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Chinderah NSW 2487

2,097 addresses · 22 streets

Richmond Electorate › Tweed LGA › Chinderah · 665 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Chinderah is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 1,639 people, with a median age of 62. The typical household earns around $719 a week, with median rent near $245 a week. Most homes are houses. About 82% of households own their home and 16% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

1,639Population
62Median age
$719Median household income / wk
$245Median rent / wk
1.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Kingscliff - Fingal Head statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Chinderah itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Bus interchange: Airport Transit Centre, 9 km north-west · Airport: Gold Coast Airport, 8.9 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs1/10

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: 10.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Chinderah

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

Tree cover measures, Chinderah NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202010.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202118.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.2% · Labour-force participation 32.9%

Population by age in Chinderah
Population by age, Chinderah NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-426
5-14103
15-1955
20-2444
25-3493
35-44108
45-54162
55-64299
65-74433
75-84245
85+62
Dwelling types in Chinderah
Dwelling types, Chinderah NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House381
Townhouse10
Apartment5
Other416
Households by weekly income in Chinderah
Households by weekly income, Chinderah NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650329
$650-1,499282
$1,500-2,99991
$3,000+56
Top ancestries in Chinderah
Top ancestries, Chinderah NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English746
Australian548
Scottish219
Irish210
Ancestry NS132
Aboriginal109
Housing tenure in Chinderah
Housing tenure, Chinderah NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned571
Mortgage88
Rented131
Other14
Cars per household in Chinderah
Cars per household, Chinderah NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0107
1460
2144
361
4+28
Commute to work in Chinderah
Commute to work, Chinderah NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car320
Train0
Bus4
Tram/ferry0
Walked24
Bicycle4
Home44
Top countries of birth in Chinderah
Top countries of birth, Chinderah NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England96
New Zealand64
Germany11
United States11
Netherlands9
Scotland9
Languages used at home in Chinderah
Languages used at home, Chinderah NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Thai5
French4
Hindi4
Cantonese3
Mandarin3
German3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

65,565 bird observations recorded near Chinderah — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Chinderah

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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