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Nimbin NSW 2480

1,258 addresses · 45 streets

Page Electorate › Lismore LGA › Nimbin · 618 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Nimbin is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 1,607 people, with a median age of 50. The typical household earns around $798 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 76% of households own their home and 19% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

1,607Population
50Median age
$798Median household income / wk
$300Median rent / wk
2.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Lismore Airport, 26.7 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
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: 57% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Nimbin

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

Tree cover measures, Nimbin NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202057.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202175.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 8.7% · Labour-force participation 39.4%

Population by age in Nimbin
Population by age, Nimbin NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-463
5-14180
15-1969
20-2465
25-34137
35-44171
45-54221
55-64341
65-74278
75-8472
85+15
Dwelling types in Nimbin
Dwelling types, Nimbin NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House574
Townhouse10
Apartment8
Other15
Households by weekly income in Nimbin
Households by weekly income, Nimbin NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650233
$650-1,499222
$1,500-2,99996
$3,000+33
Top ancestries in Nimbin
Top ancestries, Nimbin NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English610
Australian406
Ancestry NS330
Irish253
Scottish221
Other107
Housing tenure in Nimbin
Housing tenure, Nimbin NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned318
Mortgage142
Rented114
Other29
Cars per household in Nimbin
Cars per household, Nimbin NSW (ABS Census 2021)
038
1287
2185
365
4+24
Commute to work in Nimbin
Commute to work, Nimbin NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car280
Train0
Bus4
Tram/ferry0
Walked23
Bicycle7
Home82
Top countries of birth in Nimbin
Top countries of birth, Nimbin NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England83
New Zealand33
Germany27
France9
Scotland7
United States7
Languages used at home in Nimbin
Languages used at home, Nimbin NSW (ABS Census 2021)
German18
French14
Japanese12
Thai12
Australian Indigenous10
Italian5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

4,332 bird observations recorded near Nimbin — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Nimbin

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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