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Alstonville NSW 2477

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Living Here

Alstonville is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 5,912 people, with a median age of 51. The typical household earns around $1,312 a week, with median rent near $380 a week. Most homes are houses. About 73% of households own their home and 23% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

5,912Population
51Median age
$1,312Median household income / wk
$380Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

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: Alstonville itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Ballina Byron Gateway Airport, 11.6 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs6/10

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: 32.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Alstonville

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

Tree cover measures, Alstonville NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202032.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202152.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.4% · Labour-force participation 51.2%

Population by age in Alstonville
Population by age, Alstonville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4259
5-14685
15-19300
20-24209
25-34480
35-44589
45-54707
55-64789
65-74870
75-84670
85+358
Dwelling types in Alstonville
Dwelling types, Alstonville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House1,870
Townhouse560
Apartment25
Other3
Households by weekly income in Alstonville
Households by weekly income, Alstonville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650511
$650-1,499830
$1,500-2,999693
$3,000+294
Top ancestries in Alstonville
Top ancestries, Alstonville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English2,793
Australian2,372
Irish911
Scottish770
Ancestry NS296
Other289
Housing tenure in Alstonville
Housing tenure, Alstonville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,121
Mortgage640
Rented569
Other94
Cars per household in Alstonville
Cars per household, Alstonville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0147
1976
2890
3293
4+118
Commute to work in Alstonville
Commute to work, Alstonville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,569
Train4
Bus17
Tram/ferry0
Walked54
Bicycle7
Home395
Top countries of birth in Alstonville
Top countries of birth, Alstonville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England245
New Zealand90
South Africa35
Germany21
United States21
Canada20
Languages used at home in Alstonville
Languages used at home, Alstonville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Spanish26
Italian20
German15
Thai13
Cantonese11
French9

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

14,888 bird observations recorded near Alstonville — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Alstonville

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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