Dobies Bight NSW 2470

Located in New South Wales, Dobies Bight sits 724 km from Sydney CBD, around 8 hours 5 minutes by car. The locality has 117 residents, a median age of 42, and a median household income of $82,316 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the lower-middle tier nationally. The locality fell 12.0% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $250 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,717. Walkability is low.

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Median House Price

Q4 2025

Dobies Bight's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $860,000 in the December 2025 quarter, roughly 22% above where it sat a year earlier. That said, only one sale settled in the quarter, so the median is a noisy signal — treat it as a direction rather than a level. Zoom out: prices have climbed roughly 84% over the past decade — 7.9% per year on average.

$860,000

last 5 quarters
↑ +21.6% year-on-year
↑ +84.0% over 2017–2025 (+7.9%/yr compound)

Based on only 1 sale — small sample, take as indicative.

Rental Market

Rent agreed on new leases

Jul–Sep 2026
3-bed houses
$560/wk
36 bonds
+45% since 2021
2-bed units
$390/wk
14 bonds
+36% since 2021

Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies across postcode 2470 (NSW publishes bonds by postcode, which can cover several suburbs). Change since 2021 compares the median of the first four quarters with the last four. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.

Rental affordability

June quarter 2025

110 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 27% of its income on the median rent in postcode 2470.

SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.

Short-Stay Rentals

No active Airbnb listings.

Airbnb only, as at Jun 2026; other platforms are not included. Active means reviewed in the past 12 months.

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

2 crashes

where someone was killed or admitted to hospital

Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the locality carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.

Council Flood Studies

Kyogle Council has published 6 flood studies on the NSW Flood Data Portal. The mapped flood areas are in those studies; SuburbScan does not hold them.

All 6 on the portal

Schools

No schools in this locality boundary.

Walkability

Dobies Bight is very car-dependent on foot — at 8/100, nearly all errands require a car.

8
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
Public Transport within 1 km 27
Schools within 1.5 km 0
Parks within 800 m 0
Supermarkets within 1 km 0
GPs within 1 km 0
Pharmacies within 1 km 0
Childcare within 1 km 0
Hospitals within 5 km 0

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Dobies Bight.

29
connectivity score / 100
Most common
Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
0%
Premises covered
46
Technology mix
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 91%
Satellite (Sky Muster) (SATELLITE) 9%

NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.

Amenities

Supermarkets
None
Shopping Centres
None
Cafes & Restaurants
None
Parks & Reserves
None
Sport & Recreation
None
Beaches
None
Waterways
2 in locality
Childcare
None
GPs
None
Pharmacies
None
Hospitals
None
Police Stations
None
Banks & Bank@Post
None
Fuel Stations
None
EV Chargers
None
Pubs & Bars
None
Arts & Culture
None
Places of Worship
None

Kyogle: council population

The whole council area, not just Dobies Bight · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
9,707
+0.8% in a year
Change
+74
people since 2024
Density
2.7
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
-1
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
+57
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+18
arrivals minus departures

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this locality alone — this locality's own population is in the census section above.

Socio-economic profile

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state
2021 census
Advantage and disadvantage
3/10
3/10 within NSW
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
5/10
5/10 within NSW
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
4/10
3/10 within NSW
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Dobies Bight is home to 117 residents, with a median age of 42, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $82,000 a year, with unemployment at 0.0%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

117

12.0% since 2016

Median Age

42

14.3% since 2016

Median Household Income

$82,316/yr

24.3% since 2016

Census Median Rent

$250/wk

35.1% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$1,717/mo

98.0% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.7

17.4% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$37,700/yr

36.0% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

0.0%

Unoccupied Dwellings

8.1%

23.6% since 2016

Total Dwellings

37

21.3% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

77.5%

7.4% since 2016

Houses

100.0%

11.9% since 2016

Rental Stress

15.8%

9.0% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

25.0%

59.2% since 2016

Work From Home

24.5%

45.0% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 37 (100.0%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 19 (47.5%)
Mortgage 12 (30.0%)
Renting 9 (22.5%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
95.7%
English Spoken at Home
96.6%
Employment Rate
64.4%
13.6% since 2016
Completed Year 12
27.4%

Occupations

Managers 17 (28.3%)
Labourers 11 (18.3%)
Professionals 9 (15.0%)
Technicians & Trades 7 (11.7%)
Clerical & Administrative 4 (6.7%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 4 (6.7%)
Community & Personal Service 3 (5.0%)

Religion

Christianity 70 (59.8%)
No Religion 35 (29.9%)

Age Distribution

0-4 6 (5.1%)
5-14 24 (20.5%)
15-19 8 (6.8%)
25-34 12 (10.3%)
35-44 17 (14.5%)
45-54 6 (5.1%)
55-64 20 (17.1%)
65-74 7 (6.0%)
75-84 15 (12.8%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 13 (52.0%)
Lone Person 12 (48.0%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 37 (75.5%)
Worked from Home 12 (24.5%)

Education

Certificate III & IV 16 (13.7%)
Bachelor Degree 14 (12.0%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 5 (4.3%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5 (4.3%)
Postgraduate Degree 3 (2.6%)

Cars per Dwelling

1 car 12 (30.0%)
2 cars 11 (27.5%)
3 cars 6 (15.0%)
4+ cars 8 (20.0%)

Council Rates

Kyogle
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,264 a year through Kyogle based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$1,264/yr
3% above the NSW average of $1,230 · median of 128 councils
Valuation basis
Unimproved Value
land only

How this land is zoned

Share of Dobies Bight's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Rural and farming 98%
  • Environmental 2%

Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the locality around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.

