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Dorrigo

New South Wales · Coffs Harbour · Coffs Harbour - Grafton

This profile uses the ABS Dorrigo statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.

Dorrigo is a locality in the Coffs Harbour area of New South Wales. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Dorrigo SA2.

Where in NSW
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At a glance
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Schools
8
Top ICSEA 1049 (gov)
Childcare
40
NQS-rated services
Recorded incidents
72
-6% vs prior year
Median house
$570,000
-18.3% YoY
Population
3,250
+0.5% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the Dorrigo SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.

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Dorrigo Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Dorrigo.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 72
ICSEA 948
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for Dorrigo (NSW catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Mount St John Primary School
Catholic 61 students
ICSEA 961 intake context

Fee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.

We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Primary catchment zone shown where matched to official government data. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).

Schools in Dorrigo

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ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NSW schools →

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Childcare & early learning

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  • Green Leaves Early Learning Moonee Beach
    Centre-Based Care · 92 places · Moonee Beach
    Exceeding NQS
  • Kulai Preschool Aboriginal Corporation
    Centre-Based Care · 68 places · Coffs Harbour
    Exceeding NQS
  • Goodstart Early Learning Moonee Beach
    Centre-Based Care · 51 places · Moonee Beach
    Exceeding NQS
  • 3 Bears' Cottage Early Education Service
    Centre-Based Care · 50 places · Coffs Harbour
    Exceeding NQS
  • Brayside Community Preschool Incorporated
    Centre-Based Care · 45 places · Coffs Harbour
    Exceeding NQS
  • Happy Days Preschool and Long Day Care Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 39 places · Coffs Harbour
    Exceeding NQS
  • Hands and Hearts Early Learning Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 25 places · Coffs Harbour
    Exceeding NQS
  • Possum's Den Coffs Harbour
    Centre-Based Care · 25 places · Coffs Harbour
    Exceeding NQS
  • The Mountain Preschool, Lowanna Incorporated
    Centre-Based Care · 20 places · Lowanna
    Exceeding NQS
  • Nana Glen Preschool
    Centre-Based Care · 20 places · Nana Glen
    Exceeding NQS
  • Community OOSH Services PCYC
    Centre-Based Care · 150 places · Coffs Harbour
    Meeting NQS
  • WHOLECHILD EARLY LEARNING COFFS HARBOUR
    Centre-Based Care · 128 places · Coffs Harbour
    Meeting NQS

+ 28 more services in this area's postcodes.

NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.

Source: ACECQA NQS register

Safety — recorded incidents

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Incidents, latest year
72
vs previous year
-6%
vs 2021
63
  • Theft 17
  • Assault 15
  • Intimidation, stalking and harassment 13
  • Malicious damage to property 11
  • Against justice procedures 6

Police-recorded incident counts (Calendar years; latest = Jan-Dec 2025). These are not population-adjusted and are not a judgement about the suburb — larger, busier areas record more incidents. More on safety →

Source: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR)
The neighbourhood

Amenities

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GPs / clinics
0
Supermarkets
2
Parks
10
Train stations
0

Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Dorrigo SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors

Climate & hazards

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Bushfire overlay
Within the designated Bush Fire Prone Land

This shows whether the Dorrigo SA2 intersects an official New South Wales government hazard overlay. It is the published overlay extent — not a risk rating, hazard score, or insurance assessment, and we compute none. A single property inside the SA2 may or may not be affected. Not financial or insurance advice — check the current planning scheme and your insurer for any specific address.

Source: NSW RFS Bush Fire Prone Land, © State Government of NSW and NSW Rural Fire Service — CC BY 4.0
Money

Property & rent

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Median house price
$570,000
House price YoY
-18.3%
Median 3BR house rent
Source: NSW DCJ Sales Dec 2025 · Rent Mar 2026
Population & growth
Population
3,250
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+0.50%
2024→25
Net change
+17
people / yr
Density
2
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+17
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
+1
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
+9
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+7

Reading the streams: Australian movers from other suburbs drove most of the change.

Growth vs benchmarks
Dorrigo
+0.50%
NSW median
+0.60%
National median
+0.80%