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Lord Howe Island NSW 2898

191 addresses · 16 streets

Sydney Electorate › Unincorporated NSW LGA › Lord Howe Island · 780 km from Sydney

Living Here

Lord Howe Island is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 445 people, with a median age of 46. The typical household earns around $1,699 a week, with median rent near $310 a week. Most homes are houses. About 59% of households own their home and 39% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

445Population
46Median age
$1,699Median household income / wk
$310Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Lord Howe Island statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Lord Howe Island itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Lord Howe Island Airport, 1.5 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs4/10

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: 71.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Tree cover measures, Lord Howe Island NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202071.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.2% · Labour-force participation 65.4%

Population by age in Lord Howe Island
Population by age, Lord Howe Island NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-424
5-1452
15-194
20-246
25-3464
35-4469
45-5443
55-6482
65-7456
75-8438
85+15
Dwelling types in Lord Howe Island
Dwelling types, Lord Howe Island NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House126
Townhouse28
Apartment11
Other0
Households by weekly income in Lord Howe Island
Households by weekly income, Lord Howe Island NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65020
$650-1,49944
$1,500-2,99964
$3,000+17
Top ancestries in Lord Howe Island
Top ancestries, Lord Howe Island NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian182
English151
Other77
Irish68
Scottish58
Ancestry NS39
Housing tenure in Lord Howe Island
Housing tenure, Lord Howe Island NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned67
Mortgage25
Rented60
Other3
Cars per household in Lord Howe Island
Cars per household, Lord Howe Island NSW (ABS Census 2021)
033
183
229
33
4+0
Commute to work in Lord Howe Island
Commute to work, Lord Howe Island NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car65
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked39
Bicycle54
Home28
Top countries of birth in Lord Howe Island
Top countries of birth, Lord Howe Island NSW (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand23
Canada7
Chile7
England5
Germany5
Taiwan5
Languages used at home in Lord Howe Island
Languages used at home, Lord Howe Island NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Spanish7
Portuguese6
Japanese4
Mandarin3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

71,190 bird observations recorded near Lord Howe Island — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Lord Howe Island

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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