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Backmede NSW 2470

70 addresses · 8 streets

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Living Here

Backmede is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 153 people, with a median age of 46. The typical household earns around $1,843 a week, with median rent near $276 a week. Most homes are houses. About 75% of households own their home and 19% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

153Population
46Median age
$1,843Median household income / wk
$276Median rent / wk
2.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Casino Station, 10.9 km south · Airport: Casino Airport, 13.4 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources5/10
Education & jobs3/10

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: 4.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Backmede

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

Tree cover measures, Backmede NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20204.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202110.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.6% · Labour-force participation 63.6%

Population by age in Backmede
Population by age, Backmede NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-43
5-1413
15-1914
20-247
25-3413
35-4420
45-5423
55-6415
65-7430
75-848
85+4
Dwelling types in Backmede
Dwelling types, Backmede NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House56
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Backmede
Households by weekly income, Backmede NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65012
$650-1,4998
$1,500-2,99916
$3,000+0
Top ancestries in Backmede
Top ancestries, Backmede NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian72
English57
Irish23
Scottish23
German13
Dutch3
Housing tenure in Backmede
Housing tenure, Backmede NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned22
Mortgage18
Rented10
Other3
Cars per household in Backmede
Cars per household, Backmede NSW (ABS Census 2021)
00
18
222
313
4+12
Commute to work in Backmede
Commute to work, Backmede NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car41
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home14
Top countries of birth in Backmede
Top countries of birth, Backmede NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

2,120 bird observations recorded near Backmede — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Backmede

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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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.