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Mitchells Island NSW 2430

303 addresses · 21 streets

Lyne Electorate › Mid-Coast LGA › Mitchells Island · 255 km from Sydney

Living Here

Mitchells Island is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 462 people, with a median age of 55. The typical household earns around $1,304 a week, with median rent near $290 a week. Most homes are houses. About 88% of households own their home and 9% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

462Population
55Median age
$1,304Median household income / wk
$290Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Old Bar - Manning Point - Red Head statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Mitchells Island itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Taree Airport, 9.8 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources5/10
Education & jobs2/10

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: 32% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Mitchells Island

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

Tree cover measures, Mitchells Island NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202032.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202134.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.3% · Labour-force participation 45.4%

Population by age in Mitchells Island
Population by age, Mitchells Island NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-48
5-1444
15-1922
20-2418
25-3418
35-4440
45-5478
55-6489
65-74103
75-8436
85+11
Dwelling types in Mitchells Island
Dwelling types, Mitchells Island NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House162
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Mitchells Island
Households by weekly income, Mitchells Island NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65021
$650-1,49958
$1,500-2,99937
$3,000+14
Top ancestries in Mitchells Island
Top ancestries, Mitchells Island NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English199
Australian175
Ancestry NS62
Scottish48
Irish39
Aboriginal26
Housing tenure in Mitchells Island
Housing tenure, Mitchells Island NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned97
Mortgage43
Rented14
Other5
Cars per household in Mitchells Island
Cars per household, Mitchells Island NSW (ABS Census 2021)
00
138
273
333
4+19
Commute to work in Mitchells Island
Commute to work, Mitchells Island NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car117
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked4
Bicycle3
Home28
Top countries of birth in Mitchells Island
Top countries of birth, Mitchells Island NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England16
Malaysia6
New Zealand6
South Africa5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

10,053 bird observations recorded near Mitchells Island — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Mitchells Island

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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