Carrington NSW 2324
67 addresses · 8 streets
Lyne Electorate › Mid-Coast LGA › Carrington · 153 km from Sydney
Living Here
Carrington is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 32 people, with a median age of 58. The typical household earns around $1,375 a week, with median rent near $370 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, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2011 → 2021
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
1 café or restaurant
1 park
1 beach
1 Catholic church
1 hospital
2 golf clubs
Getting around. Airport: RAAF Base Williamtown, 21.7 km south-west.
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: 90.5% 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 | 90.5% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 92.0% |
Demographics
Unemployment 10% · Labour-force participation 38.5%
Population by age in Carrington
| 0-4 | 3 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 0 |
| 15-19 | 0 |
| 20-24 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 0 |
| 35-44 | 3 |
| 45-54 | 4 |
| 55-64 | 7 |
| 65-74 | 0 |
| 75-84 | 5 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Carrington
| House | 12 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Carrington
| <$650 | 0 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 5 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 6 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in Carrington
| English | 15 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 13 |
| Scottish | 5 |
| Irish | 4 |
| Aboriginal | 0 |
| Chinese | 0 |
Housing tenure in Carrington
| Owned | 10 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 5 |
| Rented | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Carrington
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 0 |
| 4+ | 0 |
Commute to work in Carrington
| Car | 5 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 0 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
10,530 bird observations recorded near Carrington — most often seen:
- Australian Wood Duck (565)
- Southern Masked Lapwing (444)
- Coastal New South Wales Australian Magpie (439)
- Chestnut Teal (434)
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (424)
- Australian Pied Oystercatcher (421)
- Eastern Rainbow Lorikeet (388)
- Whistling Kite (388)
- Southern Laughing Kookaburra (386)
- White-faced Heron (381)
- White-bellied Sea-eagle (361)
- Eastern Crested Pigeon (360)
- Australian Pelican (359)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Carrington
- Southern Magpie-lark (351)
- Australian White Ibis (348)
- Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (339)
- Giinbaywarraymal (332)
- South-eastern Yellow-faced Honeyeater (326)
- Little Pied Cormorant (312)
- Golden-mantled Rosella (305)
- Eastern Blue-faced Honeyeater (302)
- Southern Lewin's Honeyeater (301)
- Pied Cormorant (295)
- Eastern Pied Butcherbird (294)
- Tasmanian Grey Fantail (287)
- Noisy Miner (282)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (281)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (279)
- Eastern Osprey (277)
- South-eastern Grey Butcherbird (269)
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 Carrington:
- Tahlee (1.5 km)
- North Arm Cove (2.4 km)
- Bundabah (4.6 km)
- Karuah (5.5 km)
- Port Stephens (6.4 km)
- Soldiers Point (6.7 km)
- Mallabula (6.9 km)
- Tanilba Bay (7.4 km)
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Streets
- Anne Street (6)
- Blake Street (13)
- Church Street (24)
- Crosby Street (6)
- Dawson Lane (4)
- King Street (1)
- Pier Street (3)
- Scott Street (10)
