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Curlewis NSW 2381

500 addresses · 45 streets

Parkes Electorate › Gunnedah LGA › Curlewis · 317 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Curlewis is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 779 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $1,403 a week, with median rent near $290 a week. Most homes are houses. About 72% of households own their home and 22% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Aboriginal. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

779Population
40Median age
$1,403Median household income / wk
$290Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Gunnedah Aerodrome, 19.6 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources3/10
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: 13.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Curlewis

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

Tree cover measures, Curlewis NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202013.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202118.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.6% · Labour-force participation 63.2%

Population by age in Curlewis
Population by age, Curlewis NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-462
5-14109
15-1941
20-2448
25-34102
35-4479
45-5484
55-64122
65-7489
75-8438
85+15
Dwelling types in Curlewis
Dwelling types, Curlewis NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House283
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Curlewis
Households by weekly income, Curlewis NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65040
$650-1,49996
$1,500-2,99974
$3,000+41
Top ancestries in Curlewis
Top ancestries, Curlewis NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian374
English312
Aboriginal156
Irish60
Scottish57
Ancestry NS49
Housing tenure in Curlewis
Housing tenure, Curlewis NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned103
Mortgage96
Rented60
Other16
Cars per household in Curlewis
Cars per household, Curlewis NSW (ABS Census 2021)
00
169
2110
360
4+35
Commute to work in Curlewis
Commute to work, Curlewis NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car268
Train0
Bus11
Tram/ferry0
Walked3
Bicycle0
Home30
Top countries of birth in Curlewis
Top countries of birth, Curlewis NSW (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand5
Papua New Guinea5
England3
Languages used at home in Curlewis
Languages used at home, Curlewis NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Croatian6
Australian Indigenous5
Mandarin3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

191 bird observations recorded near Curlewis — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Curlewis

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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