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Fingal Head NSW 2487

535 addresses · 17 streets

Richmond Electorate › Tweed LGA › Fingal Head · 669 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Fingal Head is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 615 people, with a median age of 46. The typical household earns around $1,614 a week, with median rent near $400 a week. Most homes are houses. About 66% of households own their home and 32% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

615Population
46Median age
$1,614Median household income / wk
$400Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Kingscliff - Fingal Head statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Fingal Head itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Bus interchange: Airport Transit Centre, 6.6 km north-west · Airport: Gold Coast Airport, 6.7 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 8/10
Economic resources5/10
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: 59.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Fingal Head

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

Tree cover measures, Fingal Head NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202059.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202170.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.5% · Labour-force participation 59.5%

Population by age in Fingal Head
Population by age, Fingal Head NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-420
5-1476
15-1937
20-2430
25-3449
35-4474
45-5494
55-64116
65-7477
75-8425
85+13
Dwelling types in Fingal Head
Dwelling types, Fingal Head NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House177
Townhouse17
Apartment18
Other4
Households by weekly income in Fingal Head
Households by weekly income, Fingal Head NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65031
$650-1,49960
$1,500-2,99955
$3,000+50
Top ancestries in Fingal Head
Top ancestries, Fingal Head NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English268
Australian197
Irish94
Scottish80
Aboriginal65
Other43
Housing tenure in Fingal Head
Housing tenure, Fingal Head NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned95
Mortgage52
Rented70
Other5
Cars per household in Fingal Head
Cars per household, Fingal Head NSW (ABS Census 2021)
09
167
294
338
4+18
Commute to work in Fingal Head
Commute to work, Fingal Head NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car185
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle3
Home58
Top countries of birth in Fingal Head
Top countries of birth, Fingal Head NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England39
New Zealand21
China3
France3
Netherlands3
Sri Lanka3
Languages used at home in Fingal Head
Languages used at home, Fingal Head NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian Indigenous8
French6
Thai5
Japanese3
Indonesian3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

63,937 bird observations recorded near Fingal Head — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Fingal Head

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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