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Fingal Bay NSW 2315

1,912 addresses · 46 streets

Paterson Electorate › Port Stephens LGA › Fingal Bay · 153 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Fingal Bay is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 1,635 people, with a median age of 63. The typical household earns around $1,114 a week, with median rent near $390 a week. Most homes are houses. About 64% of households own their home and 23% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

1,635Population
63Median age
$1,114Median household income / wk
$390Median rent / wk
2.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Nelson Bay Peninsula statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Fingal Bay itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Ferry wharf: Port Stephens Ferry Terminal, 3.7 km north-west · Airport: RAAF Base Williamtown, 31.2 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs3/10

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: 65.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Fingal Bay

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

Tree cover measures, Fingal Bay NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202065.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202184.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.3% · Labour-force participation 36.2%

Population by age in Fingal Bay
Population by age, Fingal Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-440
5-14131
15-1952
20-2442
25-3489
35-44104
45-54138
55-64278
65-74378
75-84280
85+110
Dwelling types in Fingal Bay
Dwelling types, Fingal Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House362
Townhouse320
Apartment7
Other10
Households by weekly income in Fingal Bay
Households by weekly income, Fingal Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650146
$650-1,499297
$1,500-2,999148
$3,000+62
Top ancestries in Fingal Bay
Top ancestries, Fingal Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English767
Australian590
Irish235
Scottish183
Ancestry NS131
German75
Housing tenure in Fingal Bay
Housing tenure, Fingal Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned346
Mortgage104
Rented161
Other87
Cars per household in Fingal Bay
Cars per household, Fingal Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
033
1352
2239
354
4+25
Commute to work in Fingal Bay
Commute to work, Fingal Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car298
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked13
Bicycle3
Home89
Top countries of birth in Fingal Bay
Top countries of birth, Fingal Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England78
New Zealand17
Germany16
Scotland13
South Africa10
Malta7
Languages used at home in Fingal Bay
Languages used at home, Fingal Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
German10
Italian9
Arabic5
Nepali5
Polish4
Mandarin3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

9,961 bird observations recorded near Fingal Bay — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Fingal Bay

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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