Dubbo is a sizeable suburb in New South Wales within the Dubbo Regional local government area (postcode 2830). The area has roughly 43,516 residents and a mix of families and early-career residents, with a median age of 35. Households earn a median income of $88K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 people. NSW employment has moved +1.2% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 67 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, community & personal service, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Aboriginal Australian.
The median house price in Dubbo is $715,000, having jumped by 15.3% over the past year. Units have a median price of $420,000 (+28.2% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $550. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 4.0%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,582.
Dubbo is served by 22 schools, including 10 primary, 3 secondary, 6 combined, 3 special. The average ICSEA score is 919, which is below the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 8 rail stations, 881 bus stops. Healthcare facilities include 2 public and 1 private hospitals. The crime rate in the Dubbo Regional LGA is moderate at 6,837 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Gross rental yield sits at around 4.0% (moderate yield). Property prices sit below the state median ($715K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 8.1x is considered moderate. House prices have moved +15.3% year-on-year.