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Firefly NSW 2429

177 addresses · 18 streets

Lyne Electorate › Mid-Coast LGA › Firefly · 220 km from Sydney

Living Here

Firefly is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 247 people, with a median age of 51. The typical household earns around $1,375 a week, with median rent near $380 a week. Most homes are houses. About 88% of households own their home and 6% 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.

247Population
51Median age
$1,375Median household income / wk
$380Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources4/10
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: 23.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Firefly

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

Tree cover measures, Firefly NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202023.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202135.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 1.7% · Labour-force participation 54.7%

Population by age in Firefly
Population by age, Firefly NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-47
5-1429
15-1911
20-248
25-3419
35-4422
45-5440
55-6439
65-7448
75-8424
85+0
Dwelling types in Firefly
Dwelling types, Firefly NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House98
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Firefly
Households by weekly income, Firefly NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65015
$650-1,49931
$1,500-2,99926
$3,000+13
Top ancestries in Firefly
Top ancestries, Firefly NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian136
English101
Scottish34
Irish19
German17
Aboriginal13
Housing tenure in Firefly
Housing tenure, Firefly NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned47
Mortgage37
Rented6
Other5
Cars per household in Firefly
Cars per household, Firefly NSW (ABS Census 2021)
00
117
243
320
4+14
Commute to work in Firefly
Commute to work, Firefly NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car75
Train0
Bus6
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home21
Top countries of birth in Firefly
Top countries of birth, Firefly NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England12

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,629 bird observations recorded near Firefly — most often seen:

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