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Emerald Beach NSW 2456

1,273 addresses · 48 streets

Page Electorate › Coffs Harbour LGA › Emerald Beach · 451 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Emerald Beach is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 2,677 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $1,813 a week, with median rent near $463 a week. Most homes are houses. About 78% of households own their home and 21% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

2,677Population
41Median age
$1,813Median household income / wk
$463Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Korora - Emerald Beach statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Emerald Beach itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Coffs Harbour Regional Airport, 17.9 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources7/10
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: 75.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Emerald Beach

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

Tree cover measures, Emerald Beach NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202075.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202183.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.5% · Labour-force participation 64.3%

Population by age in Emerald Beach
Population by age, Emerald Beach NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4173
5-14415
15-19145
20-2495
25-34274
35-44379
45-54370
55-64364
65-74310
75-84121
85+28
Dwelling types in Emerald Beach
Dwelling types, Emerald Beach NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House874
Townhouse36
Apartment14
Other7
Households by weekly income in Emerald Beach
Households by weekly income, Emerald Beach NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650113
$650-1,499244
$1,500-2,999306
$3,000+201
Top ancestries in Emerald Beach
Top ancestries, Emerald Beach NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English1,227
Australian1,024
Scottish364
Irish354
Other176
German138
Housing tenure in Emerald Beach
Housing tenure, Emerald Beach NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned344
Mortgage375
Rented198
Other5
Cars per household in Emerald Beach
Cars per household, Emerald Beach NSW (ABS Census 2021)
016
1240
2429
3151
4+87
Commute to work in Emerald Beach
Commute to work, Emerald Beach NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car870
Train0
Bus4
Tram/ferry0
Walked29
Bicycle6
Home184
Top countries of birth in Emerald Beach
Top countries of birth, Emerald Beach NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England87
New Zealand64
United States30
Scotland19
South Africa18
Germany16
Languages used at home in Emerald Beach
Languages used at home, Emerald Beach NSW (ABS Census 2021)
German15
Punjabi15
Spanish15
Mandarin11
French9
Italian9

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

6,268 bird observations recorded near Emerald Beach — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Emerald Beach

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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