Dubbo has the equal second highest number of personal bankruptcies in NSW  and the equal eighth highest in Australia.

The Personal Bankruptcy Analysis by data analyst company Illion shows the number of bankruptcies in Dubbo are the second highest in the state, equal ranked with Orange.

It found 77 people in Orange were declared bankrupt in the 2018 financial year, the highest in three years.

The number equalled Dubbo and was only behind Port Macquarie (82) for the highest in NSW.

The West Australian area of Baldivis was the worst in the country with 105 people declaring bankruptcy.

St Vincent de Paul Society executive officer for the Bathurst Central Council, Bruce Buchanan, said the high number of bankruptcies was due to a number of factors….

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