Huonbrook NSW 2482
94 addresses · 4 streets
Richmond Electorate › Byron LGA › Huonbrook · 626 km from Sydney
Living Here
Huonbrook is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 99 people, with a median age of 52. The typical household earns around $725 a week, with median rent near $255 a week. Most homes are houses. About 80% of households own their home and 20% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Ancestry NS, Australian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Mullumbimby statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Huonbrook itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
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: 86.7% 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 | 86.7% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 99.3% |
Demographics
Unemployment 6.5% · Labour-force participation 36.5%
Population by age in Huonbrook
| 0-4 | 5 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 10 |
| 15-19 | 0 |
| 20-24 | 6 |
| 25-34 | 8 |
| 35-44 | 14 |
| 45-54 | 16 |
| 55-64 | 18 |
| 65-74 | 24 |
| 75-84 | 5 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Huonbrook
| House | 28 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Huonbrook
| <$650 | 10 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 8 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 7 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in Huonbrook
| English | 33 |
|---|---|
| Ancestry NS | 25 |
| Australian | 23 |
| Irish | 12 |
| Scottish | 11 |
| Other | 11 |
Housing tenure in Huonbrook
| Owned | 13 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 7 |
| Rented | 5 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Huonbrook
| 0 | 3 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 14 |
| 2 | 17 |
| 3 | 5 |
| 4+ | 0 |
Commute to work in Huonbrook
| Car | 15 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 4 |
Top countries of birth in Huonbrook
| England | 5 |
|---|---|
| Chile | 4 |
| New Zealand | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
13,042 bird observations recorded near Huonbrook — most often seen:
- Australian Brush-turkey (904)
- Albert's Lyrebird (895)
- Lewin's Honeyeater (780)
- Eastern Whipbird (728)
- Pied Currawong (623)
- White-throated Treecreeper (598)
- Brown Thornbill (531)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (486)
- White-browed Scrubwren (439)
- Golden Whistler (436)
- Brown Cuckoo-dove (432)
- Crimson Rosella (431)
- Australian King-parrot (409)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Huonbrook
- Australian Logrunner (398)
- Wonga Pigeon (384)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (371)
- Silvereye (371)
- Satin Bowerbird (310)
- Grey Fantail (309)
- Mistletoebird (309)
- Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (309)
- Laughing Kookaburra (303)
- Large-billed Scrubwren (298)
- Scarlet Honeyeater (298)
- Australasian Figbird (296)
- Spangled Drongo (289)
- White-headed Pigeon (285)
- Eastern Spinebill (278)
- Australian Magpie (271)
- Little Shrike-thrush (271)
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 Huonbrook:
- Wanganui (1.8 km)
- Upper Wilsons Creek (2.7 km)
- Koonyum Range (4.9 km)
- Palmwoods (5.7 km)
- Upper Main Arm (6.6 km)
- Commissioners Creek (7 km)
- Upper Coopers Creek (7.3 km)
- Doon Doon (7.7 km)
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Streets
- Huonbrook Road (58)
- Johnsons Road (15)
- Mcphails Road (1)
- Mill Road (20)
