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Arakoon NSW 2431

366 addresses · 29 streets

Cowper Electorate › Kempsey LGA › Arakoon · 374 km from Sydney

Living Here

Arakoon is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 445 people, with a median age of 59. The typical household earns around $1,321 a week, with median rent near $400 a week. Most homes are houses. About 89% of households own their home and 8% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

445Population
59Median age
$1,321Median household income / wk
$400Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the South West Rocks statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Arakoon itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Nambucca Heads Airport, 26.1 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources7/10
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: 79.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Arakoon

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

Tree cover measures, Arakoon NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202079.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202185.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.6% · Labour-force participation 44.9%

Population by age in Arakoon
Population by age, Arakoon NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-416
5-1427
15-1918
20-249
25-3431
35-4433
45-5457
55-64108
65-7498
75-8434
85+19
Dwelling types in Arakoon
Dwelling types, Arakoon NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House180
Townhouse4
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Arakoon
Households by weekly income, Arakoon NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65033
$650-1,49965
$1,500-2,99943
$3,000+31
Top ancestries in Arakoon
Top ancestries, Arakoon NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English211
Australian170
Irish66
Scottish48
German35
Ancestry NS26
Housing tenure in Arakoon
Housing tenure, Arakoon NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned113
Mortgage52
Rented15
Other5
Cars per household in Arakoon
Cars per household, Arakoon NSW (ABS Census 2021)
00
164
270
329
4+20
Commute to work in Arakoon
Commute to work, Arakoon NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car107
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle5
Home35
Top countries of birth in Arakoon
Top countries of birth, Arakoon NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England18
New Zealand3
United States3
Languages used at home in Arakoon
Languages used at home, Arakoon NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Thai4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

56,448 bird observations recorded near Arakoon — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Arakoon

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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