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Cumbalum NSW 2478

1,479 addresses · 60 streets

Richmond Electorate › Ballina LGA › Cumbalum · 603 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Cumbalum is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 2,211 people, with a median age of 37. The typical household earns around $2,170 a week, with median rent near $610 a week. Most homes are houses. About 81% of households own their home and 18% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

2,211Population
37Median age
$2,170Median household income / wk
$610Median rent / wk
3.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Bus interchange: Byron Byron Gateway Airport Tour Operators, 2.8 km south-east · Ferry wharf: Burns Point Ferry, 5.8 km south · Airport: Ballina Byron Gateway Airport, 3.1 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources10/10
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: 39.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Cumbalum

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

Tree cover measures, Cumbalum NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202039.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202149.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 1.9% · Labour-force participation 69.6%

Population by age in Cumbalum
Population by age, Cumbalum NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4148
5-14355
15-19134
20-24111
25-34262
35-44348
45-54304
55-64244
65-74194
75-8483
85+14
Dwelling types in Cumbalum
Dwelling types, Cumbalum NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House670
Townhouse40
Apartment5
Other0
Households by weekly income in Cumbalum
Households by weekly income, Cumbalum NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65060
$650-1,499153
$1,500-2,999241
$3,000+195
Top ancestries in Cumbalum
Top ancestries, Cumbalum NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian967
English916
Irish266
Scottish224
Other174
German107
Housing tenure in Cumbalum
Housing tenure, Cumbalum NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned231
Mortgage344
Rented127
Other5
Cars per household in Cumbalum
Cars per household, Cumbalum NSW (ABS Census 2021)
00
1149
2386
3104
4+67
Commute to work in Cumbalum
Commute to work, Cumbalum NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car782
Train0
Bus5
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle6
Home174
Top countries of birth in Cumbalum
Top countries of birth, Cumbalum NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England73
New Zealand53
India15
Philippines15
Thailand12
Germany10
Languages used at home in Cumbalum
Languages used at home, Cumbalum NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Spanish20
Hindi11
Mandarin10
French9
Italian8
German7

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

60,158 bird observations recorded near Cumbalum — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Cumbalum

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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Streets

Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.