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Dorrigo, 2453

Est. population · Jun 2025

1,226

Growth (1 yr)

+0.6%

Growth (5 yr)

-0.3%

Median age

56

Median income

$925/wk

Employment rate

42.5%

University qualified

15.5%

Work from home

14.7%

Median house price · October to December 2025

$570,000

Languages at home

3.9%non-English

Most common: German

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

43.4/100
Average

1189th in NSW

Verified 99% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Green suburb
  • Agricultural
  • Holiday parks
  • Rural living
What Dorrigo is known for: Green suburb, Agricultural, Holiday parks, Rural living

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Suburb profile

Dorrigo is a rural locality in New South Wales, in Bellingen Council. It is set against the Great Dividing Range and close to the Coffs Harbour.

Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places. Health access is an exceptional strength, with health access 100% above the peer median. Open-space access is exceptionally strong, placing it among the highest-ranked rural localities. Housing is a little more affordable than typical for similar places. Median house prices have fallen 18% year on year. The main trade-offs are weaker population growth and lower socio-economic advantage, with population growth 109% below the peer median.

Overall, the suburb suits people prioritising open space and daily services over population growth.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Rural locality · compared with rural localities in New South Wales (2685)

Strengths

  • Open-space access is exceptionally strong
  • Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places
  • Housing is a little more affordable than typical for similar places
  • Health-facility access is stronger than in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Population growth is a relative weakness
  • Socio-economic advantage sits below the peer median

What stands out

  • Coffs Harbour
  • Great Dividing Range

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Dorrigo compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

$570k

-18% change

Median rent (Census)

$300/wk

2021 Census median weekly rent

Population (ERP)

1,226

+0.6% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

12.4%

Census unoccupied dwellings

Livability profile

Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Desirability

#247

among Country & regional · Mature

Crime rate

14th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

51st

percentile in NSW

Rented dwellings

22%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

3/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

25th

percentile among schools with ICSEA

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Desirability

Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
43.4/100 — Average
National rank
3512th in Australia
State rank
1189th in NSW
Peer rank
#247 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
Cohort rank
#433 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
99%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Housing

Median house price (October to December 2025)
$570,000
Median price change
-18.3%

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

Population

Estimated resident population

1,226(June 2025)

+0.6% annual · -0.3% over 5 years · 51th percentile in NSW

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.6%
5-year growth
-0.3%
Change in 1 year
+7
Change in 5 years
-4
Growth rank in NSW
51th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~1,200), extrapolated at -0.3% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
1,214
Median age
56
Median household income / week
$925
Dwelling vacancy
12.4%
Unoccupied private dwellings
77 of 619
Median monthly mortgage
$1,300
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$300
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
56.9% / 21.3% / 21.8%
Employment rate
42.5%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
14.7% / 0% / 66%
Walked or cycled to work
8.4%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
509 / 16 / 8 (+ 7 other)

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

15.5% of adults have a university degree, compared with 27.8% across New South Wales. 21% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified15.5% · 27.8% NSW
  • Diploma qualified7.8% · 9.3% NSW
  • Trade / vocational21% · 15% NSW
  • Year 12 or below55.6% · 47.9% NSW

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Engineering and related technologies17%
  • Society and culture15.2%
  • Health14.8%
  • Management and commerce13.7%
  • Education12.1%
  • Architecture and building6.6%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$39,940

5th percentile in NSW · -32% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$49,998

6th percentile in NSW · -23% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
15.0%

59th percentile in NSW · +9% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$76,483

58th percentile in NSW · +21% vs Australia

Residents with business income
18.0%

99th percentile in NSW · +73% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 2453 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
1,576
Taxpayers reporting net rent
233
Median net rent
$4,338
Taxpayers reporting business income
290
Taxable income vs state median
-29%
Salary / wages vs state median
-20%
Rental investment vs state median
+7%
Super vs state median
+9%
Business income vs state median
+80%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in NSW, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Seasonal & agricultural work

13.4% of employed residents work in agriculture, forestry and fishing, 5.8× the Australian share (2.3%) — compared with 2.0% across New South Wales.

