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Alectown NSW 2870

112 addresses · 22 streets

Riverina Electorate › Parkes LGA › Alectown · 295 km from Sydney

Living Here

Alectown is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 151 people, with a median age of 49. The typical household earns around $1,803 a week, with median rent near $160 a week. Most homes are houses. About 73% of households own their home and 21% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, German. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

151Population
49Median age
$1,803Median household income / wk
$160Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Parkes Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Alectown itself.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 8/10
Economic resources8/10
Education & jobs8/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 13.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Alectown

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Alectown NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202013.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202121.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.5% · Labour-force participation 67.7%

Population by age in Alectown
Population by age, Alectown NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-48
5-1416
15-196
20-244
25-3422
35-449
45-5414
55-6431
65-7421
75-8412
85+0
Dwelling types in Alectown
Dwelling types, Alectown NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House60
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Alectown
Households by weekly income, Alectown NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65013
$650-1,49920
$1,500-2,99910
$3,000+13
Top ancestries in Alectown
Top ancestries, Alectown NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English71
Australian68
German15
Irish15
Ancestry NS9
Scottish8
Housing tenure in Alectown
Housing tenure, Alectown NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned33
Mortgage12
Rented13
Other4
Cars per household in Alectown
Cars per household, Alectown NSW (ABS Census 2021)
04
120
217
39
4+9
Commute to work in Alectown
Commute to work, Alectown NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car47
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked5
Bicycle0
Home22
Top countries of birth in Alectown
Top countries of birth, Alectown NSW (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand3
South Africa3
Languages used at home in Alectown
Languages used at home, Alectown NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Afrikaans3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

564 bird observations recorded near Alectown — most often seen:

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Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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