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Mallabula NSW 2319

566 addresses · 25 streets

Paterson Electorate › Port Stephens LGA › Mallabula · 147 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Mallabula is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 963 people, with a median age of 49. The typical household earns around $1,170 a week, with median rent near $350 a week. Most homes are houses. About 74% of households own their home and 25% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

963Population
49Median age
$1,170Median household income / wk
$350Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Mallabula itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: RAAF Base Williamtown, 17.9 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs1/10

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: 57.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Mallabula

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

Tree cover measures, Mallabula NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202057.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202160.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.3% · Labour-force participation 49.3%

Population by age in Mallabula
Population by age, Mallabula NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-447
5-14106
15-1960
20-2453
25-3493
35-4483
45-54122
55-64170
65-74151
75-8466
85+21
Dwelling types in Mallabula
Dwelling types, Mallabula NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House368
Townhouse20
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Mallabula
Households by weekly income, Mallabula NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65078
$650-1,499135
$1,500-2,999100
$3,000+35
Top ancestries in Mallabula
Top ancestries, Mallabula NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian438
English422
Irish111
Scottish109
Aboriginal96
Ancestry NS49
Housing tenure in Mallabula
Housing tenure, Mallabula NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned168
Mortgage114
Rented97
Other4
Cars per household in Mallabula
Cars per household, Mallabula NSW (ABS Census 2021)
013
1119
2164
349
4+41
Commute to work in Mallabula
Commute to work, Mallabula NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car240
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked3
Bicycle0
Home56
Top countries of birth in Mallabula
Top countries of birth, Mallabula NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England41
New Zealand11
Germany5
Papua New Guinea5
United States5
Malaysia4
Languages used at home in Mallabula
Languages used at home, Mallabula NSW (ABS Census 2021)
German4
French3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

15,624 bird observations recorded near Mallabula — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Mallabula

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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