Johns River NSW 2443
238 addresses · 16 streets
Lyne Electorate › Mid-Coast LGA › Johns River · 275 km from Sydney
Living Here
Johns River is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 346 people, with a median age of 50. The typical household earns around $1,194 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 91% of households own their home and 9% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
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: Johns River itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
1 electrician
Getting around. Train station: Kendall, 10.6 km north · Airport: Taree Airport, 24.5 km south-west.
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: 67.8% 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 | 67.8% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 73.1% |
Demographics
Unemployment 10.3% · Labour-force participation 49.5%
Population by age in Johns River
| 0-4 | 17 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 37 |
| 15-19 | 18 |
| 20-24 | 11 |
| 25-34 | 25 |
| 35-44 | 33 |
| 45-54 | 63 |
| 55-64 | 63 |
| 65-74 | 53 |
| 75-84 | 21 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Johns River
| House | 119 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Johns River
| <$650 | 29 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 42 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 45 |
| $3,000+ | 11 |
Top ancestries in Johns River
| English | 143 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 127 |
| Ancestry NS | 45 |
| Irish | 30 |
| Aboriginal | 28 |
| Scottish | 28 |
Housing tenure in Johns River
| Owned | 56 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 52 |
| Rented | 11 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Johns River
| 0 | 4 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 29 |
| 2 | 48 |
| 3 | 22 |
| 4+ | 17 |
Commute to work in Johns River
| Car | 83 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 5 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 21 |
Top countries of birth in Johns River
| England | 16 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 6 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
4,570 bird observations recorded near Johns River — most often seen:
- Pacific Black Duck (245)
- Lewin's Honeyeater (233)
- Australian Wood Duck (223)
- Laughing Kookaburra (208)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (177)
- White-faced Heron (173)
- Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (172)
- Common Myna (170)
- Australian Magpie (168)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (166)
- Grey Fantail (162)
- White-necked Heron (150)
- Southern Lewin's Honeyeater (149)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Johns River
- Coastal New South Wales Australian Magpie (144)
- Eurasian Coot (144)
- Eastern Whipbird (142)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (138)
- Pied Butcherbird (134)
- Magpie-lark (132)
- Wonga Pigeon (128)
- Chestnut Teal (126)
- Superb Fairy-wren (126)
- White-headed Pigeon (126)
- Willie Wagtail (125)
- Southern Laughing Kookaburra (122)
- Torresian Crow (121)
- Eastern Rainbow Lorikeet (119)
- Welcome Swallow (116)
- Yellow-tailed Black-cockatoo (116)
- Australasian Grebe (115)
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 Johns River:
- Middle Brother (4.3 km)
- Stewarts River (5.4 km)
- Coralville (6.2 km)
- Moorland (6.6 km)
- Batar Creek (7.6 km)
- Rossglen (8.1 km)
- Diamond Head (9.9 km)
- Lansdowne Forest (10.2 km)
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Streets
- Bulleys Road (12)
- Isaacs Lane (17)
- Ivers Lane (3)
- John Street (5)
- Johns River Road (30)
- Koolyangarra Way (4)
- Middle Brother Road (4)
- Pacific Highway (13)
- Railway Street (5)
- Riddles Brush Road (10)
- Royan Street (5)
- Station Street (22)
- Stewarts River Road (69)
- Thomas Street (15)
- Wharf Road (23)
- Yaralin Close (1)
