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Fernvale NSW 2484

145 addresses · 11 streets

Richmond Electorate › Tweed LGA › Fernvale · 647 km from Sydney

Living Here

Fernvale is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 261 people, with a median age of 44. The typical household earns around $1,485 a week, with median rent near $330 a week. Most homes are houses. About 86% of households own their home and 14% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

261Population
44Median age
$1,485Median household income / wk
$330Median rent / wk
2.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Gold Coast Airport, 23.7 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources5/10
Education & jobs6/10

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: 41% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Fernvale

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

Tree cover measures, Fernvale NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202041.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202163.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 9.6% · Labour-force participation 57.9%

Population by age in Fernvale
Population by age, Fernvale NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-414
5-1425
15-1923
20-2411
25-3421
35-4444
45-5438
55-6440
65-7436
75-8410
85+0
Dwelling types in Fernvale
Dwelling types, Fernvale NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House87
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Fernvale
Households by weekly income, Fernvale NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$6507
$650-1,49929
$1,500-2,99924
$3,000+15
Top ancestries in Fernvale
Top ancestries, Fernvale NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian107
English94
Irish30
Scottish26
Other25
German18
Housing tenure in Fernvale
Housing tenure, Fernvale NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned35
Mortgage36
Rented12
Other0
Cars per household in Fernvale
Cars per household, Fernvale NSW (ABS Census 2021)
00
115
240
320
4+17
Commute to work in Fernvale
Commute to work, Fernvale NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car80
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home9
Top countries of birth in Fernvale
Top countries of birth, Fernvale NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England10
Germany5
New Zealand4
Sri Lanka4
Thailand4
Languages used at home in Fernvale
Languages used at home, Fernvale NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Spanish8
Thai7
Sinhalese4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

12,221 bird observations recorded near Fernvale — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Fernvale

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.