Eureka NSW 2480
189 addresses · 12 streets
Richmond Electorate › Byron LGA › Eureka · 614 km from Sydney
Living Here
Eureka is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 353 people, with a median age of 47. The typical household earns around $1,944 a week, with median rent near $455 a week. Most homes are houses. About 72% of households own their home and 21% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Bangalow statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Eureka itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
1 Catholic church
1 hospital
1 place to stay
Getting around. Airport: Ballina Byron Gateway Airport, 20.1 km south-east.
Socio-economic Standing
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: 45.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 45.5% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 65.6% |
Demographics
Unemployment 5.8% · Labour-force participation 56.8%
Population by age in Eureka
| 0-4 | 4 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 45 |
| 15-19 | 35 |
| 20-24 | 17 |
| 25-34 | 33 |
| 35-44 | 35 |
| 45-54 | 68 |
| 55-64 | 57 |
| 65-74 | 42 |
| 75-84 | 11 |
| 85+ | 4 |
Dwelling types in Eureka
| House | 118 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Eureka
| <$650 | 14 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 30 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 34 |
| $3,000+ | 29 |
Top ancestries in Eureka
| English | 146 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 98 |
| Irish | 63 |
| Ancestry NS | 55 |
| Scottish | 53 |
| Other | 46 |
Housing tenure in Eureka
| Owned | 45 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 41 |
| Rented | 25 |
| Other | 9 |
Cars per household in Eureka
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 34 |
| 2 | 43 |
| 3 | 21 |
| 4+ | 14 |
Commute to work in Eureka
| Car | 70 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 5 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 54 |
Top countries of birth in Eureka
| England | 18 |
|---|---|
| United States | 10 |
| Canada | 7 |
| Japan | 6 |
| New Zealand | 6 |
| Scotland | 6 |
Languages used at home in Eureka
| Japanese | 5 |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | 4 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
5,846 bird observations recorded near Eureka — most often seen:
- Southern Lewin's Honeyeater (282)
- Coastal New South Wales Australian Magpie (272)
- White-headed Pigeon (259)
- South-east Eastern Whipbird (242)
- Tawny Frogmouth (239)
- Australian Torresian Crow (236)
- Northern Superb Fairy-wren (223)
- Eastern Pied Currawong (222)
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (211)
- Wonga Pigeon (205)
- Southern Red-browed Finch (200)
- Eastern Bar-shouldered Dove (193)
- Australian Magpie (188)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Eureka
- Southern Brown Cuckoo-dove (187)
- North-eastern Yellow Robin (185)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (185)
- South-eastern Brown Thornbill (184)
- Brown-capped Emerald-dove (182)
- Green Catbird (178)
- Southern Laughing Kookaburra (176)
- Eastern Pied Butcherbird (175)
- South-eastern Grey Fantail (175)
- Rose-crowned Fruit-dove (169)
- Green Figbird (164)
- Eastern Silvereye (159)
- Eastern Grey Shrike-thrush (154)
- Topknot Pigeon (154)
- Eastern Golden Whistler (152)
- Lewin's Honeyeater (151)
- Fan-tailed Cuckoo (144)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Eureka:
- Federal (3.9 km)
- Nashua (5 km)
- Rosebank (5.1 km)
- Binna Burra (5.3 km)
- Possum Creek (5.4 km)
- Clunes (5.8 km)
- Repentance Creek (6.8 km)
- Booyong (7 km)
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Streets
- Beacoms Road (6)
- Bencluna Lane (8)
- Ellie View (7)
- Eureka Road (31)
- Federal Drive (21)
- Goremans Road (44)
- Kings Road (1)
- Lacebark Lane (12)
- Lismore Road (2)
- Springvale Road (13)
- Taylors Road (14)
- Whian Road (30)
