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Gladstone NSW 2440

238 addresses · 9 streets

Cowper Electorate › Kempsey LGA › Gladstone · 356 km from Sydney

Living Here

Gladstone is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 437 people, with a median age of 47. The typical household earns around $1,281 a week, with median rent near $355 a week. Most homes are houses. About 89% of households own their home and 11% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

437Population
47Median age
$1,281Median household income / wk
$355Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Bus interchange: Cavanagh's Lower Macleay Bus Terminal, 750 m north-west · Airport: Kempsey Airport, 18.2 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs2/10

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: 1.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Gladstone

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

Tree cover measures, Gladstone NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20201.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20212.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.7% · Labour-force participation 51.3%

Population by age in Gladstone
Population by age, Gladstone NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-421
5-1463
15-1925
20-2418
25-3430
35-4440
45-5461
55-6455
65-7471
75-8443
85+12
Dwelling types in Gladstone
Dwelling types, Gladstone NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House151
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Gladstone
Households by weekly income, Gladstone NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65024
$650-1,49943
$1,500-2,99941
$3,000+17
Top ancestries in Gladstone
Top ancestries, Gladstone NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian203
English187
Irish53
Ancestry NS43
Aboriginal36
Scottish32
Housing tenure in Gladstone
Housing tenure, Gladstone NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned74
Mortgage50
Rented15
Other0
Cars per household in Gladstone
Cars per household, Gladstone NSW (ABS Census 2021)
03
143
261
317
4+16
Commute to work in Gladstone
Commute to work, Gladstone NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car122
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked4
Bicycle3
Home12
Languages used at home in Gladstone
Languages used at home, Gladstone NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Japanese4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

8,622 bird observations recorded near Gladstone — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Gladstone

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.