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Broken Head NSW 2481

266 addresses · 15 streets

Richmond Electorate › Byron LGA › Broken Head · 616 km from Sydney

Living Here

Broken Head is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 385 people, with a median age of 43. The typical household earns around $1,687 a week, with median rent near $490 a week. Most homes are houses. About 71% of households own their home and 23% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

385Population
43Median age
$1,687Median household income / wk
$490Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Byron Beach, 8.7 km north · Bus interchange: Greyhound Bus Stop Byron Bay, 8.3 km north · Airport: Ballina Byron Gateway Airport, 13.4 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources5/10
Education & jobs10/10

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: 49.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Broken Head

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

Tree cover measures, Broken Head NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202049.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202159.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.9% · Labour-force participation 55%

Population by age in Broken Head
Population by age, Broken Head NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-422
5-1445
15-1912
20-246
25-3443
35-4477
45-5450
55-6442
65-7469
75-849
85+0
Dwelling types in Broken Head
Dwelling types, Broken Head NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House125
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other12
Households by weekly income in Broken Head
Households by weekly income, Broken Head NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65032
$650-1,49924
$1,500-2,99931
$3,000+34
Top ancestries in Broken Head
Top ancestries, Broken Head NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English149
Australian125
Irish52
Other52
Ancestry NS46
Scottish42
Housing tenure in Broken Head
Housing tenure, Broken Head NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned62
Mortgage33
Rented31
Other7
Cars per household in Broken Head
Cars per household, Broken Head NSW (ABS Census 2021)
00
147
257
325
4+10
Commute to work in Broken Head
Commute to work, Broken Head NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car79
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked3
Bicycle0
Home57
Top countries of birth in Broken Head
Top countries of birth, Broken Head NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England10
France8
South Africa7
Brazil6
New Zealand6
Thailand6
Languages used at home in Broken Head
Languages used at home, Broken Head NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Portuguese11
French10
Arabic8
Japanese8
Indonesian7
Spanish7

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

8,976 bird observations recorded near Broken Head — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Broken Head

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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