Living in Dubbo

In Dubbo, unemployment is 2% (2026).

For Dubbo, median household income was A$1,658 per week in August 2021. The city covered 182.6 km² in 2021.

Last checked 2026-10-0410 sources

Population42,452people31 Dec 2025Official source · Regional population 2024–25, Table 2. Estimated resident population, Significant Urban Areas, Australia

Median gross salary (region)2,344EUR/month31 Dec 2021Official source · www.abs.gov.au

Median rent852.9EUR/month31 Dec 2021Official source · 2021 Dubbo, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics

Unemployment rate2%country median 4.5% — 56% belowIndependent source · DEWR — Small Area Labour Markets, smoothed unemployment rate by LGA, March quarter 2026

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

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Housing and cost

Median rent was A$310 per week, and median monthly mortgage repayment was A$1,541 in August 2021.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€70

Mobile plan, 10 GB€46

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	69.92 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Telstra nbn100⁶Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	45.79 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Telstra Upfront Basic⁷Official · national market
Dwellings	15,596 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Main residence dwellings	14,582 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Median weekly rent (AUD)	310 AUD/week	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Median monthly rent (whole dwelling)	852.9 EUR/month	31 Dec 2021	2021 Dubbo, Census All persons QuickStats \| Australian Bureau of Statistics²Official

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 worker55%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 45–65%

Skilled employee65%strong on work, weak on safety · range 57–73%

Student40%strong on education, weak on safety · range 32–48%

Family64%strong on family, weak on safety · range 55–73%

Retirement54%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 41–67%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

10.4% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 4,429 of 42,452 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$872 per week in August 2021.

Unemployment across cities in AustraliaUnemployment in Dubbo is 2.0%. Of 100 cities with data, 32 have unemployment of 4 to under 5%.

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Dubbo 2.0%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in full-time employment	12,642 people	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Employment rate	60.9 %	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Median household income (AUD/week)	1,658 AUD/week	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Median personal income (AUD/week)	872 AUD/week	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Median gross salary (regional)	2,344 EUR/month	31 Dec 2021	www.abs.gov.au⁹Official
Unemployment rate	2 %country median 4.5%	31 Mar 2026	DEWR — Small Area Labour Markets, smoothed unemployment rate by LGA, March quarter 2026¹⁰Independent

What does a salary buy in Dubbo?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€0of €0 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	outside the model's range
Rentmedian rent of a whole dwelling · official · 2021 Dubbo, Census All persons QuickStats \| Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2021-12-31	− €853
Internet€70 · official · Telstra nbn100 · 2026-07-31	− €70
Mobile plan€46 · official · Telstra Upfront Basic · 2026-07-31	− €46
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	—

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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

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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
People who speak a language other than English at home	9.51 %	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official

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

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Climate and air quality

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

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34°18°

32°18°

29°15°

25°10°

20°7°

17°4°

16°3°

18°3°

21°6°

25°10°

29°14°

32°16°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

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 AIRPORT⁸Official · 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 AIRPORT⁸Official · 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 AIRPORT⁸Official · 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 AIRPORT⁸Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. Elsewhere: Ventura (United States) ±7.4 °C, Christchurch (New Zealand) ±5.9 °C, Downey (United States) ±8.3 °C, Lower Hutt (New Zealand) ±5.4 °C, Simi Valley (United States) ±9.3 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport89.6%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	182.6 km²	31 Dec 2021	Official ASGS2016 SUA area from ABS ArcGIS attributes, area albers sqkm. Exact queue geography; not GCCSA or LGA.³Official
Foreign-resident share	10.91 %	31 Dec 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile DataPacks — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Foreign residents	4,429 people	31 Dec 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile DataPacks — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Population density	232.5 people/km²	31 Dec 2025	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.⁵Official
Female residents	21,062 people	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Male residents	19,522 people	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Population	42,452 people	31 Dec 2025	Regional population 2024–25, Table 2. Estimated resident population, Significant Urban Areas, Australia⁴Official

Population over time25 published observations, 2001–2025

32,696

36,189

39,682

43,175

42,452200120052011201520212025

Population rose 27.0% between 2001 and 2025, from 33,419 to 42,452.

