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Crescent Head NSW 2440

1,381 addresses · 59 streets

Cowper Electorate › Kempsey LGA › Crescent Head · 340 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Crescent Head is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 1,633 people, with a median age of 50. The typical household earns around $1,317 a week, with median rent near $320 a week. Most homes are houses. About 74% of households own their home and 25% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

1,633Population
50Median age
$1,317Median household income / wk
$320Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2011 → 2021

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Kempsey Airport, 22.9 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs6/10

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: 77.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Crescent Head

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

Tree cover measures, Crescent Head NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202077.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202167.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.6% · Labour-force participation 52.1%

Population by age in Crescent Head
Population by age, Crescent Head NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-478
5-14170
15-1971
20-2455
25-34147
35-44165
45-54211
55-64305
65-74286
75-84106
85+26
Dwelling types in Crescent Head
Dwelling types, Crescent Head NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House534
Townhouse58
Apartment47
Other10
Households by weekly income in Crescent Head
Households by weekly income, Crescent Head NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650138
$650-1,499208
$1,500-2,999173
$3,000+77
Top ancestries in Crescent Head
Top ancestries, Crescent Head NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English756
Australian655
Irish211
Scottish167
Aboriginal127
Ancestry NS110
Housing tenure in Crescent Head
Housing tenure, Crescent Head NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned332
Mortgage147
Rented159
Other5
Cars per household in Crescent Head
Cars per household, Crescent Head NSW (ABS Census 2021)
023
1235
2246
3100
4+42
Commute to work in Crescent Head
Commute to work, Crescent Head NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car445
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked37
Bicycle0
Home95
Top countries of birth in Crescent Head
Top countries of birth, Crescent Head NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England54
New Zealand19
United States19
Philippines13
Germany11
South Africa10
Languages used at home in Crescent Head
Languages used at home, Crescent Head NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Portuguese9
Italian7
Tagalog7
German6
Spanish6
Australian Indigenous4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

12,604 bird observations recorded near Crescent Head — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Crescent Head

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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