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Megan NSW 2453

129 addresses · 12 streets

Cowper Electorate › Bellingen LGA › Megan · 423 km from Sydney

Living Here

Megan is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 168 people, with a median age of 57. The typical household earns around $1,015 a week, with median rent near $238 a week. Most homes are houses. About 85% of households own their home and 11% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

168Population
57Median age
$1,015Median household income / wk
$238Median rent / wk
2.1Avg household

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: Megan itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Coffs Harbour Regional Airport, 33.2 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources3/10
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: 52.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Megan

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

Tree cover measures, Megan NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202052.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202159.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 1.5% · Labour-force participation 43.9%

Population by age in Megan
Population by age, Megan NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-40
5-1418
15-197
20-247
25-348
35-4415
45-5420
55-6447
65-7429
75-8415
85+0
Dwelling types in Megan
Dwelling types, Megan NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House69
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Megan
Households by weekly income, Megan NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65014
$650-1,49929
$1,500-2,99915
$3,000+0
Top ancestries in Megan
Top ancestries, Megan NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian68
English63
Irish27
Scottish23
Ancestry NS20
Other11
Housing tenure in Megan
Housing tenure, Megan NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned40
Mortgage16
Rented7
Other3
Cars per household in Megan
Cars per household, Megan NSW (ABS Census 2021)
00
122
228
39
4+4
Commute to work in Megan
Commute to work, Megan NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car37
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home15
Top countries of birth in Megan
Top countries of birth, Megan NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England7
New Zealand4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

657 bird observations recorded near Megan — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Megan

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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Streets

Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.