Building Approvals: Kyogle

The whole council area, not just Dobies Bight · new residential dwellings
to 2026-08

In the year to August 2026, 25 new dwellings were approved across Kyogle. That mix is 23 houses and 2 units.

Trailing 12 months
25dwellings
Houses
23
detached dwellings
Units
2
townhouses + apartments

Aboriginal Land Council

Aboriginal land in this area is administered by the Casino Local Aboriginal Land Council.

Local Aboriginal Land Councils are statutory bodies under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983, responsible for land claims and land management for their members. Their boundaries are administrative and are not a statement of whose Country this is. NSW does not publish a register of Aboriginal parties by area — they are registered for each project.

Climate & Setting

from Tabulam (Muirne), 47.9 km

High rainfall — warm summers, mild winters.

Elevation
36 m
above sea level, at the locality centre
Annual rainfall
1,374 mm
118 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
27.1°C
4 days ≥ 35°C
Winter min (Jul)
8.2°C
0 frost days ≤ 0°C

Elevation is the ground at the locality centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.

Industrial Emissions Nearby

1 facility within 5 km

EV adoption

0.2%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.00% in 2021
+0.1 points this year
Bottom 16% in NSW

In postcode 2470, 24 of 11,851 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.7% (199 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 1.9%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.00%
2022
0.03%
2023
0.06%
2024
0.11%
2025
0.20%

Rooftop solar

67
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 6.3 kW each

In postcode 2470, 4,144 rooftop-solar systems totalling 26.3 MW have been installed since 2001, against 6,210 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 166 went up in the last year.

Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.

Systems installed, year by year
2019
359
2020
469
2021
336
2022
220
2023
264
2024
208
2025
149
2026
121

2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.

First Home Owner Grant

FY2026-27

$10,000 for new homes priced up to $600,000.

Off-the-plan or contracted-build value cap is $750,000 (vs $600,000 for completed new homes). Stamp duty concessions are a separate scheme (First Home Buyers Assistance).

Verify eligibility with Revenue NSW

Mortgage repayments

Q4-2025 median
I'm looking for
Deposit
$
%
Monthly repayment
$4,485
Loan amount
$688,000
Total interest over 30 years
$926,688

2 mortgage brokers are registered in postcode 2470.

Deposit
$172,000
Stamp duty
$32,887
Cash needed at settlement
$204,887

Transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with Revenue NSW

The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $600,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with Revenue NSW.

Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.

Federal Electorate

Division of Page

Currently held by Kevin Hogan The Nationals

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Kevin Hogan 40.7% 59.3% +1.4
2022 Kevin Hogan 39.3% 60.7% +1.3
2019 Kevin Hogan 40.5% 59.5% +7.2

Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact locality's voters across time.

State Electorate

Lismore District

Currently held by Janelle Saffin Labor

Next state election: 13 March 2027.

Year Winner Won with
2023 Janelle Saffin ALP 65.0%
2019 Janelle Saffin ALP 51.4%
2015 Thomas George NP 52.9%

Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this locality's voters. Results: © State of New South Wales through the NSW Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0, adapted.

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Common questions about Dobies Bight

Is Dobies Bight a safe place to live?

Dobies Bight had no recorded offences in the latest year of NSW police data.

What natural hazards affect Dobies Bight?

Dobies Bight has a low recorded bushfire history (34/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

What is the population of Dobies Bight?

Dobies Bight, NSW had a population of 117 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Dobies Bight, NSW?

The postcode for Dobies Bight, NSW is 2470.

How far is Dobies Bight from Sydney?

Dobies Bight is 724 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 486 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Dobies Bight?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Dobies Bight was $82,316 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.

What is the median weekly rent in Dobies Bight?

There are too few current rental listings in Dobies Bight for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $250, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Dobies Bight?

The median age of residents in Dobies Bight was 42 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Dobies Bight at risk of bushfire?

Dobies Bight has a low recorded bushfire history (34/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the locality relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.

Is Dobies Bight walkable?

Dobies Bight scores 8/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.

What is the weather like in Dobies Bight?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Dobies Bight, Tabulam (Muirne) (47.9 km away), summer days average 27.1°C, winter nights 8.2°C, 1,374 mm of rain a year over 118 rainy days, and 4 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.

What is the median house price in Dobies Bight?

The median sale price for houses in Dobies Bight was $860,000 in the Q4 2025 quarter, based on a small sample of 1 sales — take as indicative.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Dobies Bight?

First-home buyers in NSW may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $600,000. The grant is administered by Revenue NSW; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.

What council does Dobies Bight belong to?

Dobies Bight sits within the Kyogle local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Dobies Bight?

The average residential rates bill through Kyogle is $1,264 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Dobies Bight?

Across Kyogle, 25 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.

Which federal electorate is Dobies Bight in?

Dobies Bight sits within the federal Division of Page, currently held by Kevin Hogan (The Nationals).

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