Dapto, NSW
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 10,954
- Median age
- 39
- Household income
- $1,475/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 73%
- Renting
- 25%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 3/10 in NSW
- Nearest train station
- Dapto Station · 1 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- Shellharbour Hospital · 7.6 km
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0); distances are straight-line from the suburb's address centroid.
Property market — real sales
Median house (5 yr)
$800k
Median unit (5 yr)
$678k
Sales (5 yr)
936
Sales (12 mths)
99
Recorded transactions, NSW Valuer General Property Sales Information (CC BY 4.0). Recent weeks may not be registered yet.
Community safety
945 recorded incidents in 2025 · up 4.9% vs 2024
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Lakelands PS
Secondary
Kanahooka HS
Zones at the suburb's address centroid — individual addresses can differ; check any address on PropertyCheck for its exact zones. Source: state education departments (CC BY).
Growth & supply · Dapto - Avondale
District population (2025)
24,842
+4% over 10 years
New homes approved (12 mths to May 2026)
39
houses 31 · other 8
ABS statistical district (SA2) containing the suburb centre (CC BY 4.0).
Sold prices by street
Every recorded transaction, free — the most-traded streets in Dapto:
- Princes Highway (400)
- Compton Street (241)
- Burke Road (210)
- Marshall Street (187)
- Laver Road (178)
- North Terrace (173)
- Lakelands Drive (167)
- Byamee Street (122)
- Cabernet Drive (118)
- Timberi Avenue (112)
- Emerson Road (110)
- Fowlers Road (109)
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All figures from official open data with attribution; estimates and medians are statistical outputs, not valuations. Suburb boundaries follow ABS Suburbs and Localities (SAL) 2021.