Living in Dubbo

Dubbo is a city in Australia. For Dubbo, median household income was A$1,356 per week in August 2021. Its population was 74,195 in August 2021. The city covered 182.6 km² in 2016.

Which Australia-wide rules apply when you move to Dubbo?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in AustraliaNational rates and thresholds that apply in Dubbo.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

Median rent was A$375 per week, and median monthly mortgage repayment was A$1,733 in August 2021.

City-level rent is published below; no city-level cost-of-living basket is published for Dubbo yet.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Dwellings	30,770 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics²Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings	28,198 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics²Official
Median Weekly Rent Aud	375 AUD/week	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia²Official

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

6% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 4,435 people of 74,195 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 2% in March 2026. Median personal income was A$688 per week in August 2021.

Unemployment across cities in AustraliaUnemployment in Dubbo is 2.0%. Of 100 cities with data, 29 have unemployment of 4 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment Full Time Count	16,962 people	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics²Official
Employment rate	52.4 %	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics²Official
Median Household Income Aud Week	1,356 AUD/week	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia²Official
Median Personal Income Aud Week	688 AUD/week	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia²Official
Median gross salary (regional)	1,561 EUR/month	31 Dec 2021	www.abs.gov.au⁶Official
Unemployment rate	2 %country median 4.4%	31 Mar 2026	DEWR — Small Area Labour Markets, smoothed unemployment rate by LGA, March quarter 2026⁷Independent

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Dubbo. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Workforce Australia — Public employment service

Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations

Job Search

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Dubbo. Sources checked through 11 Aug 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Language Other Than English At Home Share Percent	9.48 %	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia²Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Dubbo. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) — State Language Course

Australian Government Department of Home Affairs

For eligible migrants, humanitarian entrants.

EnglishIn Person, Online, Hybridfree

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Humanitarian Settlement Program (HSP) — Newcomer Adaptation

Australian Government Department of Home Affairs

For humanitarian entrants.

In Person, Hybridfree

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Dubbo.

Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average daytime high by month	Jan 33.7 · Feb 32.3 · Mar 29.3 · Apr 25.2 · May 20.3 · Jun 16.6 · Jul 15.8 · Aug 17.5 · Sep 21.3 · Oct 25.3 · Nov 28.9 · Dec 31.6 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station DUBBO AIRPORT⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 18.4 · Feb 17.8 · Mar 14.8 · Apr 10.5 · May 6.6 · Jun 4.5 · Jul 3 · Aug 3.1 · Sep 5.9 · Oct 9.6 · Nov 13.5 · Dec 16 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station DUBBO AIRPORT⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 26.1 · Feb 25 · Mar 22.1 · Apr 17.8 · May 13.5 · Jun 10.5 · Jul 9.4 · Aug 10.3 · Sep 13.6 · Oct 17.5 · Nov 21.2 · Dec 23.8 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station DUBBO AIRPORT⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 57.6 · Feb 47.6 · Mar 56 · Apr 30.2 · May 39.8 · Jun 47.1 · Jul 43.9 · Aug 36.6 · Sep 44.8 · Oct 49.6 · Nov 57.5 · Dec 66.2 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station DUBBO AIRPORT⁵Official · nearest-station reading

Cities of a similar size in Australia

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Australia cities

Cairns73,747 residents Bunbury76,452 residents Sunshine Coast79,293 residents Maryborough84,333 residents Launceston90,953 residents Wollongong57,003 residents

Population and city profile

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	182.6 km²	1 Jul 2016	Official ASGS2016 SUA area from ABS ArcGIS attributes, area_albers_sqkm. Exact queue geography; not GCCSA or LGA.³Official
Foreign-resident share	21.7 %	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Foreign residents	4,435 people	10 Aug 2021	Official 2021 Census GCP G01 Birthplace_Elsewhere_P: persons born outside Australia, at exact associated 2021 SUA grain. This is foreign-born, not foreign nationality.²Official
Population density	224.7 people/km²	30 Jun 2021	Reproducible exact-ASGS2016-SUA density: ABS ERP at 30 June 2021 divided by ABS ASGS2016 SUA area. Existing local population baseline is only a recovered cross-check; no GCCSA/LGA observation.⁴Official
Population Female	38,534 people	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics²Official
Population Male	35,658 people	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics²Official
Population	74,195 people	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia²Official

Population over time25 published observations, 2001–2025

Population rose 32.3% between 2001 and 2025, from 58,374 to 77,244.

