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.
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
1 school
Getting around. Airport: Inverell Airport, 20.5 km south-east.
Socio-economic Standing
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

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 18.3% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 31.6% |
Demographics
Unemployment 1.8% · Labour-force participation 61.8%
Population by age in Gum Flat
| 0-4 | 16 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 23 |
| 15-19 | 23 |
| 20-24 | 7 |
| 25-34 | 22 |
| 35-44 | 20 |
| 45-54 | 46 |
| 55-64 | 35 |
| 65-74 | 22 |
| 75-84 | 6 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Gum Flat
| House | 60 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Gum Flat
| <$650 | 3 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 19 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 11 |
| $3,000+ | 12 |
Top ancestries in Gum Flat
| English | 82 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 78 |
| Ancestry NS | 39 |
| Scottish | 22 |
| Irish | 20 |
| Aboriginal | 13 |
Housing tenure in Gum Flat
| Owned | 28 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 27 |
| Rented | 8 |
| Other | 5 |
Cars per household in Gum Flat
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 6 |
| 2 | 21 |
| 3 | 21 |
| 4+ | 10 |
Commute to work in Gum Flat
| Car | 67 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 25 |
Top countries of birth in Gum Flat
| South Africa | 3 |
|---|
Languages used at home in Gum Flat
| Mandarin | 3 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
151 bird observations recorded near Gum Flat — most often seen:
- Australian Magpie (12)
- Galah (12)
- Eastern Rosella (9)
- Noisy Miner (7)
- Willie Wagtail (7)
- Apostlebird (6)
- Crested Pigeon (6)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (6)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (6)
- Laughing Kookaburra (5)
- Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater (5)
- White-plumed Honeyeater (5)
- Yellow-rumped Thornbill (5)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Gum Flat
- Eastern Galah (4)
- Grey Butcherbird (4)
- Magpie-lark (4)
- Noisy Friarbird (4)
- Restless Flycatcher (4)
- Rufous Songlark (4)
- Superb Fairy-wren (4)
- Tawny Frogmouth (4)
- Zebra Finch (4)
- Black-headed Pardalote (3)
- Blue-faced Honeyeater (3)
- Common Starling (3)
- Eastern Australian Magpie (3)
- Eastern Australian Raven (3)
- Eastern Crested Pigeon (3)
- Eastern Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (3)
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (3)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Gum Flat:
- Little Plain (6.8 km)
- Rob Roy (8.4 km)
- Auburn Vale (9.6 km)
- Copeton (12.3 km)
- Mount Russell (13.3 km)
- Inverell (14.6 km)
- Gilgai (17.7 km)
- Oakwood (18.2 km)
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Streets
- Beaulieu Lane (5)
- Copeton Dam Road (46)
- Eddy Park Lane (6)
- Eddys Lane (1)
- Foxs Lane (9)
- Glenwood Road (1)
- Gowrie Road (4)
- Havilah Park Road (4)
- Houghs Lane (6)
- Krauses Road (3)
- Onus Road (4)
- Thomas Lane (4)
- Trafalgar Lane (4)
- Wiltshire Road (6)
