Darbalara, NSW

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan · Updated 30 May 2026

84/100

Suburb Score

Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs

Darbalara is more socio-economically advantaged than about 84% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1052, 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.

Darbalara at a glance

Population (2021): 62
Median age: 29
Median weekly household income: $2,125
SEIFA score: 1052
Coordinates: -35.0631, 148.2587

Darbalara demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Darbalara 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 children (0–14) at 29%, 20% of homes are rented, and 0% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	19	29%
Youth (15–24)	14	22%
Young adults (25–44)	10	15%
Mid-life (45–64)	13	20%
Seniors (65+)	9	14%

Share of the 65 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	9	60%
Owned with a mortgage	0	0%
Rented	3	20%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	18	100%
Townhouses & semis	0	0%
Flats & apartments	0	0%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 18 occupied private dwellings in Darbalara.

Median weekly rent: $325
Median monthly mortgage: $1,517
Average household size: 3.1 people
Median weekly family income: $2,374
Median weekly personal income: $850

Community and culture

Born overseas: 0 (0%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 0 (0%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 0 (0%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 19 (41%)
Labour-force participation: 64.6%
Employed full-time: 24
Employed part-time: 7

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 Darbalara

Where is Darbalara?

Darbalara is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia.

What is the population of Darbalara?

At the 2021 Census, Darbalara had a population of about 62.

Is Darbalara an advantaged area?

Darbalara has an ABS SEIFA score of 1052, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 84 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 84% of Australian suburbs.