$867 ▲ +67.1%
Higher than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $519
- 2016: $571
- 2021: $867
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Dubbo · Urban Centre
Income in Dubbo
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly incomes in Dubbo have climbed significantly since 2011, with typical family earnings rising by $719. This growth has pushed the typical household income to $1,632, which is higher than most similar areas. While these figures are about the same as the national average, the local gap between high and low earners has shifted over the last decade.
$1,632
▲ +69.6%
- $500–$589: 3 areas
- $589–$679: 7 areas
- $679–$768: 58 areas
- $768–$857: 106 areas
- $857–$946: 148 areas
- $946–$1,036: 173 areas
- $1,036–$1,125: 163 areas
- $1,125–$1,214: 164 areas
- $1,214–$1,304: 147 areas
- $1,304–$1,393: 135 areas
- $1,393–$1,482: 109 areas
- $1,482–$1,571: 68 areas
- $1,571–$1,661: 83 areas
- $1,661–$1,750: 74 areas
- $1,750–$1,839: 60 areas
- $1,839–$1,929: 46 areas
- $1,929–$2,018: 51 areas
- $2,018–$2,107: 46 areas
- $2,107–$2,196: 40 areas
- $2,196–$2,286: 30 areas
- $2,286–$2,375: 26 areas
- $2,375–$2,464: 21 areas
- $2,464–$2,554: 6 areas
- $2,554–$2,643: 11 areas
- $2,643–$2,732: 4 areas
- $2,732–$2,821: 6 areas
- $2,821–$2,911: 6 areas
- $2,911–$3,000: 29 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Dubbo — higher than 73% of areas.
| Dubbo | $1,632 |
|---|---|
| 2830, NSW | $1,695 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical personal weekly income is $867, which is much higher than most similar areas and slightly above the New South Wales figure. This is consistent with typical family incomes reaching $2,003, a figure that sits a little below the state average.
$1,632 ▲ +69.6%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $962
- 2016: $1,073
- 2021: $1,632
Median total household income per week.
$2,003 ▲ +56.0%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,284
- 2016: $1,334
- 2021: $2,003
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are more common here than in most similar areas, with 16.9% of households earning $3,000 or more a week. However, this is well below the national figure of 22.6%, and the proportion of people earning $2,000 or more weekly is also well below the Australian average at 9.1%.
9.1%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
16.9%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Dubbo, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 35%, followed by $650–$1,499 (30%) and Under $650 (17%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →Dubbo splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (40%) and Under $650 (38%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 19%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Dubbo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL112006/dubbo/topic/income