2023/24
Dubbo Regional

Dubbo City comprises a major regional city, a growing town and a number of small villages. The main industries of the area are health, retail, education, government services, tourism, manufacturing, construction, agriculture, business services and transport.

The City is home to Taronga Western Plains Zoo.

Data for this website has been sourced from Council’s financial statements, Council’s annual report and Council’s data returns. The website also refers to data from a number of agencies and entities. Please refer to the data page of this website for links to definitions, information on performance measures, benchmarks, OLG Groups and the data sources that have been used.

Please contact Council if you would like any further details or explanations regarding individual results and any differences between your Council’s performance and that of another council.

Contacting Council

Address:
Cnr Church & Darling Streets
Dubbo NSW 2830
Postal Address:
PO Box 81, Dubbo NSW 2830
Phone: 02 6801 4000
Fax: 02 6840 1700
Email:
council@dubbo.nsw.gov.au

Web:
www.dubbo.nsw.gov.au

Your Local Government Area

 Result
Population (No.) 56,997
Area (Km2) 7534.5
Council Classification Regional Town/City
OLG Group 4
State Planning Region Central West and Orana

Your Council

 Result Group Avg. *
Councillors (No.) 11 10
Population per Councillor (No.) 5182 4294
Equivalent Full Time Staff (EFT) (No.) 491 390
2023/24 Revenue ($'000) 210896 162087
2023/24 Expenses ($'000) 181317 125153
Residential Pensioner Rebates (%) 14.66018492 17.58129015
Population Density (residents per Km2) 8 35.93
* A NSW council group is determined firstly by whether they are Urban or Rural in nature, and then by population size and density. Please refer to OLG Groups in data tab on website for more information on how individual councils are classified. An OLG group average is then calculated by the average of the same group number eg. All Group 5 Regional Towns/City or all Group 8 Rural.

Your Public Facilities

 Result Group Avg.
Public Swimming Pool Complexes (inc rock pools) (No.) 3 3
Public Halls (No.) 7 14
Public Libraries (No.) 2 2.423076923
Open Public Space (ha) 35.9 773.9454423
Total Road Length (km) 2,791.79 1,416.15

Demographics of Population

under 20 years
20 - 59 years
60 years and older

Council population (%)

Group population (%)

5.3%

population change last 5 years

Source: ABS, Estimated Resident Population (ERP)

Your Local Population

 Latest Outcome Group Avg.
Five Year Population Change (%) 5.284908505 3.931213689
Population aged under 20 years (%) 24.3 24.26114229
Population aged between 20 and 59 years (%) 47.1 47.14059365
Population aged 60 years and older (%) 28.6 28.59826406
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders (%) 20.3 8.248152893
Speaks language other than English at home (%) 7.6 6.411538462
Socio-Economic Index Rank (1 low, 128 high) 68 60.11538462

Council Population Gender

Aboriginal & Torres
Strait Islander

Language Diversity

Rest of population

Your local population (%)

Your Local Economy

 Result Group Avg.
Unemployment Rate (%) 1.7 2.907692308
Avg Taxable Income ($) 57788 58146.61538
Avg Household Size (No.) 2.5 2.419230769
Value of DA's determined ($'000) 219665 152649
Active Businesses in LGA (No.) 5593 3764.846154

Largest Industry Employer

Health care / Social

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