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Hanging Rock NSW 2340

94 addresses · 10 streets

New England Electorate › Tamworth Regional LGA › Hanging Rock · 263 km from Sydney

Living Here

Hanging Rock is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 98 people, with a median age of 58. The typical household earns around $849 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 80% of households own their home and 7% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

98Population
58Median age
$849Median household income / wk
$250Median rent / wk
1.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Tamworth Regional Airport, 58 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources2/10
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: 82.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Hanging Rock

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

Tree cover measures, Hanging Rock NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202082.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202190.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.1% · Labour-force participation 36.8%

Population by age in Hanging Rock
Population by age, Hanging Rock NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-43
5-146
15-194
20-248
25-343
35-4410
45-5412
55-6424
65-7427
75-847
85+0
Dwelling types in Hanging Rock
Dwelling types, Hanging Rock NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House41
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Hanging Rock
Households by weekly income, Hanging Rock NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65026
$650-1,49919
$1,500-2,9993
$3,000+3
Top ancestries in Hanging Rock
Top ancestries, Hanging Rock NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English45
Australian17
Scottish13
Aboriginal10
German8
Ancestry NS8
Housing tenure in Hanging Rock
Housing tenure, Hanging Rock NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned26
Mortgage9
Rented3
Other6
Cars per household in Hanging Rock
Cars per household, Hanging Rock NSW (ABS Census 2021)
00
119
214
33
4+3
Commute to work in Hanging Rock
Commute to work, Hanging Rock NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car12
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked3
Bicycle0
Home7
Top countries of birth in Hanging Rock
Top countries of birth, Hanging Rock NSW (ABS Census 2021)
South Africa8
Germany7
China5
England5
Languages used at home in Hanging Rock
Languages used at home, Hanging Rock NSW (ABS Census 2021)
German6
Russian5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,075 bird observations recorded near Hanging Rock — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Hanging Rock

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.