Crawford River NSW 2423
53 addresses · 7 streets
Lyne Electorate › Mid-Coast LGA › Crawford River · 181 km from Sydney
Living Here
Crawford River is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 57 people, with a median age of 54. The typical household earns around $1,125 a week, with median rent near $460 a week. Most homes are houses. About 100% of households own their home and 0% rent. Most workers work from home. 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.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Bulahdelah - Stroud statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Crawford River itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 Catholic church
1 hospital
1 golf club
Getting around. Airport: Forster (Wallis Island) Airport, 41.4 km north-east.
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: 92.4% 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 | 92.4% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 96.9% |
Demographics
Unemployment 18.5% · Labour-force participation 56.3%
Population by age in Crawford River
| 0-4 | 7 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 8 |
| 15-19 | 0 |
| 20-24 | 5 |
| 25-34 | 7 |
| 35-44 | 5 |
| 45-54 | 11 |
| 55-64 | 14 |
| 65-74 | 7 |
| 75-84 | 3 |
| 85+ | 4 |
Dwelling types in Crawford River
| House | 24 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Crawford River
| <$650 | 7 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 10 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 0 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in Crawford River
| Australian | 21 |
|---|---|
| English | 21 |
| Other | 9 |
| Irish | 6 |
| Scottish | 5 |
| Ancestry NS | 5 |
Housing tenure in Crawford River
| Owned | 15 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 8 |
| Rented | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Crawford River
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 13 |
| 3 | 0 |
| 4+ | 3 |
Commute to work in Crawford River
| Car | 7 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 10 |
Top countries of birth in Crawford River
| Netherlands | 4 |
|---|
Languages used at home in Crawford River
| French | 4 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
545 bird observations recorded near Crawford River — most often seen:
- Superb Lyrebird (145)
- Black-necked Stork (54)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (27)
- Wonga Pigeon (27)
- Australian Brush-turkey (21)
- Striated Thornbill (20)
- Black-shouldered Kite (15)
- Australian Owlet-nightjar (14)
- Eastern Whipbird (13)
- Lewin's Honeyeater (13)
- Yellow-throated Scrubwren (13)
- Grey Fantail (11)
- White-browed Scrubwren (11)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Crawford River
- White-throated Treecreeper (11)
- Australian Magpie (10)
- Australian Wood Duck (10)
- Brown Thornbill (10)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (10)
- Pied Butcherbird (10)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (10)
- South-eastern Grey Fantail (10)
- Australian Raven (9)
- Laughing Kookaburra (9)
- Noisy Pitta (9)
- Pied Currawong (9)
- Red-browed Finch (9)
- Southern Laughing Kookaburra (9)
- Southern Red-browed Finch (9)
- Welcome Swallow (9)
- South-eastern Yellow Robin (8)
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 Crawford River:
- Bulahdelah (7 km)
- Girvan (8.9 km)
- Nerong (9.3 km)
- Bombah Point (11.6 km)
- Boolambayte (12.9 km)
- Markwell (15.1 km)
- Mungo Brush (15.9 km)
- The Branch (17.2 km)
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Streets
- Apple Tree Road (1)
- Booral Road (7)
- Crawford River Road (10)
- Emu Creek Road (17)
- Lowreys Road (2)
- Old Inn Road (7)
- Old Schoolhouse Road (9)
