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Grafton NSW 2460

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Page Electorate › Clarence Valley LGA › Grafton · 493 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Grafton is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 10,563 people, with a median age of 44. The typical household earns around $1,179 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 64% of households own their home and 34% 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.

10,563Population
44Median age
$1,179Median household income / wk
$300Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Grafton Station, 2.6 km south · Airport: Clarence Valley Regional Airport, 12.4 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources2/10
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: 12.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Grafton

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

Tree cover measures, Grafton NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202012.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202119.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 6% · Labour-force participation 51.3%

Population by age in Grafton
Population by age, Grafton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4589
5-141,273
15-19583
20-24591
25-341,203
35-441,122
45-541,173
55-641,322
65-741,262
75-84923
85+518
Dwelling types in Grafton
Dwelling types, Grafton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House3,280
Townhouse458
Apartment534
Other25
Households by weekly income in Grafton
Households by weekly income, Grafton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$6501,022
$650-1,4991,476
$1,500-2,9991,126
$3,000+394
Top ancestries in Grafton
Top ancestries, Grafton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian4,833
English4,321
Irish1,220
Scottish1,073
Aboriginal920
Ancestry NS686
Housing tenure in Grafton
Housing tenure, Grafton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,510
Mortgage1,194
Rented1,458
Other77
Cars per household in Grafton
Cars per household, Grafton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0364
11,874
21,391
3423
4+186
Commute to work in Grafton
Commute to work, Grafton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car3,026
Train0
Bus9
Tram/ferry0
Walked187
Bicycle61
Home296
Top countries of birth in Grafton
Top countries of birth, Grafton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England141
New Zealand80
India71
Philippines42
Scotland24
United States23
Languages used at home in Grafton
Languages used at home, Grafton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian Indigenous54
Punjabi41
Tagalog30
Mandarin19
Hindi18
Cantonese17

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

17,933 bird observations recorded near Grafton — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Grafton

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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