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Lorn NSW 2320

736 addresses · 26 streets

Lyne Electorate › Maitland LGA › Lorn · 131 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Lorn is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 1,465 people, with a median age of 43. The typical household earns around $1,935 a week, with median rent near $378 a week. Most homes are houses. About 83% of households own their home and 16% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

1,465Population
43Median age
$1,935Median household income / wk
$378Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Maitland - North statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Lorn itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Maitland, 1.5 km south-west · Railway halt: East Greta Junction, 2.3 km south-west · Airport: Maitland Airport, 7 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources7/10
Education & jobs9/10

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: 5.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Lorn

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

Tree cover measures, Lorn NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20205.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202110.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.5% · Labour-force participation 66.4%

Population by age in Lorn
Population by age, Lorn NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-496
5-14171
15-19107
20-2479
25-34131
35-44173
45-54206
55-64220
65-74149
75-8493
85+35
Dwelling types in Lorn
Dwelling types, Lorn NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House504
Townhouse46
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Lorn
Households by weekly income, Lorn NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65074
$650-1,499143
$1,500-2,999137
$3,000+169
Top ancestries in Lorn
Top ancestries, Lorn NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English731
Australian613
Irish253
Scottish210
Aboriginal70
German66
Housing tenure in Lorn
Housing tenure, Lorn NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned240
Mortgage213
Rented90
Other3
Cars per household in Lorn
Cars per household, Lorn NSW (ABS Census 2021)
022
1179
2207
394
4+42
Commute to work in Lorn
Commute to work, Lorn NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car429
Train4
Bus4
Tram/ferry0
Walked26
Bicycle5
Home156
Top countries of birth in Lorn
Top countries of birth, Lorn NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England43
Scotland10
Netherlands9
Canada6
China5
India5
Languages used at home in Lorn
Languages used at home, Lorn NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Japanese6
Macedonian6
Afrikaans5
French4
Spanish4
Nepali3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

57,253 bird observations recorded near Lorn — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Lorn

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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