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Flinders NSW 2529

2,908 addresses · 95 streets

Whitlam Electorate › Shellharbour LGA › Flinders · 86 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Flinders is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 7,118 people, with a median age of 36. The typical household earns around $2,103 a week, with median rent near $490 a week. Most homes are houses. About 75% of households own their home and 24% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Macedonian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

7,118Population
36Median age
$2,103Median household income / wk
$490Median rent / wk
2.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Shellharbour Junction, 1.2 km south · Airport: Shellharbour Airport, 5.6 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources8/10
Education & jobs5/10

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 19.7% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 3.5% · Labour-force participation 66.4%

Population by age in Flinders
Population by age, Flinders NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4461
5-141,115
15-19547
20-24435
25-34872
35-441,075
45-54982
55-64727
65-74598
75-84244
85+60
Dwelling types in Flinders
Dwelling types, Flinders NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House1,751
Townhouse611
Apartment11
Other4
Households by weekly income in Flinders
Households by weekly income, Flinders NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650246
$650-1,499544
$1,500-2,999804
$3,000+621
Top ancestries in Flinders
Top ancestries, Flinders NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English2,547
Australian2,477
Other744
Macedonian628
Scottish565
Irish550
Housing tenure in Flinders
Housing tenure, Flinders NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned687
Mortgage1,088
Rented572
Other14
Cars per household in Flinders
Cars per household, Flinders NSW (ABS Census 2021)
062
1645
21,003
3387
4+262
Commute to work in Flinders
Commute to work, Flinders NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,138
Train3
Bus16
Tram/ferry0
Walked3
Bicycle6
Home740
Top countries of birth in Flinders
Top countries of birth, Flinders NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England200
North Macedonia162
New Zealand63
Philippines42
Italy39
South Africa38
Languages used at home in Flinders
Languages used at home, Flinders NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Macedonian415
Serbian64
Spanish64
Turkish57
Italian54
Greek46

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