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Gloucester NSW 2422

2,363 addresses · 96 streets

Lyne Electorate › Mid-Coast LGA › Gloucester · 218 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Gloucester is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 3,133 people, with a median age of 55. The typical household earns around $985 a week, with median rent near $275 a week. Most homes are houses. About 72% of households own their home and 26% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

3,133Population
55Median age
$985Median household income / wk
$275Median rent / wk
2.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Gloucester, 1.2 km north-east · Airport: Forster (Wallis Island) Airport, 53.5 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs1/10

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: 15.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Gloucester

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

Tree cover measures, Gloucester NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202015.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202129.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.2% · Labour-force participation 43.6%

Population by age in Gloucester
Population by age, Gloucester NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4118
5-14344
15-19145
20-24100
25-34236
35-44292
45-54327
55-64472
65-74573
75-84347
85+176
Dwelling types in Gloucester
Dwelling types, Gloucester NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House1,234
Townhouse75
Apartment29
Other17
Households by weekly income in Gloucester
Households by weekly income, Gloucester NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650369
$650-1,499496
$1,500-2,999295
$3,000+84
Top ancestries in Gloucester
Top ancestries, Gloucester NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English1,429
Australian1,415
Scottish385
Irish320
Aboriginal232
Ancestry NS156
Housing tenure in Gloucester
Housing tenure, Gloucester NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned679
Mortgage284
Rented348
Other23
Cars per household in Gloucester
Cars per household, Gloucester NSW (ABS Census 2021)
074
1581
2472
3124
4+75
Commute to work in Gloucester
Commute to work, Gloucester NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car760
Train0
Bus4
Tram/ferry0
Walked75
Bicycle6
Home104
Top countries of birth in Gloucester
Top countries of birth, Gloucester NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England106
New Zealand26
Netherlands12
Philippines10
Scotland8
Canada7
Languages used at home in Gloucester
Languages used at home, Gloucester NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Arabic9
Thai7
Japanese5
Tagalog5
Polish4
Cantonese3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

10,581 bird observations recorded near Gloucester — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Gloucester

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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