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Cudgen NSW 2487

588 addresses · 19 streets

Richmond Electorate › Tweed LGA › Cudgen · 662 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Cudgen is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 952 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $1,893 a week, with median rent near $440 a week. Most homes are houses. About 73% of households own their home and 24% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

952Population
39Median age
$1,893Median household income / wk
$440Median rent / wk
2.9Avg 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: Cudgen itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Gold Coast Airport, 11.8 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources6/10
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: 19% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Cudgen

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

Tree cover measures, Cudgen NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202019.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202133.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.6% · Labour-force participation 66.3%

Population by age in Cudgen
Population by age, Cudgen NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-457
5-14150
15-1959
20-2446
25-34104
35-44113
45-54123
55-64146
65-74101
75-8440
85+14
Dwelling types in Cudgen
Dwelling types, Cudgen NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House255
Townhouse55
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Cudgen
Households by weekly income, Cudgen NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65028
$650-1,49984
$1,500-2,999103
$3,000+71
Top ancestries in Cudgen
Top ancestries, Cudgen NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English405
Australian401
Irish150
Scottish112
Other86
Ancestry NS60
Housing tenure in Cudgen
Housing tenure, Cudgen NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned109
Mortgage108
Rented73
Other9
Cars per household in Cudgen
Cars per household, Cudgen NSW (ABS Census 2021)
08
172
2129
369
4+33
Commute to work in Cudgen
Commute to work, Cudgen NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car329
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked19
Bicycle6
Home64
Top countries of birth in Cudgen
Top countries of birth, Cudgen NSW (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand23
England16
Philippines10
Japan5
Canada4
France4
Languages used at home in Cudgen
Languages used at home, Cudgen NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Japanese17
Portuguese7
Spanish4
Bengali3
Thai3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

34,590 bird observations recorded near Cudgen — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Cudgen

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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