Dubbo

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Dubbo

Total population

38,783

Coordinates-32.25°, 148.60°

Demographic figures from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Dubbo is a city in the Orana Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is the largest population centre in the Orana region, with a population of 43,516 at June 2021.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Adrian Leijer

Australian soccer player

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Lizzy Gardiner

Hollywood costume designer (born 1966)

Ben McCalman

Australian rugby union player

Glenn McGrath

Australian cricketer

Megan Dunn

Australian racing cyclist

Robert Spears

Australian cyclist (1893–1950)

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Luke Priddis

Australian rugby league footballer

Barrie Unsworth

Australian politician, 36th Premier of New South Wales

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Kirsty Lee Allan

actress

Kyle Noke

Australian mixed martial arts fighter

Luke Quigley

Australian rugby league footballer

Andrew Ryan

Australian rugby league footballer

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Billy Noke

Australian rugby league footballer

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Brandon Costin

Australian rugby league footballer and coach

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Bryan Palmer

Australian rugby union footballer and coach

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Craig Hooper

Australian musician (born 1959)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in New South Wales

• Geurie
  16.7 mi away · pop. 460
• Finns Crossing
  19.9 mi away
• Windora
  20.3 mi away
• Muronbung
  21.5 mi away
• Saxa
  24 mi away
• Hillcroft
  25.6 mi away
• Gillinghall
  28.1 mi away
• Lincoln
  28.8 mi away
• Smoky Camp
  29.3 mi away
• Finger Post
  29.3 mi away
• Apsley
  32.2 mi away
• Boomley
  33.2 mi away

Browse all places in New South Wales →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Dubbo

Part 1, mine data sheets to accompany metallogenic map, Dubbo 1:250000 sheet ; Part 2, a metallogenic study of the Dubbo 1:250000 sheet

C. R. Matson · 1975

Dubbo, city on the plains, 1901-1988. Volume II

Marion Dormer · 1988

Bathurst and Western District directory and tourist's guide and gazetteer, 1886-7

Alex Middleton · 1978

Michael Riley

Michael Riley · 2006

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Yellow-throated Miner

Manorina flavigula

Seen 2026-06-13

Crested Pigeon

Ocyphaps lophotes

Seen 2026-06-13

Little Pied Cormorant

Microcarbo melanoleucos

Seen 2026-06-12

castor bean

Ricinus communis

Seen 2026-06-10

Australian Ibis

Threskiornis molucca

Seen 2026-06-10

Pied Butcherbird

Cracticus nigrogularis

Seen 2026-06-08

Yellow-faced Whipsnake

Demansia psammophis

Seen 2026-06-08

Black Swan

Cygnus atratus

Seen 2026-06-06

Australasian Shoveler

Spatula rhynchotis

Seen 2026-06-06

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Dubbo, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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