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Gum Flat NSW 2360

103 addresses · 14 streets

New England Electorate › Inverell LGA › Gum Flat · 454 km from Sydney

Living Here

Gum Flat is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 209 people, with a median age of 45. The typical household earns around $1,350 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 81% of households own their home and 12% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

209Population
45Median age
$1,350Median household income / wk
$300Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Inverell Region - West statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Gum Flat itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Inverell Airport, 20.5 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources8/10
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: 18.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Gum Flat

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

Tree cover measures, Gum Flat NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202018.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202131.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 1.8% · Labour-force participation 61.8%

Population by age in Gum Flat
Population by age, Gum Flat NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-416
5-1423
15-1923
20-247
25-3422
35-4420
45-5446
55-6435
65-7422
75-846
85+0
Dwelling types in Gum Flat
Dwelling types, Gum Flat NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House60
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Gum Flat
Households by weekly income, Gum Flat NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$6503
$650-1,49919
$1,500-2,99911
$3,000+12
Top ancestries in Gum Flat
Top ancestries, Gum Flat NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English82
Australian78
Ancestry NS39
Scottish22
Irish20
Aboriginal13
Housing tenure in Gum Flat
Housing tenure, Gum Flat NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned28
Mortgage27
Rented8
Other5
Cars per household in Gum Flat
Cars per household, Gum Flat NSW (ABS Census 2021)
00
16
221
321
4+10
Commute to work in Gum Flat
Commute to work, Gum Flat NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car67
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home25
Top countries of birth in Gum Flat
Top countries of birth, Gum Flat NSW (ABS Census 2021)
South Africa3
Languages used at home in Gum Flat
Languages used at home, Gum Flat NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

151 bird observations recorded near Gum Flat — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Gum Flat

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.