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Gum Scrub NSW 2441

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Cowper Electorate › Port Macquarie-Hastings LGA › Gum Scrub · 321 km from Sydney

Living Here

Gum Scrub is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 121 people, with a median age of 44. The typical household earns around $1,583 a week, with median rent near $400 a week. Most homes are houses. About 100% of households own their home and 0% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

121Population
44Median age
$1,583Median household income / wk
$400Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Port Macquarie Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Gum Scrub itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Port Macquarie Airport, 21.4 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
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: 66% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Gum Scrub

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

Tree cover measures, Gum Scrub NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202066.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202171.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.1% · Labour-force participation 65.7%

Population by age in Gum Scrub
Population by age, Gum Scrub NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-47
5-1411
15-193
20-246
25-3417
35-4412
45-5415
55-6426
65-7416
75-840
85+0
Dwelling types in Gum Scrub
Dwelling types, Gum Scrub NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House40
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Gum Scrub
Households by weekly income, Gum Scrub NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$6503
$650-1,4997
$1,500-2,9996
$3,000+9
Top ancestries in Gum Scrub
Top ancestries, Gum Scrub NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian62
English36
Irish16
Scottish10
German7
Ancestry NS6
Housing tenure in Gum Scrub
Housing tenure, Gum Scrub NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned19
Mortgage19
Rented0
Other0
Cars per household in Gum Scrub
Cars per household, Gum Scrub NSW (ABS Census 2021)
00
13
213
39
4+5
Commute to work in Gum Scrub
Commute to work, Gum Scrub NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car47
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home7
Top countries of birth in Gum Scrub
Top countries of birth, Gum Scrub NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

3,131 bird observations recorded near Gum Scrub — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Gum Scrub

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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Streets

Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.