Located in New South Wales within the Dubbo Regional local government area, Dripstone is a sparsely populated locality (postcode 2820). With a population of 68, the suburb has an older-leaning population with a median age of 52. Households earn a median income of $59K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 people. 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, community & personal service, managers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Aboriginal Australian.
Median house prices in Dripstone sit at $373,000, little changed on a year ago. The current median weekly rent is $700. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 9.8%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $961.
Public transport access includes 7 bus stops. The crime rate in the Dubbo Regional LGA is moderate at 6,837 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, Dripstone shows a gross rental yield of approximately 9.8%, rated as high yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($373K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 6.4x is considered moderate. House prices have moved +0.0% year-on-year.