Located in New South Wales within the Lismore local government area, Dorroughby is a small, quiet locality (postcode 2480). It is home to about 158 residents, with an older-leaning population and a median age of 53. Households earn a median income of $85K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at -0.2% year-on-year at the LGA level. NSW employment has moved +1.2% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 67 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, managers, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and agriculture. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The median house price in Dorroughby is $1.1 million, having surged by 73.4% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $535. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.5%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,950.
Dorroughby is served by 1 school, including 1 combined. Public transport access includes 13 bus stops. The crime rate in the Lismore LGA is moderate at 5,173 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 2.5%, which reads as low yield. Property prices are near the state median ($1.1M/$1.5M). The price-to-income ratio of 12.9x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +73.4% year-on-year. Population growth of -0.2% year-on-year points to declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.