Lorne NSW 2439

Living Here

Lorne is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 277 people, with a median age of 53. The typical household earns around $1,542 a week, with median rent near $315 a week. Most homes are houses. About 90% of households own their home and 10% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

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: Lorne itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

• 1 café or restaurant

  • Lorne Valley Macadamia Farm and Café
• 1 park

  • Lorne Recreation Centre
• 1 electrician

  • JW Electrical and Air Conditioning

Getting around. Train station: Kendall, 10.3 km east · Airport: Taree Airport, 26.5 km south.

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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: 66.8% 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.

Demographics

Unemployment 1.4% · Labour-force participation 60.4%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

2,556 bird observations recorded near Lorne — most often seen:

• Lewin's Honeyeater (146)
• Eastern Whipbird (123)
• Eastern Yellow Robin (118)
• Laughing Kookaburra (114)
• Grey Fantail (105)
• Southern Lewin's Honeyeater (103)
• Wonga Pigeon (101)
• Pacific Black Duck (92)
• White-headed Pigeon (90)
• South-eastern Grey Fantail (84)
• Grey Shrike-thrush (83)
• Australian Torresian Crow (82)
• Rainbow Lorikeet (80)

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 Lorne:

• Waitui (5.5 km)
• Kerewong (5.5 km)
• Hannam Vale (6.1 km)
• Upsalls Creek (6.3 km)
• Batar Creek (6.8 km)
• Stewarts River (6.9 km)
• Black Creek (8.7 km)
• Kendall (9.9 km)

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