Agriculture, forestry & fishing
13.4%

65th percentile in NSW · +483% vs Australia

Resident workers (2021)
59
WHM specified work
Subclass 417 / 462

Postcode 2453

Occupation mix in this industry

2021 Census G56, residents employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Counts below 10 are not shown.

  • Managers35
  • Labourers11

Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 Census General Community Profile tables G54 (industry of employment) and G56 (industry by occupation), Statistical Area Level (suburb), place of usual residence. Figures are residents’ main job in the week before Census night — not jobs located in the suburb. Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the 1-digit ANZSIC division; grape growing and other 3- and 4-digit industries are not in this datapack. The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Plant and animal cultivation in postcode 2453 (Regional Australia) may count as specified work for Working Holiday Maker visas (subclasses 417 and 462). This is a postcode rule from the Home Affairs instruments — not evidence that seasonal jobs exist here, and not a count of WHM residents. Home Affairs specified work · LIN 22/012 · LIN 22/013. Compilation used: 5 April 2025.

Region employment estimates (SA4, not this suburb)

Jobs and Skills Australia NERO modelled estimates for Coffs Harbour - Grafton (SA4 104), 2026-08. These figures describe the broader region, not this suburb, and occupations are not added together.

  • Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 12132,322
  • Other Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers ANZSCO 8419509
  • Crop Farmers ANZSCO 1212474
  • Crop Farm Workers ANZSCO 8412238
  • Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 8415146
  • Agricultural, Forestry and Horticultural Plant Operators ANZSCO 721190
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 121437
  • Forestry and Logging Workers ANZSCO 841326
  • Aquaculture Workers ANZSCO 841125
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 841610

Coffs Harbour - Grafton is a Statistical Area Level 4. Fruit, nut and vegetable workers are not published separately in NERO (they sit under ANZSCO 8412). Jobs and Skills Australia warns not to sum occupations or geographies. NERO data. Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation, Jobs and Skills Australia, Commonwealth of Australia. CC BY 4.0.

Census employed residents counted in G54: 441 · AFF share +570% vs the state.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — industry of employment (G54/G56), place of usual residence — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated · Resident main job in the week before Census night, not jobs located in the suburb

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • WHM specified work areas (LIN 22/012 and LIN 22/013) — Department of Home Affairs · 2025-04-05 · Updated · Postcode eligibility for plant and animal cultivation; not a count of WHM residents
  • Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation (NERO), SA4 × ANZSCO 4-digit — Jobs and Skills Australia · 2026-08 · Updated · Monthly modelled SA4 estimates; not suburb-level. CC BY 4.0

Community & culture

3.9% speak a language other than English at home; 13.2% born overseas

Language at home
1,091 English only · 44 other
Non-English at home
3.9%
Born overseas
148 (13.2%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
67 (5.5%)
Australian citizens
1,099
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
1

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • German3 · 100%

Religion

46%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 46%, while 42.2% reported no religion.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion42.2%32.8%
Christianity46%47.6%
Other / not stated11.9%19.6%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Anglican22.3%11.9%
Catholic9.9%22.4%
Uniting Church5.3%2.1%
Christian (not further defined)2.5%2.4%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Offence counts are estimated for this suburb from postcode 2453, which is shared with other suburbs.

Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
44
Against the person
15
Against property
21
Rate per 1,000 residents
35.9
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 81 residents
State crime-rate percentile
14.2th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate)
-16.8%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
14
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
11.42

Most common offence types

  • Arson4
  • Break And Enter Dwelling4
  • Domestic Violence Related Assault4
  • Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment4
  • Malicious Damage To Property5

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
1
Median school ICSEA
951
Median ICSEA percentile
25th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
1
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
1
School list
  • Dorrigo High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 951 · 25th percentile · LBOTE 14% · 118 students · Top SEA quarter 6% · 1.8 km awayView on My School →
School catchments
  • Dorrigo HSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Dorrigo PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment

Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Childcare

1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap

  • Dorrigo Preschoolkindergarten

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Childcare centres per 1,000 residents

Data sources & freshness

  • Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated

Public transport

69 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Dorrigo High School, Waterfall Way
  • Mt St John's Primary School, Karabin St
  • Oak St After Waterfall Way
  • Waterfall Way After Dome Rd
  • Waterfall Way Opp Dome Rd

