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Boambee East NSW 2452

2,478 addresses · 92 streets

Cowper Electorate › Coffs Harbour LGA › Boambee East · 429 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Boambee East is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 5,304 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $1,407 a week, with median rent near $410 a week. Most homes are houses. About 73% of households own their home and 25% 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.

5,304Population
42Median age
$1,407Median household income / wk
$410Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Sawtell, 2.4 km south-east · Airport: Coffs Harbour Regional Airport, 5 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources3/10
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: 33% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Boambee East

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

Tree cover measures, Boambee East NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202033.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202146.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 5% · Labour-force participation 59.2%

Population by age in Boambee East
Population by age, Boambee East NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4304
5-14740
15-19347
20-24222
25-34611
35-44607
45-54667
55-64686
65-74656
75-84349
85+112
Dwelling types in Boambee East
Dwelling types, Boambee East NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House1,763
Townhouse195
Apartment77
Other0
Households by weekly income in Boambee East
Households by weekly income, Boambee East NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650302
$650-1,499704
$1,500-2,999648
$3,000+247
Top ancestries in Boambee East
Top ancestries, Boambee East NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English2,350
Australian2,298
Irish673
Scottish631
Aboriginal396
Other313
Housing tenure in Boambee East
Housing tenure, Boambee East NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned718
Mortgage759
Rented510
Other25
Cars per household in Boambee East
Cars per household, Boambee East NSW (ABS Census 2021)
043
1796
2815
3241
4+111
Commute to work in Boambee East
Commute to work, Boambee East NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,837
Train0
Bus4
Tram/ferry0
Walked15
Bicycle6
Home190
Top countries of birth in Boambee East
Top countries of birth, Boambee East NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England184
New Zealand70
Germany21
Netherlands21
Scotland21
Philippines20
Languages used at home in Boambee East
Languages used at home, Boambee East NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Punjabi26
Australian Indigenous21
Spanish19
German17
Tagalog14
Arabic11

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

23,556 bird observations recorded near Boambee East — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Boambee East

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.