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Fernside NSW 2480

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Page Electorate › Lismore LGA › Fernside · 594 km from Sydney

Living Here

Fernside is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 55 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $1,624 a week, with median rent near $350 a week. Most homes are houses. About 71% of households own their home and 29% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

55Population
42Median age
$1,624Median household income / wk
$350Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Lismore Airport, 9.8 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources7/10
Education & jobs5/10

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: 27.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Fernside

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

Tree cover measures, Fernside NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202027.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202139.2%

Demographics

Population by age in Fernside
Population by age, Fernside NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-40
5-1411
15-194
20-240
25-343
35-4411
45-5411
55-647
65-743
75-840
85+3
Dwelling types in Fernside
Dwelling types, Fernside NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House21
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Fernside
Households by weekly income, Fernside NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$6504
$650-1,4995
$1,500-2,9993
$3,000+0
Top ancestries in Fernside
Top ancestries, Fernside NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian23
English23
Scottish13
Irish10
Ancestry NS8
Aboriginal7
Housing tenure in Fernside
Housing tenure, Fernside NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned11
Mortgage6
Rented7
Other0
Cars per household in Fernside
Cars per household, Fernside NSW (ABS Census 2021)
00
10
211
36
4+0
Commute to work in Fernside
Commute to work, Fernside NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car21
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked4
Bicycle0
Home4
Top countries of birth in Fernside
Top countries of birth, Fernside NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Brazil3
Languages used at home in Fernside
Languages used at home, Fernside NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Portuguese3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

292 bird observations recorded near Fernside — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Fernside

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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Streets

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