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Suburb profile ·Kyogle LGA · NSW ·2470

Dobies Bight NSW 2470

Dobies Bight is in Kyogle LGA, NSW, postcode 2470, with population 117.

Limited data

Thin-context

The page is still useful for local context, but the evidence stack is too thin for a clean one-page call. Use nearby stronger suburbs or compare mode before treating it as a serious shortlist decision.

$550/wk
+14.6% YoY
Mar 2025 → Apr 2026 · 14 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2470 · Apr 2026
$550
$400
Mar 2025Apr 2026
Why it fits

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

What to check

The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
$1.1M
House median, latest period
0.0%YoY D7 vs AU
Median rent
$550/wk
Rent context available
14.6%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
2.5%
Low yield band
D7 vs AU
Population
9,707
10K via Kyogle LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
4,078
163 added 12mo · 26MW

Price history

HousesUnits

Trend & investor depth

Indicative cashflow-$667/wk (-$34,670/yr) · interest-only @ 6.1%, 80% LVR

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection.

Affordability

Buying
14.0x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Stretched
Renting
35%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,717/mo, while renters pay about $2,383/mo — renting runs $666/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$1.15M
Household income · yr
$82K
Median rent · wk
$550
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,717
Gross yield
2.5%

Household income

$82K household · yr+0% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$38K
Family
$108K
Household
$82K
Crime January 2025 - December 2025
221
2,334 per 100k
D4 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k2,334
Total incidents221· January 2025 - December 2025
  • Assault6052%
  • Sexual Offences2522%
  • Robbery00%
  • Break And Enter3127%

Full data detail

Dobies Bight NSW — Property Data and Demographics

Dobies Bight (postcode 2470) is a sparsely populated locality in New South Wales within the Kyogle local government area. It is home to about 117 residents, with an established demographic and a median age of 42. Households earn a median income of $82K per year, with an average household size of 2.7 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.8% year-on-year at the LGA level. NSW employment has moved +0.3% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 37 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 5 underway, and 75 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, labourers, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and education. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

Dobies Bight has a median house price of $1.1 million, holding roughly steady year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $550. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.5%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,717.

Public transport access includes 12 bus stops. The crime rate in the Kyogle LGA is below average at 2,334 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Dobies Bight shows a gross rental yield of approximately 2.5%, rated as low yield. Property prices are near the state median ($1.1M/$1.5M). The price-to-income ratio of 14.0x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +0.0% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.8% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield2.5% Low Yield
Price vs State$1.1M/$1.5M· Near Median
Affordability14.0x Stretched
Price Momentum+0.0%· Stable
Pop. Growth+0.8%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$1,717
Rent · wk(Census)$250
Market rent · wk(2026-04)$550
Gross yield1.1%
Price / income14.0x
Population growth · Kyogle LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)9,707
5-year growth+0.9% CAGR
YoY change+0.8%
20012025
Development · Kyogle LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)21
Houses16
Units5
YoY change+0%
Employment · Kyogle LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)5.5%
YoY change-0.6pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 2470ATO
Negatively geared253 (3% of filers)
Avg rental loss$5,526/yr
Landlords (rental income)763
Reported capital gains395
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population117
Median age42
Household size2.7
HH income · wk$1,583
Personal income · wk$725
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)3/10
Education (IEO)4/10
Economic (IER)5/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)3/10
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops12
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

There is enough direct local evidence on Dobies Bight for a first-pass decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
NSW price medians are parser-guarded official records.

Official sale records parsed from cached Bulk PSI ZIP files with parser guardrails for token sales, non-house zoning, and low-value strata component records

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
NSW Valuer General · 2021 · Official sale records parsed from cached Bulk PSI ZIP files with parser guardrails for token sales, non-house zoning, and low-value strata component records
medium stability · automated · every update · weekly
Available
Market rent
NSW Fair Trading · 2026-04 · State market dataset
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Crime
BOCSAR · January 2025 - December 2025 · Area-level release dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · release-based
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 12 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Dobies Bight is a real locality with enough context to be directionally useful. The tradeoff is that coverage is lighter than a stronger suburb profile, so the read should stay cautious.

WHY IT LOOKS LIGHTER
This is a real locality, but it has a very small Census footprint.

Small-population localities can still be worth checking, but rankings, comparisons, and broad suburb assumptions become noisier faster.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches and hospital coverage.

The lighter areas here are school matches and hospital coverage, so a single-page read should carry less weight than usual.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Begin here, but pressure-test the read in compare, against the state hub, or a bigger nearby suburb before deciding.

Page status
INDEXED WITH LIGHTER COVERAGE

This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

Use this page to set direction, not to close a decision — frame the locality here, then confirm with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

If Dobies Bight feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

Homeleigh most similar
similar price band similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · house -$170K · rent -$270/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Upper Horseshoe Creek most similar
similar price band similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · house -$305K · rent -$330/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Horse Station Creek most similar
similar price band similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · house -$250K · rent -$280/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Dobies Bight FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Dobies Bight in?

    Dobies Bight is in the Kyogle Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2470. Council-level context for Kyogle LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Dobies Bight?

    The current median house price in Dobies Bight, NSW is $1.1M, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.

  3. What is the typical weekly rent in Dobies Bight?

    The median weekly rent in Dobies Bight is $550/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Dobies Bight?

    Rent context available: Dobies Bight has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  5. Is Dobies Bight a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Dobies Bight show: Low Yield, Near Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Dobies Bight?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  7. How often is the Dobies Bight data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.