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 G09 PERSONS total across age groups and sex · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total	40,578	100.0%
Australia	32,801	80.8%
Country of birth not stated	3,348	8.3%
India	750	1.8%
Nepal	703	1.7%
England	396	1.0%
Philippines	334	0.8%
New Zealand	285	0.7%
Born elsewhere(d)	267	0.7%
Sri Lanka	179	0.4%
Pakistan	162	0.4%

Show 38 more groups

Published group	People	Share
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)(c)	153	0.4%
Bangladesh	140	0.3%
South Africa	104	0.3%
Zimbabwe	97	0.2%
Fiji	71	0.2%
Netherlands	55	0.1%
Germany	52	0.1%
Scotland	49	0.1%
Vietnam	48	0.1%
United States of America	46	0.1%
Korea, Republic of (South)	43	0.1%
Thailand	43	0.1%
Ireland	36	0.1%
Malaysia	36	0.1%
Taiwan	35	0.1%
Italy	31	0.1%
Lebanon	29	0.1%
Hong Kong (SAR of China)(c)	27	0.1%
Papua New Guinea	25	0.1%
Greece	23	0.1%
France	20	0.0%
Canada	19	0.0%
Indonesia	19	0.0%
Iran	19	0.0%
Egypt	15	0.0%
Myanmar	14	0.0%
Singapore	14	0.0%
Japan	13	0.0%
Poland	13	0.0%
Brazil	11	0.0%
Mauritius	11	0.0%
Cambodia	7	0.0%
Iraq	6	0.0%
Croatia	5	0.0%
Malta	5	0.0%
Chile	3	0.0%
North Macedonia	3	0.0%
Wales	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹

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	40,578	100.0%
Australia	32,801	80.8%
Elsewhere (excludes country of birth not stated)	4,435	10.9%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹

Citizenship

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

Published group	People	Share
Total persons	40,578	100.0%
Australian citizen	34,361	84.7%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	10.93 %	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Households	14,582 households	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Labour force participation rate	63.1 %	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Median age	35 years	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Median monthly mortgage repayment (AUD)	1,541 AUD/month	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official

Alternatives for people set on Dubbo

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Darwin as a Dubbo alternative in the same country

Better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Foreign residents: 37.4% Darwin vs 10.9% Dubbo+243%
Unemployment: 3.3% Darwin vs 2.0% Dubbo+65%
Median gross pay, region: €3,017 Darwin vs €2,344 Dubbo+29%

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Alternative cities in Australia

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All Australia cities

Warragul - Drouin42,827 residents Orange41,920 residents Traralgon - Morwell43,252 residents Bowral - Mittagong41,600 residents Tamworth43,874 residents Busselton40,544 residents

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Dubbo in rankings

#3 of 30 in Cities with lowest unemployment in Australia #28 of 30 in Cities with the hottest summers

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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 2,344 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 42,452 people. Source: Regional population 2024–25, Table 2. Estimated resident population, Significant Urban Areas, Australia.

How many foreign residents live in Dubbo?

4,429 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: 2021 Census General Community Profile DataPacks — Significant Urban Areas, Australia.

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 32,801 people (80.8%) 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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2021 Census General Community Profile DataPacks — Significant Urban Areas, Australia 2021 Census General Community Profile DataPacks · abs.gov.au · checked 2026-09-25
2021 Dubbo, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics abs.gov.au · checked 2026-10-03
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
Regional population 2024–25, Table 2. Estimated resident population, Significant Urban Areas, Australia abs.gov.au · checked 2026-09-25
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
Telstra nbn100 telstra.com.au · checked 2026-09-15
Telstra Upfront Basic telstra.com.au · checked 2026-09-15
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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