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

  • Timetables Complete GTFS stops (© Transport for NSW, CC BY 4.0) — Transport for NSW — Open Data Hub · current · Updated · Nightly GTFS feed

Amenities

9 mapped amenities

1 caravan parks · 4 campgrounds

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • A car helps for daily needs
  • Great for outdoor family life — 8 parks mapped in suburb
  • Well connected by public transport — 69 public transport stops
Walkability proxy
30/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
6.59
Sport & outdoors(1)
  • Nature reserve
Camping & holiday parks(5)
  • Dangar Falls LodgeCampground
  • Dangar Falls Lodge Camp & CaravanCampground

    180 Coramba Road, Dorrigo

  • Dorrigo Mountain Holiday ParkCampground
  • Dorrigo Rest AreaCampground
  • Dorrigo Mountain Holiday ParkCaravan park

    3991 Waterfall Way

Entertainment(2)
  • Dorrigo Steam Railway & MuseumMuseum
  • Stream train lookoutViewpoint
Other(1)
  • Beyer Garratt AD6039Attraction

    Dorrigo

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Sporting clubs

2 named sporting clubs in this suburb

  • Dorrigo Bowling Club

    Lawn Bowls

  • Dorrigo Tennis Club

    Tennis

Named sporting clubs from OpenStreetMap, assigned to this suburb's boundary. Sporting facilities such as ovals, courts and recreation centres are listed under Amenities.

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap sporting clubs — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Geofabrik australia-latest.osm.pbf

Parks & reserves

6 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Bielsdown Nature ParkPark
  • Coronation ParkPark
  • Dorrigo Sporting ComplexPark
  • Park or reserveNature reserve
  • Trooper Mark Donaldson VC ParkPark
  • Wheaton ReservePark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
0.5%
Woodland / forest cover
0.2%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
12
Parks (OSM)
8
Typical summer maximum
26°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
4
Nearest hospital
Dorrigo Multi-Purpose Service (2.5 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
On site
GP clinics in suburb
1
GPs tagged bulk billing (OSM)
0 of 1
Aged-care services
1
Residential aged-care places
21

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

  • Dorrigo CWA & Child Family Health ClinicYes
  • Dorrigo Health & Wellbeing ServiceGangara AvenueGP
  • Dorrigo Multi-Purpose ServiceBeech StreetHospital
  • Dorrigo Multi-Purpose ServiceDORRIGOMulti-Purpose Service
  • Dorrigo Plateau PharmacyPharmacy

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
36
Participants per 1,000 residents
29.4

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
26° / 19°
Rainfall
504 mm · ~63 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
23° / 15°
Rainfall
522 mm · ~65 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
18° / 8°
Rainfall
199 mm · ~25 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
23° / 13°
Rainfall
270 mm · ~34 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Planning & development

Development applications from NSW Planning Portal.

2026· 9 proposals

  • August 2026

  • Dwelling house; Subdivision
    23 BEECH STREET DORRIGO 2453Determined

  • July 2026

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation
    4410/-/DP1326380Determined

  • May 2026

  • Secondary dwelling; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Rainwater tanks
    144 WHISKY CREEK ROAD DORRIGO 2453Determined

  • April 2026

  • Attached dwelling; Erection of a new structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Rainwater tanks
    73 MYRTLE STREET DORRIGO 2453Determined

  • March 2026

  • Farm buildings; Erection of a new structure
    397 OLD COAST ROAD DORRIGO 2453Determined
  • Shed; Erection of a new structure
    17 OLD CORAMBA ROAD SOUTH DORRIGO 2453Determined
  • Shop top housing; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    57 HICKORY STREET DORRIGO 2453Determined

  • January 2026

  • Demolition; Erection of a new structure; Recreation/Tourist Premise
    4180 WATERFALL WAY DORRIGO 2453Determined
  • Erection of a new structure; Carport
    55 MYRTLE STREET DORRIGO 2453Determined
2025· 15 proposals

  • October 2025

  • Advertising and signage; Erection of a new structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Driveways and hard stand spaces; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Playground equipment; Rainwater tanks; Business identification sign; Car park; Artisan food and drink industry
    1 CUDGERY STREET DORRIGO 2453Determined
  • Demolition; Shed; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Carport
    18 MYRTLE STREET DORRIGO 2453Determined
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    24 GUM STREET DORRIGO 2453Determined

