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Fernbrook NSW 2453

86 addresses · 6 streets

Cowper Electorate › Bellingen LGA › Fernbrook · 414 km from Sydney

Living Here

Fernbrook is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 131 people, with a median age of 58. The typical household earns around $1,271 a week, with median rent near $330 a week. Most homes are houses. About 82% of households own their home and 18% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

131Population
58Median age
$1,271Median household income / wk
$330Median rent / wk
2.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Coffs Harbour Regional Airport, 47.6 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources4/10
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: 44.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Fernbrook

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

Tree cover measures, Fernbrook NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202044.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202160.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 3% · Labour-force participation 59.3%

Population by age in Fernbrook
Population by age, Fernbrook NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-45
5-1412
15-190
20-240
25-3419
35-4417
45-544
55-6437
65-7434
75-847
85+0
Dwelling types in Fernbrook
Dwelling types, Fernbrook NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House50
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Fernbrook
Households by weekly income, Fernbrook NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65020
$650-1,49915
$1,500-2,99921
$3,000+7
Top ancestries in Fernbrook
Top ancestries, Fernbrook NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English68
Australian48
Scottish17
Other13
Ancestry NS12
Irish10
Housing tenure in Fernbrook
Housing tenure, Fernbrook NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned29
Mortgage12
Rented9
Other0
Cars per household in Fernbrook
Cars per household, Fernbrook NSW (ABS Census 2021)
00
114
223
311
4+0
Commute to work in Fernbrook
Commute to work, Fernbrook NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car29
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked4
Bicycle0
Home19
Top countries of birth in Fernbrook
Top countries of birth, Fernbrook NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England6

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,993 bird observations recorded near Fernbrook — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Fernbrook

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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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.