Austral Eden NSW 2440
73 addresses · 4 streets
Cowper Electorate › Kempsey LGA › Austral Eden · 355 km from Sydney
Living Here
Austral Eden is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 145 people, with a median age of 52. The typical household earns around $1,375 a week, with median rent near $260 a week. Most homes are houses. About 76% of households own their home and 17% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. 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 Kempsey Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Austral Eden itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
3 cafés & restaurants
1 pharmacy
1 hospital
1 post office
1 service station
1 gym
1 golf club
1 bakery
1 butcher
1 place to stay
Getting around. Train station: Kempsey, 10.2 km south-west · Bus interchange: Cavanagh's Lower Macleay Bus Terminal, 2.2 km east · Airport: Kempsey Airport, 15.6 km west.
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: 1% 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 | 1.0% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 1.3% |
Demographics
Unemployment 1.3% · Labour-force participation 56.8%
Population by age in Austral Eden
| 0-4 | 3 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 11 |
| 15-19 | 14 |
| 20-24 | 7 |
| 25-34 | 13 |
| 35-44 | 8 |
| 45-54 | 29 |
| 55-64 | 26 |
| 65-74 | 15 |
| 75-84 | 18 |
| 85+ | 3 |
Dwelling types in Austral Eden
| House | 51 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Austral Eden
| <$650 | 10 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 18 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 7 |
| $3,000+ | 15 |
Top ancestries in Austral Eden
| English | 68 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 66 |
| Irish | 23 |
| Ancestry NS | 11 |
| Aboriginal | 10 |
| Scottish | 9 |
Housing tenure in Austral Eden
| Owned | 28 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 13 |
| Rented | 9 |
| Other | 4 |
Cars per household in Austral Eden
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 17 |
| 3 | 10 |
| 4+ | 8 |
Commute to work in Austral Eden
| Car | 49 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 5 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
11,338 bird observations recorded near Austral Eden — most often seen:
- Pacific Black Duck (623)
- Masked Lapwing (552)
- Magpie-lark (540)
- Common Myna (508)
- Chestnut Teal (475)
- Australian White Ibis (462)
- Welcome Swallow (449)
- Royal Spoonbill (446)
- Great Egret (426)
- White-faced Heron (412)
- Australian Magpie (411)
- Dusky Moorhen (382)
- Little Black Cormorant (382)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Austral Eden
- Willie Wagtail (382)
- Black Swan (373)
- Straw-necked Ibis (354)
- Torresian Crow (353)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (323)
- Grey Teal (319)
- House Sparrow (313)
- Crested Pigeon (307)
- Little Pied Cormorant (303)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (296)
- Australian Wood Duck (293)
- Galah (292)
- Australian Pelican (291)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (285)
- White-necked Heron (266)
- Australasian Darter (265)
- Australasian Grebe (255)
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 Austral Eden:
- Bellimbopinni (2.2 km)
- Smithtown (2.4 km)
- Gladstone (2.7 km)
- Seven Oaks (3 km)
- Old Station (3.4 km)
- Frederickton (5 km)
- Pola Creek (5.7 km)
- Summer Island (6.4 km)
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Streets
- Austral Eden Inner Road (23)
- Austral Eden Link Road (1)
- Austral Eden Outer Road (31)
- South West Rocks Road (18)
