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Bellingen NSW 2454

2,456 addresses · 110 streets

Cowper Electorate › Bellingen LGA › Bellingen · 412 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Bellingen is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 3,923 people, with a median age of 44. The typical household earns around $1,268 a week, with median rent near $390 a week. Most homes are houses. About 72% of households own their home and 26% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

3,923Population
44Median age
$1,268Median household income / wk
$390Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Coffs Harbour Regional Airport, 25.5 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs8/10

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 68.3% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 6.1% · Labour-force participation 55.5%

Population by age in Bellingen
Population by age, Bellingen NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4183
5-14643
15-19276
20-24112
25-34295
35-44449
45-54565
55-64543
65-74487
75-84271
85+99
Dwelling types in Bellingen
Dwelling types, Bellingen NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House1,369
Townhouse80
Apartment10
Other8
Households by weekly income in Bellingen
Households by weekly income, Bellingen NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650297
$650-1,499505
$1,500-2,999408
$3,000+165
Top ancestries in Bellingen
Top ancestries, Bellingen NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English1,728
Australian1,450
Irish595
Scottish524
Ancestry NS309
Other289
Housing tenure in Bellingen
Housing tenure, Bellingen NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned571
Mortgage478
Rented380
Other25
Cars per household in Bellingen
Cars per household, Bellingen NSW (ABS Census 2021)
051
1613
2553
3166
4+68
Commute to work in Bellingen
Commute to work, Bellingen NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car919
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked108
Bicycle15
Home327
Top countries of birth in Bellingen
Top countries of birth, Bellingen NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England208
New Zealand70
Germany37
South Africa31
Scotland28
Netherlands27
Languages used at home in Bellingen
Languages used at home, Bellingen NSW (ABS Census 2021)
German44
Spanish21
French18
Nepali10
Indonesian10
Italian9

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45,806 bird observations recorded near Bellingen — most often seen:

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