Dimboola, VIC
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Dimboola lies on the Wimmera River in western Victoria's Wimmera region, about 334 kilometres north-west of Melbourne and roughly 39 kilometres from both Horsham and Nhill. The Wotjobaluk, Jaadwa, Jadawadjali, Wergaia and Jupagik nations are the formally recognised traditional owners of the wider district, represented today by the Barengi Gadjin Land Council. The town's name is generally thought to derive from a Sinhalese word meaning land of figs, said to have been suggested by a surveyor who had lived in Ceylon. Surveyed in 1862 and gazetted as a township in 1863, Dimboola sits beside the salt-crusted Pink Lake and the Little Desert. It inspired Jack Hibberd's well-known comic play Dimboola and was the birthplace of physicist Richard Dalitz.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Dimboola is more socio-economically advantaged than about 12% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 901, 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.
Dimboola at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 1,635
- Median age
- 52
- Median weekly household income
- $1,059
- SEIFA score
- 901
- Coordinates
- -36.3862, 142.0496
Dimboola demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Dimboola 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 31%, 15% of homes are rented, and 7% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 214 | 13% |
| Youth (15–24) | 151 | 9% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 302 | 18% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 472 | 29% |
| Seniors (65+) | 507 | 31% |
Share of the 1,646 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 372 | 51% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 212 | 29% |
| Rented | 111 | 15% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 690 | 96% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 22 | 3% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 721 occupied private dwellings in Dimboola.
- Median weekly rent
- $170
- Median monthly mortgage
- $800
- Average household size
- 2.1 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,421
- Median weekly personal income
- $575
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 110 (7%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 33 (2%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 48 (3%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 464 (34%)
- Labour-force participation
- 45.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.2%
- Employed full-time
- 368
- Employed part-time
- 209
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 Dimboola
Where is Dimboola?
Dimboola is a suburb of Victoria, Australia.
What is the population of Dimboola?
At the 2021 Census, Dimboola had a population of about 1,635.
Is Dimboola an advantaged area?
Dimboola has an ABS SEIFA score of 901, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 12 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 12% of Australian suburbs.
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