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Harrington NSW 2427

2,951 addresses · 90 streets

Lyne Electorate › Mid-Coast LGA › Harrington · 260 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Harrington is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 3,381 people, with a median age of 64. The typical household earns around $883 a week, with median rent near $340 a week. Most homes are houses. About 80% of households own their home and 18% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

3,381Population
64Median age
$883Median household income / wk
$340Median rent / wk
2.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Taree Airport, 15.1 km west.

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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: 61.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Harrington

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

Tree cover measures, Harrington NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202061.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202135.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 7.1% · Labour-force participation 29.8%

Population by age in Harrington
Population by age, Harrington NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-490
5-14180
15-1996
20-2484
25-34176
35-44197
45-54272
55-64635
65-741,032
75-84493
85+136
Dwelling types in Harrington
Dwelling types, Harrington NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House1,300
Townhouse120
Apartment74
Other105
Households by weekly income in Harrington
Households by weekly income, Harrington NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650454
$650-1,499689
$1,500-2,999267
$3,000+74
Top ancestries in Harrington
Top ancestries, Harrington NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English1,649
Australian1,389
Irish478
Scottish406
Aboriginal136
German136
Housing tenure in Harrington
Housing tenure, Harrington NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,038
Mortgage231
Rented288
Other24
Cars per household in Harrington
Cars per household, Harrington NSW (ABS Census 2021)
060
1733
2595
3145
4+52
Commute to work in Harrington
Commute to work, Harrington NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car588
Train0
Bus3
Tram/ferry0
Walked29
Bicycle0
Home104
Top countries of birth in Harrington
Top countries of birth, Harrington NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England133
New Zealand35
Scotland18
Germany16
Philippines14
United States13
Languages used at home in Harrington
Languages used at home, Harrington NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Italian8
Cantonese6
Spanish6
Australian Indigenous5
German5
Croatian4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

22,744 bird observations recorded near Harrington — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Harrington

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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