Busbys Flat NSW 2469
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Page Electorate › Richmond Valley LGA › Busbys Flat · 557 km from Sydney
Living Here
Busbys Flat is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 57 people, with a median age of 52. The typical household earns around $575 a week, with median rent near $130 a week. Most homes are houses. About 100% of households own their home and 0% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Ancestry NS, Australian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
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: Busbys Flat itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
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: 83.6% 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 | 83.6% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 93.3% |
Demographics
Population by age in Busbys Flat
| 0-4 | 5 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 8 |
| 15-19 | 5 |
| 20-24 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 0 |
| 35-44 | 7 |
| 45-54 | 8 |
| 55-64 | 11 |
| 65-74 | 13 |
| 75-84 | 0 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Busbys Flat
| House | 11 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Busbys Flat
| <$650 | 9 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 4 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 0 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in Busbys Flat
| English | 31 |
|---|---|
| Ancestry NS | 15 |
| Australian | 14 |
| Irish | 10 |
| Dutch | 4 |
| Aboriginal | 0 |
Housing tenure in Busbys Flat
| Owned | 9 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 5 |
| Rented | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Busbys Flat
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 8 |
| 3 | 3 |
| 4+ | 0 |
Commute to work in Busbys Flat
| Car | 8 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
370 bird observations recorded near Busbys Flat — most often seen:
- Black-necked Stork (18)
- Laughing Kookaburra (17)
- Pacific Black Duck (17)
- Australian Owlet-nightjar (15)
- Eastern Grey Shrike-thrush (15)
- Grey Fantail (15)
- Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (15)
- Southern Lewin's Honeyeater (15)
- Dusky Moorhen (14)
- Rainbow Bee-eater (14)
- Scarlet Honeyeater (13)
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (12)
- Fan-tailed Cuckoo (12)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Busbys Flat
- South-eastern Grey Fantail (12)
- White-naped Honeyeater (12)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (11)
- Coastal New South Wales Australian Magpie (11)
- Lewin's Honeyeater (11)
- Southern Boobook (11)
- White-faced Heron (11)
- Australian Torresian Crow (10)
- Eastern Rainbow Lorikeet (10)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (10)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (10)
- North-eastern Yellow Robin (10)
- Southern Laughing Kookaburra (10)
- Southern Magpie-lark (10)
- Southern Noisy Friarbird (10)
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater (10)
- Eastern Golden Whistler (9)
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 Busbys Flat:
- Wyan (6.5 km)
- Upper Mongogarie (9 km)
- Kippenduff (10.4 km)
- Deep Creek (12.8 km)
- Mongogarie (13.1 km)
- Rappville (13.7 km)
- Coongbar (13.8 km)
- Clearfield (15.1 km)
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Streets
- Busbys Flat Road (21)
- Coongbar Road (1)
- North Belmore Road (6)
- Old School Road (5)
- Old Tenterfield Road (26)
- Phillips Swamp Road (3)
- Thomas Road (1)
- Wyan Creek Road (1)
