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Cawongla NSW 2474

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Page Electorate › Kyogle LGA › Cawongla · 613 km from Sydney

Living Here

Cawongla is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 204 people, with a median age of 57. The typical household earns around $816 a week, with median rent near $280 a week. Most homes are houses. About 69% of households own their home and 20% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

204Population
57Median age
$816Median household income / wk
$280Median rent / wk
1.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Kyogle Station, 9.7 km west · Airport: Lismore Airport, 30.2 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs7/10

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: 56.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Cawongla

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

Tree cover measures, Cawongla NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202056.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202175.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 8% · Labour-force participation 41.9%

Population by age in Cawongla
Population by age, Cawongla NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-49
5-1415
15-193
20-240
25-3410
35-4420
45-5423
55-6452
65-7450
75-847
85+6
Dwelling types in Cawongla
Dwelling types, Cawongla NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House86
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Cawongla
Households by weekly income, Cawongla NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65033
$650-1,49926
$1,500-2,99912
$3,000+9
Top ancestries in Cawongla
Top ancestries, Cawongla NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian83
English79
Irish29
Ancestry NS21
Scottish19
Aboriginal13
Housing tenure in Cawongla
Housing tenure, Cawongla NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned43
Mortgage22
Rented19
Other10
Cars per household in Cawongla
Cars per household, Cawongla NSW (ABS Census 2021)
05
131
241
311
4+5
Commute to work in Cawongla
Commute to work, Cawongla NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car35
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked6
Bicycle0
Home16
Top countries of birth in Cawongla
Top countries of birth, Cawongla NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England12
New Zealand8
Germany6

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

10,455 bird observations recorded near Cawongla — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Cawongla

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.