  • September 2025

  • Temporary building, structure or use; Manufactured home; Non-standard Housing
    313 OLD COAST ROAD DORRIGO 2453Additional Information Requested

  • July 2025

  • Secondary dwelling; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Rainwater tanks
    144 WHISKY CREEK ROAD DORRIGO 2453Determined
  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    4 CASSIA CLOSE DORRIGO 2453Determined

  • June 2025

  • Subdivision
    10 OAK STREET DORRIGO 2453Under Assessment

  • May 2025

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    4520 WATERFALL WAY DORRIGO 2453Determined
  • Subdivision
    20 ASH STREET DORRIGO 2453Determined
  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    39 SUMMIT CLOSE DORRIGO 2453Determined
  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation
    7 CASSIA CLOSE, DORRIGO NSW 2453Determined

  • April 2025

  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support
    147 WHISKY CREEK ROAD DORRIGO 2453Determined

  • March 2025

  • Dwelling house; Subdivision
    23 BEECH STREET DORRIGO 2453Determined

  • February 2025

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    39 SUMMIT CLOSE DORRIGO 2453Determined
  • Erection of a new structure; Manufactured home
    24 GUM STREET DORRIGO 2453Determined
2024· 12 proposals

  • October 2024

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Swimming pool
    3 TAMARIND AVENUE DORRIGO 2453Determined
  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    15 GUM STREET DORRIGO 2453Determined

  • September 2024

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    17 ELM AVENUE DORRIGO 2453Determined

  • August 2024

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    2 PINE STREET DORRIGO 2453Determined

  • June 2024

  • Commercial development; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Retail Premise; Food and drink premise
    53 HICKORY STREET DORRIGO 2453Determined

  • May 2024

  • Shed; Temporary building, structure or use
    37 HICKORY STREET DORRIGO 2453Determined
  • Subdivision
    7 TAMARIND AVENUE DORRIGO 2453Determined

  • April 2024

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    24 GUM STREET DORRIGO 2453Determined
  • Dual occupancy; Demolition
    1 CUDGERY STREET DORRIGO 2453Determined

  • March 2024

  • Dwelling house; Subdivision
    23 BEECH STREET DORRIGO 2453Determined
  • Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space
    3 cedar st dorrigoDetermined

  • February 2024

  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation
    18 KURRAJONG STREET DORRIGO 2453Determined
2023· 6 proposals

  • December 2023

  • Shed; Erection of a new structure
    27 DORRIGO STREET DORRIGO 2453Determined

  • November 2023

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    13 TAMARIND AVENUE DORRIGO 2453Determined
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    95 HICKORY STREET DORRIGO 2453Determined

  • October 2023

  • Entertainment facility; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    36 HICKORY STREET DORRIGO 2453Determined
  • Subdivision
    18 BIELSDOWN STREET DORRIGO 2453Determined

  • August 2023

  • Dwelling
    24 TAMARIND AVENUE DORRIGO 2453Determined

Data sources & freshness

Heritage

1 heritage place

  • 10 Class Steam Locomotives2 Tallowood Street, DorrigoSHR

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Heritage listings as established streetscape

Data sources & freshness

  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping. Flood cover uses NSW flood planning polygons against the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Cowper
Member of Parliament
Pat CONAGHAN (The Nationals)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
131,639
Turnout (2025)
90.8%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+0.5 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 59.1%Labor 40.9%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 32.8 km away).

Coalition 54.3%Labor 45.7%

4.8 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +5.8 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • DorrigoLabor 45.0% · Coalition 55.0% TPP (2025)1.9 km away
  • ThoraLabor 62.4% · Coalition 37.6% TPP (2025)13.4 km away
  • GlenifferLabor 57.1% · Coalition 42.9% TPP (2025)19.2 km away
  • BellingenLabor 68.5% · Coalition 31.5% TPP (2025)23.5 km away
  • Bellingen NorthLabor 69.1% · Coalition 30.9% TPP (2025)24.7 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
3/10
IRSD decile (2021)
3/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

More in Bellingen Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of New South Wales.