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Fernleigh NSW 2479

123 addresses · 6 streets

Richmond Electorate › Ballina LGA › Fernleigh · 607 km from Sydney

Living Here

Fernleigh is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 298 people, with a median age of 50. The typical household earns around $2,024 a week, with median rent near $450 a week. Most homes are houses. About 79% 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.

298Population
50Median age
$2,024Median household income / wk
$450Median rent / wk
2.8Avg household

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: Fernleigh itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Bus interchange: Byron Byron Gateway Airport Tour Operators, 9.8 km south-east · Airport: Ballina Byron Gateway Airport, 10 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources9/10
Education & jobs8/10

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: 32.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Fernleigh

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

Tree cover measures, Fernleigh NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202032.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202159.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.7% · Labour-force participation 63.8%

Population by age in Fernleigh
Population by age, Fernleigh NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-48
5-1444
15-1921
20-2415
25-3422
35-4424
45-5457
55-6459
65-7441
75-8413
85+0
Dwelling types in Fernleigh
Dwelling types, Fernleigh NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House100
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Fernleigh
Households by weekly income, Fernleigh NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$6507
$650-1,49924
$1,500-2,99927
$3,000+23
Top ancestries in Fernleigh
Top ancestries, Fernleigh NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English122
Australian116
Irish42
Scottish42
Other20
Ancestry NS18
Housing tenure in Fernleigh
Housing tenure, Fernleigh NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned42
Mortgage32
Rented20
Other0
Cars per household in Fernleigh
Cars per household, Fernleigh NSW (ABS Census 2021)
00
113
242
321
4+17
Commute to work in Fernleigh
Commute to work, Fernleigh NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car86
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked4
Bicycle0
Home48
Top countries of birth in Fernleigh
Top countries of birth, Fernleigh NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England20
South Africa6
New Zealand3
Languages used at home in Fernleigh
Languages used at home, Fernleigh NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Italian3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

9,746 bird observations recorded near Fernleigh — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Fernleigh

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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