Dry Plain, NSW
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
More advantaged than the national average
Dry Plain is more socio-economically advantaged than about 76% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1035, 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.
Dry Plain at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 42
- Median age
- 54
- Median weekly household income
- $1,875
- SEIFA score
- 1035
- Coordinates
- -36.0787, 148.9322
Dry Plain demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Dry Plain 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 mid-life (45–64) at 38%, 0% of homes are rented, and 12% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 3 | 6% |
| Youth (15–24) | 3 | 6% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 12 | 25% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 18 | 38% |
| Seniors (65+) | 12 | 25% |
Share of the 48 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 7 | 58% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 5 | 42% |
| Rented | 0 | 0% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 16 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 16 occupied private dwellings in Dry Plain.
- Median weekly rent
- $300
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,400
- Average household size
- 2.1 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,062
- Median weekly personal income
- $850
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 4 (12%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 0 (0%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 0 (0%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 14 (40%)
- Labour-force participation
- 71.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.7%
- Employed full-time
- 13
- Employed part-time
- 9
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 Dry Plain
Where is Dry Plain?
Dry Plain is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia.
What is the population of Dry Plain?
At the 2021 Census, Dry Plain had a population of about 42.
Is Dry Plain an advantaged area?
Dry Plain has an ABS SEIFA score of 1035, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 76 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 76% of Australian suburbs.
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