East Wardell NSW 2477

Living Here

East Wardell is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 312 people, with a median age of 44. The typical household earns around $1,550 a week, with median rent near $350 a week. Most homes are houses. About 71% of households own their home and 26% rent. Most workers drive to work. 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 Ballina Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: East Wardell itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

• 1 school

  • Wardell Public School
• 1 café or restaurant

  • Wardell Cafe & Pie Shop
• 2 parks

  • P V Walsh Park
  • Fitzroy Street Reserve
• 1 hospital

  • Ballina District Hospital
• 1 post office

  • Wardell Post Office
• 1 place to stay

  • Sandalwood Van & Leisure Park

Getting around. Airport: Ballina Byron Gateway Airport, 16.3 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 9.7% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 3.6% · Labour-force participation 64.7%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

4,186 bird observations recorded near East Wardell — most often seen:

• Australian Pied Oystercatcher (444)
• Lewin's Honeyeater (191)
• Crested Tern (168)
• Rainbow Lorikeet (163)
• Grey Fantail (162)
• Torresian Crow (159)
• White-bellied Sea-eagle (159)
• Laughing Kookaburra (155)
• Rainbow Bee-eater (144)
• Noisy Miner (142)
• Scarlet Honeyeater (141)
• Brown Thornbill (134)
• White-cheeked Honeyeater (133)

Nearby Suburbs

The closest suburbs to East Wardell:

• Wardell (1.7 km)
• Cabbage Tree Island (3.4 km)
• Patchs Beach (3.9 km)
• Coolgardie (4.2 km)
• Empire Vale (5.5 km)
• Bagotville (6.2 km)
• Meerschaum Vale (6.3 km)
• Pimlico (6.6 km)

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