3 pts ▸ 9.6%
9.1% Education & training +0.4 pts ▸ 9.4%
6.9% Public administration & safety +0.9 pts ▸ 7.8%
7.0% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.6 pts 5.4%
4.8% Manufacturing +2.0 pts ▸ 6.8%
6.4% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +5.9 pts 0.5%
3.4% Transport & warehousing +2.4 pts ▸ 5.8%
5.4% Mining ◂ +5.2 pts 0.2%
3.7% Professional & technical +1.4 pts ▸ 5.1%
3.9% Other services ◂ +0.3 pts 3.6%

Occupations people work in

17.0% Professionals +2.9 pts ▸ 19.9%
11.5% Clerical & administrative +4.0 pts ▸ 15.6%
14.9% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.1 pts 13.8%
13.8% Community & personal service ◂ +2.7 pts 11.1%
13.2% Managers ◂ +1.5 pts 11.7%
10.8% Labourers ◂ +2.0 pts 8.8%
8.3% Machinery operators & drivers +0.7 pts ▸ 9.0%
8.6% Sales workers ◂ +0.4 pts 8.3%

Walkability

Walk score in Dubboin Penrith +3.1 higher in Penrith
4.3 27th pct 7.4 79th pct
Types ≤15 min in Dubboin Penrith +2.7 more in Penrith
4.3 29th pct 6.9 77th pct
15-min city in Dubboin Penrith +37.5 pts higher in Penrith
50.2% 31st pct 87.8% 71st pct
Walk to shops in Dubboin Penrith +41.0 pts higher in Penrith
44.6% 24th pct 85.7% 74th pct
Walk to transit in Dubboin Penrith +29.9 pts higher in Penrith
68.1% 27th pct 98.0% 72nd pct
Walk to school in Dubboin Penrith +32.6 pts higher in Penrith
60.3% 32nd pct 92.9% 80th pct
Walk to a park in Dubboin Penrith +25.2 pts higher in Penrith
73.8% 20th pct 99.0% 64th pct
Walk to health in Dubboin Penrith +40.8 pts higher in Penrith
31.3% 24th pct 72.1% 73rd pct
Amenities/1k in Dubboin Penrith +6.4 more in Penrith
15.6 59th pct 22.0 86th pct
Intersections/km² in Dubboin Penrith +155 higher in Penrith
1 8th pct 155 65th pct
Mean slope in Dubboin Penrith +0.7 pts higher in Penrith
4.2% 25th pct 4.9% 39th pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Dubbo vs Penrith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sed/SED10026/dubbo/vs/SED10066/penrith