Ashby Heights NSW 2463

Living Here

Ashby Heights is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 292 people, with a median age of 55. The typical household earns around $1,233 a week, with median rent near $310 a week. Most homes are houses. About 94% of households own their home and 6% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

• 1 Catholic church

  • Catholic Church
• 1 optometrist

  • McLennan Deece Optometrists
• 1 hospital

  • Maclean District Hospital
• 1 vet

  • Maclean Veterinary Hospital
• 1 library

  • Maclean Library
• 1 golf club

  • Maclean Golf Club
• 1 hardware store

  • Mitre 10
• 2 places to stay

  • Maclean Riverside Caravan Park
  • Waterview Motel

Getting around. Airport: Clarence Valley Regional Airport, 41.4 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 90.3% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 8.5% · Labour-force participation 46.5%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,964 bird observations recorded near Ashby Heights — most often seen:

• Pacific Black Duck (85)
• Australian Wood Duck (82)
• White-faced Heron (76)
• Wonga Pigeon (75)
• Coastal New South Wales Australian Magpie (70)
• Eastern Bar-shouldered Dove (70)
• Eastern Crested Pigeon (70)
• Eastern Rainbow Lorikeet (70)
• Eastern Grey-crowned Babbler (69)
• Eastern Pied Butcherbird (68)
• Northern Superb Fairy-wren (68)
• Golden-mantled Rosella (67)
• Southern Laughing Kookaburra (67)

Nearby Suburbs

The closest suburbs to Ashby Heights:

• Ashby Island (2.9 km)
• Ashby (3.3 km)
• Warregah Island (5 km)
• Maclean (5.6 km)
• Harwood (6.2 km)
• Chatsworth (6.2 km)
• Tullymorgan (6.9 km)
• Townsend (7.1 km)

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