Lynwood NSW 2477

Living Here

Lynwood is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 215 people, with a median age of 50. The typical household earns around $1,946 a week, with median rent near $400 a week. Most homes are houses. About 83% of households own their home and 13% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Ballina Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Lynwood itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

• 4 schools

  • Rous Public School
  • Alstonville High School
  • St Joseph's Primary School
  • Alstonville Public School
• 1 café or restaurant

  • Sommerville House With No Steps
• 2 parks

  • Crawford Park
  • Apex Park
• 3 dentists

  • Alstonville Family Dental
  • Daley Street Dental
  • Maven Dental
• 2 optometrists

  • Alstonville Optometry
  • Lamas & Brown
• 1 hospital

  • Ballina District Hospital
• 1 library

  • Alstonville Library
• 1 post office

  • Alstonville LPO
• 2 service stations

  • Ampol Alstonville
  • Liberty Alstonville
• 5 gyms & sports centres

  • Edge Fitness Alstonville
  • Alstonville Squash and Fitness Centre / Aquatic Centre
  • Humane Yoga
  • RawFast
  • Pure
• 1 golf club

  • Teven Valley Golf Course
• 2 butchers

  • Alstonville Plaza Meats and Deli
  • Alstonville Quality Meats
• 5 mechanics

  • Northern Rivers Autoelectrical
  • Alstonville Smash Repairs
  • GG Automotive
  • Alstonville Automotive Services
  • Total Towing
• 1 electrician

  • Grand Casa Electrical
• 2 places to stay

  • Alstonville Settlers Motel
  • Arabella Garden Inn Motel

Getting around. Airport: Ballina Byron Gateway Airport, 12.6 km east.

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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: 36.9% 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

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

22,032 bird observations recorded near Lynwood — most often seen:

• Australian Magpie (1,221)
• Pied Currawong (1,169)
• Rainbow Lorikeet (1,077)
• Lewin's Honeyeater (1,074)
• Laughing Kookaburra (993)
• White-headed Pigeon (906)
• Australasian Figbird (885)
• Southern Pale-yellow Robin (885)
• Noisy Miner (840)
• Torresian Crow (833)
• Wonga Pigeon (809)
• Brown-capped Emerald-dove (806)
• Eastern Whipbird (719)

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 Lynwood:

• Uralba (2.7 km)
• Dalwood (3.2 km)
• Rous (3.2 km)
• Alstonville (3.4 km)
• Rous Mill (5.3 km)
• Wollongbar (5.9 km)
• Coolgardie (6 km)
• Meerschaum Vale (6.1 km)

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