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Nelsons Plains NSW 2324

148 addresses · 7 streets

Lyne Electorate › Port Stephens LGA › Nelsons Plains · 136 km from Sydney

Living Here

Nelsons Plains is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 326 people, with a median age of 48. The typical household earns around $2,250 a week, with median rent near $553 a week. Most homes are houses. About 97% of households own their home and 3% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

326Population
48Median age
$2,250Median household income / wk
$553Median rent / wk
3.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Seaham - Woodville statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Nelsons Plains itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Thornton, 10.1 km south-west · Airport: RAAF Base Williamtown, 14 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 8/10
Economic resources10/10
Education & jobs5/10

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: 9.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Nelsons Plains

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

Tree cover measures, Nelsons Plains NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20209.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202118.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 1.3% · Labour-force participation 58.5%

Population by age in Nelsons Plains
Population by age, Nelsons Plains NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-421
5-1451
15-1923
20-2411
25-3416
35-4433
45-5446
55-6455
65-7451
75-8412
85+7
Dwelling types in Nelsons Plains
Dwelling types, Nelsons Plains NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House92
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Nelsons Plains
Households by weekly income, Nelsons Plains NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$6500
$650-1,49919
$1,500-2,99932
$3,000+29
Top ancestries in Nelsons Plains
Top ancestries, Nelsons Plains NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian138
English138
Scottish41
Ancestry NS39
Irish28
Maltese23
Housing tenure in Nelsons Plains
Housing tenure, Nelsons Plains NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned47
Mortgage43
Rented3
Other0
Cars per household in Nelsons Plains
Cars per household, Nelsons Plains NSW (ABS Census 2021)
00
112
227
326
4+28
Commute to work in Nelsons Plains
Commute to work, Nelsons Plains NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car86
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked6
Bicycle0
Home38
Top countries of birth in Nelsons Plains
Top countries of birth, Nelsons Plains NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England4
New Zealand4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

11,706 bird observations recorded near Nelsons Plains — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Nelsons Plains

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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