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Failford NSW 2430

438 addresses · 22 streets

Lyne Electorate › Mid-Coast LGA › Failford · 229 km from Sydney

Living Here

Failford is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 748 people, with a median age of 58. The typical household earns around $1,005 a week, with median rent near $420 a week. Most homes are houses. About 92% of households own their home and 6% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

748Population
58Median age
$1,005Median household income / wk
$420Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Forster-Tuncurry Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Failford itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Forster (Wallis Island) Airport, 13.2 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources5/10
Education & jobs2/10

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: 56.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Failford

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

Tree cover measures, Failford NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202056.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202161.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 7.5% · Labour-force participation 38.3%

Population by age in Failford
Population by age, Failford NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-434
5-1490
15-1925
20-249
25-3449
35-4463
45-5471
55-64146
65-74181
75-8468
85+16
Dwelling types in Failford
Dwelling types, Failford NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House208
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other77
Households by weekly income in Failford
Households by weekly income, Failford NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65072
$650-1,49999
$1,500-2,99962
$3,000+28
Top ancestries in Failford
Top ancestries, Failford NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English342
Australian310
Scottish83
Irish65
Ancestry NS65
Aboriginal32
Housing tenure in Failford
Housing tenure, Failford NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned193
Mortgage67
Rented16
Other7
Cars per household in Failford
Cars per household, Failford NSW (ABS Census 2021)
03
186
2109
357
4+30
Commute to work in Failford
Commute to work, Failford NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car156
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked4
Bicycle0
Home32
Top countries of birth in Failford
Top countries of birth, Failford NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England30
New Zealand8
Malta5
United States5
Iraq3
Philippines3
Languages used at home in Failford
Languages used at home, Failford NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Arabic6
Vietnamese6
German4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

3,012 bird observations recorded near Failford — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Failford

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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