Lowanna NSW 2450
247 addresses · 18 streets
Page Electorate › Coffs Harbour LGA › Lowanna · 438 km from Sydney
Living Here
Lowanna is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 359 people, with a median age of 51. The typical household earns around $820 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 83% of households own their home and 12% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Dorrigo statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Lowanna itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
1 post office
Getting around. Airport: Coffs Harbour Regional Airport, 25.2 km south-east.
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: 84.7% 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 | 84.7% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 87.5% |
Demographics
Unemployment 10.1% · Labour-force participation 44.1%
Population by age in Lowanna
| 0-4 | 20 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 24 |
| 15-19 | 22 |
| 20-24 | 16 |
| 25-34 | 48 |
| 35-44 | 29 |
| 45-54 | 56 |
| 55-64 | 77 |
| 65-74 | 62 |
| 75-84 | 9 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Lowanna
| House | 134 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 3 |
Households by weekly income in Lowanna
| <$650 | 63 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 44 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 21 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in Lowanna
| English | 150 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 143 |
| Ancestry NS | 52 |
| Irish | 43 |
| Scottish | 31 |
| Aboriginal | 23 |
Housing tenure in Lowanna
| Owned | 71 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 39 |
| Rented | 16 |
| Other | 6 |
Cars per household in Lowanna
| 0 | 7 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 54 |
| 2 | 47 |
| 3 | 14 |
| 4+ | 11 |
Commute to work in Lowanna
| Car | 96 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 15 |
Top countries of birth in Lowanna
| New Zealand | 11 |
|---|---|
| Germany | 6 |
| Thailand | 6 |
| England | 5 |
| Netherlands | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
880 bird observations recorded near Lowanna — most often seen:
- Lewin's Honeyeater (58)
- Brown Gerygone (41)
- Brown Thornbill (41)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (41)
- Eastern Whipbird (39)
- Grey Fantail (39)
- White-throated Treecreeper (37)
- Southern Boobook (33)
- White-browed Scrubwren (32)
- Pied Currawong (31)
- Rufous Fantail (30)
- Golden Whistler (29)
- Black-faced Monarch (27)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Lowanna
- Eastern Spinebill (27)
- Australian King-parrot (26)
- Satin Bowerbird (26)
- South-eastern Glossy Black-cockatoo (26)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (26)
- Superb Lyrebird (26)
- Australian Logrunner (25)
- Brown Cuckoo-dove (25)
- Yellow-throated Scrubwren (25)
- Tawny Frogmouth (24)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (23)
- White-headed Pigeon (23)
- Australian Wood Duck (22)
- Crimson Rosella (21)
- Laughing Kookaburra (20)
- Australian Owlet-nightjar (19)
- Australian Magpie (18)
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 Lowanna:
- Ulong (4.6 km)
- Brooklana (10.1 km)
- Cascade (11.6 km)
- Coramba (12 km)
- Nana Glen (12.9 km)
- Never Never (13.7 km)
- Upper Orara (14.3 km)
- Karangi (16.2 km)
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Streets
- Blackbutt Ridge Road (4)
- Bushmans Range Road (4)
- Camp Creek Road (33)
- Camp Street (1)
- Cavanaghs Road (32)
- Cradle Creek Road (16)
- Eastern Dorrigo Way (1)
- Grafton Street (48)
- Gundarene Road (8)
- Lorne Street (19)
- Lowanna Road (9)
- Masters Road (4)
- Mole Creek Road (11)
- Moleton Road (25)
- Prince Street (1)
- Short Street (2)
- Stanley Street (20)
- Wilson Street (9)
