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Lakewood NSW 2443

755 addresses · 35 streets

Lyne Electorate › Port Macquarie-Hastings LGA › Lakewood · 288 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Lakewood is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 1,249 people, with a median age of 58. The typical household earns around $1,036 a week, with median rent near $390 a week. Most homes are houses. About 81% of households own their home and 17% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

1,249Population
58Median age
$1,036Median household income / wk
$390Median rent / wk
2.2Avg 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: Lakewood itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Kendall, 5.2 km west · Airport: Port Macquarie Airport, 24 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources3/10
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: 63.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Lakewood

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

Tree cover measures, Lakewood NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202063.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202172.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.1% · Labour-force participation 37.7%

Population by age in Lakewood
Population by age, Lakewood NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-435
5-14121
15-1960
20-2447
25-3483
35-44113
45-54118
55-64194
65-74249
75-84193
85+43
Dwelling types in Lakewood
Dwelling types, Lakewood NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House479
Townhouse20
Apartment0
Other11
Households by weekly income in Lakewood
Households by weekly income, Lakewood NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650127
$650-1,499218
$1,500-2,999113
$3,000+34
Top ancestries in Lakewood
Top ancestries, Lakewood NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English582
Australian528
Irish174
Scottish144
Ancestry NS71
Aboriginal59
Housing tenure in Lakewood
Housing tenure, Lakewood NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned296
Mortgage117
Rented86
Other11
Cars per household in Lakewood
Cars per household, Lakewood NSW (ABS Census 2021)
017
1190
2211
351
4+37
Commute to work in Lakewood
Commute to work, Lakewood NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car301
Train0
Bus3
Tram/ferry0
Walked15
Bicycle0
Home35
Top countries of birth in Lakewood
Top countries of birth, Lakewood NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England44
Germany9
New Zealand8
United States7
Scotland5
Wales5
Languages used at home in Lakewood
Languages used at home, Lakewood NSW (ABS Census 2021)
German10
Polish4
Spanish4
Thai3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

28,884 bird observations recorded near Lakewood — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Lakewood

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.