Dairy Flat, NSW
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Around the national middle
Dairy Flat is more socio-economically advantaged than about 42% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 974, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Dairy Flat at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 22
- Median age
- 60
- Median weekly household income
- $474
- SEIFA score
- 974
- Coordinates
- -28.3726, 152.7099
Dairy Flat demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Dairy Flat using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is seniors (65+) at 50%, 38% of homes are rented, and 24% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 0 | 0% |
| Youth (15–24) | 0 | 0% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 5 | 31% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 3 | 19% |
| Seniors (65+) | 8 | 50% |
Share of the 16 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 5 | 63% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 0 | 0% |
| Rented | 3 | 38% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 13 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 13 occupied private dwellings in Dairy Flat.
- Median weekly rent
- $210
- Median monthly mortgage
- $807
- Average household size
- 2.3 people
- Median weekly family income
- $724
- Median weekly personal income
- $359
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 4 (24%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 3 (18%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 5 (23%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 8 (67%)
- Labour-force participation
- 29.4%
- Employed full-time
- 3
- Employed part-time
- 0
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Common questions about Dairy Flat
Where is Dairy Flat?
Dairy Flat is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia.
What is the population of Dairy Flat?
At the 2021 Census, Dairy Flat had a population of about 22.
Is Dairy Flat an advantaged area?
Dairy Flat has an ABS SEIFA score of 974, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 42 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 42% of Australian suburbs.
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