International community in Dubbo

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Persons usually resident in the ABS Significant Urban Area; 2021 Census G01 total persons denominator · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total persons	74,195	100.0%
Australia	58,135	78.4%
Elsewhere (excludes country of birth not stated)	11,753	15.8%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²

Country of birth

Persons usually resident in the ABS Significant Urban Area; 2021 Census G09 PERSONS total across age groups and sex · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total	74,195	100.0%
Australia	58,135	78.4%
Country of birth not stated	4,310	5.8%
England	2,416	3.3%
Born elsewhere(d)	1,538	2.1%
India	1,340	1.8%
New Zealand	1,030	1.4%
Myanmar	450	0.6%
South Africa	398	0.5%
Philippines	392	0.5%
Iraq	389	0.5%

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Published group	People	Share
Malaysia	353	0.5%
Germany	348	0.5%
Scotland	277	0.4%
United States of America	259	0.3%
Netherlands	209	0.3%
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)(c)	201	0.3%
Canada	193	0.3%
Thailand	181	0.2%
Ireland	139	0.2%
Italy	124	0.2%
Japan	111	0.1%
Taiwan	95	0.1%
Nepal	94	0.1%
Papua New Guinea	94	0.1%
Fiji	88	0.1%
Vietnam	86	0.1%
France	81	0.1%
Indonesia	81	0.1%
Wales	72	0.1%
Afghanistan	66	0.1%
Hong Kong (SAR of China)(c)	66	0.1%
Korea, Republic of (South)	62	0.1%
Poland	59	0.1%
Zimbabwe	47	0.1%
Brazil	40	0.1%
Sri Lanka	40	0.1%
Malta	36	0.0%
Egypt	35	0.0%
Pakistan	33	0.0%
Chile	31	0.0%
Singapore	29	0.0%
Greece	24	0.0%
Croatia	22	0.0%
Lebanon	19	0.0%
Iran	18	0.0%
Samoa	14	0.0%
Turkey	12	0.0%
Mauritius	11	0.0%
Bangladesh	10	0.0%
Cambodia	10	0.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	9	0.0%
North Macedonia	4	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²

Citizenship

Persons usually resident in the ABS Significant Urban Area; 2021 Census G01 total persons denominator · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total persons	74,195	100.0%
Australian citizen	64,988	87.6%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²

Is Dubbo a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker44%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 34–54%

Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on safety · range 50–66%

Student50%strong on education, weak on safety · range 42–58%

Family60%strong on family, weak on safety · range 51–69%

Retirement49%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 36–62%

Foreign residents4,435 people10 Aug 2021Official source · Official 2021 Census GCP G01 Birthplace_Elsewhere_P: persons born outside Australia, at exact associated 2021 SUA grain. This is foreign-born, not foreign nationality.

Population74,195 people10 Aug 2021Official source · 2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia

Dwellings30,770 dwellings31 Dec 2021Official source · Australian Bureau of Statistics

Employment rate52.4 %31 Dec 2021Official source · Australian Bureau of Statistics

Median gross salary (regional)1,561 EUR/month31 Dec 2021Official source · www.abs.gov.au

Unemployment rate2 %31 Mar 2026Independent source · DEWR — Small Area Labour Markets, smoothed unemployment rate by LGA, March quarter 2026

Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-27

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	15.84 %	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia²Official
Households	28,198 households	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics²Official
Labour force participation rate	55.3 %	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics²Official
Median age	44 years	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia²Official
Median Monthly Mortgage Repayment Aud	1,733 AUD/month	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia²Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Dubbo when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the typical salary around Dubbo?

The median gross salary is 1,561 EUR/month. Source: www.abs.gov.au.

What is the unemployment rate in Dubbo?

The unemployment rate is 2 %. Source: DEWR — Small Area Labour Markets, smoothed unemployment rate by LGA, March quarter 2026.

How many people live in Dubbo?

The published population is 74,195 people. Source: 2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia.

How many foreign residents live in Dubbo?

4,435 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Official 2021 Census GCP G01 Birthplace_Elsewhere_P: persons born outside Australia, at exact associated 2021 SUA grain. This is foreign-born, not foreign nationality..

Is Dubbo a good place to live?

Dubbo may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

How many people born in Australia live in Dubbo?

The official country of birth distribution records 58,135 people (78.4%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Dubbo, Australia: rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/au/dubbo/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Sources

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Australian Bureau of Statistics abs.gov.au · checked 2026-08-03
Official 2021 Census GCP G01 Birthplace_Elsewhere_P: persons born outside Australia, at exact associated 2021 SUA grain. This is foreign-born, not foreign nationality. abs.gov.au · checked 2021-08-10
Official ASGS2016 SUA area from ABS ArcGIS attributes, area_albers_sqkm. Exact queue geography; not GCCSA or LGA. geo.abs.gov.au · checked 2016-07-01
Reproducible exact-ASGS2016-SUA density: ABS ERP at 30 June 2021 divided by ABS ASGS2016 SUA area. Existing local population baseline is only a recovered cross-check; no GCCSA/LGA observation. abs.gov.au · checked 2021-06-30
WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station DUBBO AIRPORT WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31
www.abs.gov.au abs.gov.au · checked 2026-08-27
DEWR — Small Area Labour Markets, smoothed unemployment rate by LGA, March quarter 2026 DEWR · dewr.gov.au · checked 2026-07-26

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