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Herons Creek NSW 2439

140 addresses · 20 streets

Lyne Electorate › Port Macquarie-Hastings LGA › Herons Creek · 292 km from Sydney

Living Here

Herons Creek is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 246 people, with a median age of 46. The typical household earns around $1,266 a week, with median rent near $360 a week. Most homes are houses. About 84% of households own their home and 16% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

246Population
46Median age
$1,266Median household income / wk
$360Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Laurieton - Bonny Hills statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Herons Creek itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Kendall, 7.1 km south · Airport: Port Macquarie Airport, 20.3 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources7/10
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: 81% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Herons Creek

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

Tree cover measures, Herons Creek NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202081.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202186.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.8% · Labour-force participation 55.7%

Population by age in Herons Creek
Population by age, Herons Creek NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-411
5-1441
15-1910
20-248
25-3419
35-4431
45-5438
55-6434
65-7434
75-8413
85+3
Dwelling types in Herons Creek
Dwelling types, Herons Creek NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House83
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Herons Creek
Households by weekly income, Herons Creek NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65014
$650-1,49935
$1,500-2,99923
$3,000+9
Top ancestries in Herons Creek
Top ancestries, Herons Creek NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian113
English112
Irish34
Scottish21
Ancestry NS18
Other8
Housing tenure in Herons Creek
Housing tenure, Herons Creek NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned39
Mortgage24
Rented12
Other0
Cars per household in Herons Creek
Cars per household, Herons Creek NSW (ABS Census 2021)
03
117
229
317
4+14
Commute to work in Herons Creek
Commute to work, Herons Creek NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car70
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked6
Bicycle5
Home16
Top countries of birth in Herons Creek
Top countries of birth, Herons Creek NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England10
New Zealand8

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

8,154 bird observations recorded near Herons Creek — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Herons Creek

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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