Alstonvale NSW 2477
181 addresses · 8 streets
Richmond Electorate › Ballina LGA › Alstonvale · 603 km from Sydney
Living Here
Alstonvale is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 431 people, with a median age of 53. The typical household earns around $2,038 a week, with median rent near $310 a week. Most homes are houses. About 85% of households own their home and 12% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Ballina Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Alstonvale itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
2 optometrists
1 hospital
1 library
1 golf club
1 mechanic
1 electrician
2 places to stay
Getting around. Airport: Ballina Byron Gateway Airport, 12 km east.
Socio-economic Standing
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: 41.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 41.6% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 69.1% |
Demographics
Unemployment 2.5% · Labour-force participation 63.8%
Population by age in Alstonvale
| 0-4 | 12 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 43 |
| 15-19 | 19 |
| 20-24 | 18 |
| 25-34 | 27 |
| 35-44 | 39 |
| 45-54 | 74 |
| 55-64 | 105 |
| 65-74 | 65 |
| 75-84 | 26 |
| 85+ | 6 |
Dwelling types in Alstonvale
| House | 153 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Alstonvale
| <$650 | 7 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 39 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 40 |
| $3,000+ | 46 |
Top ancestries in Alstonvale
| English | 221 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 144 |
| Irish | 82 |
| Scottish | 53 |
| Other | 34 |
| Ancestry NS | 23 |
Housing tenure in Alstonvale
| Owned | 78 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 52 |
| Rented | 18 |
| Other | 5 |
Cars per household in Alstonvale
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 19 |
| 2 | 61 |
| 3 | 33 |
| 4+ | 32 |
Commute to work in Alstonvale
| Car | 122 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 3 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 53 |
Top countries of birth in Alstonvale
| England | 34 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 4 |
| New Zealand | 4 |
| Wales | 4 |
| Netherlands | 3 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 |
Languages used at home in Alstonvale
| Greek | 5 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
10,803 bird observations recorded near Alstonvale — most often seen:
- White-headed Pigeon (483)
- Coastal New South Wales Australian Magpie (476)
- Southern Lewin's Honeyeater (456)
- Eastern Pied Currawong (446)
- Eastern Pied Butcherbird (434)
- Green Figbird (419)
- Southern Laughing Kookaburra (409)
- Australian Torresian Crow (398)
- Southern Masked Lapwing (397)
- Eastern Rainbow Lorikeet (389)
- Australian Magpie (386)
- Australian White Ibis (380)
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (373)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Alstonvale
- Eastern Bar-shouldered Dove (353)
- Eastern Silvereye (352)
- Golden-mantled Rosella (350)
- Northern Superb Fairy-wren (340)
- Eastern Brown Honeyeater (330)
- South-eastern Brown Thornbill (327)
- Wonga Pigeon (315)
- Green Catbird (308)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (308)
- South-east Eastern Whipbird (304)
- South-eastern Grey Fantail (303)
- Mainland Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (301)
- Tawny Frogmouth (299)
- North-eastern Yellow Robin (293)
- Pacific Black Duck (293)
- Southern Spangled Drongo (291)
- Fan-tailed Cuckoo (290)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Alstonvale:
- Pearces Creek (2.5 km)
- Tuckombil (2.7 km)
- Wollongbar (4 km)
- Teven (4.7 km)
- Booyong (5 km)
- Alstonville (5.1 km)
- Fernleigh (5.4 km)
- Eltham (5.4 km)
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Streets
- Alstonvale Road (13)
- Eltham Road (5)
- Gibsons Road (7)
- Pearces Creek Road (51)
- Sneaths Road (21)
- Sproule Drive (13)
- Wenga Drive (34)
- Willowbank Drive (37)
